Website Privacy Policy
If you have any comments on our privacy policy as set out in this document, please contact us using the following email address: enquiries@cotswoldretreats.co.uk We collect data from you:- 1. When you create and submit an email to be sent to either the local agent or a specific property owner
Cotswold Retreats respect and wish to protect the privacy of the users of its services and the services of its advertisers. This document sets out the details of our privacy policy in relation to information collected on our web.
This document lets you know: -
When we collect information from you when you use these Sites,
Who exactly collects that information,
How that information is used and by whom,
Your rights in relation to this information,
How this policy may change and how we will notify you of any changes, and
How to contact us if you have any queries about this policy.
When and how do we collect data from you?
2. Via data capture devices using cookies and studying which pages you have visited most frequently.
What data is collected?
The data we collect may be personal data and may include your name, postal address and e-mail address.
Cookies and System Logging:
A cookie is a file that is placed on your computer by another computer on the Internet to enable that computer to know when you are using a particular web site. For example, if you had a cookie on your home PC, you may be greeted by your name when you log on to a particular web site.
Although we use cookies on these Sites we do not rely on their use. Your can turn off our cookies on your computer and this will not affect your use of the Sites. We do not use details relating to a particular computer's Internet Protocol address in order to administer these sites or to otherwise track the movement of users through the Sites.
We do, however, record certain information regarding use of the Sites on our own internal systems. This information is, however, used solely to enable us to administer the Sites and to rectify errors.
Who collects the information?
Cotswold Retreats collects the information and we hold valid notifications under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Any personally identifiable information that is required to use the Site is owned solely by us. We do not share, sell or rent your information to any other person, company or organisation in any way other than as disclosed in this document or as stated at the point where the information is collected. YAlso, if you create and submit an email for transmission to a property owner or the local agent advertising cottages via this website your email address will be stored and may be used by Cotswold Retreats or that local agent but that the message content of the email will not be stored or used by Cotswold Retreats or the local agent.
Consent:
By disclosing personal information to us you consent to the collection, storage and processing of information in the manner described in this Policy.
How is the information used and by whom?
From time to time, we may also forward a newsletter to your email address or a brochure to your postal address. This would contain information on new features and services in relation to the Sites. You have the right to 'opt-out' of your information being used for purposes not directly related to the Site. For further details of this right, please see 'Your Rights in Relation to this Information' below.
What security measures do we have in place to protect this information?
Our security procedures for storing and disclosing customer details conform with the Data Protection Act 1998 so as to prevent unauthorised access to it. The Sites contain links to other web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of the owners and operators of these sites. We therefore recommend you read the privacy statements and policies on each site to which you are asked to submit personal information.
Your rights in relation to this information:
If you decide that you no longer wish to receive newsletters, promotional and marketing emails or brochures you should email enquiries@cotswoldretreats.co.uk with instructions for us to delete your address data from our records.
Policy change:
Please note that we reserve the right to change this policy at any time in the future, with or without notice. Should we decide to change the policy, we will post notification of the changes on this page.
Questions:
If you have any questions about this document or our procedures, please contact us at enquiries@cotswoldretreats.co.uk
Privacy Policy Statement:
If you send an email to a property owner or local agent, you become a “customer” and your details are used to respond to your request. The details supplied by you are also added to Cotswold Retreats and the local agent's customer database and will be used for marketing purposes. You always have the right to correct or remove your details. To do this you can contact Cotswold Retreats by sending an email to enquiries@cotswoldretreats.co.uk
Cotswold Retreats will not sell your details to other companies and will only disclose them to selected suppliers we engage to process data or provide mailing, marketing or research services on our behalf, or with property owners in the case of emails sent via the site to those property owners.
If you do not supply us with personal details by for example by using the site to send an email to the local agent or property owner, you are using our site anonymously as a visitor. Cotswold Retreats is not interested in the identity of visitors to our site. However, Cotswold Retreats is interested in information that tells us about the use of our site, such as: how many visitors we get, from which countries the site visited, which pages are visited, and which are the busy times. We also keep up to date with the type of browser people use when visiting our site so we can change this site to meet the needs of visitors’ hardware and software