Last updated: November 2026
This privacy policy explains how The Black Lion ("we", "us", "our"), of 3 The Street, High Roding, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1NT, collects, uses and protects your personal information when you use this website.
We collect information in two ways: information you choose to give us through the forms on this site, and a small amount of technical information that is collected automatically when you visit (explained further below).
Depending on which form you use, the information you give us may include:
We do not use cookies for tracking or advertising, and we do not run any analytics software that profiles individual visitors.
Whenever you visit this website, your device sends some technical information to the servers that deliver it. This includes your IP address, the type of browser and device you're using, the pages you request, and the date and time. We don't use this to identify you or to build a profile of you. It is received by our website host (Netlify) and the third-party services listed below, and may be kept in server logs for security and to keep the website running. Our lawful basis for this is our legitimate interest in running a secure and reliable website.
We use this information only for the purpose you provided it: to confirm and manage your booking, to follow up on a photo or memory you've shared with us for our History page, or to consider you for a role you've applied for. This is necessary to carry out the specific request you've made of us.
Our forms also include a separate, optional checkbox to keep you updated with news, offers and events from The Black Lion. This is not required to process your booking, photo, memory or application - it's a distinct choice. If you tick it, we'll rely on your explicit consent, given at the point you submit the form, to use your name and email address to send you occasional updates.
You can withdraw this consent at any time by unsubscribing from any update we send you, or by contacting us using the details below. Doing so won't affect any booking, application or submission you've already made.
We don't sell, rent or share your information with any third party for marketing purposes. To run this website, though, a few other companies handle information on our behalf or receive it when you visit:
Netlify and Google are based in the United States, so your information may be processed outside the UK. They are responsible for the safeguards that apply to that processing, as described in their own policies.
This website links to other sites, including our Facebook, Instagram and TikTok pages and local businesses and organisations. These links only share information with those sites if you click them. Once you do, their own privacy and cookie policies apply, and we have no control over how they handle your information.
We keep booking and enquiry information for as long as is reasonably needed to manage your visit, and job applications for a reasonable period while we consider current and upcoming vacancies. If you've opted in to updates, we'll keep your details until you unsubscribe or ask us to stop. If you'd like us to delete your information sooner, just get in touch and we'll action this promptly.
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to ask us what personal information we hold about you, to ask us to correct anything inaccurate, and to ask us to delete it. To do any of this, please contact us using the details below.
Our forms are intended for use by adults. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children.
We may update this policy from time to time, for example as the website changes. Any updates will be posted on this page with a new "last updated" date.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your information, please get in touch or write to us at The Black Lion, 3 The Street, High Roding, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1NT.
