Privacy Policy

Wintons Fishery Ltd, Wintons Tackle Ltd and Wintons Fishing Association Ltd (“We”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation, the data controller is Wintons Fishery Wintons Farm Folders Lane Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0DR.

Information we may collect from you and the purpose of processing it

We collect the following information from customers:

Your name, address, email address, telephone number and vehicle registration number.

You may give us information about you by filling in forms on our website (www.wintonsfishery.com) or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you register and subscribe to our services, place an order, participate in online discussions or other social media, enter a competition or promotion.

Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.

If you do not provide us with the information we require to complete a transaction, then you will be unable to purchase our products or membership services.

The information may also be processed so that you can be notified of technical ‘how to use’ guidance and of potential safety information relating to our products and services. We have identified the lawful basis for this purpose of processing as:

‘processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.’

The information may also be processed so that we can provide you with information about goods or services we feel may interest you based on products that you have already purchased or enquired about. We have identified the lawful basis for this purpose of processing as:

‘the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.’

We will only conduct this marketing activity where you have specifically ‘opted-in’ to receive such marketing material. Even if you consent to this marketing activity, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. You can do this by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ button in the email or by writing to us at the address provided at the top of this privacy notice.

Your data is collected for the following reasons:
• keeping you informed about rule changes
• keeping you informed of any issues related to fishing at Wintons Fishery
• sharing news related to Wintons Fishery
• keeping you informed of booking related issues
• keeping you informed of special offers
We have identified the lawful basis for this purpose of processing as:

‘processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.’

The legitimate interest in processing this information comes from our requirement to having a functioning and secure website. And the safety and wellbeing of our members and our fish.

Disclosure of your information

We will not share your information with a third party.

How long we will keep your personal data

We will keep your information whilst you are a member of Wintons Fishery or 15 months whichever is longer.

Your rights as data subjects

The General Data Protection Regulation provides data subjects certain rights relating to the processing of their personal data.
You may request from us access to the personal data we process concerning you through making a subject access request (or SAR).

You may request rectification of the personal data we process concerning you where it is incomplete or inaccurate.

You may request, subject to certain criteria, the erasure of the personal data we process concerning you.

You may request that we restrict the processing of personal data concerning you. Restriction means that we will only store the personal data and not further process it.

You have the right to object to your personal data being processed. If we receive such an objection, we will, where required under the General Data Protection Regulation stop processing your personal data.

You have the right to data portability whereby we will provide you your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

You can make a request expressing your rights by writing to us at the address above, or by using the contact form on our website.

Lodging a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office

If you feel that your personal data has been, or is being, processed in an inappropriate manner; or you feel that your rights, as described above have been infringed, you may lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO is the UK’s supervisory authority regarding data protection matters and has a responsibility to act on complaints made to it. You may lodge a complaint by visiting the website below or calling the ICO’s helpline https://ico.org.uk/concerns/