Privacy Policy

Farming Online believe strongly in protecting our members privacy. We will not wilfully disclose information about our members to any third party (except in the event of change of ownership) without first receiving that members consent.

This Privacy Policy sets out the privacy practices for the services offered on any Farming Online.

1. Information gathered and tracked and what we do with this information

At Farming Online we strive to provide our members with a compelling reason to visit our Website again. Therefore, in order to help us provide an optimal service we gather the following information in aggregate form: browser type, operating system (e.g. Mac, Windows), IP address, and Internet domain (e.g. Demon, AOL).

Cookies
We use cookies (PC based text files) to save your password for each session so you don't have to re-enter it each time you revisit the Website. Cookies perform two different functions:

1. Functionality Cookies
We use functionality cookies to allow us to remember your preferences. For example, cookies save you the trouble of typing in your username every time you access the site.

2. Behaviourally Targeted Advertising Cookies
Our advertisers use cookies to serve you with advertisements that we believe are relevant to you and your interests. For example, if you read a number of articles on a particular topic, a advertisers might infer you are interested in this topic and serve you with relevant advertisements. You might see these advertisements on Farming Online and on other sites that you visit. However, we do not tell our advertisers who you are.

2. Information gathered during the Registration Process

Farming Online's registration process requires members to provide contact and billing information (for example, their name, address and e-mail address) in order to use the services offered on the Website. If members are not satisfied with the results of any automated decisions members can contact Farming Online and ask for the decision to be reviewed.

Members contact information is used for accounting purposes and to contact the member when necessary for member service issues, for example.

3. Information gathered from surveys

Farming Online may conduct occasional surveys asking members for demographic information (like their postal code, age, or income level). Members may opt-out of receiving future survey mailings; by contacting Farming Online by following the procedure outlined in paragraph 7 below. The demographic and profile data may be used to provide aggregate User profiles to Farming Online's marketing partners and to help Farming Online provide a better service.

4. Sharing of the information

Farming Online will not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of our User's personal information or Farming Online e-mail lists to third party companies without first obtaining our members consent. Members may choose to have their name not included in the list to such companies by following the procedure outlined in Paragraph 7 below.

E-mails sent to Farming Online may occasionally be used for testimonial purposes but will be withdrawn from the services if requested.

The Website contains links to other websites and Farming Online is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

5. Security

Farming Online is committed to the security of our member information and we have security procedures in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Farming Online's control.

Additionally, we have security measures in place to protect our User database and access to this database is restricted internally.

6. Opt-Out Policy

Farming Online provides members the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and companies who offer products and/or services through the Websites at the point where we request particulars about the User during the registration process.

7. Change/Modify/De-activate

Farming Online provides the following options for changing, modifying and de-activating member particulars previously provided:

a. You can send an e-mail to customerservices@farming.co.uk

b. You can send a written request to the following postal address:

Farming Online Ltd
PO Box 22
Much Wenlock
TF13 9AD .

c. You can call the following telephone number: 0870 909 0902

Removal requests will be made within 28 days of receipt of the request.

8. Contacting Farming Online

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of the Websites, or your dealings you can contact Farming Online at customerservices@farming.co.uk