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PRIVACY POLICY

Discover the Taste is committed to ensuring your privacy is protected. We will only use the personal information that we collect about you ("Personal Data") lawfully (in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998).

This privacy policy explains how Discover the Taste uses the Personal Data we collect about you and the procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy. This privacy policy applies solely to Personal Data collected by Discover the Taste through this website (the "Website").

The Personal Data Discover the Taste collects and how we use the Personal Data

When you submit a request for a ticket to an Event via the Website, we will collect the following Personal Data about you:

  • Your name
  • Address
  • Phone number
  • Email address for delivery
  • Food preferences/allergies
  • Whether disabled access is required

We will only use this Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To enable us to process and arrange for payment of your request;
  • To help us, through analysis and assessment, to better understand and develop our business, including new events, offers, services and promotions; and
  • To enable us to send you information, from time to time, informing you of forthcoming events which may be of interest to you.

Depending upon the Personal Data you have provided, Discover the Taste may occasionally contact you by email, postcard, letter or phone.

If you would rather not receive information on products, services, events, special offers, promotions and featured products, please tick the opt-out box on the applicable data protection form appearing on the Website before submitting your Personal Data. Alternatively, should you subsequently decide that you no longer wish to receive such material, please write to us at the address below or email us

Discover the Taste is the sole owner of the Personal Data collected by way of this Website or otherwise. Discover the Taste will not sell, share or rent this Personal Data to others in ways different from those disclosed in this privacy policy. Discover the Taste undertakes to process the Personal Data which we collect in accordance with the requirements of applicable data protection legislation.

We will never collect sensitive Personal Data about you without your explicit consent.

The Personal Data which is provided by you will be held on Discover the Taste's computers. We may use the Personal Data we collect directly from you to monitor customer traffic in order to help us develop and improve our services and products and the Website.

We will not hold your Personal Data for any longer than is reasonably necessary for the above purposes.

Disclosure of Personal Data

We will not transfer your Personal Data to any third party (other than successors in title to our business) without your consent or unless we are required to do so by law or in connection with legal proceedings.

How Discover the Taste Protects your Personal Data

The Internet is not a secure medium. When submitting your name, address, e-mail address and other information, using the Internet, your details may be transferred outside the territory in which you are situated. Please note that your details may not be secure from access by third parties if you do so and the submission of your details using the Internet is at your own risk.

We have put in place the security measures set out in this privacy policy. We keep your Personal Data confidential and, where collected electronically, store it on a server which is password protected and situated in a secure location. The server also holds Personal Data as part of Discover the Taste's main database. The Personal Data which we hold will be held securely [in accordance with our internal security policy]. Discover the Taste's internal procedures cover the storage, access and disclosure of your Personal Data. We use your Personal Data only as set out in this privacy policy and do not pass your Personal Data on to any third parties other than as set out in this privacy policy.

Due to the nature of the Internet, the Personal Data provided by you may be transferred outside the country where it is submitted. If you are submitting such Personal Data from a country within the European Economic Area (currently consisting of the fifteen EU Member States together with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) ("the EEA"), it is possible that it will be transferred outside the EEA where data protection laws may not be so comprehensive. We will not transfer your Personal Data outside the EEA without your consent.

Correcting/Updating/Removing Personal Data

If your Personal Data changes, or if you no longer wish to receive information from Discover the Taste, please write to us at the address below or email us at and we shall update or remove your Personal Data provided to us as appropriate.

Your consent

Discover the Taste will not use the Personal Data you provide for any purpose other than as specified unless we have your consent. Unless you tick the opt-out box on the relevant data protection form at the time your Personal Data is collected, you consent to the use of that Personal Data as set out in the data protection form and this privacy policy. In this way, you are always aware of what Personal Data we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Changes

If we change our privacy policy whilst the Website remains active, we will post the changes on this page so that you may be aware of them. If we decide to use your Personal Data for a purpose not outlined in this privacy policy we will contact you and let you know our proposal so that you may consent to our use of your Personal Data in that way.

Links

The Website contains links to other websites. Equally, other websites may provide links to this Website. Please be aware that Discover the Taste is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personal data about you.

How to contact Discover the Taste

We welcome your views about our Website and our privacy policy. If you would like to contact us with any questions or comments, please write to us or email us at the address below.

Your Rights

The Personal Data we hold will be accurate and up to date. By law, you are entitled to receive a copy of the Personal Data about you which is held by Discover the Taste upon payment of £10 (or such other sum as may be prescribed by law from time to time). If you would like a copy of such Personal Data, please write to Discover the Taste at the address set out below stating your name and address and providing Discover the Taste with any other relevant information and enclosing a cheque for £10 (or such other sum as may be prescribed by law from time to time) made payable to Discover the Taste Limited. Discover the Taste will also, on written request, amend, update or delete any personal Personal Data that we hold about you on our database. Your use of this Website is governed by our Terms and Conditions of Access.

Information on what Personal Data is held about you can be obtained by contacting Discover the Taste as follows:

Discover the Taste
86 Belmont Road
Juniper Green
Edinburgh
EH14 5ED
Tel: 0131 453 1660
Email: infoATdiscoverthetaste.com

Discover the Taste is a company registered in Scotland with the Registration No: SC261852. Registered at the address above.

WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACCESS

This World Wide Web site (the "Website") is operated by Discover the Taste, located at 86 Belmont Road, Juniper Green, Edinburgh, EH14 5ED) ("Discover the Taste").

Your access to and use of the Website is subject to the terms and conditions set out below. Please read them carefully before accessing any other pages in the Website. Your entry to and use of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of these terms and conditions. By entering and using this Website, you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions below (as amended from time to time). If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please leave the Website immediately.

1: Copyright

The copyright in material on the Website is owned by or licensed to Discover the Taste and protected by the copyright laws of the United Kingdom, international copyright treaties and all other applicable copyright and intellectual property laws. You are entitled to copy any information for your own personal use but may not re-use or republish any such information in any manner without the prior written consent of Discover the Taste. You agree not to remove any product identification, copyright notices or legends or other notices or proprietary restrictions from any of the material or information contained in the web pages of this Website. Any unauthorised downloading, retransmission, or other copying or modification of any of the contents of this Website may be in breach of statutory or common law rights which could be the subject of legal action. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Discover the Taste.

2: Trademarks

Discover the Taste is a trade mark of Discover the Taste registered in the United Kingdom. In addition, certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs to the pages of this Website may constitute trade names or unregistered trade marks of Discover the Taste. The display of any of the above trade names or trade marks on pages at this Website does not imply that any licence has been granted to you or to any third party in respect of the same. All other product or company names and devices, logos, icons, graphics or designs referred to on the web pages of this Website are the trade marks of their respective owners and are exhibited only in such a manner as is intended to be for the benefit of such trade mark owners and Discover the Taste intends no infringement of such trade marks. The appearance or absence of product, services, companies, organisations, home pages or other websites on this Website does not imply any endorsement or non-endorsement thereof by Discover the Taste. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Discover the Taste.

3: Ownership Information

All information (including but not limited to ideas, suggestions, concepts and graphics) submitted by you to Discover the Taste through this Website will become the exclusive property of Discover the Taste and you hereby assign all rights, including, without limitation, all copyright and other intellectual property rights (past, present and future) to Discover the Taste absolutely. You agree to do all things and execute all documents as may be required to ensure that all such rights vest in Discover the Taste absolutely. Discover the Taste will not be subject to any obligation of confidentiality and will be free to use the information for any purpose.

4: Content (No Warranty)

THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS OR OTHER ITEMS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS " BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW DISCOVER THE TASTE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, UNDERSTANDINGS AND UNDERTAKINGS WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS. DISCOVER THE TASTE RESERVES THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE TO CHANGE, AMEND OR OTHERWISE VARY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE WEBSITE OR ANY PART THEREOF.

5: Liability

DISCOVER THE TASTE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, OR (II) ANY DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, TURNOVER, BUSINESS, REVENUE, CONTRACTS, DATA, GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE AND COMPUTER FAILURE (IN EACH CASE WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE, INTERRUPTION OR AVAILABILITY OF THIS WEBSITE, ITS OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUSES, LOSS OF DATA OR OTHERWISE IN RESPECT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE HOWSOEVER CAUSED EVEN IF DISCOVER THE TASTE SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

DISCOVER THE TASTE EXCLUDES ANY LIABILITY (OTHER THAN LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY) FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS FROM INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS WEBSITE EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LIABILITY MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW DISCOVER THE TASTE DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY (OTHER THAN LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY) FOR ITS OR ITS EMPLOYEES', AGENTS' OR SUBCONTRACTORS' NEGLIGENCE.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PURPORTS TO EXCLUDE DISCOVER THE TASTE'S LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY.

Discover the Taste operates this Website from Edinburgh, Scotland and makes no representation that the information contained herein is appropriate or available for use in other locations outside the United Kingdom.

Access to this Website may be restricted or terminated at any time. We reserve the right to change, remove or modify any product, price, information or service on this Website at any time and without prior notice.

6: Linking

Discover the Taste is not responsible for nor assumes any liability for the contents of other websites or home pages which are linked to this Website. Discover the Taste shall have no liability in respect of material hyperlinked to Discover the Taste's web pages which may be misleading, inaccurate, defamatory, threatening or obscene or otherwise not in accordance with such laws and regulations in force in the UK or elsewhere in the world as may be from time to time in force. The provision by Discover the Taste of a link to another website does not constitute any authorisation by Discover the Taste to you to access materials held at that location. Nor is it evidence of any endorsement by Discover the Taste of the materials held there.

7: Design of Website

This Website has been optimised for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 and versions 5 and above of both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. The site has been designed to be viewed at resolutions 800 x 600 and above, but will remain usable with lower resolutions if required.

8: Data and Data Protection

All personal data collected by Discover the Taste from the Website shall be held by Discover the Taste on a secure server. Your personal data will be held by Discover the Taste in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the data protection consent form which you shall be asked to accept prior to submitting your personal data. Your personal data shall only be used for the purposes specified in the privacy policy. We will not divulge your personal data to any third party (except any successors in title to our business) without your consent or unless we are required to do so by law in connection with legal proceedings. If you have any doubt as to our integrity in this matter please do not hesitate to contact us. By submitting information to Discover the Taste you are consenting to such use. You can obtain information on what data is held about you by contacting Discover the Taste at the address below.

9: Amendments

We reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. Any changes will be notified to you by the e-mail you provided to us when registering on the Website or making a purchase or via an announcement on this Website. Any amendments will only apply once notification has been made. If you do not wish to accept the amended terms and conditions you should cease using this Website. If you continue to use the Website following any amendment, this will constitute deemed acceptance by you to be bound by the amended terms and conditions.

10: Registration

Please ensure that all personal details submitted by you when registering are accurate and complete. Please inform us in writing immediately of any changes to your personal details to enable us to update our records. All personal data collected will be held in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We refer you to Section 8 of these Terms and Conditions of Access and to the Privacy Policy for further information on how we will use your personal data. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel your registration at our reasonable discretion if you are in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions of Access. You may cancel your registration at any time by writing to us at the address below. We will then remove your personal data from our databases.

11: Availability

Although we shall use our reasonable endeavours to ensure that you are able to access the Website at any time and that the Website will be free of errors, we cannot guarantee that your access will be uninterrupted. Your access to the Website may occasionally be interrupted to allow the Website to be repaired, updated, maintained or amended. We will attempt to resume availability of the Website as quickly as possible.

12: Severability of Terms

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Access is determined to be illegal, void or unenforceable by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, such determination or decision shall not affect the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Access which shall remain in full force and effect.

13: Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions of Access shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. You are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws of the country from which you are accessing this Website.

All of the foregoing provisions do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.

Discover the Taste
86 Belmont Road
Juniper Green
Edinburgh
EH14 5ED
Tel: 0131 453 1660

DISCOVER THE TASTE - WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

All ticket sales by Discover the Taste made through this website (the "Website") are subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Sale. Before you click on the 'Submit' button at the end, you should read carefully the Terms and Conditions of Sale set out below. By checking the "I Accept" checkbox, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Sale.

1: Contract

These Terms and Conditions of Sale are incorporated in all contracts of sale between you and Discover the Taste, 86 Belmont Road, Juniper Green, Edinburgh, EH14 5ED) ("Discover the Taste").

2: Price

All prices displayed on the Website are quoted in pounds Sterling. Whilst Discover the Taste will exercise all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the prices quoted on the Website are accurate, if by mistake we have mispriced an item, we shall not be liable to supply such item at the stated price. Discover the Taste shall notify you of the misprice and of the actual selling price prior to accepting your order. Discover the Taste will then ask you to confirm whether you wish to confirm your order at the alternative price. You shall be entitled to cancel your order at this point. Discover the Taste reserves the right to change the prices at any time prior to accepting any order from you without prior notice. All prices quoted on the Website are exclusive of Value Added Tax ("VAT").

3: Payment

Payment may be made in Pounds Sterling by cheque. Discover the Taste will take all reasonable care to keep your order and payment details secure.

4: Passing of Title and Risk

Property and title in and to the tickets ordered by you shall not pass to you until Discover the Taste has received payment in cleared funds for the price of the tickets and they have been dispatched to you. The goods shall be at your risk as from the time when the goods are delivered.

5: Availability

All tickets which you may order on the Website are ordered subject to availability and Discover the Taste reserves the right to withdraw certain Events at any time without notice. Whilst Discover the Taste will make every effort to run events advertised, occasionally we may have to cancel an event due to unforeseen circumstances. If we are unable to run an event we will advise you of this by e-mail or phone. We will then arrange a refund on you may book on an alternative tour.

6: Formation of Contract

Any requested submitted by you via the Website is deemed to be an offer to purchase goods from Discover the Taste seen on the Website. No contract shall be formed between Discover the Taste and you unless and until we dispatch the Event tickets to you. We will only charge you for the tickets ordered once they have been dispatched. We may, at any time prior to dispatch of the tickets, decline to accept your order for any reason. Once you have placed your request for tickets, we will send you an e-mail confirming receipt of your order. This e-mail is only intended to confirm receipt of your order and is not intended to constitute acceptance of your order by Discover the Taste. All contracts will be deemed to have been concluded in Scotland.

7: Cancellation and Returns

All purchases of tickets for events listed in the Events section of the Website are strictly non-refundable. However, if the event for which you have purchased a ticket does not go ahead for any reason, we will inform you of this and will give you a full refund.

8: Force Majeure

Discover the Taste shall not be liable for any delay or default in the execution of its obligations in the case of any event outside its control including but not limited to natural disasters, bad or inclement weather, fires, explosions, floods, failure or delay of third party suppliers, computer or software errors, national or local strikes or stoppages, accidents, riots or civil uprisings.

9: Complaints and Customer Service

If you are not satisfied with events, or have any complaints regarding the purchase of tickets from this Website or have any queries regarding the use of this website, please contact Discover the Taste contact us on 0131 453 1660 (Standard Rate) which shall be available Monday to Friday from 0800 to 1800 GMT. We will endeavor to respond to all complaints within five working days.

10: Your Rights

All the foregoing provisions do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.

11: General

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Sale is determined to be illegal, void or unenforceable by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, such determination or decision shall not affect the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Sale which shall remain in full force and effect but only insofar as these Terms and Conditions are capable of continuing in existence without the excluded term or terms.

Discover the Taste reserves the right to vary these Terms and Conditions of Sale at any time prior to accepting any order from you.

These Terms and Conditions of Sale shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. You are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws of the country from which you are accessing this Website.

BY CLICKING "I ACCEPT" YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO BEING BOUND BY THE FOREGOING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

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