Data Policy
Types of data we collect
The data we collect about you and how we collect it will depend on what you are visiting or using our site for:
- If you join our mailing list we will use your email to keep in touch with news. There is a link to see what data we hold on you, and to unsubscribe at the bottom of every newsletter. We won’t spam you or pass your email address on to any third parties.
- If you enter any of our competitions we might use your email address to ensure that you’re eligible and also to keep in touch about the competition results. You may also be added to our mailing list if you enter one of our competitions.
- If you go on our website, we will collect website cookies (more information about them in our cookie policy below).
Cookie Policy
What Are Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are 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.
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.
The Cookies We Set
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 solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site. 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. None of this information personally identifies you – it is more about identifying patterns so that we can improve your experience.
For more information on Google Analytics privacy, see the official Google Analytics page.
More Information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you. However, if you would like to see what information we hold about you, or to delete you from our mailing list completely, or are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods.
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