Privacy Policy & Cookies

The Hatch Consultancy is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This policy sets out how The Hatch Consultancy uses and protects any information that you give The Hatch Consultancy when you use this website or engage with us via email. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. The Hatch Consultancy may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation EU 2018 (GDPR), the data controller is The Hatch Consultancy. This policy is effective from 01/10/22.

Cookies

Cookies are ways of saving a small amount of information. They are automatically downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Our site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie policy.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • name and job title
  • contact information including email address
  • demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
  • your ip address, operating system and browser type
  • other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
  • various information stored in third party cookies

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services
  • We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

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 or record internally.

Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will only ever send marketing communications to those that have provided consent and/or to those to whom the material is considered of interest and where the processing passes the ‘legitimate interest’ as defined by the ICO. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data or emailing hello@thehatchconsultancy.com.

Disclosure of your information

We will not disclose your information to any third parties unless you have consented for us to do so.

Access to your information

GDPR gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act.

How to contact us

Questions and/or requests about this privacy policy should be emailed to hello@thehatchconsultancy.com or by post to: The Hatch Consultancy, 57 William Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5NR