Privacy policy

At Crimson Bee, we respect your personal information and are committed to maintaining your trust. In particular, we would like to assure you that we never sell, rent or trade email lists with other companies for marketing purposes. You can find detailed information about how your personal data is collected, used and how we keep it safe in our Privacy Policy below. 

We have appointed a GDPR controller to make sure all processes are followed adequately and in accordance with the law. Please contact Sarah Seaby at Sarah@crimsonb.com if you have any questions about this policy or about how your data is collected and stored. 

We collect certain information about the visitors of this website. Read below to learn what data we collect and how we use it. 

This Policy was last updated January 2021.

Cookie data

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record keeping purposes. We use cookies on this Website to enable us to track and target the interests of our users. We may link the information we store in cookies to personally identifiable information that you submit while on the website. You can remove the cookies by following the directions provided in your internet browser’s “help” file. You express consent to cookies by continuing to browse this website.

Some of the systems we use to process your data are managed by international companies. We have reviewed those companies’ safeguarding processes and believe they have demonstrated sufficient duty of care in handling private data and compliance with GDPR. 

These are the organisations which have access to your data:

1. Google Analytics

When someone visits this website, we use Google Analytics to 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. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify individual users. 

You can find Google’s Privacy statement and GDPR statement here and here.

2. Facebook

We allow Facebook cookies on our web- site, which means that we make a note of your visit to our site and can use that information to advertise to you on the Facebook platform in the future. We don’t access your Facebook profile and the data is stored in a way which doesn’t allow to identify individual users. Facebook’s Privacy Policy is available here.

We store your personal data to analyse site usage, such as how many visitors we receive and how much time they spend on the site for a period of 24 months. We store your personal information required for email communication indefinitely, unless you request we remove you from the list. 

We will make every effort to rectify any mistakes you make us aware of in handling your data. We endeavour to respond to any such requests within a month of you informing us of such fact. Should we fail to do so, or if you’re unhappy with the way we have handled your request, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with the ICO, using this form.