Privacy Policy

Who we are

Howard Farmer trading as Hagley Christmas Trees, Tikembret, St Newlyn East, Cornwall TR8 5HY. Our website address is: http://hagleychristmastrees.co.uk. You can contact us at howard@hagleychristmastrees.co.uk.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Our site uses cookies to:

  • Remember the state of visitor acceptance to the use of cookies
  • Collect anonymised data for general statistical and analytic purposes

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”) to help us analyse how users interact with the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other servces relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may transfer this information when required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refusethe use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, but please note if you do this you may not be ablw to use the full functionality of this website.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For more information please see Google’s Privacy & Terms.

Embedded content from other websites

This site includes embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. It also includes links to external sites.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not rent, sell or share personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

What rights you have over your data

Your rights – access to your personal data

You have the right to ensure that your personal data is being processed lawfully (“Subject Access Right”). Your subject access right can be exercised in accordance with data protection laws and regulations. Any subject access request must be made in writing to Howard Farmer, Tikembret, ST. Newlyn East, Cornwall TR8 5HY. We will provide your personal data to you within the statutory time frames. To enable us to trace any of your personal data that we may be holding, we may need to request further information from you. If you have a complaint about how we have used your information, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

The contact information you supply to us will be used only in the necessary course of business transactions and to provide you with any information you have requested from us.

Additional information

How we protect your data

We will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that your personal data is not disclosed to regional/national institutions and authorities, unless required by law or other regulations.

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. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to Howard Farmer, Tikembret, St. Newlyn East, Cornwall TR8 5HY, email howard@hagleychristmastrees.co.uk.