| Bumble Cottage - Data Privacy
The following discloses our information gathering and
dissemination practices for this website.
We recognize the importance of protecting your privacy and our
policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you
provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site. This policy will be continuously
assessed against new technologies, business practices and our customers' needs.
What information do we
collect?
When you visit this web site you may provide us with two types
of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and
Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.
1. Personal information you choose to
provide
Email information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may
retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same
protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail
and telephone.
2. Web site use information
Similar to other commercial websites, our website utilizes a
standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What are cookies?") and web server log files to
collect information about how our website is used. Information gathered through cookies and web server logs may
include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our website, and the websites visited just
before and just after our website.
How do we use the information that you provide to
us?
Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of
administering our business activities, to monitor the use of the service, our marketing and promotional efforts and
improve our content and service offerings, and customize our site's content, layout, services and for other lawful
purposes.These uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.
Furthermore, such information may be shared with others on an
aggregate basis. Personally identifiable information or business information will not be shared with parties except
as required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to
notify you about important changes to our website, new services, and special offers we think you will find
valuable. You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at the link
provided on our communications.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an
anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that site's computer asks your computer for permission to
store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own
cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only
permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other
sites.
Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if you
would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. You can
tell your web browser to notify you whenever a website attempts to set a cookie and also tell your browser to
disable and/or refuse all cookies, although doing so may affect your experience of many websites. Each browser has
slightly different ways of handling cookies but you can usually find out how to do it via the ‘Help’ or ‘Settings’
options on your browser. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer
viruses.
There’s also a really useful site called All About Cookies
(www.allaboutcookies.org) which is a free resource to help marketers
and consumers understand the issues surrounding the use of cookies.
How do we use information we collect from
cookies?
When you first look at a page on this site, a StatCounter
cookie is placed in your browser (if allowed). Then, as you browse the site, the cookie tells StatCounter that this
is not a new/distinct/separate visitor visiting the site each time. Instead, it's the same visitor looking at
several different pages. No personal information is transferred and you cannot be identified as an individual. It
is purely to distinguish whether you are a new visitor to the site or not.
This allows us to calculate the aggregate number of people
visiting our website and which parts of the site are most popular. This in turn helps us gather feedback to
constantly improve our website and better serve our clients
We have no means of tracking your surfing behaviour on other
websites before or after you visit this site.
IP addresses
IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are
connected to the Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your
computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile data known
as traffic data so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.
Sharing and selling
information
We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the information
that uniquely identify a subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with anyone except to the extent
it is necessary to process transactions or provide services that you have requested.
How can you access and correct your
information?
You may request access to all your personally
identifiable information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual
address.
What about legally compelled disclosure of
information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in
other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.We
may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary
to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or to protect
the safety of our users and the Public.
What about other websites linked to our
website?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites
linked to or from our website or the information or content contained therein. Often links to other websites are
provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our
website.
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website
to another web site, our privacy policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website,
including websites which have a link on our website, is subject to that website's own rules and policies. Please
read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Your consent
By using our website you consent to our collection and use of
your personal information as described in this privacy policy. We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at
any time with or without notice.
Our commitment to data
security
Please note that your information will be stored and processed
on our computers in the United Kingdom. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the
correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to
safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Acquisition or changes in
ownership
In the event that the website (or a substantial portion of its
assets) is acquired, your information would be considered part of those assets, and may be part of those assets
that are transferred.
Policy modifications
We may change this privacy policy from time to time. If/when
changes are made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have given us permission to do so. We will post
any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be assured that if the privacy policy
changes in the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under this privacy policy
in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.
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