The Culinary Food Group – Privacy Policy

This is the website of The Culinary Food Group (‘we’, ‘us, ‘our’).

This policy discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices relating to this website. In order to fully understand your rights, we encourage you to read this in full. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy policy at any time. Each time you use this website you shall be bound by the then current Privacy policy and accordingly you should review the Privacy policy each time you use this website.

This policy governs the online processing activities of this website. For offline processing of personal data, please request a copy of our data protection policy by contacting us at info@theculinaryfoodgroup.com.

About Us

We are The Culinary Food Group. Our companies manufacture a range of food products including

  • Natural Stocks
  • Sauces
  • Marinades
  • Glazes and Pastes
  • Pasta
  • Flavoured Butters & Melts
  • Stuffing & Crumbs

Data Controller

The Culinary Food Group is the controller of the personal data it processes. You can contact us in a number of ways, which are set out on the contact us page of our website at https://www.theculinaryfoodgroup.com/contact-us/

Data Protection

We take our responsibility to protect your data seriously and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear knowledge and permission. Any personal information which you volunteer to us will be treated strictly in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018. Where data is submitted it will be used for the stated purpose and any reasonably incidental purposes only.

We do not sell or distribute your personal information to third parties for purposes of allowing them to market products and services to you.

Communicating via the internet and sending information to you by other means necessarily involves your personal information passing through or being handled by third-parties.

 

The information we collect

  • For general web-browsing certain statistical information is available to us via our internet service provider. This information may include the IP and logical address of the server you are using, the top level domain name from which you access the internet (for example .ie, .com, etc.), the type of browser you are using, the date and time you access our site and the internet address linking to our site. We may also use temporary “session” cookies which enable a visitor’s web browser to remember which pages on this website have already been visited.
  • You have an opportunity to send us information via this website, such as through the “contact us” pages or any other area where you may send e-mails, request brochures/proposals or provide feedback. You may also choose to provide us with personal data (e.g. name, e-mail, postal address or other contact details) in an e-mail message to the address listed on our site. In the case of our contact form, we collect name, email, how you heard about us, area of interest and message content. We use these details for the purpose for which you provided them and to assess the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.
  • Information contained within a job application (CV) where that is sent via our website.

 

The purpose of collecting information

  • Website functionality – We analyse website users’ pattern of use to help us to improve, administer and diagnose problems with our server and website.
  • Complaint handling – we may use the data you provide to us via our contact form or email address.
  • Responding to your query – you may provide us with personal data through our contact form or email address while seeking information about our products.
  • Sending newsletters – we will only send newsletters or marketing updates to you if you have signed up or have provided your consent to receive them.

Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data based on the following lawful basis:

  1. Processing necessary for the performance of a contract (e.g. Employment contract)
  2. Processing necessary for The Culinary Food Group to pursue its legitimate interests.
  3. Processing based on the Data Subject’s consent  
  4. Processing that is required under applicable law (e.g. Revenue/PRSI) 

 

Your rights

Under data protection law, data subjects have certain rights. Subject to certain restrictions, which are set out below, you can exercise these rights in relation to your personal data we process.

  1. The right to be informed about the processing of your personal data 
  2. The right to access your personal data
  3. The right to rectification of your personal data 
  4. The right to erasure of your personal data
  5. The right to data portability
  6. The right to object to processing of your personal data
  7. The right to restrict processing of your personal data
  8. Rights in relation to automated decision making, including profiling. 
  9. You have the right to complain to the Irish Data Protection Commission (www.dataprotection.ie ) and to seek compensation through the courts

We reserve the right to request you to provide additional information in order to enable us to identify your personal data and/or to verify your identity.

Restriction of data subject rights in certain circumstances

Article 23 of the GDPR allows for data subject rights to be restricted in certain circumstances. In addition, the 2018 Act contains certain provisions dealing with the restriction of rights of data subjects, in particular Sections 59, 60 and 61, which give further effect to the provisions of Article 23. Further information can be found here.

Who we share your information with

We do not share your information with third parties other than those set out in this policy. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • Service providers: We may need to share personal information with our service providers, such as where necessary to provide our services to you. If there has been a breach of our terms of use, we may also share personal information with our legal advisors. All of our service providers will be obliged to keep your personal information safe and secure.
  • Business Transfer: Where some or all of our company and/or its assets may potentially be or have been acquired, we may need to transfer your personal information to the new or prospective owners.
  • Legal and safety: In certain instances, we may share information where we reasonably believe that it is necessary for legal reasons, to defend our legal rights, to enforce our terms of use or to protect our rights, property, users, customers or the safety of any person. For example, we may provide personal information where ordered by a court to do so.
  • Other: We will share your information with a third party other than a service provider where you have given your consent for us to do so.

Where we store personal information

We generally store personal information on servers located inside the European Economic Area. However, in certain cases it may be necessary for us to transfer certain information to servers located outside of the EU. It is important to be aware that the privacy protections in certain jurisdictions may not be equivalent to those in Europe but we will only transfer your information outside the EEA where permitted by law and ensuring that it is subject to appropriate protections.

Data Retention

The Culinary Food Group retains personal data for a range of periods as set out in our Data Retention Policy.

Security

We take our security responsibilities seriously, employing the most appropriate physical and technical measures. We review our security policy regularly. 

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This legal policy and all issues regarding this website are governed exclusively by Irish law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.

General

Delay or failure on our part in enforcing any of our rights shall not constitute a waiver by us of our rights and remedies. If any part of this Privacy Policy is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity or enforceability of the remainder will not be affected.

Contacting us 

If you have any questions about this policy, our practices relating to the website or your dealing with the website you can contact us at info@theculinaryfoodgroup.com.  

