Privacy Statement

You can access our Web site home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data if you choose. Our Web site enables you to communicate with us or to post information to be accessed by others via the 'Feeback' and other site forms, such as the one used to post item reviews. When you do so, other visitors may view your name and e-mail address, if given. You can send confidential messages to The Chicken and Hen Shop via the Feedback form or e-mail facility.

Automatic Collection of Information
We automatically log personal data when an order is placed, by means such as programming or we link information automatically logged by such means with personal data given by specific individuals. We do so for the following purposes:
- Research and development
- Customer administration
- Provision of an e-mail Newsletter, which has an opt-out option.
- We do not disclose or sell personal information to third parties

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Where it becomes apparent that information has been given by a person under the age of 18 years, it will be deleted.

Confidentiality / Security
Personal financial information will not be requested from anyone buying books, either on site or by e-mail and is processed securely through Paypal or other secure processing services (see separate statement). Some personal information may be requested from anyone selling books, if paypal is not used. We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unlawful destruction or accidental loss.

Access to the personal data we may hold about you
You can ask us, by sending an e-mail to hen@bfree.demon.co.uk whether we are keeping personal data about you. We believe our privacy policy is compliant with the Data Protection Act and The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. For further information about privacy, contact the Information Commissioner's Office www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx

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.

UPDATE 2009: Google now requires us to include the following information about Google and the DoubleClick DART cookie:
 Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

 We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and would like to know your options in relation to·not having this information used by these companies, click here:  Network Advertising Initiative