Privacy Policy

Authentic Food Company Limited
Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy

1. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IN VIEWING THIS SITE THE USER AGREES TO THE FOLLOWING :

While every care is taken to ensure that the information on The Authentic Food Company site is correct and up to date, The Authentic Food Company Limited ("AFC") does not guarantee that the information on this site is accurate. It should be noted that information may at times be out of date. AFC exclude any liability, including that for negligence, for the content of this web site or any downloads from it.

Though providing a variety of information on this site, it is not intended that this should in any way be interpreted as a contractual offer to buy goods or services displayed on this site. All sales by AFC to its customers are subject to the conditions of sale of AFC and all purchases by AFC are subject to its conditions of purchase both of which are available from the company. Fulfilment of an order is subject to acceptance by AFC. AFC will not be held responsible for any problems that arise from the use of this site and any links or from downloaded information that is available. Use of this site is at your own risk. AFC accepts no responsibility for the content and accuracy of the sites it links to, nor does it accept any liability in connection with any such sites to which it links.

AFC cannot ensure the exclusion of viruses from the web site and no liability is accepted for viruses. You are therefore recommended to take all appropriate safeguards before downloading information from this site.

Any ideas or comments sent to AFC via the web site shall become the property of AFC and as such can be used in any future developments. AFC holds the copyright over the entire content and links of this site.

If you are entering any personal information you are advised to refer to our privacy policy stated below.

Your use of this web site and downloads from it, and the operation of these terms and conditions shall be governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of your use of this web site.

Once your details have been submitted it is assumed you agree with the terms of this statement.

2. PRIVACY POLICY

The Authentic Food Company Limited (“AFC”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we use the information we collect about you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy.

The Authentic Food Company Ltd (Registered number: 1928101)
Address: Sharston Green Business Park
Robeson Way
Robeson
Manchester
M22 4SW
Telephone: 0161 495 4000
E-mail: info@theauthenticfoodcompany.com

2.1 INFORMATION COLLECTED

(a) When you register as a user on the theauthenticfoodcompany.com website (“the Site”), we need to know your name, company name, postal contact address, e-mail address and telephone number.

2.2 USE OF INFORMATION

(a) We gather this information to allow us to process your registration and personalise our service. The relevant information is then used by us, our agents and sub-contractors to provide you with statements of your account and to communicate with you on any matter relating to the conduct of your account and the provision of the service in general. We will never pass your personal data to anyone else, except for successors in title to our business and suppliers that process data on our behalf. We may also use and disclose information to third parties in aggregate (so that no individual customers are identified) for marketing, sales analysis and strategic development purposes.

(b) We will also use your contact details to communicate with you. We may use your information and send you offers and news about our Site or any other products and services or those of other carefully selected companies which we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive this information, please send an e-mail to info@theauthenticfoodcompany.com.




2.3 OTHER WEBSITES

(a) Our Site may contain links to other websites from time to time which are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other websites using the links provided, the operators of these websites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from ours.

2.4 COOKIES

(a) "Cookies" are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information from the browser. You can find out more about the way cookies work on http://www.cookiecentral.com. We may use cookies for a number of purposes, for instance to enable us to simplify the logging on process for registered users, to help ensure the security and authenticity of registered users, to provide the mechanisms for online shopping and to enable traffic monitoring. We may send anonymous cookies to non-registered visitors of the site to keep track of their browsing patterns and build up a demographic profile.

(b) Most browsers allow you to turn off the cookie function. If you want to know how to do this, please look at the help menu on your browser.

2.5 SECURITY

(a) The Internet is not a secure medium. However, as required by the UK Data Protection Act 1998, we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given to us, to prevent unauthorised access.

2.6 SALE OF BUSINESS

(a) If this business is sold or integrated with another business, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and their advisors and will be passed on to the new owners of the business.

2.7 UPDATING YOUR DETAILS

(a) If any of the information that you have provided to AFC changes, for example if you change your e-mail address, name or payment details or if you wish to cancel your registration, please let us know the correct details by updating your details online or sending an e-mail to info@theauthenticfoodcompany.com.

2.8 ACCEAA RIGHTS

(a) You have a right to access any personal data that is held about you. To obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you, please write to us at the address stated above enclosing your postal details and a cheque for £10 payable to The Authentic Food Company Limited.

2.9 YOUR CONSENT

(a) By submitting your information you consent to the use of that information as set out in this Policy. If we change our Privacy Policy we will post the changes on this page, and may place notices on other pages of the Site, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes.

(b) Owing to the global nature of the Internet infrastructure, the information you provide may be transferred in transit to countries outside the European Economic Area that do not have similar protections in place regarding your data and its use as set out in this policy. By submitting your information, you consent to such transfers.

2.10 CONTACT US

(a) We welcome your views about our Site and Privacy Policy. If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments, please send an e-mail to info@theauthenticfoodcompany.com.

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