Privacy Policy

Introduction
The Golden HAT awards website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and help us better understand how visitors interact with our site.

Learn more about what cookies are and how we use them below.

What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that a website stores on your device. They capture information such as your online preferences and activity. By using cookies, we can analyze how visitors navigate our website and provide a more personalized and efficient user experience.

Managing Cookies
You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the ‘Cookie Settings’ button on this website.

Changing Your Browser Settings
The Golden HAT awards web browsers allow you to control how cookies are managed. For example, you can:

• Accept all cookies
• Receive a notification when a cookie is issued
• Block cookies entirely

Please note that disabling cookies may limit certain functionalities of the website, affecting your user experience. Each browser is different, so refer to your browser’s help menu for guidance on adjusting cookie settings.

Privacy Policy

Introduction
This Privacy Notice explains how The Golden HAT award collects, uses, and protects personal data. Personal data refers to information about any living individual that is not already publicly available.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ensures the protection of personal data, safeguards against unlawful processing, and enables the free movement of data within the EU. GDPR does not apply to information already in the public domain.

Personal Data
By contacting The Golden HAT awards, you consent to receive communications until you choose to opt out. Personal data may be collected through forms, surveys, correspondence, phone calls, or website visits, including IP addresses. We may use this information to understand website visitors’ behaviour and enhance our services.

Our website uses cookies to track visitor activity. Visitors who do not wish to have cookies stored on their devices should adjust their browser settings before using our site.

The Golden HAT collects only the information necessary to provide marketing and consulting services. We do not sell or broker your data.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We process personal data to meet our contractual obligations to clients and respond to marketing inquiries.

Consent
By agreeing to this Privacy Notice, you provide consent for The Golden HAT award to process your personal data for the purposes outlined.

Retention Policy
The Golden HAT award retains personal data for the duration of any contract and up to five years afterward to meet legal obligations. Data no longer required will be securely deleted after this period.

Website Terms

Terms of Use
These terms govern your use of our website, thegoldenhat.com, whether as a guest or registered user. Accessing, browsing, or registering on the site constitutes acceptance of these terms.

Please read these terms carefully and retain a copy for reference. By using our website, you confirm your agreement to comply with these terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the site.