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
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