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Privacy Policy - Web site and cookies

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

Our website uses cookies. We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you first visit our website

(1) What information do we collect?

We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:

(a) information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website (including, inter alia, your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views, website navigation)

(b) information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters

(c) any other information that you choose to send to us

(2) Cookies

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.

We may use both "session" cookies and "persistent" cookies on the website. Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.

We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website; We will use the persistent cookies to: enable our website to recognise you when you visit; keep track of your preferences in relation to your use of our website

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer (version 9) you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Internet options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block All Cookies" using the sliding selector. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one. Please note that third parties may also use cookies over which we have no control.

(3) Using your personal information

Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

We may use your personal information to:

(a) administer the website;

(b) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;

(c) enable your use of the services available on the website;

(d) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;

(e) send you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business which we think may be of interest to you where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (and you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);

(f) provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user;

We will not, without your express consent, provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

(4) Disclosures

We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.

In addition, we may disclose your personal information:

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

(b) in connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;

(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);

(5) International data transfers

Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.

In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website] will be published on the internet and may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.

(6) Security of your personal information

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure servers.

(7) Policy amendments

We may update this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes. We are currently awaiting the promised guidance from the Information Commissioners Office in respect of the changes due to GDPR.

(8) Your rights

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:

(a) the payment of a fee (currently fixed at GBP 10); and

(b) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity

You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes, by sending an email to us. In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.

(9) Third party websites

The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.

(10) Updating information

Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

(11) Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us by email to information@stithians.show or by post to our normal contact address as shown on each web page.


General Privacy Policy


The Stithians Agricultural Association Limited (“the Association”) is committed to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and we recognises that the correct and lawful treatment of your personal information will maintain confidence in our Association, and secure its success for future generations.

Everyone has rights with regard to the way that their personal information is handled.

During the course of our activities we will collect, store and process personal information / data about our supporters, suppliers and other third parties, and will do so in a lawful manner.

We may need to share this information with relevant regulatory or similar other bodies, but we will only do so this to ensure that the Association remains compliant with its obligations, and so as to allow us to continue to deliver a successful Agricultural Show.

We will only ever obtain information from you that is ‘fit for purpose’ and which does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.

We will only ever process that information if it is within our legitimate interests to do so.

The Association will retain such data as is necessary to meet our legal obligations, or if there is some other legitimate reason for our doing so.

You are entitled to know what information the Association holds about you and to have it corrected if inaccurate or complete.

You have the right to request the removal of your personal information where there is no legitimate reason for us to continue to hold it.

You also have the right to restrict the use of your information in certain circumstances.

If you make purchases from the Association through the use of the services provided by any one or all of:-

  • PayPal;
  • Stripe;
  • Showing Scene;
  • SumUp; or
  • such other third party as the Association may from time to time enter into a contract with to provide services to and for the benefit of the Association with you [called “the Service Provider”] both the Association and the Service Provider will be using your personal information.

As such, all transactions with the Service Provider are subject to the Privacy Policy for the time being of the Service Provider, which at the time of publication of this notice can be found at:-

  • https://www.paypal.com/en/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
  • https://stripe.com/gb/privacy
  • https://showingscene.com/privacypolicy
  • https://help.sumup.com/en-GB/articles/2MrnASQDdzJMkFMUnK7BFL-gdpr-data-protection

Should at any time the Association enter into a contract for the provision of services with a Service Provider not detailed above where you wish to view the Privacy Policy of such Service Provider please contact our DPO for more information.

In the first instance, requests with regards to your personal information should be made to the General Secretary by email to:-

information@stithians.show

Or in writing to:-

The General Secretary
Stithians Agricultural Association Limited
Chy An Kernyk
Rose Meadow
Stithians
Truro
TR3 7RL

The Association’s appointed Data Protection Officer is Luke Roberts, who can be contacted by email on:-

luke.roberts@hinedowning.com

Or in writing at:-

8-14 Berkeley Vale
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 3PH