LEGAL INFORMATION & TERMS: WEBSITE

'Great Art' is the trading name and style of Gerstaecker UK Ltd, Normandy House, 1 Nether Street. Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1EA, United Kingdom (A limited company registered in England, No.4266620), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerstaecker Verlag GmbH, Wecostrasse 4, Eitorf, D-53783, Germany. The website owner will be referred to as Great Art hereafter:

Great Art owns the domain names
www.greatart.co.uk 
www.gerstaecker.co.uk
www.greatart-links.co.uk 

Anyone accessing information on these websites does so in the knowledge that they accept the following terms and conditions:

Great Art will endeavor to ensure that all information posted on this site is correct and current. Great Art reserves the right to make changes at anytime and without notice. Great Art cannot guarantee that all the information contained on the site is accurate, correct or complete.

Consequently Great Art cannot take responsibility for
- Any site interruption
- Any viruses or software failure  
- Any errors or omissions in the content
- Any loss or damage from a 3rd party's fraudulent intrusion on the site which has affected the information contained therein
- Any incorrect information supplied to us from a 3rd party
- Any direct or indirect loss or damage irrespective of how it is caused

Use
As with our printed catalogue, the entire content of the website is subject to copyright with all rights reserved, You may save/print a hard copy of individual pages /sections of the Great Art web site but you must not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices. With any copying/saving you will have been deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions herein. All property rights remain with Great Art, You will not reproduce any part , transmit, modify, link or use for any public or commercial purpose - the Great Art web site without the prior written permission of Great Art. It is forbidden to modify the website software or use devices to obtain unauthorized access to the website or to gain entry to the website by another source other than that provided by Great Art.

Data Protection
Great Art commit to preserve the confidentiality of any information provided online by internet users. Internet users can access, amend or delete any personal information by written application to Great Art at the above address.
Please see further information concerning the Data Protection Act 1998 in the section below.

Links
The Great Art website contains links to other websites and Great Art cannot be held liable for the content of those sites or other external sources. Neither can Great Art be held responsible for any loss or damage from the use of goods or services from those sites or 3rd party sources.


THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998 

The Data Protection Act 1998 (hereafter referred to as "The Act") is a statutory act of the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Act defines what types of data are allowed to be collected, how they should be stored and what can and cannot be done with that information. In particular The Act states that personal data relating to individuals must be stored securely and only used for legitimate purposes.

Full text of The Act can be found at http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm

Personal Data Collected (Part 1)

The following customer data is collected by us as part of the formation of a contract between our customers and us and is necessary for us to enter into said contract with the customer. In addition, some of this data is also collected each time customers request services from us (either via our web site or via written purchase orders):

1) The customer's full name.
2) The customer's full mailing address.
3) The customer's email address, and telephone/fax if provided
4) The customer's invoice contact and address if different from 1. and 2.
5)  The customer's date of birth if provided.

What the above information is used for:

The information collected above is used solely to implement our contract with the customer (Setting up of an account with us, supplying of goods by us, the issuing of invoices by us and marketing communications) and it is not disclosed to any third party or used for any other purpose. You may request your details to be removed from our mailing lists at any time.

Where the above information is kept:

The above information is maintained on an electronic database used solely by us and only available to us.

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Personal Data Collected (Part 2)

The following information is logged by our web and mail servers when customers contact us by these means:

The internet protocol address (IP address) of the computer used to send the request.
The version of web browser and the computer operating system used to send the request.
The email address of the requestee.


What the above information is used for:

The information collected above is used solely for the purposes of implementing the contract between us and the customer, monitoring web and mail usage and the diagnosing and rectifying of problems that may occur

Where the above information is kept:

The above information is maintained on the server logs and is used solely by us and only available to us.

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If you have further questions or want to see the personal data we hold:

If you require further information please contact us. We respect the personal privacy of our customers and their right to access the information held about them by us. Any customer wishing to obtain a copy of the information about them held by us should contact us (in writing) asking for the information. We reserve the right to charge for this service as permitted by The Act. 


Intellectual Property

The catalogue and web site is the copyright of Gerstaecker UK Limited and no part may be reproduced without prior permission.
The 'G' logo is a registered trademark of Gerstaecker Verlag GmbH.

Communications to and from the Company

Any suggestions, queries or complaints should be addressed to the company's offices in Alton and normally we will reply within one week.
From time to time we will mail product information about new products and offers.
The company's full contact details are given at the front and back of the catalogue - as well as on the web site, order forms, invoices and delivery advice notes.