Privacy Policy
Your details are safe at all times.
National Bee Supplies is 100% committed to respecting your personal privacy and protecting information about you. The
following notes explain how we collect, process and protect any information that you give us.
Data Security
The information that we hold is held securely in accordance with our internal security policy and the law. We do not
store credit or debit card details. Data may be stored for up to 5 years but we will never keep it for longer than
necessary.
We may share your data with 3rd parties for the following reasons:
- To fulfil your order - we may need to pass your details to delivery companies, credit card clearing agencies or
other sub suppliers.
- To send you marketing information. You may choose not to be sent this information, please see marketing
preferences below
- For the purpose of understanding our customers better - we may pass on information for research or profiling
purposes. We will only pass on the information that they need to perform their function.
- If you have agreed to receive mailing and offers from 3rd party companies whose products, we
thought might interest you. You can opt out at any time, please see marketing preferences below.
What data do we collect?
We hold your information for the purpose of administering your account, fulfilling orders and
marketing. During registration and ordering process we may collect some or all of the following
information.
- Your name and address
- Your contact telephone numbers (to enable us to contact you in the event of a query)
- Your e-mail address
- For credit / debit card purchases your card details. We will never use your card details without your consent.
- Confirmation you are over 18 years of age (this is required to ensure inappropriate goods are not shipped to
minors)
- Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
We will confirm your personal details on our acknowledgement of order. If you have registered you may check or amend
your personal details within the my account
screen. You may also check, amend or remove your personal details by contacting us, writing to us or telephoning us.
We also collect non-personal information on general website usage; how people arrive at and navigate the website, and
how visitors use the pages offered. This information provides essential feedback for us showing the effectiveness of
our online marketing. This information is not directly correlated against individuals.
Email & Telephone Data
We will never pass on your email address or telephone address to any 3rd party for the
purposes of marketing, we may transfer your details to one of our sub suppliers for the contractual purposes of
administering your order.
Marketing and updating your contact preferences
By buying or registering an account with National Bee Supplies we feel you would like to be kept informed about our
products. We will therefore send you regular catalogues and emails unless you have told us otherwise.
You can update your contact preferences at any time by logging into your account, by ringing our customer services
department on 0344 326 2010, writing to National Bee Supplies. Hameldown House, Hameldown Road, Exeter
Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1UB or contact us here.
Definition of profiling
Our communications are designed to tell you about the benefits we can offer, so that you have exclusive access to our
best deals. We use the information we have about you to tailor the content and try to ensure that the offers are as
relevant to you as possible.
Transfer of Data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA)
From time to time the information you have provided may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic
Area (EEA). By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing and processing. These
countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you're agreeing to
the transfer, storing and processing. If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take
steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights
continue to be protected as outlined in this policy.
Our Contact details:
National Bee Supplies
Registered Address:
Unit 14-15 Hameldown Rd, Exeter Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton, EX20 1UB
Registered in England and Wales: 284448
Customer Services: 0344 326 2010
Contact us here
Cookie Policy
What are cookies
Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. At beekeeping.co.uk we use
cookies to keep track of what you have in your basket, and to remember you when you return to our site.
To order products on beekeeping.co.uk, you need to have cookies enabled - see the section on Managing cookies. If
you don't wish to enable cookies, you'll still be able to browse the site and use it for research purposes. Most
web browsers have cookies enabled, but see Managing cookies for help to turn them on should you need to.
Please note that cookies can't harm your computer. We don't store personally identifiable information such as
credit card details in cookies we create, but we do use encrypted information gathered from them to help improve
your experience of the site. For example, they help us to identify and resolve errors, or to determine relevant
related products to show you when you're browsing. We may also use technologies, such as our own cookies, to
provide you with personalised online display advertising tailored to your interests.
We do have relationships with carefully-selected and monitored suppliers who may also set cookies during your
visit to be used for remarketing purposes - in other words to show you different products and services based on
what you appear to be interested in. If you'd like to opt out, please go to the Network Advertising Initiative
website (opens in a new window - please note that we're not responsible for the content of external
websites).
We're giving you this information as part of our initiative to comply with recent legislation, and to make sure
we're honest and clear about your privacy when using our website. We know you'd expect nothing less from us, and
please be assured that we're working on a number of other privacy and cookie-related improvements to the
website.
What cookies do we use and why?
