Privacy policy

Privacy policy, database and direct mailing

1. The information provided by a User shall not be disclosed by the Association to any third party, excluding in the following events: (a) if it is required to do so by a judicial order or pursuant to the law; (b) if it receives a warning that legal proceedings are taken against it for actions performed by the User or in any event of contention, claim, demand or legal proceedings between the User and the Association; (c) if the Association organizes its activity under another entity, including merger with another entity or integration in which case the Association shall ensure that the third party into which it merges shall assume the provisions of this privacy policy; (d) if a claim is made or the Association suspects that the User committed or commits an act or omission that harm or may harm the Association or anyone on its behalf or any third party; (e) if a claim is made or the Association suspects that the User used the Website or was assisted thereby for committing an illegal action or for encouraging such action; (f) if a claim is made or the Association suspects that the User violated any of the Website terms of use or any other agreement with the Association or anyone on its behalf; (g) if and insomuch that this is required for the Association's activity, such as forwarding details to importers, credit card companies (for the purpose of placing Orders via the Website), employees, subcontractors and other entities which are partners or involved with operating the Association's activity. The Users shall have no contention, demand or claim against the Association in connection with such disclosure of details and they hereby waive any such contention, demand or claim.

2. Completing the registration form to the Website constitutes the User's consent that his particulars and any detail produced based on the analysis of these particulars and any information about him that reached or may reach the Association shall be held in one or more database of the Association or anyone acting on its behalf and that such information may be used according to the following purposes: (a) for the purpose of marketing, advertising, sales, promotion and sales and for the purpose of contacting the User in any way, including by way of direct mailing by any means of communication the Association may deem fit; (b) for the purpose of encouraging loyalty, analysis and statistical research, conducting surveys and any other online use in connection with marketing topics; (c) for internal purposes, such as investigating complaints and audits; (d) for purposes of mailing marketing and advertising material, including by cookies.

3. The User warrants that he knows that he is under no legal obligation to provide his details and that he provides this information out of his free will and consent. The User hereby explicitly agrees to the above use of the details he completed and confirms that using them shall not constitute breaching his privacy and shall not entitle him to any remedy and/or compensation.