When you use our website, we collect certain information about you.

In this statement we will describe how, why and when we collect this data and how we ensure that any information that can identify you specially is used and securely stored by Agriscot or associated services operated on its behalf.

Definitions

Agriscot refers to AgriScot Limited. Registered in Scotland No.344299. VAT Reg. No.938 6728 70. Registered office: PO Box 13601, Linlithgow, EH49 9BL. AgriScot is organised by Rural Projects Ltd on behalf of the AgriScot Board of Directors.

AgriScot Website refers to https://agriscot.co.uk

Rural Projects refers to Rural Projects Limited. Head Office: PO Box 13601, Linlithgow, EH49 9BL. Tel: 0131 333 0969 Fax: 0131 333 0960. Registered in Scotland. Company Number: SC208574. http://www.ruralprojects.co.uk/

GDPR refers to The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679.

MailChimp is a registered trademark of The Rocket Science Group. MailChimp is owned and operated by The Rocket Science Group, LLC d/b/a MailChimp, a Georgia (US) limited liability corporation. http://www.mailchimp.com

Eventbrite refers to Eventbrite, Inc. a ticketing and event solution service provider. Eventbrite complies with PCI-DSS 3.1 Level 1 as both a Merchant and a Service Provider. Registered with both Visa and MasterCard as a PCI-compliant Service Provider. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk

Personal Data Collection

AgriScot collects the following data through the AgriScot website and other associated avenues.

Electronic Newsletter

The AgriScot website provides a portal to allow users to sign-up / subscribe to an electronic newsletter mailing list. The only information collected through this process is your email address.

Upon subscribing to the mailing list through the subscription form displayed on the AgriScot website, your email address will be added to a database through the services of a third party company named MailChimp.

The content of this database is managed and used by AgriScot to provide subscribers to the AgriScot mailing list with a regular electronic newsletter via email. This information is not used for any other purposes.

The email addresses collected by this process are not shared with any external companies without express permission of the subscriber and we do not provide data to any external companies. Please consult the terms and conditions of the MailChimp service for more information on how your data is processed, used and stored by them.

If you wish to be deleted from this database please either a) click the unsubscribe link show at the base of the electronic newsletter or b) request your email address to be removed from the database by sending an email with your request to info@agriscot.co.uk or by calling the organisers direct on Tel: 0131 333 0965.

Printed Promotional Material

On behalf of the AgriScot, the event organisers – Rural Projects – provides a printed newsletter via the UK postal service to subscribers of a promotional mailing list. Subscription to this mailing list is voluntary and the data collected is stored by AgriScot for this one purpose only.

The data collected includes Name and Postal Address and may also include an Email Address. This data is securely stored by Rural Projects in compliance with The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679.

If you wish to be deleted from the mailing list please request your details be removed from the database by sending an email with your request to info@agriscot.co.uk by calling the organisers direct on Tel: 0131 333 0965.

Photography

The AgriScot website contains photography from previous events. The photographic images included on this website do not contain any information that can identify any individual unless otherwise stated.

As part of the terms and conditions of entry by attending the AgriScot event you give your express consent to your actual/ simulated likeness to be included for no fee within any audio or visual recording to be used in any media for any purpose at any time. This includes filming by the police or security staff which may be carried out for the security of customers and/or the prevention of crime.

You have the right to request that any image in which you, or a minor you are related to or for which you are responsible for, are featured is removed from the AgriScot website. You also have the right to request that your image is not used in any printed or digital material.

To request the removal of a image from the website or to request AgriScot cease using your image in their promotional material, please send an email with your request to info@agriscot.co.uk or call the organisers direct on Tel: 0131 333 0965.

Email Communication

We collect some information about you from email messages that you send to us. The information collected will be used to send you any information you have requested and to provide information about AgriScot that may be of interest or of use.

To enable an efficient level of communication between AgriScot and visitors to the event, email communications and associated contact names / email addresses are retained by AgriScot. This data is stored securely onsite in compliance with the guidelines set out by the GDPR.

AgriScot does not provide any data collected through email communication to any third-party companies, agencies or organisations without express permission from the client.

This policy also applies to any data collected by use of the contact forms displayed on the AgriScot website.

Social Networks

We do not collect any personal data through the various AgriScot social network accounts.

Cookies

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this part of our statement also sets out how we will treat the use of Cookies.

Cookies are in use on this website
To function as intended, this website makes use of a small number of Cookies to store various settings during and between visits as well as allowing users to share pages via social networks.
We do not use cookies to collect any personal information without express permission of the user and we do not provide any data collected to any third-party companies.

Permission
Should you wish to not use cookies on this website, then please select the option from the cookie tool bar when you first visit the website.

Third party/external cookies
Our site includes functions provided by third parties such as the social networks listed in the share function shown at the bottom of each post. Disabling these cookies will affect the functions offered by the third parties. We do not use cookies to collect any personal information through the use of these additional functions, however, the associated social networks may collect such data. To find out what is collected by these companies please visit their receptive websites for more information.

Visitor Statistics

We use a cookie  to compile visitor statistics for our own internal use. We cannot identify individual visitors through its use.

Your Rights

In addition to the safeguards put in place by Rural Projects, your personal data is protected in the UK by the provisions of the Data Protection Act and The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679.

This provides among other things that the data we hold about you should be processed lawfully and fairly. It should be accurate, relevant and not excessive.

The information should be kept up to date, where necessary, and not retained for longer than is necessary. It should be kept securely to prevent unauthorised access by other people. You have the right to see what is held about you, correct any inaccuracies or request deletion of data directly related to you and your activities in regards to AgriScot.

If AgriScot enters into a joint venture with, or is sold to, or merges with, another entity, we will not disclose your information to the new partners or owners without your express permission.

Policy Changes

Any changes to this policy will be posted here.

Other web sites

Our web site may contain links to other web sites which are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Statement.

If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of these sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from ours.

Contact

All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your data are welcomed and should be addressed to AgriScot,  Rural Projects Limited, PO Box 13601, Linlithgow, EH49 9BL. Tel: 0131 333 0969 Email: info@agriscot.co.uk