Pathfinder Ingredients

Last updated: July 2026

1. Who We Are 

Pathfinder Ingredients, is a division of Bevie Partners Ltd, (“Pathfinder Ingredients”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) and a company incorporated in England and Wales, with our registered office at: 

Philip Jones House, Poole Hall Industrial Estate, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1ST 

We are a specialist ingredient manufacturer focused on fermentation and functional nutrition, supplying customers across functional foods and beverages, alcoholic beverage fermentation, home beverage crafting, hospitality, fuel ethanol, and contract manufacturing sectors. 

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data when you visit our website (pathfinderingredients.com), contact us, or subscribe to our newsletter. We are committed to complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. 

2. What Personal Data We Collect 

We only collect personal data that is necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect: 

2.1 Information you provide to us directly 

• Contact form submissions: your first name, last name, company name, phone number, email address, and any message content you choose to include. 

• Newsletter sign-ups: your first name, last name, and email address. 

• Business enquiries: any additional information you voluntarily provide when reaching out to us about our products or services. 

2.2 Information collected automatically 

• Website analytics data: pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device type, and approximate geographic location (country/region level). This is collected via cookies and similar technologies. 

• Technical data: IP address, referral source, and browsing behaviour on our site, used to understand how visitors use our website and to improve the user experience. 

3. How We Use Your Personal Data 

We use your personal data for the following purposes: 

• To respond to enquiries you submit via our contact form. 

• To send you our newsletter, where you have subscribed and consented to receive it. 

• To manage and develop our business relationships with customers, suppliers, and prospective partners. 

• To improve our website, products, and services based on usage analytics. 

• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations. 

4. Legal Basis for Processing 

We rely on the following legal bases under UK GDPR to process your personal data: 

• Legitimate interests – to respond to business enquiries, improve our website, and maintain records of business contacts, where our interests do not override your rights. 

• Consent – to send our newsletter. You may withdraw consent at any time by clicking ‘unsubscribe’ in any newsletter email or contacting us directly. 

• Legal obligation – where we are required by law to process your data. 

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies 

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. We use the following categories of cookies: 

• Functional cookies – strictly necessary for the website to operate correctly. 

• Preference cookies – to remember your settings and preferences. 

• Analytics/statistics cookies – to collect anonymous data about how visitors use our site (e.g. via Google Tag Manager / GTM-NXQ45VB7). This data does not identify you personally. 

• Marketing cookies – to understand how users find our site and to enable targeted communications. 

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with our consent management tool, which allows you to accept, deny, or manage your cookie preferences. You can update these preferences at any time via the cookie settings link on our website. 

6. Who We Share Your Data With 

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with the following categories of third parties, only to the extent necessary: 

• Website hosting and technology providers who support the operation of our website and contact forms. 

• Email marketing platforms used to manage and send our newsletter. 

• Analytics providers (such as Google) who help us understand website usage. These providers may process data outside the UK; where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as UK adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses. 

• Professional advisors (accountants, legal advisors) where required. 

• Regulatory or law enforcement bodies, where we are legally required to disclose information. 

All third-party providers are required to handle your data securely and in accordance with applicable data protection law. 

7. How Long We Keep Your Data 

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected: 

• Contact form enquiries – up to 3 years from the date of last contact, unless a longer period is required by law or for the purpose of a commercial relationship. 

• Newsletter subscriber data – for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we will remove you from our mailing list promptly and retain only a suppression record to honour your opt-out. 

• Website analytics data – typically retained for up to 26 months, in line with standard analytics platform defaults. 

8. Data Security 

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. These include secure hosting infrastructure, access controls, and regular reviews of our data handling practices. 

No transmission of data over the internet is entirely secure. If you have reason to believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately. 

9. Your Rights 

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

• Right of access – to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. 

• Right to rectification – to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data. 

• Right to erasure – to request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances. 

• Right to restriction – to request that we restrict how we use your data in certain circumstances. 

• Right to data portability – to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format. 

• Right to object – to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes. 

• Right to withdraw consent – where processing is based on consent (e.g. our newsletter), you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing. 

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11 below. We will respond within one calendar month. 

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection. You can contact the ICO at www.ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113. 

10. Third-Party Links 

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and encourage you to review their policies before submitting any personal data. 

11. Contact Us 

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:

Pathfinder Ingredients 

Philip Jones House,

Poole Hall Industrial Estate,

Ellesmere Port,

CH66 1ST 

Email: info@pathfinderingredients.com

Telephone: +44 (0) 151 356 5985 

Website: pathfinderingredients.com 

12. Changes to This Policy 

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The latest version will always be available on our website, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.