Privacy Policy
“We” and “Our” below refer to “Newcastle Emlyn Chamber of Trade” and anyone in our employment or working on our behalf.
This Privacy Policy sets out how we use and protect any information that you give us when you use this website.We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. 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. From time to time we may change this policy by updating this page. You should regularly check this page to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
Consent
We currently operate an ‘implied consent’ policy which means that by visiting this site, we assume you are happy with this usage. If you are not happy, then you should either not use this site in future, delete ‘visitcardigan’ cookies having visited the site, or you should browse the site using your browser’s anonymous usage setting (called “Incognito” in Chrome, “InPrivate” for Internet Explorer, “Private Browsing” in Firefox and Safari, etc).
What We Collect
Log Files
When someone visits our website we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website using the data in the logs. We will not associate any log data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source.
Comment and Enquiry Forms
Our website allows visitors to leave comments and contact us via an enquiry form. We collect the following information:
- Contact details such as Name, Email, Web Address
- IP Address
- Comment
- Enquiry
We require this information for the following reasons:-
- To improve our products and services
- Encourage visitor interaction and discussion on our website
- Be able to respond to visitor enquiries
- We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provide. You will have the opportunity to opt out of this at this time.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies that are used by this website are necessary in order for us to provide and improve upon our value added products and services and to remain competitive. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.
The following cookies will be set.
Google Analytics:
We use Google Analytics to make sure our website is meeting our users’ needs and to help prioritise improvements. Google provides more details on the Google privacy and cookie policy page. Google also provides a browser add-on which allows you to opt out of Google Analytics across all websites.
Google Analytics collects anonymous website usage data such as the number of visitors to the site, search phrases used to find us, pages visited on the site and time spent on the site.
The cookies do not identify users nor associate your IP address with any personally identifiable information. We use the following Google Analytics cookies.
gtag.js and analytics.js set the following cookies but do not require setting cookies to transmit data to Google Analytics.
| Cookie Name | Expiration Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
_ga |
2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
_gid |
24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |
_gat |
1 minute | Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_<property-id>. |
AMP_TOKEN |
30 seconds to 1 year | Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. |
_gac_<property-id> |
90 days | Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. Learn more. |
By default, this library sets cookies on the domain specified in the document.host browser property
and sets the cookie path to the root level (/).
This library sets the following cookies:
| Cookie Name | Default Expiration Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
__utma |
2 years from set/update | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmt |
10 minutes | Used to throttle request rate. |
__utmb |
30 mins from set/update | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmc |
End of browser session | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whetherthe user was in a new session/visit. |
__utmz |
6 months from set/update | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmv |
2 years from set/update | Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method witha visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data issent to Google Analytics. |
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
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.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. 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, as 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.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to us. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.