We take the privacy of all users of this Website seriously. This Privacy
Policy sets out the data processing practices carried out through your use of
this Website and any other electronic communications networks provided by the
H.J. Heinz Company Limited. You should read it in conjunction with the Terms
(as
defined above), of which this Privacy Policy forms part. If you have any
requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to
this
Privacy Policy, please contact the Data Protection Officer at
CRS.Heinz@uk.hjheinz.com or at H.J. Heinz Company Limited, South
Building, Hayes Park, Hayes, Middlesex UB4 8AL.
Information Collected
We collect personal information
from visitors to this Website through the use of online forms and surveys and
every time you e-mail us your details. This information will include details
such as your name, your address, your e-mail address and some other optional
information about yourself. We also collect information about your purchases of
our products via the coupons you redeem from time to time.
We may also
automatically collect additional information about your visit to this Website.
See the section headed "Use Of Cookies" below for more details.
How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
Any personal
information relating to you will be used by us in accordance with current data
protection legislation and this Privacy Policy. We process personal information
collected via this Website for the purposes of registering you online,
providing
and personalising our services, dealing with your inquiries and requests,
administering membership records, carrying out market research campaigns and
providing you with information about the products and services that we market.
We may use your personal information for administrative purposes and future
enhancing of the Website to meet your needs as well as for advertising,
marketing and promotional purposes for which we may contact you by email,
telephone, post and SMS.
From time to time, we may ask you for data of a
sensitive personal nature, such as data relating to your dietary preferences
and
details about your personal health. By providing us with such information, you
consent to the processing of such sensitive data.
If you object to the use
of your data in any of the ways we have detailed in this Privacy Policy and/or
you object to us contacting you by the methods referred to above, then please
contact the Data Protection Officer at
CRS.Heinz@uk.hjheinz.com
or write to H.J. Heinz Company Limited, South Building, Hayes Park, Hayes,
Middlesex UB4 8AL.
Use Of Cookies
When you
visit this Website, we may send you a cookie. A cookie is a small file sent by
a
web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information
from the web browser.
We may use cookies to help us to recognise you when
you next visit this Website and to note the pages that you visit. This will
allow us to enhance your experience of this Website and present you with a
personalised version of this Website. We may also use cookies to compile
anonymous statistics about your browsing patterns and to build up a demographic
profile. Should we use cookies in this way, you will not be personally
identified and any information collected will only be used in aggregate form
for
reporting purposes.
You are not obliged to accept any cookies and most
browsers allow you to decline the acceptance of cookies. If you want to know
how
to do this, please look at the Help menu on your browser or contact your system
administrator. Please note that if you disable any cookies, certain services or
pages on this Website may not be available to you.
Disclosures
We will only disclose personal information
to other companies within our group of companies and to any successors in title
to our business and to suppliers we engage to process data on our behalf but
only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Our group companies
include H.J. Heinz Company Limited, H.J. Heinz Frozen & Chilled Foods
Limited, Heinz Single Service Limited, John West Foods Limited, Alveston
Kitchens Limited and Complan Foods Limited. The brands marketed by these
companies include Heinz, John West, Weight Watchers from Heinz, Farley's, Linda
McCartney, Aunt Bessie's, Devonshire, Ross, Complan and Alveston Kitchens.
We will not disclose your personal information to any other third parties,
though we reserve the right to disclose your personal information to government
bodies and law enforcement agencies (once we are reasonably satisfied as to the
circumstances surrounding the request), to third party companies to help us
operate our systems properly and to protect our users and ourselves.
We may
also use and disclose information in aggregate (so that no individuals are
personally identified) for marketing and strategic development purposes.
Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to
other websites which are outside our control and are not covered by this
Privacy
Policy. If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of
these sites may collect personal information from you, which will be used by
them in accordance with their respective privacy policies, which may differ
from
ours. We are not responsible for the privacy or data collection practices of
these websites and we would encourage you to read all applicable terms,
conditions and privacy statements when accessing these websites.
Prize Draws And Competitions
From time to time, we may
run prize draws and competitions on this Website and we may also contact you to
let you know that such prize draws and competitions are available to enter.
Entry to these prize draws and competitions is entirely voluntary and you are
under no obligation to enter. Should you choose to enter, we recommend that you
read and print out the terms and conditions of the prize draw or competition in
question, as these may include additional information about how we may use your
data in relation to that particular prize draw or competition. Should you
choose
to enter, you may rest assured that we will treat any personal information that
you provide to us with the same high standards as all other personal
information.
Surveys
We are always looking
to improve the products and services that we offer. To do this, we may from
time
to time contact you to solicit your opinions and views. Your participation in
these surveys is wholly voluntary. Should you choose to participate, you may
rest assured that we will treat any personal information that you provide to us
with the same standards as all other personal information.
'Tell a Friend' Opportunities
From time to time we may
invite you to submit personal information about your friends and family who you
believe may be interested in hearing about our products and services. You
should
only submit such information to us once you have obtained the prior consent of
the individuals concerned to make the disclosures in question.
Access Right
You have the right to ask for a copy of
the
personal data that we hold about you (for which we may charge a small fee) and
to correct any inaccuracies. To obtain a copy of the personal information we
hold about you, please contact the Data Protection Officer at
CRS.Heinz@uk.hjheinz.com or at H.J. Heinz Company Limited, South
Building, Hayes Park, Hayes, Middlesex UB4 8AL.
Transfers Of Your Data Overseas
Given that the Internet
is a global medium, using the Internet to collect and process personal data
necessarily involves the transmission of data to countries within and outside
of
the European Economic Area. Therefore, by using this Website and providing us
with your personal information, you consent to the transfer of your personal
information for the purposes detailed above to countries which may not have the
same level of protection for personal data as the UK.
Notification Of Changes
From time to time, we may
update
this Privacy Policy. Should this happen, we will detail the changes on this web
page. Please check here regularly for any updates to this Privacy Policy.
Miscellaneous
To ensure that we follow your
instructions correctly and to improve our service to you through the training
of
our staff, we may monitor telephone calls between you and us.
Data Protection Information
You can obtain information
about the UK's data protection regime by visiting the Information
Commissioner's
website at www.dataprotection.gov.uk.