Privacy Policy
This privacy notice applies to all users of this website and advises them of the protocols it uses and how we protect of those who choose to use it.
The notice sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore, the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this document.
The Website
This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.
Cookie Policy
This website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting the website. Where applicable this website uses a cookie control system allowing the user to allow, or disallow, the use of certain cookies on their computer/device. This complies with recent legislation requirements for websites to obtain explicit consent from users before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user’s computer/device. To comply with the Data (Use and Access) Act our website retains the ability to opt out of certain cookies that may be viewed as a way to transmit your information to third parties, or for the use of any marketing partners.
The cookies in use may deliver analytical data to us through Google Analytics, or similar technologies, and are described in the section below:
How we use 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.
We do not use marketing cookies other than those that link to the various social media platforms we have accounts on.
To remove cookies, follow the instructions of your browser:
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
- Safari:
- for Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- for iPad, iPhone: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
How we use Analytical Services
Cookies may be used to store information, such as what time your visit occurred, whether you have been to the site before, and what site referred you to the web page.
These cookies contain no personally identifiable information, but they will use your computer’s IP address to know where in the world you are accessing this website.
Our website stores the information collected by these cookies on servers which may transfer information outside of the UK, and EU, to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on our service providers behalf.
We also see information relating to which page was visited and whether there was an engagement, or not. We do not retain any information that could provide a link back to you personally.
Contact & Communication
Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the GDPR (commonly combined through the requirements of the Data Protection Act, the Privacy and Communications Regulation, the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the Data (Use and Access) Act ). Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form of a) email submission process and advise users using such form of email processes they do so at their own risk and b) payment transmission through an authorised third party provider.
This website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the products/services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. This would include using your details to subscribe you to any email newsletter programme the website operates but only if this was made clear to you and your express permission was granted when submitting any form to email process. This is by no means an entire list of your user rights regarding receiving email marketing material. Your details are not passed on to any other third parties.
Visual Media
Use of visual media, such as photographs and videos, will require specific consent prior to publishing them.
Any visual media utilised should be reviewed so that any private location data is removed so that unintended extraction of such data by visitors can be avoided.
Social Media Platforms
Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and its owners participate on carry custom terms and conditions as well as the privacy notices and policies held within each social media platform respectively.
Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate/engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. This website nor its owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email.
This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised, before using such social sharing buttons, they do so at their own discretion and note the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.
Shortened Links in Social Media
This website and its owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default, some social media platforms shorten lengthy URLs [web addresses] using third party apps such as bit.ly
Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened URLs published on social media platforms by this website and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine URLs are published, many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.
Data Sharing
Data is shared with our third party providers when utilising particular parts of our website. We check the level of attention our partners pay to data privacy regulations and we are confident that they conform to the provisions appropriate data protection legislation.
The links embedded within this site to the sites of our third party sites are confirmed as secure and you must agree to the terms and conditions of that provider before submitting any personal data through it.
