Privacy & Cookies Policy

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

Our website uses cookies. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on our website (for example if the law changes).

What information do we collect?

We may store, collect and use the following kinds of information:

(a)     Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views, website navigation.

(b)     Information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us.

(c)    Information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services and or email notifications

(d)     Any other information that you choose to send to us.

Before you disclose to us the personal information of another person, you must obtain that person’s consent to both the disclosure and the processing of that personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy policy.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose 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. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Using your personal information

Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

We may use your personal information to:

(a)     Administer the website;

(b)     Improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;

(c)     Enable your use of the services available on the website;

(d)     Send you general (non-marketing) communications;

(e)     Send you email notifications that you have specifically requested;

(f)      Send you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses of carefully selected third parties that we think may be of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (and you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);

(g)     Provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user;

(h)     Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website;

(i)      Keep the website secure;

(j)      Verify compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of the website

We will not, without your express consent, provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

Website

Our website, either in full or in part, is built on the popular open-source CMS framework – WordPress. WordPress utilises cookies to allow visitors to register, login and comment on our website’s content. If you do not wish to participate in commenting on our website, WordPress will not deploy any cookies onto your device. Cookies will only be created by WordPress if you actively register or comment via the clear forms on our website.

Third Party Websites

The website contains links to other websites.  We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third-party websites.

Enquiry Forms

Our website’s visitors can choose to contact us via form(s) on our website. In order to prevent spam enquiries, we protect our forms with anti-spam challenges which ensure the visitor is an actual living person, rather than a computer bot or spider.

Controlling And Securing Your Personal Information

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable.  If you believe that any information, we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the Head Office address below. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.