Privacy & Cookie Policy

At The Georgian Apartment we respect your privacy, and aim to comply with the latest data protection regulations. This policy explains how we collect and handle data relating to website visitors and any subsequent electronic communication.

Please note that all data thus captured will be used and held in accordance with the requirements of the 2018 GDPR.

Who collects the information?

The information is being collected by the owners of The Georgian Apartment. The person responsible for handling data is Ian Paterson. He can be contacted via email at .

How do we collect information?

Information can be collected in the following ways:

• If you contact us via our enquiry form.
• If you make an online booking.

Anonymous data (relating to your computer/device, not to you personally) is also collected whenever someone merely visits one of our web pages. This uses the Google Analytics service (see below), and it involves the use of cookies (see below).

What information is collected?

We collect information from visitors to our website via bookings placed. We need it to process your booking, inform you of any issues or problems and occasionally to send you special offers and promotions. We also collect your details when you email us with an enquiry.

We do not hold any data pertaining to minors.

In addition to the above, we collect information automatically about your visit to our website. The anonymous data relating to website traffic is limited to details of the device or connection being used to access our website (including the IP address of your computer, the country the connection is made from, the browser, etc.) and a record of the pages visited, plus the time spent on each page.

How is your data used?

We process personal information collected via this website for the purposes of:

• Administering bookings
• Dealing with your enquiries and requests
• Providing information about products and services

Your data will be kept for a period of 3 years and will be stored on our secure booking system. Some data will also be used for internal record keeping (e.g. for the accounts that we are legally obliged to maintain), and to help us assess how to improve the services that we offer.

Anonymous data collected from cookies is used purely to compile statistics regarding the website traffic so that we can judge how well the website is performing. The data is collected and the statistics are compiled using the Google Analytics service. Click for general information about how Google's services impact your privacy, or click for the Google Analytics privacy policy.

By using our website you are confirming that you consent to our use of cookies on your computer in accordance with our Cookie Policy.

Who has access to your information?

We will not sell or rent your information to third parties. We will not share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. Personal information will only be given to a third party when we are legally obliged to do so.

We will only disclose data when obliged to disclose personal data by law, or the disclosure is ‘necessary’ for purposes of national security, taxation and criminal investigation, or we have your consent, and to the following: Successors in title to our business.

Anonymous data derived from cookies may be shared with third parties, but only for technical purposes, not marketing ones.

Marketing

Please note that your information may be used to send you details of those products or services that we offer that we have identified as likely to be of interest to you. This will be in accordance with the preferences that you indicated when you completed the booking form, enquiry form or newsletter subscription.

If at any point you would like to opt-out of receiving communications from us, please contact us at .

Other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites that are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of these sites may collect information from you that will be used by them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from ours.

Subject access requests

You have the right to see what personal data we hold about you. To obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you, please email us at . You have the right to see, rectify, have removed and restrict the use of any personal information held.

Please note that we reserve the right to charge a fee of up to £10 for any such request.

Internet-based transfers

Given that the Internet is a global environment, using it to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. This means for instance that data you pass to us may be processed outside the UK, although the data will always be held securely and in line with the requirements of UK data protection legislation. By communicating electronically with us, you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

Your right to restriction

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for marketing purposes;
• If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to us or emailing us using the contact details given above;
• If you do not want Google Analytics to compile anonymous statistics about the interaction between your device and our website, you can download and install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add On.

Users under 18 years of age

Any user under 18 years of age must have their parents'/guardians' consent to use our website. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.

The security of your information

When details such as your name and email address are submitted via a contact form or email, this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file sent to your computer's hard drive by a web page that you visit. Cookies allow web applications to recognise your device (not you personally) as you move from one page on the site to another, or if you revisit the site within a certain period of time. If you express a preference on a web page, for instance, that preference can then be recalled in the future. A cookie in no way gives us access to other files on your computer or to any other of your device's functions.

We use traffic log cookies to compile statistics about the popularity of pages on our site and about how people have arrived here. This helps us improve our website. We only use this information for statistical purposes.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, however, you can usually modify your browser settings to decline or block cookies if you prefer.

The following table indicates which cookies we are using and what they do.

Cookie	ID	Purpose
Google Analytics	_utma _utmb _utmc _utmz	These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site, which we use to help improve it. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.
CMS	PHPSESSID	This stores information anonymously merely to note whether visitors to the website are logged into the content management system or not.
Cookie warning	acceptgrt	This simply stores your acceptance of the warning about cookies when you first arrive on the website.
Resolution	resolution	This merely records the width of your screen so that the site can send images to your device of an appropriate width.

What to do if you don’t want cookies to be set

If you prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that some functions of the website might become inoperable. If you use the Internet Explorer browser, find out more info HERE. If you use Firefox, see the information HERE. If you are using Safari, see HERE.

Amendments

Please note that this privacy policy is subject to change from time to time. It was last updated in January 2022.

Acceptance of these terms

By using our website, you signify your acceptance of the terms of our privacy policy. If you do not agree to the terms of our privacy policy, please do not use our website. Your continued use of our website following the posting of any changes to our privacy policy will mean that you accept those changes.