Privacy Policy

Red Co-operative Limited (‘we’) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy (together with the Terms of Website Use (“the Terms”), Cookie Policy and any other documents we refer to in this policy or those Terms) set out how we will use your personal information and with whom it will be shared. Please read the following carefully.

Please refer to our Cookie Policy if you would like detailed information on the types of cookies we use on the Site, the purposes for which we use each cookie, how you can disable and enable the use of certain cookies and the consequences of doing so.

Please note that by visiting and using the Site you are agreeing to the use of your personal information in the way that is described in this Privacy Policy.

If you have any queries or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at http://red.coop/contact.

Any changes we may make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.

1. What information do we collect about you?
   1. We may collect and process the following data about you (‘your information’):
      1. information that you submit online via our Site;
      2. any correspondence you send to us;
      3. details of your visits to the Site and the resources that you access (which may include, amongst other things; traffic data and communication data);
      4. details of transactions you carry out or orders you place through the Site.
   2. We are aware that your information may be confidential and we will protect the confidentiality of your information in accordance with our normal procedures and legal requirements.
2. How will we use your information?
   1. We use your information in the following ways:
      1. to ensure that the Site’s content is presented as effectively as possible for you;
      2. for our internal purposes, such as quality control, site performance, system administration and to evaluate use of the Site, so that we can provide you with enhanced services;
      3. to notify you about changes to our services;
      4. to provide you with information, products or services that you request from us, or which we feel may interest you (provided of course that you agree);
      5. to create reports to assist with future marketing ; and
      6. to enable you to participate in the features of the Site when you choose to do so.
   2. We may monitor your use of the Site and record your email address and/or IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical information about our users’ browsing actions and patterns and does not identify any individual.
   3. We collect non-personal aggregated statistics data about visitors to the Site and sales and traffic patterns. Just to be clear, this information does not identify users in any personal capacity and we do not use this information to build profiles on individual users: it just contains generalised information about the users of the Site.
   4. We only keep your information for as long as is necessary.
3. Cookies
   1. We may use ‘cookies’ to collect the information referred to and track your use of the Site. Cookies are small data files which gather information about your use of our site and help us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Site. For more information about ‘cookies’, why we use them and how to refuse cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
4. Marketing
   1. If you have used our Site previously, we may contact you by email with information about products and services which are similar to those you have previously indicated that you were interested in, unless you have indicated that you do not want to hear from us.
   2. If you are new to the Site, we may contact you by email only if you consent.
   3. We may also pass your information to other organisations (if you consent) who may contact you to provide marketing information about their products and services by email.
   4. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please tick the relevant boxes during the sign up process when we collect your information. You may ask us at any time not to use your information for marketing purposes by contacting us at http://red.coop/contact.
5. Where do we transfer your information?
   1. We may transfer your information to, or store it, outside the European Economic Area (‘EEA’) to countries which do not have as developed data protection laws. It may also be processed by staff at our affiliates, suppliers, agents or appointed representatives offices overseas.
   2. Please do not send us your information if you do not want it to be transferred to or stored outside the EEA. By providing your information to us you agree and consent to us transferring to, and storing your information at, a destination outside the EEA.
6. With whom do we share your information?
   1. We may share your information with other organisations:
      1. if we sell or buy any business or assets (as we may share your data with the prospective seller or buyer);
      2. if we or substantially all of our company assets are acquired by another party, in which case your information will be one of the transferred assets;
      3. business partners, suppliers, sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter with them or you;
      4. if we have to share your information to comply with legal or regulatory requirements, or if we have to enforce or apply our Terms or any other agreements or to protect our rights, property or our customers, etc. This may involve exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
   2. We may share the non-personal aggregated statistics data about visitors to the Site with third parties.
   3. We may also share your information with selected third parties for the purposes of [credit card clearance/credit reference/order fulfilment/delivery/]data analysis/[customer] support/ storage services.
   4. We may pass your email address to selected third parties (as described in paragraph 4.3 above) provided that you have explicitly consented to this when you register your details on the Site.
   5. If you link your account with a social media site e.g. Facebook and, to the extent that your Facebook account settings allow, to other Facebook Users.
7. How do we keep your information secure?
   1. If you have a username, password or other login details which enable you to access certain parts of the Site, you must not allow any other person to use them and must treat them as confidential. If you believe or suspect that someone else knows your login details you must contact us at http://red.coop/contact as soon as possible. Please also see our Terms.
   2. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will apply our normal procedures and comply with legal requirements to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted to the Site and any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
   3. The Site may from time to time contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of those sites, please note that those sites ought to have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for those sites or for their privacy policies. Please check those privacy policies before you submit your information to those sites. Please also see our Terms for further provisions relating to other websites.
8. Your rights
   1. You can access and rectify certain parts of your personal information by logging into your account.
   2. Under the Data Protection Act you have the right to see the personal information that we hold about you, whether collected through your use of the Site or through any communications that you have had with us. You have the right to access your information and should direct any request for your information to us at http://red.coop/contact. Please note that currently a fee of ten pounds (£10.00) may be payable to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
   3. You have the right to rectify your information by sending us a written request to us at http://red.coop/contact.
   4. You have the right to ask us not to process your information (or pass your information to other companies or organisations) for marketing purposes. You can tick the appropriate box on the forms when we collect your information or later at any time by contacting us.
   5. If you have a complaint about how we have used your information, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
9. Changes
   1. We may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a modified copy of them on the Site. Any changes will take effect on the date on which we post the modified terms on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after this means that you agree to be bound by the modified policy.
10. How to contact us
    1. Questions, comments or requests concerning this Privacy Policy are welcomed and should be addressed to us at http://red.coop.contact.
    2. The Site is owned by Red Co-operative Limited. We are registered in England and Wales under company number: 09069834 and have our registered office at 3 Corkland Road, Manchester, M21 8UP.