Privacy statement
The Gluto.com website is operated by Unifund Management Ltd., a company incorporated in the United Kingdom (company number 06625869), and located at 34 Buckingham Palace Road, # 32, London, SW1W 0RH, United Kingdom. We (‘Gluto.com’, ‘we’ or 'website’) are committed to protecting our members' personal information when using the Gluto.com services. We intend for our website to be fun and secure for our audience.
This Privacy Statement relates to the use of our members' personal information provided to us through the Gluto.com website. In order to provide our members with the full range of Gluto.com services, specific information is required for collection. This guide explains how we collect the data – data related to an identified or identifiable person – what it is used for and how you can manage it.
Your consent to this policy
By using this website and services available you give your consent to our collection and use of your privacy data. Should our information collection practices change at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to the Gluto.com site to ensure that you are up to date with what information is being collected, how we use this information and under which circumstances this might be shared in line with all laws concerning the protection of personal information, including the Data Protection Act 1998.
Personal information collected
When registering with Gluto.com you are asked to provide us with your name, address, age and email. Further information is collected should you send us an email, place an order, answer our surveys, take advantage of our marketing campaigns on one of our partners’ websites or via our refer a friend-program. Most of this information may be entered at your discretion. However, should you choose not to enter some information, some services may become unavailable to you.
How your information is used
Collected information is used to:
• process your registration and to provide you with our services and any other functionality offered on and required by you on Gluto.com
• enable us to contact you in relation to enquiries sent by you
• verify and carry through possible payment transactions made by you
• create a personal log in area (my.Gluto)
• provide customer feedback and carry out internal research on how the website and services are used
• direct-mailing.
Third parties
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Direct mailing
We use your collected data to send you information on changes or additions to the website or services, which we deem of relevance to you, or information that you may have requested us to provide.
Via our relevant direct mailing section, which is found on our website, you can define what kind of direct mailing you wish to receive or not to receive – alternatively you can send an email to info [at] gluto.com.
Storage of personal data
Personal data provided by you on our website is sent and stored on secure servers. Such information can be shared with third parties. By providing personal data via our website, you give your consent to such storage, handling and sharing of personal data.
Security
Gluto.com is committed to protecting our members' personal information when using our website. By way of implemented security features, we intend to protect against loss, unauthorized usage and change of personal data available to us. Only authorized personal has access to personal data, and when transferring information such as credit card details via this website this is protected using VeriSign® Secure Site SSL Certificates, which protect the transfer of sensitive data on Web sites, intranets, and extranets using a minimum of 40-bit and up to 256-bit encryption.
Though we take all responsible measures to avoid loss or change of data we cannot guarantee against this. You are advised to pay attention to personal data provided via the internet, as this is never entirely secure. Submission of personal data is done at your own risk.
Cookies and other non-personal information
We use cookies to record session information, such as pages visited or services purchased. A cookie is a small amount of data, which includes a unique identifier that is sent to your computer browser from a website's computer and is stored on your hard drive. We do this whenever a user visits our website in order to track online traffic flows, as this provides us with information about your online preferences and allow us to provide you with a better user experience.
Links to other websites
Occasionally we may link to an external website – we do not take responsibility for third party’s privacy statement policies nor the content provided.
Contact Gluto.com
If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us directly at the following email, info[at]gluto.com.