Privacy Policy

M&M International (UK) is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This privacy policy explains how we use the information we collect about you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy.

1 The information we collect and how we use it

When you register for our services and purchase an item from us we need to know your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, debit or credit card number and expiry date or issue number. Should the need arise, we may also need to know information about your company for the purposes of opening credit accounts such as trade references, bank references, company registration number and information about current directors.

We gather information to allow us to process your registration, process any orders you make and any other information necessary to enable to process your orders efficiently. The relevant information is then used by us, our agents and sub-contractors to provide you with statements of your account regularly and to communicate with you on any matter relating to the conduct of your account.

We may also use aggregate information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring website usage in order to help us develop the website and our services and may provide such aggregate information to third parties. These statistics will not include information that can be used to identify the individual.

From time to time we may provide your information to our customer service agencies for research and analysis purposes so that we can monitor and improve the services we provide. We or our agents and sub-contractors may contact you by post , e-mail or telephone to ask you for your feedback and comments on our services.

We may also wish to provide you with information about special features of our website or any other service or products we think may be of interest to you. If you would rather not receive this information then please send a blank e-mail message to sales@mmint.co.uk .

We may also want to provide you with related information from third parties we think may be of interest to you. If you would rather not receive this information then please send an e-mail message to sales@mmint.co.uk .

We may also provide your information to carefully selected third parties whose products or services we believe may be of interest to you. If you do not wish us to disclose your information in this way, then please send an e-mail message to sales@mmint.co.uk .



2 Our use of cookies and other information gathering technologies

In addition to the information we collect from you we use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our website. For example, we use technology to track which pages of our website our visitors view or to determine which browsers our visitors use. This technology does not identify you personally, but simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our website.

We use this anonymous data to improve the content and functionality of our website and to better understand our customers and visitors and to improve the services we offer.

To collect this anonymous information, we use a small file called a ‘cookie’. Cookies are stored on your computer’s hard drive and by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. The information collected by cookies is only 1st level information such as the part of your email address after the ‘@’ sign; eg, the ‘aol.com’ part of ‘specimen@aol.com’. Cookies do not damage your computer and you can set your browser to notify you when your computer receives a cookie so you may choose whether to accept it or not.

We may also use your IP address to gather wider demographic information such as the number of overseas visitors to our website. An IP address is a numeric code which identifies your computer on a network (in this case the internet).

3 How we protect your information

The internet is not a secure medium.

We do not share, sell or distribute your personal data with unrelated third parties except under the following circumstances: “personal data may occasionally be transferred to third parties who act for us for further processing in accordance for which the data was originally collected or for purposes to which you have subsequently consented; eg, in order to handle mailings on our behalf”. We may share or transfer the information in our databases to comply with legal requirements, for the administration of justice, to protect your vital interests, to protect the security or integrity of our databases or this website, to take precautions against legal liability, or in the event of our sale, merger, reorganisation, dissolution or similar event.

We also keep information confidential. The internal procedures of M&M International (UK) cover the storage, access and disclosure of your information.

4 Sale of business

If this business is sold or integrated with another business your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and their advisers will be passed on to the new owners of the business.

5 Updating your details

If any of the information that you have provided to M&M International (UK) changes, for example if you change e-mail address, name or payment details or if you wish to cancel your registration, please let us know the correct details by sending an e-mail to sales@mmint.co.uk or by sending a letter to The Managing Director, M&M International (UK) Ltd, 12 Railton Road, Woburn Road Industrial Estate, Kempston, Bedford. MK42 7PW.

6 Your consent

By submitting your information you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. If we change our privacy policy we will post the changes on this page, and may place notices on other pages of the website, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. We will also e-mail you should we make any changes so that you may consent to our use of your information in that way. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes.

Owing to the global nature of the Internet infrastructure, the information you provide may be transferred in transit to countries outside the European Economic Area that do not have similar protections in place regarding your data and its use as set out in this policy. However, we have taken the steps outlined above to try to improve the security of your information. By submitting your information you consent to these transfers.

7 How to contact M&M International (UK)

We welcome your views about our website and our privacy policy. If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments please send an e-mail to sales@mmint.co.uk .