PRIVACY POLICY of Eye on Cumbria
Last Updates: 15/10/19
Your privacy is important to Eye on Cumbria, we are committed to preserving the privacy, integrity and security of the personal information we collect and hold. We have developed this Privacy Policy to explain how we collect, process and use personal information and to ensure we comply with our legal obligations under applicable data protection laws. We have tried to present this information in clear and understandable terms. Please read this privacy policy carefully so that you are aware of, and understand how we collect and process personal information.
This privacy policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. By visiting www.eyeoncumbria.co.uk you are accepting and consenting to the practices we use.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Eye on Cumbria.
How we intend to use your data
To provide you with information, services or products that you request from us or that we feel may be of interest to you.
To allow us to fulfill any contractual obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and payment collection purposes.
To present content and provide services to you.
By entering any competitions, you agree that your entry details will also be provided to the third-party company jointly running that competition, so they can process your details and select a winner. Third-party companies take responsibility for their own privacy policies, and you should refer to their respective websites for further details.
Services we use and types of Information we collect
We will only ever ask for your Contact Information. We will collect this information directly when you provide it to us through either email or mail subscription.
When you subscribe to an email offer or newsletter, consent to receive marketing material from Eye on Cumbria, submit feedback, enter a competition, fill out a survey, or send us a communication we may ask for information such as: first name, last name, address, telephone number, email address.
When making a booking for an advert or for marketing purposes we do not keep any payment details other than your name and address. All payments will be made through cheque or BACS transfer.
By signing up to our newsletter, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their individual policies.
Disclosure of your Information
We do not sell, trade or rent your personal data to others. We will not pass your personal information to third parties for the purposes of sending you additional offers and services. We will only share your personal data with third parties in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy and as provided herein:
We provide and support some of our services through contractual arrangements with service providers and other third parties. We, and our service providers, use your personal data to operate our websites and to deliver services.
We may share statistical information with third parties. But it will all be anonymous information for the purpose of web site analysis in order to assist us in the improvement and optimization of our websites and services.
Data security
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk.
There are privacy and security limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control. The security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through our websites cannot be guaranteed and we shall have no liability to you or any third party for loss, misuse, disclosure or alteration of such information. Any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party.
Once we have received your information it will be stored on our secure servers or on secure servers operated by a third party. Security measures will be employed to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage.
Data retention
We will retain your information for a reasonable period or for as long as the law requires us, we are legally required to hold certain types of information (e.g. financial record keeping). We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. You have the right to request that your information be deleted.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.
Session Cookies – Session cookies are temporary cookies that aid your user journey around our websites. They will remember the preferences you have selected during your visit to our websites. We deem these to be necessary to the working of the website. If these are disabled then functionality on the site will be broken.
Persistent Cookies – Persistent Cookies are used to measure the performance of our website and to provide us with information on how you, the user uses our websites in order to help us better understand and improve the content on our website.
Analytical Cookies – Eye on Cumbria uses analytical cookies, such as Google Analytics, on its websites. The data generated by the cookie is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate visitors’ use of our websites and compile statistical reports on website activity. This information helps inform us of how our users interact with the content that we provide and is an aid to improving our web-based content.
For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Third party websites and Social Media
Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.
Opting out
You may opt out of receiving emails from Eye on Cumbria at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link within the email footer or in email preferences.
Access to the information
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
Changes to our policy
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate. Please check this page to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you.
Any Further Questions
If you have any comments, queries or requests regarding our use of your information that is not covered by this policy privacy then please contact us.