Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Our aim is to respect your privacy and comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully.
We collect information about you to process your order, keep you informed of our latest catalogues and offers and for customer services.
How do we collection information from you?
We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you contact us about products and services, to place an order, to request a catalogue and if you register to receive our newsletters or special offers.
What type of information is collected from you?
The personal information we collect might include:
- Your name
- Address
- Phone number
- Email address
-Previous Order
- IP address
- Pages you accessed on our website and when
- Customer service cases
If you place an order online or purchase a product from us, your card information is not held by us, it is collected by our third party payment processor, who specialise in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions. These details are passed from you via our systems securely via SSL secure sockets layer encryption and/or tokenisation where numbers are replaced with alternative information to protect the actual credit card numbers.
How is your information used?
We may use your information to:
- Process catalogue request
- Process orders that you have submitted
- To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us
- Dealing with entries into competitions we may run
- Seek your views or comments on the services we provide
- Notify you of changes to our services
- Send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you. These may include information about special offers, promotions and events
- Send similar information from our associated brands
- Process job applications
- Increase our engagement on social media
- Send you tailored email communications that are specific to you.
How long do we retain your information?
We are required under UK tax law to keep your basic personal data (name, address, contact details) for a minimum of 6 years after which time it will be destroyed. Your information we use for marketing purposes will be kept with us until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information. You can unsubscribe at any time from marketing data by contacting us at the address above.
Who has access to your information – Third Parties?
We work with Service providers - such as credit card processors, call centre providers, consultants, gardening software providers, digital marketing agencies (utilising Google and Facebook) and catalogue distribution companies, in order to support Greenregis Ltd websites and business operations. We contractually require these recipients to only use personal data for the intended purpose of the disclosure and that they destroy or return it when it is no longer needed.
We work with Epsilon Abacus (registered as Epsilon International UK Ltd), a company that manages the Abacus Alliance on behalf of UK retailers and charities. The participating retailers are active in the clothing, collectables, food & wine, gardening, gadgets & entertainment, health & beauty, household goods, and home interiors and travel categories. They share information on what their customers buy. Epsilon Abacus analyses this pooled information to help the retailers understand consumers’ wider buying patterns. From this information, retailers can tailor their communications, sending people suitable offers that should be of interest to them, based on what they like to buy.
We want to increase our engagement with you, giving you a more personalised shopping experience. In turn, you may see product advertisements, along with gardening content, such as hints and tips from us on some social media platforms and Google. You can find out how to opt out of targeted advertising, either by Google or Facebook, below.
We may share your data with Greenregis Limited group of gardening related companies.*
We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioural metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement
Your Choice – Marketing Preferences
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications from us then you can select your choices by ticking the relevant preferences boxes situated on the registration form on which we collect your information and within your My Account area of our website.
Postal Marketing by us – e.g. Catalogues
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted.
Email Marketing by us – Newsletters and promotional offers
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email unless you are an existing customer that has given your permission or you are a new customer that gives permission. Our email communications are specific to you, and we will therefore analyse your information to tailor our messaging, such as transaction history, demographics and buying habits, along with pages you may have visited on our website. This is a marketing technique known as profiling, and makes your customer experience more personalised when shopping with us. You can opt out within any email we send you, by using the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the email or by contacting our customer services team on 0333 777 3936.
Phone & Text
We do ask for your phone number for order support to notify/contact you about delivery dates and times. Please note: Some of our products can only be purchased if we have this information and this is shown on our website or catalogue and is not used for marketing.
For phone & text marketing please see Mobile Message Service Terms and Conditions at the bottom of this page.
Social media & Google:
You can opt out of targeted Facebook advertising by following the link here: Adjust how ads on Facebook are shown to you page in the Facebook Help Center for assistance with your Facebook account.| Facebook Help Centre
You can opt out of targeted Instagram advertising by using the following link: How can I adjust how ads on Instagram are shown to me based on data about my activity from partners? | Instagram Help Centre
To opt-out of Google advertising, please contact our customer services team using the following email address: cs@mr-fothergills.co.uk
The legal basis for processing is legitimate interest.
Profiling
We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively. We may also use your personal information to detect and reduce fraud and credit risk.
Protecting Your Personal Data
All the personal data we process is processed by our staff in the UK, and on occasion by selected service providers, who are contractually obligated to protect your personal data in the same way that we do. For the purposes of IT hosting and maintenance this information is located on servers within the European Union.
The personal information which we hold will be held securely in accordance with our internal security policy. If we intend to transfer your information outside the EEA (European Economic Area) we will always obtain your consent first and ensure adequate safeguards apply.
We have an internal Data Protection Policy in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data.
