Who we are
Food etc is committed to protecting your privacy. We have procedures in place to try to ensure that we adhere to the latest privacy practices. The personal data we collect is used by Food etc for the legitimate interests of our business e.g. providing information about the services that we supply to people who have expressed an interest in our company.
What information do we collect?
If you visit our website, we may collect anonymous information from you which we use for identifying and responding to usage trends to help us make ongoing improvements.
If you sign up to receive our enewsletter we will use your email address to provide updates about our products and services. We may also use third party software to analyse whether and how you react to the information we send you. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails from us, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
If you follow us on social media we may message you about our services.
If you attend our cookery workshops we may contact you about other services we think may interest you.
How can you find out what data we hold on you?
Email hello@foodetc.org.uk and request to see the records we hold about you. Our data controller commits to providing this information to you within 28 days of your request.
If you ask to have amendments made to this information, or for us to delete your record, we commit to doing this within 28 days of receiving this request.
How long will the data be stored for?
We store the data in perpetuity unless you inform us via email that you want us to remove your data from our systems.
If you unsubscribe from our enewsletters we will not send to the email address you supplied again.
Do we use cookies?
Yes, we use cookies. Cookies are small files that a site, or its service provider, transfers to your device through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables our website’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits. We use information gathered through analytics tools that utilize cookies to aggregate anonymized user information to help us to develop our website and to enhance its functionality. By using our website or allowing your browser to “accept cookies”, you consent to use of cookies with respect to your device.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not provide your information to third parties.
We may store your email address within third party software for distributing enewsletters. The system we currently use is MailChimp.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or complaints about how we are using your data, you may contact us at:
Food etc CIC
1 Darlow Drive
Bedford
MK40 4AX
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)7970 115181
Email: hello@foodetc.org.uk
Policy Review
This policy was approved by Food etc’s Board of Directors on 8 May 2024.
- The policy will be reviewed at a formal CIC meeting a year after development and then every three years, or in the following circumstances:
- Changes in legislation and/or government guidance
- As a result of any other significant change or event
- This policy was last reviewed on 8 May 2024.
