User anonymity and personal information

Log files are maintained and analysed of all requests for files on this website’s web servers. Log files do not capture personal information but do capture the user’s IP address, which is automatically recognised by our web servers.

Aggregated analysis of these log files is used to monitor website usage. These analyses may be made to available to The Pastures staff and partner agencies to allow them to measure, for example, overall popularity of the site and typical user paths through the site.

Except as stated already, The Pastures will make no attempt to identify individual users. You should be aware, however, that access to web pages will generally create log entries in the systems of your ISP or network service provider. These entities may be in a position to identify the client computer equipment used to access a page. Such monitoring would be done by the provider of network services and is beyond the responsibility or control of The Pastures.

The Pastures will make no attempt to track or identify individual users, except where there is a reasonable suspicion that unauthorised access to systems is being attempted. In the case of all users, The Pastures reserves the right to attempt to identify and track any individual who is reasonably suspected of trying to gain unauthorised access to computer systems or resources operating as part of The Pastures services.

As a condition of use of this site, all users must give permission for The Pastures to use its access logs to attempt to track users who are reasonably suspected of gaining, or attempting to gain, unauthorised access.

All log file information collected by The Pastures is kept secure and no access to raw log files is given to any third party.

Use of cookies

This website does not store any information that would, on its own, allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may be used by this website are used either solely on a per session basis or to maintain user preferences. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.

PHPSESSID

This is a simple token used by applications to identify your unique session on the website. Typically used to maintain the integrity of your session while transacting information with a website (accessing secure areas, forms submissions etc)

catAccCookies

Cookie Control: When you click “No Problem” on the Cookie Control user interface, a cookie is set in order to remember your preference. Type: Persistent. Duration: 365 days.

_ga

We use Google Analytics to assist with monitoring, and identifying areas of the site that can be improved. The _ga cookie is used to uniquely identify you as a visitor to this site. This is achieved by generating two random 32-bit numbers and setting them in a cookie, no personal information or data is tracked. Type: Persistent. Duration: 2 years.

_gat

We use Google Analytics to assist with monitoring, and identifying areas of the site that can be improved. Your personal details are not tracked. The _gat cookie is used to throttle the request rate back to Google. Type: Persistent. Duration: 10 minutes.

Data protection and confidentiality

Some services on this website require us to collect personal information from you. To comply with the Data Protection Act, we have a duty to tell you how we store the information we collect and how it is used.

Any information you do submit will be stored securely and will never be passed on or sold to any third party.

Marketing and Lead Data

We may collect personal information that you provide through our Meta Ads, Google Ads, and any forms on our website. This information may include your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you choose to submit.
We use this data for marketing purposes, including but not limited to:
  • Responding to your enquiry and providing further information about our products and services.
  • Sending you relevant offers, promotions, and updates we believe may be of interest to you.
  • Contacting you by email, phone, or other communication methods you have provided.
  • Using your information for remarketing purposes, including serving targeted advertisements to you across platforms such as Facebook, Google, and other digital channels.
By submitting your information through these channels, you consent to its use for these marketing purposes, including remarketing. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in our emails or by contacting us directly.