To make full use of the online shopping and personalised features on beekeeping.co.uk, your computer, tablet or
mobile phone will need to accept cookies, as we can only provide you with certain personalised features of this
website by using them.
Our cookies don't store sensitive information such as your name, address or payment details: they simply hold the
'key' that, once you're signed in, is associated with this information. However, if you'd prefer to restrict,
block or delete cookies from beekeeping.co.uk, or any other website, you can use your browser to do this. Each
browser is different, so check the 'Help' menu of your particular browser (or your mobile phone's handset
manual) to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
Here's a list of the main cookies we use, and what we use them for. You'll find information about 3rd party
cookies below.
Strictly Necessary cookies
Strictly Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access
to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. Please see below a
list of all the Strictly Necessary cookies we use on our website:
Provider |
Cookie name |
Cookie description |
Expiry |
beekeeping.co.uk |
cart_ts |
Used in connection with checkout. |
14 days |
beekeeping.co.uk |
cart_sig |
Used in connection with shopping cart. |
14 days |
Statistics cookies
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and
reporting information anonymously. Please see below a list of all the Statistics cookies we use on our website:
Provider |
Cookie name |
Cookie description |
Expiry |
beekeeping.co.uk |
_s |
Shopify analytics. |
30 minutes |
beekeeping.co.uk |
_y |
Shopify analytics. |
11 months 30 days |
beekeeping.co.uk |
_shopify_y |
Shopify analytics. |
11 months 30 days |
beekeeping.co.uk |
_shopify_s |
Shopify analytics. |
30 minutess |
google.com |
collect |
Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the
visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
1 day |
google.com |
_gat |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
1 day |
google.com |
_ga |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the
website. |
2 years |
google.com |
_gid |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the
website. |
1 day |
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant
and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
Please see below a list of all the Marketing cookies we use on our website:
Provider |
Cookie name |
Cookie description |
Expiry |
beekeeping.co.uk |
_orig_referrer |
Track landing pages. |
13 days |
beekeeping.co.uk |
_shopify_sa_t |
Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
30 minutes |
beekeeping.co.uk |
_landing_page |
Track landing pages. |
13 days |
beekeeping.co.uk |
_shopify_sa_p |
Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
30 minutes |
bing.com |
MUID |
Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising
the ID across many Microsoft domains |
1 year |
bing.com |
MUIDB |
Registers data on visitors from multiple visits and on multiple websites. This information is
used to measure the efficiency of advertisement on websites. |
1 year |
facebook.com |
_fbp |
This cookie will help deliver our advertising to people who have already visited our website
when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook Advertising. |
Session |
facebook.com |
fr |
This cookie will help deliver our advertising to people who have already visited our website
when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook Advertising |
3 months |
facebook.com |
tr |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from
third party advertisers. |
Session |
google.com |
test_cookie |
Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies |
1 day |
google.com |
IDE |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or
clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to
present targeted ads to the user. |
1 year |
google.com |
ads/ga-audiences |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on
the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
Session |
hotjar.com |
_hjIncludedInSample |
This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample
which is used to generate funnels. |
1 year |
hotjar.com |
_hjMinimizedPolls |
This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that
the widget stays minimizes when the visitor navigates through your site. |
1 year |
hotjar.com |
_hjDonePolls |
This cookie is set once a visitor completes a poll using the Feedback Poll widget. It is used to
ensure that the same poll does not re-appear if it has already been filled in |
1 year |
hotjar.com |
_hjRecordingEnabled |
This cookie is used to identify the visitor and optimize ad-relevance by collecting visitor data
from multiple websites - this exchange of visitor data is normally provided by a third-party
data-center or ad-exchange. |
Session |
youtube.com |
yt-remote-device-id |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
Persistent |
youtube.com |
yt-remote-connected-devices |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
Persistent |
youtube.com |
yt-remote-session-app |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
Session |
youtube.com |
yt-remote-cast-installed |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
Session |
youtube.com |
yt-remote-session-name |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
Session |
youtube.com |
yt-remote-fast-check-period |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
Session |
youtube.com |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. |
179 days |
youtube.com |
PREF |
Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube
videos across different websites. |
8 months |
youtube.com |
YSC |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
1 day |
youtube.com |
GPS |
Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.
|
1 day |
If you'd like to learn more about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit http://www.aboutcookies.org (opens
in a new window/tab - this is an external website).
Last updated: 18th March 2024.