Changes to this policy

We may revise this policy on occasion. This privacy policy was last updated 24 September 2020. 

 

The Culinary Food Group – Cookie Policy

 

Cookies

Cookies are small files containing specific information that may be placed on your device when you use a website. Cookies help us to remember your preferences and to tailor our digital content according to your interests. Below is some terminology used to explain cookies.

First Party Cookies

These are cookies that are set and read by our own website. They store information such as your preferences and usage.

Third Party Cookies

Cookies set by another domain which are read by the code on our website. These cookies track your internet use across a number of sites and can be used to profile you for advertising networks.

Session Cookies

These are cookies which are only related to a single session (a single visit to our website) and are automatically deleted when you close your web browser – these are typically considered as necessary for our website to function.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device after you’ve finished your session.

Other cookies (such as tracking cookies or authentication cookies) are often saved for an extended period of time from days to years, known as persistent cookies. The types of cookies in use on our website can be explained as follows:

  1. Marketing/Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies are used to monitor your internet usage and target ads which are more relevant to you.  These are mainly third-party cookies from advertiser networks.

  1. Analytic/Performance Cookies

These cookies are set by our analytics providers and allow us to record certain information about you, such as the pages you visit on our website, how many times you visit our website, and links you might click on. These cookies may also capture your geographical location; your IP address; what type of device you are using and various information about the device. This information can be used to create a unique fingerprint to help further identify you on other websites you might visit and can be used to create a profile of your online activities and interests.

  1. Functional Cookies

These cookies allow us to recognise you and remember choices you make (such as choice of language or mobile device preferences) when you return to our website.

 

Cookies on our site

We use a range of technologies on our website www.theculinaryfoodgroup.com some of which are controlled by us (first party) and some are controlled by other organisations (third party).

These technologies include (but are not limited to) cookies, scripts, fonts and images; some of which are considered as necessary for us to be able to deliver the web site to you and others which we use to enhance our understanding of how you use our web site; to assist in our marketing activities and other purposes explained below.

Under European law we are required to obtain your consent for any use of these technologies which are not considered as necessary, as well as provide you with clear information as to what these technologies do; and the third parties we work with.

 

The cookies we use

Analytic/Performance Technologies

Name of the Cookie

Domain

Purpose

Cookie Type and Duration

_gid

theculinaryfoodgroup.com

Google Analytics – Track what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on.

First Party, persistent, expires after 1 day

_ga

theculinaryfoodgroup.com

First Party, persistent, expires after 2 years

_gat

theculinaryfoodgroup.com

First Party, persistent, expires after 1 minute

 

Functional Cookies

Name of Cookie

Domain

Purpose

Cookie Type and Duration

OGPC

Google.com

Enables the functionality of google maps

Third party, persistent, expires after 38 days

_gali

Google.com

Used to distinguish users

First party, persistent, expires after 1 minute

 

Marketing/Advertising Technologies

Name of the Cookie

Domain

Purpose

Cookie Type and Duration

IDE

Doubleclick.com

Helps show relevant advertising

Third Party, persistent, expires after 355 days

1P_JAR

Google.com

Records how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the website

Third Party, persistent, expires after 1 month

ANID

Google.com

Used for advertising served across the web

Third party, persistent, expires after 369 days

NID

Google.com

Used for advertising served across the web

Third party, persistent, expires after 183 days

APISID

Google.com

Builds a profile of website visitors interest and show relevant ads on other sites.

Third party, persistent, expires after 2 years

SAPISID

Doubleclick.com

Builds a profile of website visitors interest and show relevant ads on other sites.

Third party, persistent, expires after 2 years.

SID

Google.com

Allows Google to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorised parties. Can also be used for targeting purposes to show relevant & personalised ad content

Third party, persistent, expires after 2 years.

SIDCC

Google.com

Used to store information about how you use the website and any advertising that you may have seen before visiting this website

Third party, persistent, expires after 1 year.

SSID

Google.com

Records how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the website

Third party, persistent, expires after 2 years

__Secure-3PSID

Google.com

Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting.

Third party, persistent, expires after 2 years

DV

Google.com

Collects information about how users use the website

Third party, persistent, expires after 10 minutes

__Secure-3PSIDCC

Google.com

Used to deliver ads more relevant to your interests.

Third party, persistent, expires after 1 year

__Secure-3PAPISID

Google.com

Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting.

Third party, persistent, expires after 2 years

_GCL_AU

Google.com

Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services

Third party, persistent, expires after 1 day

HSID

Google.com

Builds a profile of website visitors interest and show relevant ads on other sites.

Third party, persistent, expires after 2 years

 

Do I have to agree to the websites use of cookies?  

No. If you do not consent to our use of cookies, you can set your browser settings to reject cookies. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your web browser. You can find more details about how to control cookies here. Alternatively, you can use the “Help” option in your web browser get more details. Some of the features of our website may not work or will be curtailed from working effectively without cookies. As a result, changing your browser settings to reject cookies may have a negative impact on your ability to use our website. 

If you use our website with your web browser set to accept cookies, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this cookies policy. If you do not accept our use of cookies, you should either (a) immediately stop using our services or (b) use the settings described above to reject cookies. To withdraw your consent to our use of cookies, you should either (a) cease using our website or (b) delete our cookies using your web browser’s settings and set your browser to reject future cookies. You can find out more about deleting and blocking cookies here and using your web browser’s “Help” option. 

Contacting us 

If you have any questions about this policy, our practices relating to the website or your dealing with the website you can contact us at info@theculinaryfoodgroup.com.  

Changes to this policy

We may revise this policy on occasion. This cookie policy was last updated 24 September 2020.