Cookies / Privacy Policy

Cookies and your Privacy / Personal Data.

Silver b3 uses SSL encryption to protect your privacy and personal details. We do not collect, store, or disclose customers personal data for third party marketing purposes.
We may however very occasionally contact you via e-mail only for feedback and, or promtions and marketing of our own products.

The collection of personal data is captured by 'Cookies' and is ONLY used on this shopping site to keep track of the contents of your 'shopping cart' once you have selected an item to purchase, and to capture customer / delivery addresses in order to fulfil the order placed.

Personal information is only stored, by means of such cookies, on your own Personal Computer (PC), or device, ONLY if you opt-in to the 'Remember Me' Option during the check-out process.

All data collected by this site is only used to:

A. Take and fulfil customer orders
B. Administer and maintain the proper retail function of the site
C. Provide ONLY information to relevant third-parties (Postal Services) in the form of address labels, necessary for the delivery of your order / goods purchased.

You can choose to manage the cookies we use on this Website through your own browser settings at any time. For more information about how to do this, and about cookies in general, please see below.

Please Note: Completely disabling cookies on your computer will prevent many websites from working correctly, and may mean that at best, you are prompted to re-enter information that would normally have been stored in a cookie, and at worst, prevent the 'Shopping Cart' on a retail site from functioning at all.

What are Cookies?

First, and contrary to popular belief, cookies are NOT programs. They don't do anything at all. They are simple 'text files' which you can read using the Notebook program on your own PC / Device. There are basically two types of Cookies used by this site: 'Session Cookies' - these expire when you close your browser and do not remain on your own computer, and 'Persistent Cookies' - these are stored in the longer term on your own computer. They are typically used to make sure the site remembers your preferences if you have opted-in and selected the 'Remember Me' Option during the check-out process, if and when you return to the site at a later date. (Note: 'persistent cookies' are set with expiration dates).

How do they work?

When you visit a site that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your PC. The next time you visit that same site, your own PC checks to see if it has a cookie that is relevant (that is, one containing the site name) and sends the information contained in that cookie back to the site. The site then 'knows' that you have been there before, and in some cases, tailors the page on the screen to take account of that fact.

The good thing about cookies...

On this site they are used to store data on what is in your 'shopping cart', adding items as you click, and should you choose select the 'Remember Me' option during the check-out process they will store your delivery / invoice data on your own PC, and you will not need to re-type your name / delivery details etc. every time you visit our site. Cookies are NOT used to store or save credit / debit card information.

The possibilities are endless, and generally the role of cookies is beneficial, making your interaction with frequently-visited sites smoother - for no extra effort on your part. Without cookies, online shopping would be much harder if not near impossible. Most all Online retail sites / 'Shopping Carts' need cookies to function properly.

..and the bad

The answer probably depends on how you feel about information about you being stored by your own PC. There is nothing especially secret or exceptional about the information gathered by cookies, but you may just dislike the idea of your name and address (data) etc. being saved on your own computer.

When cookies first started to appear, there was controversy. Some people regarded them as inherently sneaky - your own PC was being used (without warning) to store personal information about you, which could then be used again if, and when you ever returned to the same site that originally created the cookie for you.

How do I Enable or Disable Cookies?

This section will tell you how to enable cookies (turning cookies on) and also how to disable them. Since cookies are maintained by your web browser, the method for enabling or disabling them will vary depending on which browser you are using.

Please Note: Completely disabling cookies on your computer will prevent many websites from working correctly, and may mean that at best, you are prompted to re-enter information that would normally have been stored in a cookie, and at worst, prevent the 'Shopping Cart' on a retail site from functioning at all.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Select the 'Tools->Internet Options' menu item, and then open the 'Privacy' tab - you can then adjust the slider to block or allow various categories of cookie. Alternatively by clicking 'Advanced...' you can exercise finer control over the browser's behavior, choosing whether to accept, block, or prompt for cookies originating either on the website you are visiting (first party cookies) or originating from websites other than the one you are visiting (third party cookies, typically used by banner advertisements hosted on an advertiser's website).

Firefox

Use the 'Tools->Options' menu item (may be under the Firefox button), then choose the 'Privacy' tab. Set the 'Firefox will:' option to 'Use custom settings for history'. Now you can choose whether cookies are enabled for websites you visit and third party websites, and if so how long they will persist. You can also use the 'Exceptions' button to override the settings for particular websites.

Earlier versions of Firefox

Use the 'Tools->Options' menu item, then choose the 'Privacy' tab. Here you can choose whether cookies are enabled, and if so how long they will persist. You can also use the 'Exceptions' button to override the settings for particular websites.

Google Chrome.

Choose 'Options' on the 'Cutomsize and control' menu, then open the 'Under the Bonnet' tab. In the 'Privacy' section, click on the 'Content settings...' button and open the 'Cookies tab. Set the required cookie behaviour and use the 'Exceptions...' button (if required) to configure specific websites.

Apple Safari

Choose 'Preferences...' on the 'Settings' menu, then open the 'Security' tab. Now set the required cookie behaviour.


How Can I Delete / Remove Cookies?

Cookies are maintained by your web browser, so the method for deleting them will vary depending on which browser you are using.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Select the 'Tools->Internet Options' menu item, and then click the 'Delete...' button under the 'General' tab. Check the 'Cookies' option, check/uncheck other options as required and click 'Delete'.

Note - the 'Tools' option can also be accessed by clicking the 'gear' icon in Internet Explorer's toolbar.

Firefox

Select the 'Tools->Options' menu item (may be under the Firefox button) and click on the 'Privacy' tab. Click the 'remove individual cookies' link, and you will be shown a list of all cookies stored by Firefox. You can select which cookies to delete and then press 'Remove Cookies', or you can simply click 'Remove All Cookies' to delete them all.

Earlier versions of Firefox

Select the 'Tools->Clear Recent History' menu item. Choose the time range you wish to clear, then check the 'Cookies' option, check/uncheck other options as required and click 'Clear Now'.

Google Chrome

Choose 'Options' on the 'Cutomsize and control' menu, then open the 'Under the Bonnet' tab. In the 'Privacy' section, click on the 'Clear browsing data...' button then check the 'Delete cookies and other site data' option and check/uncheck other options as required. Choose the time period you wish to clear and click 'Clear browsing data'.

Apple Safari.

Choose 'Preferences...' on the 'Settings' menu, then open the 'Security' tab and click the 'Show Cookies' button. Individual cookies can be deleted by selecting them and clicking 'Remove' or they can all be deleted by clicking 'Remove All'.

Please Note: Completely disabling cookies on your computer will prevent many websites from working correctly, and may mean that at best, you are prompted to re-enter information that would normally have been stored in a cookie, and at worst, prevent the 'Shopping Cart' on a retail site from functioning at all.

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