Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 2026
1. Introduction Hockey's Farm Shop Ltd ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website (hockeys-farm.co.uk), shop with us online, or sign up for our newsletter.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the data controller is: Hockey's Farm Shop Ltd South Gorley, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2PW Company Number: 10930851
2. Information We Collect We may collect and process the following data about you:
Information you give us: This includes information you provide when you:
Sign up for our newsletter via our website popup or footer.
Place an order for our farm products.
Contact us by phone, email, or social media.
Data collected includes: Name, address, email address, phone number, and payment information.
Information we collect automatically: When you visit our site, we may automatically collect technical information, including your IP address, browser type, and information about your visit (such as products viewed and page response times) to help us improve your user experience.
3. How We Use Your Information We use your data on the following legal bases:
Contractual Necessity: To process and deliver your orders (e.g., sending your Sunday roast meat pack).
Legitimate Interests: To improve our website, prevent fraud, and keep our site secure.
Consent (Marketing): To send you our newsletter, exclusive offers, and farm updates.
Note: You have explicitly consented to this by signing up via our website popup or checking the opt-in box during checkout.
4. Email Marketing & Newsletter If you have subscribed to our newsletter ("The Herd"), we will use your name and email address to send you updates about our butchery, shop, café, and/or animals.
Third-Party Provider: We may use a third-party provider to deliver our newsletter. We gather statistics around email opening and clicks to help us monitor and improve our newsletter.
Unsubscribing: You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any of our emails or by contacting us directly.
5. Disclosure of Your Information We do not sell your data. We may share your information with trusted third parties solely for the purpose of running our business, including:
Payment Processors: To securely process your payments.
Delivery Companies: To get your goods to your door.
Analytics Providers: Such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how our website is being used.
6. Where We Store Your Data The data that we collect from you is stored on secure servers. If we transfer data outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure it is protected by appropriate safeguards (such as UK International Data Transfer Agreements). By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing, or processing.
7. Your Rights Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to:
Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you (free of charge).
Correction: Ask us to correct any inaccurate data.
Deletion: Ask us to delete your personal data (the "right to be forgotten"), subject to our legal obligations to retain transaction records.
Objection: Object to us processing your data for marketing purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at naturalmeats@hockeysfarm.co.uk.
8. Cookies Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our site (e.g., keeping items in your basket) and allows us to improve our site. For detailed information, please see our Cookie Policy.
9. Changes to Our Privacy Policy Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page. Please check back frequently to see any updates.
10. Contact Questions regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to:naturalmeats@hockeysfarm.co.uk Or by post to: Hockey's Farm Shop, South Gorley, Fordingbridge, SP6 2PW.