1. Hachette Partworks Limited ("Hachette") is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we use the information we collect about you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information, and the procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy. 

2. We collect information about you when you subscribe to or purchase any of our Partworks or when you register with us.   We also collect information about you when you answer surveys, participate in competitions, provide feedback and through other features available on the website.

3. We will use your information for the purposes of fulfilling your subscription or order. In order to do this, we will pass your details to our fulfillment house and from time to time to other partners.. We will also use your information to manage your account and, unless you have told us not to, to contact you about other Hachette products. If you have agreed at the time of providing the information, we will also provide your information to other reputable companies so that they can inform you of their products and services. 

4. When you pay on our site, you will notice that payment may be collected by Sagepay.com who will also hold your personal information and have a privacy policy. If you pay for an ongoing subscription, we will retain your card details to enable us to process future payments. We reserve the right to request an alternative payment method if the details held indicate that the card choasen is about to expire during the continuance of the subscription.

5. Cookies.  We use cookies on this website.  A cookie is a small text file which is placed on your computer's hard drive, allowing your computer to be recognized by our website when you next access it. This may allow us to collect information about you, but that information will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.  If you do not wish to allow our cookies, most browsers have settings to allow you to refuse or to accept cookies and you can alter these settings.  If you do so, some features of the site may be unavailable or less easy to use. 

6. To process orders and payments, we utilize industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to allow for the encryption of potentially sensitive information during transmission. 

7. It is important for you to protect against unauthorised access to your account and to your computer and so please ensure that you have signed off when using a shared computer.

9. If our business is sold or integrated with another business your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and their advisers and will be passed on to the new owners of the business.

By submitting your personal information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. If we change our privacy policy we will post the changes on this page, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes.