Privacy Policy

Last updated: [11/11/2025]

1. Introduction

Welcome to the website of Brewery Logistics Group (BLG) (“we”, “us”, “our”). We take the privacy of our visitors and users seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect your personal data when you visit our website at https://www.brewerylogisticsgroup.co.uk/ (the “Website”), and how you can exercise your rights in relation to that data.

2. Data Controller

The data controller for the personal data we collect via the Website is:
Brewery Logistics Group
[Insert address]
E-mail: john.crosk@brewerylogisticsgroup.co.uk
If you have any questions about this policy or our data practices, please contact us.

3. What personal data we collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data when you use the Website:

Contact information you provide: e.g., your name, job title, company, email address, telephone number if you contact us, sign up for a white paper, or request membership information.
Technical and usage data: details of your visits to the Website, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data, whether required for our own billing purposes or otherwise, as well as information about your computer, internet connection, browser type, and operating system. This may be collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.
Communications data: the content of any messages or correspondence you send to us via the Website or email.

4. How we use your personal data

We will use your personal data for the following purposes:

To provide you with information, membership details, access to our white paper, respond to enquiries or requests that you make.
To administer and improve the Website and our business, including monitoring usage; analysing traffic; ensuring the Website is relevant and user-friendly.
To comply with legal obligations or to protect our rights, property or safety, or that of our members or others.
To send you occasional marketing communications, where you have opted in (see your rights below).

5. Legal basis for processing

Under UK GDPR, our legal basis for processing your personal data will depend on the purpose:

For processing your data in order to communicate with you, respond to your enquiry, supply download materials (e.g., the white paper) or deliver membership information – this is based on contractual necessity or our legitimate interests in managing our trade-association activities.
For sending you marketing or newsletters: your consent, where you have opted in.

6. Disclosure of your personal data

We may share your personal data with:

Our service providers and subcontractors who help us run the Website or provide our services (for example hosting providers, email systems, analytics providers) — always under contract and only to the extent necessary.
Regulatory or law-enforcement bodies where required by law or to protect our rights.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

7. International transfers

If we transfer any of your personal data outside the UK or EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (for example standard contractual clauses, or that the destination country has an adequate level of protection).

8. Cookies and tracking technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to collect technical and usage data as described above. You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools.

9. Data retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law. After that period, it will be securely deleted or anonymised.

10. Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

The right to access your personal data that we hold.
The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
The right to erase your personal data (“right to be forgotten”) under certain circumstances.
The right to restrict our processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
The right to object to our processing based on legitimate interests.
The right to data portability, i.e., to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, or request transmission to another controller.
The right to withdraw your consent at any time (where the processing is based on your consent).
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority: in the UK this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) — you can contact them at ico.org.uk or telephone 0303 123 1113.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address listed above. We may request proof of your identity to process your request.

11. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

12. Links to other websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party sites. You should review the privacy policies of any other websites you visit.

13. Children

Our Website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are under 16, please do not submit your personal data to us.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will indicate when it was most recently revised. We encourage you to check back periodically. If we make material changes we may notify you via the Website or email (if we have your contact details).

15. Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact:
Brewery Logistics Group
[Insert address]
Email: john.crosk@brewerylogisticsgroup.co.uk
Telephone: +44 7925 929801