Website privacy policy
We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, so this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.
Information we might collect
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal data:
(a) information about your visits to and use of this website, such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of pages viewed etc
(c) as and if the time comes, information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us (including e-mail address, etc.)
(d) any other information that you choose to send to us
Cookies
Cookies are used on this website. To explain, a cookie is a text file sent by a web server to a web browser which is then stored by the browser. This text file is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server on which this site resides. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.
We may send a cookie which may be stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. We may use the information we obtain from the cookie either in the administration of our website, or to help improve our website’s usability as well as for marketing purposes. We might also use that information to recognise your computer when you re visit our site and to help personalise our website for you. [Our advertisers may also send you cookies.]
Most browsers will give you the choice to refuse or accept cookies if you want. (For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector.) This will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites including ours
[We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.]
Using your personal data
As already mentioned, if and when the time comes, we may use your personal information to:
(a) administer the website
(b) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website
(c) enable your use of the services available on the website
(d) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested
(e) send to you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business which we think might be of interest to you whereupon you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (Incidentally, you will be able to inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications to be sent by emailing us at info@shropshire-holiday-cottage.co.uk)
We will not, unless we have your express consent, provide any of your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.
Other disclosures
In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere in this privacy policy, we may disclose information about you:
(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
(b) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk) and
(d) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset which we might contemplate selling.
Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.
Security of your personal data
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
The personal information you provide si stored on secure servers.
Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
Policy amendments
If needs be we might have to update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on this site. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
Your rights
You can request us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will cost £10 which is to cover admin time, postage etc
If you want to you can also instruct us not to use your personal data for marketing purposes by sending an email (to info@shropshire-holiday-cottage.co.uk at any time.
Third party websites
The website may contain links to other websites. We have to say that we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of these other websites.
Updating information
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal data, please write to us by email to info@shropshire-holiday-cottage.co.uk or by post to Oakern House, Bromlow Minsterley, Shropshire, SY5 0ED.
