Who We Are

Our website address is: http://meatpoulton.co.uk.

At MEAT, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your data is handled securely and transparently. This policy explains how we collect, use, and share your information.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your device to remember your preferences and settings.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  1. Comments Cookies:
    If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.

  2. Login Cookies:

    • Temporary cookies determine if your browser accepts cookies and are discarded when you close your browser.
    • Login cookies last for two days unless “Remember Me” is selected, in which case they persist for two weeks.
    • Screen options cookies last for one year.

  3. Content Editing Cookies:
    If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID will be saved. This cookie expires after one day.

For more information on managing cookies, please see our [Cookie Policy].

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you were visiting the external website directly.

These external websites may:

  • Collect data about you.
  • Use cookies or third-party tracking.
  • Monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking if you have an account and are logged in to their site.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party websites.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties except where required for functionality, such as hosting or spam detection services.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments.
  • Registered Users: For users that register on our site, personal information is stored in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this data.

Your Rights Over Your Data

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  1. Access Your Data: Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
  2. Delete Your Data: Request that we erase any personal data we hold, excluding data we are legally required to retain.
  3. Correct Your Data: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information.
  4. Restrict Processing: Request that we limit how your data is processed.
  5. Complain to the ICO: If you believe your rights have been infringed, you can lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (www.ico.org.uk).

To exercise your rights, please contact us at:

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at: