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When you shop from home, you often have to give more information to the trader than you would if you were in a shop.

This could include:
• your name, address, postcode and phone number
• your e-mail address
• your credit card details

What happens to that information?
Remember that the information you give to a trader can't be given to anyone else without your agreement

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If the company you're buying from wants to pass on your details to someone else, it must also give you the right to say no. This is often done with a tick box on the paperwork. Make sure you do this if you do not want your name passed on.