Privacy and Cookies Policy

Hereford Beef Privacy and Cookies Policy

Hereford Beef (“the Website”) is owned and operated by the Hereford Cattle Society. This policy, together with our Terms and Conditions, explain how the Hereford Cattle Society may use information we collect about you, as well as your rights over any personal information we hold about you. Please read this policy and our Terms and Conditions carefully; by accessing the Website you confirm to have understood and agreed to them.

Information we collect about you

We collect information about you when you:

  • Visit the Website, and other sites accessible from the Website;
  • Sign up for our email newsletter on the Website; and
  • Contact us eg. email, phone, post, etc.

Using your information

Collecting your personal information helps the Hereford Cattle Society to better understand what you need from us. We use your information to:

  • Manage and improve the Website;
  • Personalise our services to you; and
  • Contact you through our regular newsletter.

Your personal information is safe with us and will never be released to third parties for their marketing purposes.

We may use and share anonymised information outside the Hereford Cattle Society. However, we would like to reassure you that this never includes your personal information.

The Hereford Beef Newsletter

If you sign up to the Hereford Beef Newsletter, we may regularly contact you:

  • With offers and information about Hereford Beef products; or
  • For customer research eg. to help improve our website or products.

Cookies

In order to comply with new rules, we use a system of classifying the different types of cookies which we use on the Website, or which may be dropped by third parties through our website. The classification was developed by the International Chamber of Commerce UK and explains more about which cookies we use, why we use them, and the functionality you will lose if you decide you don’t want to have them on your device.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your personal computer, mobile or other device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.

  • Persistent cookies – These cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie.
  • Session cookies – These cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience.

You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Cookies used on the Website

A list of all the cookies used on the Website by category is set out below:

Performance cookies
These cookies collect anonymous information on the pages visited. By using the Website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.

These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how the Website works.

Functionality cookies
These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience. By using the Website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.

These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Using browser settings to manage cookies

The Help menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to disable cookies altogether. You can also disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on’s settings or visiting the website of its manufacturer.

However, because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of the Website’s essential features, we recommend you leave them turned on.

Disclosing your information

We will never disclose your information to anyone outside the Hereford Cattle Society except where we have your consent; where we are required or permitted to do so by law; to other companies who provide a service to us; or any successors in title to our business.

Whenever we transfer personal information to countries outside the European Economic Area we will ensure that appropriate security measures are taken.

Other websites

The Website may contain links to other sites which are outside our control and not covered by this policy. The operators of these sites may collect information from you that will be used by them in accordance with their policy, which may differ from ours.

Changes to our policy

This policy replaces all previous versions and is correct as of December 2013. We reserve the right to change the policy at any time.

Contacting us

If you have any queries, please contact us at info@herefordbeef.org.uk.