Privacy Policy

What information do we collect?

• We collect information from you when you register on the site, place an order, enter a contest or sweepstakes, respond to a survey or communication such as e-mail, or participate in another site feature.
• When ordering or registering, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
• We also collect information about gift recipients so that we can fulfill the gift purchase. The information we collect about gift recipients is not used for marketing purposes.
• Like many websites, we use "cookies" to enhance your experience and gather information about visitors and visits to our websites. Please refer to the "Do we use 'cookies'?" section below for information about cookies and how we use them.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, purchase products, enter a contest or promotion, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

• To personalize your site experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
• To quickly process your transactions.
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
• If you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send you periodic e-mails. If you would no longer like to receive promotional e-mail from us, please refer to the "How can you opt-out, remove or modify information you have provided to us?" section below. If you have not opted-in to receive e-mail newsletters, you will not receive these e-mails. Visitors who register or participate in other site features such as marketing programs and 'members-only' content will be given a choice whether they would like to be on our e-mail list and receive e-mail communications from us.

How do we protect visitor information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our databases to be only accessed as stated above.


Do we use "cookies"?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won't have access to many features that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly. However, you can still place orders over the telephone by contacting customer service.


Do we disclose the information we collect to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information unless we provide you with advance notice, except as described below. The term "outside parties" does not include whiteningstripsdirect.co.uk. It also does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.


How can you opt-out, remove or modify information you have provided to us?

To modify your e-mail subscriptions, please let us know by modifying your preferences in the "My Account" section. Please note that due to email production schedules you may receive any emails already in production.

To delete all of your online account information from our database, sign into the "My Account" section of our site and remove your shipping addresses, billing addresses & payment information. Please note that we may maintain information about an individual sales transaction in order to service that transaction and for record keeping.


Third party links

In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we may include third party links on our site. These linked sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a specific link does not work).


Changes to our policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was last modified on August 6, 2003.


Questions and feedback

We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about privacy. Please send us any and all feedback pertaining to privacy, or any other issue.


Online Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.


Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.


Your consent

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.

Disclaimers

Your use of the WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk web site is governed by the policies, terms, and conditions set forth below. Please read the following information carefully. By using this site or submitting an order for products, you indicate your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, the terms and conditions set forth below.

If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site and please do not submit any orders for products. These terms and conditions may be changed by WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk in the future. It is your responsibility as a user to periodically return to this page to review the terms and conditions for amendments. The amended terms shall take effect automatically the day they are posted on the site. Your continued use of the WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk web site following any amendments will constitute agreement to such amendments. These Terms of Service were last revised on Jan. 1, 2011.

Teeth Whitening Disclaimers

WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk is informed that nearly all tooth bleaching studies have been conducted with 10% carbamide peroxide(CP).  We recommend that you use this strength for your tooth whitening needs.  There is limited or no research with the higher strength bleaching gels.  As such, purchase and use of the higher strength gels is done so at your your own risk and WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk is not liable for your results or damage from using the higher strength gels.

Individual bleaching results vary and WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk cannot guarantee a particular result. It is essential that you strictly follow the directions regarding set forth by the manufacturer of the bleaching product. Not following the instructions may, among other things, damage your teeth and gums. Even if you follow the directions, in some instances, bleaching may result in blotchiness and/or a non-uniform tooth surface. Bleaching fades with time. Unexpected results may occur and may be irreversible. By buying a particular bleaching agent, you accept all the risks associated with tooth bleaching and release and hold WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk harmless and it's agents, employees and principals harmless for any issues or complications arising from or connected with the bleaching.

WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk is only a distributor of bleaching products to whiten teeth. WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk does not manufacture said products and is unaware of the content or safety records of said products.  As such, WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk cannot and does not guarantee or warranty any of the products sold and is not responsible for your results or problems from using the products.

General Warnings

Please check the ingredients list of any product you may purchase. Do not use any product if you are allergic to any of the ingredients. As with all drugs, if you are pregnant or nursing, seek the advice of a health care professional before using any product. Must be 18 years or older to purchase products.

You acknowledge and understand that WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk is only a distributor of the dental related products listed on the WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk website. However, you further acknowledge and understand that neither WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk nor any of its employees ever produces, manufactures, tests or samples any of these products. Therefore, WhiteningStripsDirect.co.ukcannot and does not guarantee or warranty the condition or fitness of any product sold on the WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk website, and cannot and does not verify the accuracy of any of the representations made by any producer, manufacturer, tester or sampler of any of the products sold on the WhiteningStripsDirect.co.uk website.