This policy outlines our commitment to protecting personal data, and how we implement that commitment with regards to the collection and use of your personal data.
Effective date: 20th March 2025
Gairloch Highland Lodge (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://gairlochhighlandlodge.net website (the “Service”).
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service, and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this P olicy.
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”), via our Contact Form. This consists of:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Cookies and Usage Data preference
Usage Data
We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s IP address, browser type and version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information, designed to improve and analyse our Service, and aiming to improve your experience when visiting the website.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies, or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not receive an optimal web experience.
Examples of Cookies we use:
- Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
- Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
If you would like to know more information about the specific cookies that we use, please visit our Cookie Policy page.
Use of Data
We use the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Service
- To notify you about changes to our Service
- To add your details to a distribution list for a mailshot detailing special offers, activities and news of interest pertinent to Gairloch and environs
- To provide customer care and support
- To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
- To monitor the usage of the Service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
Transfer Of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to, and maintained by, computers located outside of your Country, Province, State, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
Personal data shall not be transferred to any country or territory unless an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data is in place.
If you are located outside United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that data, including Personal Data, is transferred to and processed in the United Kingdom.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy, coupled with the submission of such information, represents your agreement to that transfer.
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of your Personal Data will take place to any organisation, or any country, unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure Of Data: Legal Requirements
We may disclose your Personal Data if necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of Gairloch Highland Lodge
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
- Protect against legal liability
Security Of Data
The security of your data is important to us: however, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage can be 100% secure. Whilst commercially acceptable means are implemented to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security, due to circumstances and conditions beyond our control.
Your choices
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. We will not contact you for marketing purposes by phone or text message, but may via email newsletter, unless you have withdrawn consent.
How you can access and update your information
The accuracy of your information is important to us. If you change email address, telephone, or address, please email us at info@gairlochhighlandlodge.net and we will amend your details accordingly.
You have a right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you.
Service Providers
We employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform and / or enhance Service-related services, and to assist us in analysing how our Service is used.
Their access to your Personal Data is limited to only performing these tasks on our behalf, and they are obligated not to disclose, sell, or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyse the use of our Service.
Google Analytics is the de-facto web analytics service that tracks, monitors, and reports website traffic. This data is shared with other Google services, and Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.
You can opt-out of having your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about your visit activity.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Links To Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. You are advised to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and / or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective, and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy accordingly.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at
info@gairlochhighlandlodge.net
This Privacy Policy for Gairloch Highland Lodge was created with the assistance of FreePrivacyPolicy.com.