Cookies
A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser which may then store it on your computer system. If you wish, you can usually adjust your browser so that your computer does not accept cookies. Please remember cookies do not contain confidential information such as your home address, telephone number or credit card details.
The Mr Fothergill's website(s) may set and access first-party Cookies on your computer. Cookies that may be placed on your computer are used by our e-commerce systems and are integral to the services provided by the web site to you. You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your web browser. By default, your browser will accept Cookies, however this can be altered. For further details please consult the help menu in your relevant browser. Disabling Cookies may prevent you from using the full range of services available on the Mr Fothergill's web site. You may delete Cookies, however you may lose any information that enables you to access the web site quickly and efficiently.
The Mr Fothergill's website also uses third-party Cookies e.g. Google Analytics that help us monitor the website. These Cookies are not integral to the services provided by the web site to you and may be blocked at your choosing via your internet browser’s privacy settings. Please ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your browser if you are unsure as to how to adjust your privacy settings.
Links to Other Sites
Our web site and blog contains links to other web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you leave our site please be sure to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personal data about you. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by Greenregis Limited
Your Rights
You are in complete control. You can object or withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data at any time. Though in some cases we may not be able to provide your requested service where the information processing is an integral part of the service we offer. We will tell you if this is likely to be the case.
Subject to some legal exceptions, you have the right to:
- Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- To have any inaccuracies corrected
- To have your personal data erased
- To place a restriction on our processing of your data
- To object to processing
- To request your data to be ported (data portability).
- You also have the right to complain to the ICO. To learn more about these rights please see the ICO website.
The Data Controller
Greenregis Limited is the Data Controller for any personal data you give to us. In technical legal terms we process personal data under the grounds of "legitimate interest". Our full details are: Greenregis Limited
Unit 8, St.Leger Drive, Newmarket, CB8 7DT
Email: privacy@mr-fothergills.co.uk
Who are we?
Greenregis Limited is a seed, plant and gardening registered limited company (no. 01384510). *For more information on our group companies please write to us at the above address.
We strive for continuous improvement in our services, processes and protecting data subject rights. We will therefore update this privacy notice from time to time. Therefore, we advise you to check this notice on a regular basis.
Any concerns or queries about this privacy policy should be sent to privacy@mr-fothergills.co.uk
Last updated: 15/03/2023
Mobile Message Service Terms and Conditions- Last updated: 25/04/2023
The Mr Fothergill’s Seeds mobile message service (the "Service") is operated by Mr Fothergill’s Seeds (“Mr Fothergill’s Seeds”, “we”, or “us”). Your use of the Service constitutes your agreement to these terms and conditions (“Mobile Terms”). We may modify or cancel the Service or any of its features without notice. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may also modify these Mobile Terms at any time and your continued use of the Service following the effective date of any such changes shall constitute your acceptance of such changes.
By consenting to Mr Fothergill’s Seeds’s SMS/text messaging service, you agree to receive recurring SMS/text messages from and on behalf of Mr Fothergill’s Seeds through your wireless provider to the mobile number you provided, even if your mobile number is registered on any state or federal Do Not Call list. Text messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system or other technology. Service-related messages may include updates, alerts, and information (e.g., order updates, account alerts, etc.). Promotional messages may include promotions, specials, and other marketing offers.
You understand that you do not have to sign up for this program in order to make any purchases, and your consent is not a condition of any purchase with Mr Fothergill’s Seeds. Your participation in this program is completely voluntary.
We do not charge for the Service, but you are responsible for all charges and fees associated with text messaging imposed by your wireless provider. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Check your mobile plan and contact your wireless provider for details. You are solely responsible for all charges related to SMS/text messages, including charges from your wireless provider. You may opt-out of the Service at any time. Text the single keyword command STOP to Fothergills or click the unsubscribe link (where available) in any text message to cancel. You'll receive a one-time opt-out confirmation text message. No further messages will be sent to your mobile device, unless initiated by you. If you have subscribed to other Mr Fothergill’s Seeds mobile message programs and wish to cancel, except where applicable law requires otherwise, you will need to opt out separately from those programs by following the instructions provided in their respective mobile terms. For Service support or assistance, text HELP to Fothergills or email customer.service@mr-fothergills.co.uk.
We may change any short code or telephone number we use to operate the Service at any time and will notify you of these changes. You acknowledge that any messages, including any STOP or HELP requests, you send to a short code or telephone number we have changed may not be received and we will not be responsible for honoring requests made in such messages. The wireless carriers supported by the Service are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You agree to provide us with a valid mobile number. If you get a new mobile number, you will need to sign up for the program with your new number.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that we will not be liable for failed, delayed, or misdirected delivery of any information sent through the Service, any errors in such information, and/or any action you may or may not take in reliance on the information or Service.