Privacy Statement

Seaweed Enterprises Limited trading as House of Seaweed is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy policy).

This privacy policy applies to all personal data processed by House of Seaweed, and it will apply to you, for example if you or your company use or request any of our products and services; which include our website (www.houseofseaweed.com) and our newsletter (“Services”); or where you contact us, and if we process your personal data for any other purpose. 

This privacy policy explains how we collect, use and store your personal data, the purpose for which it is collected, who we share it with and what rights you have in relation to our handling of your personal data.

Specific personal data is given by website visitors signing up to: 

1. House of Seaweed Newsletter: Name, Job Title, Name of Business, Email Address 
2. Downloading our Product and Services guide. 

The information we collect will only be used in accordance with the ‘Data Protection Law’ which includes the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679; the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and all relevant EU and UK data protection legislation. This information helps to ensure we can offer appropriate services to your business interest connecting with us in the long term. 

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at info@houseofseaweed.com. All onwards communication from the business will offer unsubscribe facilities clearly accessible to all recipients. 

At no point will any data collected by House of Seaweed be shared with Third Parties, all data will be stored for internal business use only.

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added. Different cookies do different things but generally allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

This following lists the cookies we collect, why we use them and what information they store:

bAccess Brochure Cookie 

• This allow our visitors to access the downloadable brochure without filling in the sign up form multiple times providing a better browsing experience. The cookie has the identifier “bAccess”.
  • Cookie Type - First Party
  • Classification - Essential

Cookie Preference Cookie

• We use browser local storage to remember your choices about cookie preferences on our website to save you time for future visits. If you have previously indicated a preference, that will be stored in this item. These cookies have the identifiers “udcbar” and “udccstorage”.
  • Cookie Type - First Party
  • Classification - Essential

Google Analytics Cookies 

• Google Analytics is a web analytics service that tracks and reports web traffic, visitors’ interactions, and other metrics to help us understand users experience and improve our website. Cookies include: "_ga" and "_gid": These cookies are used to distinguish users and sessions. " _gat": This cookie is used to throttle request rate, limiting the collection of data on high-traffic sites. " _gac": This cookie stores campaign information for analytics tracking. " _gaexp": This cookie is used to determine a user's inclusion in an experiment and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in.
  • Cookie Type - Third Party
  • Classification - Analytics

LinkedIn Cookies 

• The LinkedIn Insight Tag helps us understand who has visited the website, including the URL, referrer, IP address, device and browser characteristics, timestamp, and page views. This data is encrypted, then de-identified within seven days, and the de-identified data is deleted within 90 days. These cookies include identifiers such as "_lidc" and "_lissc".
  • Cookie Type - Third Party
  • Classification - Marketing

Microsoft Clarity Cookies

• Microsoft Clarity provides website analytics and helps in understanding our visitors’ behaviour by recording sessions, heatmaps, and user interactions. Cookies include: “_clarity*”: These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how long visitors spend on each page. They may also track mouse movements, clicks, and scrolls to generate heatmaps and session recordings. 
• “_clarity_device_” and "_clarity_device[unique ID]”: These cookies are used to track device information to distinguish between different users and sessions.
  • Cookie Type - Third Party
  • Classification - Analytics

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time and we will update it as necessary to stay compliant with legal standards and best practice. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it. 

If our business is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to communicate with you.

If you would like to discuss this policy or would like more information, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at info@houseofseaweed.com or by mail at: 

Seaweed Enterprises Limited
Re: Privacy Compliance Officer
59 Nasmyth Rd 
Glenrothes
KY6 2SD

Policy Published: 29th May 2024