Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 7-3-2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Ye Olde Sausage Shop (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit or make a purchase from our website.

Website: https://dev.sausageshop.apcloud.dev

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are

Ye Olde Sausage Shop
361 Union Rd, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington BB5 3HS

Email: info@yeoldesausageshop.co.uk

For the purposes of data protection law, we are the data controller responsible for your personal data.

2. Personal Data We Collect

When you interact with our website, we may collect the following information:

Information you provide to us

This may include:

  • Name

  • Billing address

  • Delivery address

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Account login details

  • Comments or messages you submit

Order Information

When you make a purchase, we collect information required to process your order, including:

  • Order details

  • Payment information

  • Delivery details

Payment card details are processed securely by our payment providers and are not stored on our servers.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device information

  • Pages visited

  • Referring website

  • Cookies and tracking information

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

  • Process and deliver your orders

  • Provide customer support

  • Manage your account

  • Improve our website and services

  • Prevent fraud and maintain security

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Send order updates and service communications

If you opt in, we may also send you marketing emails about our products or promotions.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:

  • Contract – to process and deliver your orders

  • Legal obligation – to comply with tax and accounting requirements

  • Legitimate interests – to improve our services and prevent fraud

  • Consent – for marketing communications where you have opted in

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Remember your login session

  • Store shopping cart contents

  • Analyse website traffic

  • Improve website functionality

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

6. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymised string created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it.
The Gravatar Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public.

7. Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images.

8. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles).

Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited the external website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that content.

We do not control these third-party websites and recommend reviewing their privacy policies.

9. Who We Share Your Data With

We may share your data with trusted third parties where necessary to operate our business, including:

  • Payment processors

  • Delivery and courier services

  • Website hosting providers

  • Spam detection services

  • IT and security providers

These providers only receive the information necessary to perform their services.

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

10. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary.

Examples include:

  • Customer order records may be kept for up to 6 years for tax and accounting purposes.

  • Website comments and associated data may be retained indefinitely.

  • Account information is retained while your account remains active.

11. Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data

  • Request correction of inaccurate data

  • Request deletion of your data

  • Restrict or object to processing

  • Request transfer of your data to another service

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from:

  • Unauthorised access

  • Loss

  • Misuse

  • Disclosure

However, no method of internet transmission is completely secure.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised Last Updated date.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:

Ye Olde Sausage Shop

361 Union Rd, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington BB5 3HS

Email: info@yeoldesausageshop.co.uk

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been mishandled.

Website: https://ico.org.uk