Privacy Policy & GDPR Compliance

“We” and “Our” below refer to “Shepherd’s Hut Glamping” and anyone in our employment or working on our behalf.

This privacy policy explains:

what information we may collect about you
how we use that information
how we protect that information
whether we’ll disclose your details to anyone else
the use of cookies on the this website

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Statement. From time to time we may change this policy by updating this page.

What We Collect

Log Files

When someone visits our website we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website using the data in the logs. We will not associate any log data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source.

Contact and Booking Request Forms

We collect the following information:

Contact details such as name, email, house address and phone number
IP Address
Nature of your enquiry or your booking request.

We require this information in order to respond to visitor enquiries and make bookings.

Storage and Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure in order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure. Form data stored on this website is protected by a combination of Secure Socket Layer connections and frequently updated server software providing corrections for any known vulnerabilities. Our office computer is password protected and runs fully up-to-date Windows 10 with virus protection and other Microsoft security features.

Controlling your personal information

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to us. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites, as such sites are not governed by this Privacy Statement. You should exercise caution and look at the Privacy Statement applicable to the website in question.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies that are used by this website are necessary in order for us to provide and improve upon our value added products and services and to remain competitive. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.

Third Party Cookies

Our website uses features of other websites that may leave a cookie. These are third-party cookies and we are unable to block or prevent them without removing the feature from our site. For information about those cookies you would need to check the originator’s website for their cookie policy. Third-parties cookies left are as follows:

Google Analytics:

We use Google Analytics to make sure our website is meeting our users’ needs and to help prioritise improvements. Google provides more details on the Google privacy and cookie policy page. Google also provides a browser add-on which allows you to opt out of Google Analytics across all websites.

Google Analytics collects anonymous website usage data such as the number of visitors to the site, search phrases used to find us, pages visited on the site and time spent on the site.

The cookies do not identify users nor associate your IP address with any personally identifiable information. We use the following Google Analytics cookies.

Name: _utma Typical content: randomly generated number Expires: 2 years

Name: _utmb Typical content: randomly generated number Expires: 30 minutes

Name: _utmc Typical content: randomly generated number Expires: when user exits browser

Name: _utmz Typical content: randomly generated number and information about how the page was reached (eg directly or via a link, organic search or paid search) Expires: 6 months

Name: __utmmobile Typical content: randomly generated number Expires: 2 years

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.