Privacy policy
1. Website terms of use
When using our website, our terms of use are as follows:
All our content is protected by copyright law.
Our content can’t be used for commercial purposes by others.
When making public comments on our site, copyright infringement is not allowed.
2. Privacy Policy
2a Security and performance
foodqueer uses a service provided by Squarespace, to host the website and help maintain the security and performance of the foodqueer website.
This policy explains how we collect and use personal data about:
visitors to our website and those who register
people who email us
participants in our research
2b How we collect personal data
1. When someone visits www.foodqueer.co.uk our hosting service Squarespace, collects personal data, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace processes the data in a way which does not identify anyone.
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
2. This website collects personal data when you like a post
This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share
Your IP address
3. This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:
Information about your browser, network, or device
Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it
Your IP address
4. Cookie Statement
Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit some websites. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit the cookies Squarespace uses. These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.
5. We collect personally identifiable data submitted via webforms
When you submit information to this website via a webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to provide our services. This may include your name and or business name and email.
We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us including data storage.
We may also provide your name and email data to a third party provider of software for market research panel management, so that we can invite you to participate in our research studies.
6. This website collects personally identifiable data when you post a comment
This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, specifically your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment).
2c How we Use Your Information
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), there are 6 lawful bases that can be used to legally collect personal data. For all marketing activity, including e-marketing, marketing by post and telephone.
1. The legitimate interests we pursue include:
Client management, this may include:
Keeping your details on our marketing database
Delivering our subscription service such as the quarterly insights report
Direct marketing, examples include:
Keeping you informed of scheduled research events
Keeping you informed of new research insights
We share your contact information with Google, our email provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.
2. Participants to our research and engagement projects
As a research business, we contact members of the public and other stakeholders to invite them to take part in research. Our projects involve online surveys and focus groups. Each project is subject to a specific Data Processing Agreement.
We will obtain your informed consent to participate:
We explain the personal data we are collecting up front
We explain the purpose of collecting this data and outline the legitimate purpose
We explain how much time we need from you to participate
That you have the right to be anonymous and withdraw at any point
That you have the right to access and withdraw data from research at any time
How long we will store your data for
We will only collect what is necessary for the purposes of each research project. We will not share any of the information from research participants with any third parties for marketing purposes or store any of your information outside of the European Economic Area. The information you provide will be held securely by us and/or our data processors.
3. Additional Information
3a Your Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have rights as an individual which you can exercise in relation to the information we hold about you.
You can read more about these rights here – https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/
3b Complaints or queries
foodqueer tries to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. For this reason, we take any complaints we receive about this very seriously. We encourage people to bring it to our attention if they think that our collection or use of information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. We would also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures. We are happy to provide any additional information or explanation needed.
3c Access to personal information
Individuals can find out if we hold any personal information by making a ‘subject access request’ under the General Data Protection Regulation. If we do hold information about you we will:
give you a description of it;
tell you why we are holding it;
tell you who it could be disclosed to; and
let you have a copy of the information in an intelligible form.
To make a request to foodqueer for any personal information we may hold please use the email address provided below. If we do hold information about you, you can ask us to correct any mistakes or erase your data.
3d Links to other websites
This privacy notice does not cover the links within this site linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.
3e Changes to this privacy notice
We keep our privacy notice under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated on 19th March 2025
3f Acceptance of Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions
By using this site, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of the foodqueer website Privacy Policy.
3g How to contact us
If you want to request information about our privacy policy you can email us at hello@foodqueer.co.uk