Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

At Cheshire Wildlife Trust Consultancy, we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through this website, how we use it, and the choices available to you.

Who we are

This website is operated by Cheshire Wildlife Trust Consultancy, part of Cheshire Wildlife Trust.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is used, please contact us:

Email: CWTC@cheshirewt.org.uk
Telephone: 01948 820728

What information we collect

We may collect and store personal information such as:

  • your name
  • your email address
  • your phone number
  • your organisation details
  • any information you provide through our contact forms
  • website usage data, such as pages visited, browser type and time spent on the site

How we use your information

We may use your information to:

  • respond to your enquiry
  • provide information about our consultancy services
  • communicate with you about a project or service
  • improve the performance and usability of our website
  • monitor website traffic and visitor behaviour
  • maintain the security and effective operation of the site

We will only use your personal information where we have a valid lawful basis to do so, such as responding to an enquiry, fulfilling a service, meeting a legal obligation, or where it is in our legitimate interests to do so.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website and how we can improve it.

This may include information such as:

  • which pages are visited
  • how long visitors spend on the site
  • how visitors arrived at the website
  • general browser, device and location data

This information is collected in an anonymised or aggregated form and is used to help improve the website experience.

Where required, analytics cookies will only be used where you have given your consent.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to help it function properly and to understand how it is being used.

Some cookies are essential to the operation of the website, while others help us improve the site through analytics and performance monitoring.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, and where applicable, through our cookie banner.

Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your data with trusted third-party providers who help us operate our website or deliver services on our behalf, such as:

  • website hosting providers
  • analytics providers such as Google
  • technical support or web development partners
  • form or email processing services

Any third parties we work with are required to handle your information securely and only for the purposes we have agreed.

How we keep your information safe

We take appropriate steps to protect your personal information and keep it secure.

We only keep personal data for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, or where required by law.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

  • request access to the personal data we hold about you
  • ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
  • request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances
  • object to or restrict how your data is used
  • withdraw consent where applicable
  • make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

You can find out more at www.ico.org.uk.

External links

This website may contain links to other websites.

If you follow a link to another website, please note that those websites have their own privacy policies and we are not responsible for how they use your information.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any changes will be posted on this page and the most recent version will always appear here.