Privacy & Terms

How The Shams Group (TSG) uses cookies

What Are Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of text sent to your browser by a website you visit. Tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

Use of Cookies

The Shams Group website uses “cookies” to help personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server and cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. They are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

Cookies are a convenient way to notify a web server that you have returned to a specific page. If you personalize The Shams Group pages, or register with our site or services, a cookie helps us to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the The Shams Group services or other websites you visit.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

• Email newsletters related cookies

  This site offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.

• Forms related cookies

  When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

• This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

  For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

• From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
• We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; {List the social networks whose features you have integrated with your site?:12}, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Privacy Policy for The Shams Group (TSG)

The Shams Group is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the The Shams Group web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the The Shams Group website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The Shams Group collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address, or telephone number. The Shams Group also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, and favorites.

We also automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software such as your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. We use this information simply for the operation of our service, to maintain the quality of our service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the The Shams Group website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through The Shams Group public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: The Shams Group does not read any of your private online communications.

We encourage you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from The Shams Group so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the The Shams Group and our family of sites.

Use of your Personal Information

The Shams Group collects and uses your personal information to operate our website and deliver the services you have requested. We also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from us and our affiliates. We may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

We do not sell, rent, or lease our customer lists to third parties. We may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, we may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you emails or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to The Shams Group, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The Shams Group does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

The Shams Group keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within our main site in order to determine which services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the website to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

We will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Shams Group or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Shams Group; (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Shams Group, or the public.

Security of your Personal Information

The Shams Group secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We secure the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

The Shams Group will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. We encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how we are protecting your information.