Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website, and Highlands Perfect Stay, the owner and provider of this Website. Highlands Perfect Stay takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://highlandsperfectstay.co.uk.

Definitions and Interpretation

In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

• Data: Collectively all information that you submit to Highlands Perfect Stay via the Website.
• Cookies: A small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies).
• Data Protection Laws: Any applicable law relating to the processing of Personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK.
• GDPR: The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
• Highlands Perfect Stay or us: Highlands Perfect Stay is a bed and breakfast located in the UK and operates the Website https://highlandsperfectstay.co.uk.
• UK and EU Cookie Law: The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
• User or you: Any third party that accesses the Website and is not either part of the Highlands Perfect Stay Team or engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Highlands Perfect Stay and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services.
• Website: The website that you are currently using, https://highlandsperfectstay.co.uk., and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

• The singular includes the plural and vice versa.
• References to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules, or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules, or appendices of this privacy policy.
• A reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts, and partnerships.
• "Including" is understood to mean "including without limitation."
• Reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it.
• The headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

The Scope of This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Highlands Perfect Stay and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website, including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Highlands Perfect Stay is the “data controller”. This means that Highlands Perfect Stay determines the purposes for which and the manner in which your Data is processed.

Data Collected

We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

• Name, surname;
• Contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
• Demographic information such as postcode, preferences, and interests;
• Financial information such as credit/debit card numbers;
• IP address (automatically collected);

In each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

How We Collect Data

We collect Data in the following ways:

• Data is given to us by you;
• Data is received from other sources;
• Data is collected automatically.

Data That Is Given to Us by You

Highlands Perfect Stay will collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:

• When you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail, or through any other means;
• When you register with us and set up an account to receive our products/services;
• When you complete surveys/forms that we use for research purposes (although you are not obliged to respond to them);
• When you enter a competition or promotion through the Website, Email or a social media channel;
• When you make payments to us, through this Website or otherwise;
• When you elect to receive marketing communications from us;
• When you use our services;

In each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Data That Is Received from Publicly Available Third-Party Sources

We will receive Data about you from the following publicly available third-party sources:

• Facebook;
• Instagram;
• Youtube;
• Twitter;
• Google;
• MailerLite;
• Paypal.

Data That Is Collected Automatically

To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, for example:

• We automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content, navigation and includes your IP address, the date, times, and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.
• We will collect your Data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on your browser. For more information about cookies, and how we use them on the Website, see the section below, headed “Cookies”.

Cookies

This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. Highlands Perfect Stay uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of services. Highlands Perfect Stay has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.

All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.

Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Highlands Perfect Stay to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however, certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.

This Website uses the following Cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart, or make use of e-billing services.
• Analytical/performance cookies: They allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
• Functionality cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of cookies acceptance).
• Targeting cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.

You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however, you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalization settings.

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