Privacy Policy
We don't use personal information (like email addresses) when you use onthetable.scot
Information collected in a form is only used to provide the service it relates to. If the data is used for anything else there will be a consent statement for you to read and agree before submitting the form.
We store your data on our secure servers in the UK, where it could be viewed by our staff or suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this.
We won't share your information with any other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes.
The Data Protection Act
Under current Data Protection laws, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies to safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We do not pass on your details to any third party or government department unless you give us permission to do so
What information do we collect?
We collect three kinds of information from visitors to this site:
- Site usage information from session cookies and log files
- Information about where you have come to onthetable.scot from (e.g. online or social media advertising)
- If you register for email marketing the information we collect is your name and your email address. This information is stored to allow us to contact you in the future with emails of relevant information you may find useful
If you wish to unsubscribe from our email database you can either click the unsubscribe link in the emails we send you or by requesting removal via email.
Email marketing
If you choose to join our email newsletter or give consent to receive information, the email address you provide will be forwarded to a third-party email marketing service. We consider such services to be a third-party data processor as described below*.
The email address you provide will not be stored within this website's own database or in any of our internal computer systems.
Your email address will remain within the third-party email marketing service for as long as we continue to use this service for email marketing or until you specifically request removal from the list. You can unsubscribe by using the unsubscribe links contained in any email newsletters that we send to you or by requesting removal via email.
When requesting removal via email, please send your request to us using the email account that is subscribed to the mailing list.
* A third-party data processor is an entity that processes Personally Identifiable Information on behalf of a data controller. The data processor will not pass on the data or act upon the data without instruction from the data controller.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Cookies
We collect anonymous information about how people use onthetable.scot so we can improve the site.
We use 'cookies', which are small files we place onto your computer to collect information about how you browse.
Find out how we manage cookies and measure site usage.
Manage cookies individually or accept cookies on this site.
Facebook domain insights
We have access to anonymised data made available to us by Facebook. Information includes demographic data, shares and traffic volume. This information helps us to provide a better experience for users.
Your rights
You have the right to find out what information we hold about you.
You can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office on any issue regarding our handling of your personal information.
Transmitting information over the internet is generally not completely secure, and we can't guarantee the security of your data. We have procedures and security features in place to try and keep your data secure once we receive it.
onthetable.scot contains links to and from other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website and doesn't cover other government services and transactions that we link to.
If you go to another website from this one, read the privacy policy on that website to find out what it does with your information.