PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated 6 May 2020

W&M Butchers Ltd is an online retailer selling fresh meat and poultry on the following platform, wmbutchers.co.uk

W&M Butchers Ltd of 41 Knowsley Street, Bury BL9 0ST is the data controller for the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation.

In this Privacy Policy, we aim to explain clearly what personal data we collect, why and how we use it, who we share it with and your rights in relation to it. We keep our Privacy Policy under regular review, and any updates will be posted on this web page. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 6 May 2020. If you have privacy questions which are not answered by this policy or any other queries about how we use your information, please visit the Contact page of our website.

WHAT WE COLLECT

WE DO NOT STORE CREDIT CARD DETAILS AND WE ONLY SHARE CUSTOMER DETAILS WITH THIRD PARTIES IN A SECURE WAY.



The information we collect via this website may include:



1. Personal details that you type in and submit to us, such as name, address, email address, age, date of birth and gender;

2. Your correspondence and communications with us;



Data which allows us to recognise you, your preferences and how you use this website. This saves you from re-entering information when you return to the site and enables us to give you a better, more personalised experience on our website. This data is collected by cookies and similar technologies from your navigation around the site. A cookie is a small amount of data which we send to your computer. The data is then stored on your browser or hard disk. We use different types of cookies including Google Analytics which is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. who set a cookie to collect standard internet log information and site visitor behaviour in order to evaluate use of our website and compile a report for us. Information about your use of our website and your IP address is transmitted to Google Inc and is used by us to evaluate use of our website, compile statistical reports on activity on our website and create profiles of aggregated visitors using Google Analytics demographics. Most web browsers can be set to prevent you from receiving new cookies, notify you before accepting cookies or disable cookies altogether. Details about this can normally be found in the Help facility provided with your browser. If you disable cookies, you will not be able to receive personalised facilities and your progress to check out may take longer. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics please visit Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.



3. Your IP address (this is your computer’s individual identification number) which is automatically logged by our web server. This is used to note your interest in our website.



4. Your preferences and use of email updates, recorded by emails we send you (if you select to receive email updates on products and offers).

5. We use Facebook, Instagram and Google Adwords to advertise W&M Butchers Ltd products and services. Our retargeting will display relevant ads tailored to you based on areas of the website that you have visited, by placing a cookie on your device. This cookie does not give us access to your device. The cookie is used to allow us to identify whether an individual has visited a page and if so, show them related advertisements. Retargeting allows us to tailor our marketing to better suit your needs and only display ads that are relevant to you.

Payment Provider Privacy Policies

We use Stripe to process credit card payments. Read the Stripe Privacy Policy

Information sent securely using to Stripe includes name, address, email and phone details as well as your card details. This information is used solely for the purposes of validating and processing your payment to us.  Card details are protected using PCI DSS v3.2 security standards. You may optionally store a card at checkout. If you do so the card details are stored securely on Stripe's servers and are not disclosed to us. The Stripe payment service fully complies with the latest industry standards, including Strong Customer Authentication.

Stripe enables Apple Pay, permitting you to pay via your account on each of these services via Stripe. Please read the following privacy statements to understand what information is gathered and how it is used.

Read the Apple Pay Security and Privacy Overview.

WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER

Any personal information we collect from you will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation. The details we collect will be used :-



  1. To process your order, to maintain accounts you hold with us and guarantee records and to provide after-sales service;



  2. To carry out security checks - this helps to protect you and us from fraudulent transactions;



  3. To comply with legal requirements;

  4. To manage customer service interactions with you;

  5. For marketing purposes – with your consent - we would like to inform you of various promotions, goods and services that may be of interest to you. You may be contacted by post, email, telephone, SMS or such other means as we regard as appropriate, including new technology. If you wish to receive these communications, please tick the “Yes” box when entering your personal details.

You may unsubscribe at any time, if you wish - see “Your rights” section below.

SHARING YOUR DATA WITH OTHER COMPANIES

In order to make certain services available to you, we may need to share your personal information with some of the partners we work with but the information will only be used for the purpose of providing our products and services to you and we will never sell or rent your personal data to any other organisation for marketing purposes.

The service providers with whom we share your personal information are:

  1. For Customers who purchase from us: Distribution Centre managers and logistics service providers to supply/deliver products or services you have purchased and/or to provide after-sales service;

  2. For Customers and Potential Customers: Fraud prevention agencies, who will check details we give them against public and private databases and may keep a record of that check to use in future security checks;

  3. For Customers and Potential Customers and Enquirers: Data processing and email management service providers who send our communications for us;

Other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. This Privacy Policy only applies to this website, so when you access other websites via our links you should read their own privacy policies.

YOUR RIGHTS

We will do our best to handle your personal data with care but if you believe we have not handled your personal data in accordance with the law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. Further information including contact details are at www.ico.org.uk

  1. You can ask us what personal data we hold about you at any time;

  2. You can ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect information about you;



  3. You can ask us not to send you future marketing communications; We will then do our best to suppress your data from all direct marketing, although we will still keep it for processing your order, fulfilling customer service, after sale obligations, to enable us to comply with our legal obligations such as tax and audit obligations and to enforce or defend our legal rights;



  4. You can ask us to stop any processing of your personal information that is likely to cause damage or distress to you or anyone else;

  5. You can object to profiling without consent and you have the right to not have any significant decisions that will affect you taken solely by automated decision-making processes and the right to have decision taken by such automated decision-making process reviewed by an individual at W&M Butchers Ltd;

  6. In certain circumstances you have the right to request that we erase your personal data, for example if the data are no longer necessary for the purpose for which we requested and we will then do our best to suppress your data, although we will still keep it for processing your order, fulfilling customer service, after sale obligations, to enable us to comply with our legal obligations such as tax and audit obligations and to enforce or defend our legal rights;

  7. You can ask us to have your personal data provided to you by us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to have that data transmitted to another data controller;

If you wish to take any of the steps outlined above you can put the request in writing; please email our Data Protection Officer at hello@wmbutchers.co.uk or write to our Data Protection Officer at W&M Butchers Ltd, 41 Knowsley Street, Bury BL9 0ST.