Privacy Policy

Introduction

The Little Puddings cookery club take your privacy very seriously and is committed to protecting your personal information. This policy sets out the way in which any personal data you provide to us, will be processed by us, so please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data (including when you use our website or other digital platforms).

Data we might collect from you

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our website thelittlepuddings.com or via an email. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, posting material or requesting further services.
  • If you contact us we may keep a record of that correspondence whether that be by telephone, email, text message, social media.
  • If you attend an event that we are hosting or participating in and you would like to opt in to be added to our mailing list.
  • We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.

 What we MIGHT DO with the information we gather

Personal information will only be used for the purpose indicated and will be held securely.  It will not be used for any other purpose without your permission and will not be kept for longer than necessary. If you are concerned about providing your personal information, please contact us and we will arrange alternative means for you to provide this information.

How we use information about you:

  • To collect payment from you;
  • To contact you in relation to a booking or upcoming
  • To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us which we feel may interest you.
  • To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between us.
  • Tell you about any service-related changes affecting your use of this website and any new features and functionality and
  • Assess and develop The Little Puddings services;
  • Tell you about The Little Puddings products and special offers, if you choose to receive this information.

Where do we store your data?

We will take all steps necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. We use a third party cloud based mail system called Zoho to store our customer details.

  • We use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to determine which pages are being viewed, to help improve your experience and to gauge the number of visitors to support service development.  This information is processed anonymously.

Updating and amending your personal information

As The Little Puddings cookery club customer, you have control over the accuracy of your personal information. If, at any time, you wish to verify, update or amend the personal information you have provided, you can do so by email which you will find on our “Contact” page. 

How we use cookies

A “cookie” is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. 

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. 

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is protected. Information you provide to us on registration (including credit card details) is protected using encryption whenever it is transmitted over the internet. In addition, we use a firewall to prevent third parties from accessing your personal information.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We recognise the importance of privacy to our customers and visitors and intend to remain at the forefront of industry developments in this area. We will keep this policy under review and any changes made from time to time will be posted on this website.

Consent

By disclosing your personal information to us or, if you have already registered, by continuing as The Little Puddings cookery club customer, you give your consent to the collection, storage, processing and use of your personal information by us as described in this privacy policy.

If you have any further questions relating to how we use and store your information please do not hesitate to contact us by email at info@thelittlepuddings.com.