Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://yorkshirebake.com/

Yorkshire Bakehouse is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that any personal information you provide to us is handled securely and responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect information when you visit or interact with our website.

Comments

If visitors leave comments on our website, we may collect the information provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information may be used to help identify and prevent spam and protect the security of our website.

An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using the service. You can view the Gravatar Privacy Policy on their website.

Media

If you upload images to our website, we recommend that you avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download images from the website and extract location information contained within them.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, remember your preferences and understand how visitors use our website.

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address and website details in cookies. These cookies are intended to make it easier for you to leave subsequent comments without having to enter your information again.

Our website may also use temporary cookies to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. Certain cookies may be used to maintain login sessions, remember website preferences or support website functionality.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how some features of our website function.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages on our website may contain embedded content from third-party websites, such as videos, images, maps, social media content or articles.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the third-party website directly. These websites may collect information about you, use cookies or other tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you access through our website.

What personal information we collect

Depending on how you interact with Yorkshire Bakehouse, we may collect information such as your name, email address, telephone number, business details and any other information you choose to provide when contacting us, submitting an enquiry or using our website.

We may also automatically collect certain technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and information about how you use our website.

How we use your information

We may use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to enquiries and requests.
  • Provide information about our products and services.
  • Process and manage orders or business enquiries.
  • Improve our website, products and customer experience.
  • Maintain website security and prevent fraudulent or malicious activity.
  • Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
  • Send marketing communications where you have provided appropriate consent.

We will only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable data protection legislation.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

Where necessary to operate our website and business, we may share relevant information with trusted service providers, such as website hosting providers, IT service providers, email platforms, payment providers, delivery partners or professional advisers.

Where required, these third parties are expected to handle your information securely and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

How long we retain your data

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to meet legal, accounting, contractual or regulatory requirements.

The length of time we keep your information will depend on the nature of the information and our relationship with you.

What rights you have over your data

Under applicable UK data protection law, you may have rights in relation to the personal information we hold about you.

Depending on the circumstances, these may include the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Request the deletion of your personal information.
  • Object to certain uses of your information.
  • Request restrictions on how we process your information.
  • Request a copy of certain information in a portable format.
  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent to process your information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact Yorkshire Bakehouse using the contact details provided on our website.

Where your data is sent

Information submitted through our website may be processed by third-party services that help us operate and secure the website, such as hosting, email, analytics and spam-prevention providers.

Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

Website security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, business practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be published on this page, and we recommend checking this page periodically for the latest version.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how Yorkshire Bakehouse handles your personal information, please contact us through the contact details provided on our website.