The www.lighthousetheatre.co.uk website is owned and operated by Compass Services (UK) Limited, (a member of Compass group PLC) and we are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected online. This policy outlines how we will treat any personal information collected about you (in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998). Our policy may change from time to time so please check back regularly.

What information do we collect?

In order to register with us or subscribe to any of our mailing lists, we will need to collect a certain amount of information from you first (e.g. name, address, email address, phone number). This information will not be sold or passed on to third parties without your prior consent.

What do we use this information for?

The information will be used to keep you informed about any offers and events we think may be of interest to you in relation to the trading divisions of Compass Services (UK) Limited, i.e. The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering Conference Centre, Arena Sports, Balance Health Club & Spa and Kids Play.  We will only send you such information if you have registered with us.  You can amend your details and personal preferences, in terms of the information you receive from us, at any time by emailing us at enquiries@thelighthousetheatre.co.uk or phoning us on 01536 414141.  Any information we collect will be periodically evaluated to assess whether we should continue to hold such data and you are free to notify us at any time if you wish us to remove this information.

We may occasionally analyse statistics regarding general web traffic, sales figures and customers but these will not feature any specific personal information and will be done to gain a better understanding of our audiences.

Cookies

We use a technology called “cookies”, which are widely used across the Internet. Cookies are small text files that are created by a web server and stored on your computer when you visit a website. They don’t do anything i.e. they are not executable code and can only be read by (you and) the website that created them. You can view and edit the cookies on your computer like any other text file using a text editor (the contents are usually just strings of unique identifiers and date/timestamps). The website that created the cookie can read the contents when you are at their website.

Many websites use cookies to improve your browsing experience e.g. remember your log-in details, record which items you have selected to purchase, or even tailor what content is displayed depending on your preferences. Cookies can also be used to record ‘analytics’ data i.e. which web pages you visit, whether or not you arrived at the web page by clicking on an advertisement or an affiliated website. Many websites find the collection of analytics data valuable in improving the quality and content of their web sites.
We use cookies for the following purposes:

o    To record analytics data
o    Measure the website’s performance
o    To identify what site referred the visitor to the website

All the major browsers allow you to block cookies and delete those that have already been created on your computer, usually within the ‘Tools’ section of the browser. These tools allow you to specify which cookies you will accept by type and often by specific websites using an exception list e.g. you can block all cookies and then list the website from which you will accept cookies.

Data Protection

By submitting your information to us, you are consenting to us storing and processing your personal information in the methods detailed in your policy. You can check the information we are storing about you at any time by emailing us.

For more information on the Data Protection Act, please contact the Information Commissioners Office on 08456 30 60 60 or visit the website www.ico.gov.uk