Privacy policy

This policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. The way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy.

Like most businesses across the UK, we store the information provided by yourself voluntarily. This will include for example when you have contacted us through our website. This personal information may include your name, email address, telephone number and any other relevant details. By submitting this information you agree to us using this information to respond to your enquiry.

MacVet Cattle Communications Limited (MacVet) are committed to making sure your interactions with our website are as relevant and informational as possible. To do this we employ the use of analytical software that may log unidentifiable technical information during your visit to our website. This information can/will include the type of browser used, your operating system, the URL that referred you, your actions within our website and the number of times you have visited the site. By using the information provided by our analytical software we are able to review and improve our website experience.

This website like many others uses cookies which will be attached to your browser upon visiting our website. These cookies hold information the website will need to provide you with a personalised experience on our website.

GDPR

On 25th May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in the UK and other EU countries and will impact every organisation which holds or processes personal data. Please see below for more information regarding this.

By using our website, you consent to the processing of any information as described by the MacVet privacy notice.

Opt-in

The processing topic of Opt-in covers any information gathered for the purpose of Promotion & Marketing. MacVet may use multiple ways for this information to be gathered including Newsletter op-in’s on our website, competition entries and contact cards at an event or conference. In accordance with the regulations of GDPR the information gathered in this format will be lawfully acquired through the use of opt-in checkboxes on forms and competitions on both the website and contact cards.

Opt-in information is stored in a master database on our internal network and can be distributed to multiple third party locations depending on our marketing requirements. Before using a third party service for marketing we will first check to see if both the storage on this service and transmission to this service is both safe and encrypted.

Information collected for Opt-in promotion and marketing will be terminated on request of the information owner. This may be by unsubscribing from our marketing services or asking MacVet to delete their details.

We are constantly reviewing how we process and protect data. Therefore, changes to our policy may occur at any time. We will endeavour to publicise any changes.