The Body Shop

Our approach to privacy

At The Body Shop we take your right to privacy very seriously. Please read on for more details about our privacy policy.

About us

The Body Shop International plc ('we' or 'us') is registered to collect and process data under the UK Data Protection Act 1998. We will deal with any personal information that you provide to us when you use our Site in accordance with the provisions of UK data protection laws.

What information do we collect when you browse our site?

How do we use that information?

When you browse the Site, we may automatically collect information about you such as the type of Internet browser you use or the web site from which you linked to our Site. You cannot be identified from this information and it is only used to assist us in providing an effective service on the Site.

About 'Cookies'

'Cookies' are small text files that reside on your computer. We use cookies on the Site in order to allow you to set your individual preferences, for example changing the size of the text you view. The cookie is deleted when your browser closes, or if the browser is left open continuously the cookie will last for 6 hours before being deleted. You can disable these cookies either by clicking on the function within your specific browser options, however, this will impair the functionality of the Site and, ultimately, your browsing experience. For further information about cookies for IE users click here.

Links

Our Site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information from them. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this Site.

Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to change our privacy policy from time to time. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect from them, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose this information to third parties.

If at any point we decide that we wish to use personally identifiable information collected from our users in a manner that differs from that stated at the time this information was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice whether or not to consent to our using their personal information in accordance with our updated privacy policy.