We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.
(1) What information do we collect?
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:
(a) anonymous information automatically collected by the web server about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views, and navigation of the website;
(b) information that you expressly send to us including your name and email address provided either through the email contact form or through the comment form on the guestbook page;
(2) Using your personal information
Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.
We may use your personal information to:
(a) administer and improve the website and our business (e.g. by analysing which pages are viewed the most);
(b) respond to requests for information or complaints or comments submitted through the website email form or the guestbook comment form;
(c) send you email notifications / newsletters if you have ticked the box to subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise specifically requested this (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);
Where you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us. Comments made on the guestbook page will display your name but will not display your email address from the email form field.
We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.
(3) Disclosures
We may disclose information about you to our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors but only insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
In addition, we may disclose your personal information:
(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);
(d) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset which we are (or are contemplating) selling;
Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.
(4) Security of your personal information
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
(5) Policy amendments
We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
(6) Your rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:
(a) the payment of a fee (currently fixed at £10.00); and
(b) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity.
We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.
Where you have subscribed to our email notifications / newsletter we will provide you with an opportunity to opt-out of receiving such notifications /newsletters at any time.
(7) Third party websites
The website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites that may be linked to from our site.
(8) Updating information
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.
(9) Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us by email to info@biddestonearms.co.uk or by post to Biddestone Arms, The Green, Biddestone, Nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 7DG.