Safe & Secure Ordering

All orders sent to us from the Hifi Headphones web site are done so using the latest encryption technology, ensuring that all details submitted are secure. In the bottom right hand corner of the screen when you reach our checkout form, you will see a padlock symbol indicating that our checkout form is fully secure and your information will be protected.

We use Protx in conjunction with Lloyds TSB to handle credit card payments. For your peace of mind Hifi Headphones never see your card details if you buy online - all details are passed direcly by secure HTTPS/SSL connection to Protx.

All internet browsers including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and Netscape are fully compatible with the 100% Secure pages found in the checkout area of Hifi Headphones.

For your peace of mind the whole of the checkout area is 100% secure, detailed by the 'secure' golden padlock (Internet Explorer & Firefox users) and key (Netscape users) displayed in the area at the bottom of your browser or at the top if using Internet Explorer 7.

If you make an order over the phone we input this data into Protx's secure Virtual Terminal then destroy your card details immediately. No credit card information is stored on our systems or at our premises. Protx and your credit card company guarantee every purchase you make against fraud online.

If you have any questions about the above, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Your Privacy

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully (in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998).

We collect information about you for 2 reasons: firstly, to process your order and second, to provide you with the best possible service. We will not e-mail you in the future unless you have given us your consent. We will give you the chance to refuse any marketing email from us in the future. Your details are never shared with any third parties for marketing purposes.

We will never collect sensitive information about you without your explicit consent. You can check the information that we hold about you by emailing us. If you find any inaccuracies we will delete or correct it promptly.

Detailed Privacy Statement

Uses of Information

Disclosing Information to Others

We do not distribute, sell, or rent your name or personal information to any third party, and will never do so without your permission. Occasionally, we conduct user surveys to better target our content, titles, and services to our audience. The information we collect is used for internal review, to improve the content of our web site, and is then discarded. It is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

Newsletters

If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your name and email address to send the newsletter to you. Out of respect for your privacy, we provide you a way to unsubscribe. Please see the "Choice and Opt-out" section.

Customer Service

Based upon the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username and password. We will also communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account. We will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes.

Agents

We use an outside shipping company to fulfill orders, and a credit card processing company to bill you for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any other purposes.

Legal Disclaimer

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site

Registration

In order to make a purchase from this Web site, you must first complete the registration form and create a user name and password. During registration you are required to give contact information (such as name and email address). We use this information to contact you about the products on our site in which you have expressed interest and update you on your order status.

If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter(s), we will use your name and email address to send the newsletter to you. Out of respect for your privacy, we provide you a way to unsubscribe. Please see the "Choice and Opt-out" section. K&S Technology Ltd is the sole owner of the information collected on ipodupgrade.co.uk. K&S Technology Ltd collects personally identifiable information from our users at several different points on our Web site.

Orders

If you purchase a product or service from us, we request certain personally identifiable information from you on our order form. You must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date). We use this information for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you. We will also use this information to send you updates regarding your order process.

Choice/Opt-out

We provide you the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when we ask for this information. For example, if you purchase a product/service but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us, you can indicate your preference on our order form.

If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us from our contact page. We offer an opportunity to opt-out of certain communications on our "Account" page, or you may contact us directly to opt-out.

You will be notified when your personal information is collected by any third party that is not our agent/service provider, so you can make an informed choice as to whether or not to share your information with that party.

Log Files As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. We use [both] session ID cookies and persistent cookies. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, such as contests or surveys, will be limited.

Links to Other Sites

This Web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by K&S Technology Ltd. Please be aware that we, K&S Technology Ltd, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Web site. Access to Personally Identifiable Information

If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate it by making the change on our member information page or by contacting us by telephone or postal mail or via the website contact page.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number) on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can contact us via the website contact page.

Business Transitions

In the event K&S Technology Ltd goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.

Changes in this Privacy Statement

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us via the contact page on the website.