Privacy & Cookies

Privacy and Cookies Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Squeaky Pig uses and protects any information that you give Squeaky Pig when you use this website.

Squeaky Pig is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Squeaky Pig may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1st October 2009.

What we collect

We may collect the following information: 

• name
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• other information relevant to customer surveys and / or offers

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons: 

• Internal record keeping. 
• We may use the information to improve our products and services. 
• We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided. 
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

Please note that when ordering from this website, the majority of our products, including all personalised and handmade items, are obtained direct from our suppliers, and to ensure that delivery timescales are kept to a minimum, we will provide the supplier with your name and address who will forward your order directly to you (no other details are given and your details will not be used by the supplier for any other reason except posting your order).  If you do not wish Squeaky Pig to disclose your name and address, please notify us when placing your order and we will happily arrange to take delivery of the product and then forward it to you, but please note this will increase the delivery timescales stated in the product descriptions by several days, but we will always communicate delivery dates with you.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use Cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

This website sets targeting cookies. These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.