Your privacy is very important to us so please read the following carefully.
Our site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the user's IP
address and session info such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognised by the
Web server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics, which we use to evaluate use of the site.
We use Cookies on the site only to allow us to retain certain user preference settings, however, these are optional and if
you choose not to accept them your session will not be affected in any way.
You may be asked for personal information if you want to take advantage of specific services such as use of our store
and subscription to our e-mail newsletter. In each case we will only use the personal information
you provide to deliver the services you have told us you wish to receive.
This privacy policy only covers the IME Website at www.ime.co.uk and other alternative domain names which
forward to www.ime.co.uk.
Summary of Terms
Browser
Used to locate and display Web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
Cookie
Message given to a web browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt.
Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify
users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them for example by welcoming them by name next time they
visit the same site.
IP (Internet Protocol)
All networks connected to the internet speak IP, the technical standard which allows data to be transmitted between two devices.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
Responsible for making sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood.
IP Address
If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look like this 193.195.73.44
Web Server
Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.