Who we are

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

Introduction

We are careful how we manage privacy, we restrict what we gather to the minimum we need in order to provide our service or promote our websites. We tightly control what we share and will never give information to 3rd party organisations unless forced to do so by law enforcement organisations. However this will only be done in exceptional circumstances and where a court order is obtained to compel us to do so.

We may gather and use certain information about individuals in order to provide products and services and to enable certain functions on this website.
We may also collect information to better understand how visitors use this website and to present timely, relevant information to them.

What data we gather

We may collect the following information:
• Name
• Contact information including email address
• Demographic information, such as postcode, preferences and interests
• Website usage data
• Other information relevant to client enquiries
• Other information pertaining to special offers and surveys

How we use this data

Collecting this data helps us understand what you are looking from us, enabling us to deliver an improved service.
Specifically, we may use data:
• For our own internal records.
• To improve the service we provide.
• To contact you in response to a specific enquiry.
• To customise the website for you.
• To send you promotional emails about offers and other things we think might be relevant to you.
• To send you promotional mailings or to call you about offers and other things we think might be relevant to you.
• To contact you via email, telephone or mail for market research reasons.

Cookies and how we use them

What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file placed on your computer’s hard drive. It enables our website to identify your computer as you view different pages on our website.
Cookies allow websites and applications to store your preferences in order to present content, options or functions that are specific to you. They also enable us to see information like how many people use the website and what pages they tend to visit.

We are passionate about privacy, we don’t like being tracked and monitored so we assume you don’t either. Therefore we limit our cookie use to 1st party cookies only, we only use them for our own website performance monitoring and advertising links to our own facebook and social media pages.

We currently use the following cookies – as of 01-06-2019: 
• _fbp – Facebook pixel – to monitor Facebook users use of our website and our own Facebook / Instagram pages, session cookie, expires today.
• cookieconsent_status – cookie consent plugin – to remember your clicking on our cookie declaration, valid for 12 months on your PC 
• Google analytics & Bing Webmaster Tools – for details see below

We measure our website performance using Google Analytics and Bing Webmaster Tools. These services record what pages you view within our site, how you arrived at our site and some basic information about your computer. This usually includes browser type and whether it is a desktop, mobile device etc. We don’t know who you are; just that somebody visited the site. This information helps us understand what we’re doing right in terms of promoting our website, how people arrive at our site, what pages they visit etc. Like most websites, we use this information to try and make our website perform better for us.

You can learn more about Google Analytics or opt out if you wish here.

You can learn more about Bing or opt out here if you wish.

We may also use cookies to:
• Identify whether you are signed in to our website. A cookie allows us to check whether you are signed in to the site.
• Test content on our website. For example, 50% of our users might see one piece of content, the other 50% a different piece of content. 
• Store information about your preferences. The website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting.
• To recognise when you return to our website. We may show your relevant content, or provide functionality you used previously.
Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.
Controlling cookies
You can use your web browser’s cookie settings to determine how our website uses cookies. If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or device, you should set your web browser to refuse cookies.
However, please note that doing this may affect how our website functions. Some pages and services may become unavailable to you.
Unless you have changed your browser to refuse cookies, our website may issue cookies when you visit it.
To learn more about cookies and how they are used, visit cookiesandyou.com.

Controlling information about you

When you fill in a form or provide your details on our website, you will see one or more tick boxes allowing you to:
• Opt-in to receive marketing communications from us by email, telephone, text message or post.
We will not share your information with any other third party to allow you to receive marketing communications from third-party partners by email, telephone, text message or post.
If you have agreed that we can use your information for marketing purposes, you can change your mind easily, via one of these methods:
• Sign in to our website and change your opt-in settings.
• Send an email to info@rescorlacottage.co.uk
• Write to us at the address provided.
We will never lease, distribute or sell your personal information to third parties. The only exception to this is if we are compelled to release information by a law enforcement agency with a court order compelling us to do so.
Any personal information we hold about you is stored and processed under our data protection policy, in line with the General Data Protection Regulations.

Security

We will always hold your information securely.
To prevent unauthorised disclosure or access to your information, we have implemented strong physical and electronic security safeguards.
We also follow stringent procedures to ensure we work with all personal data in line with the General Data Protection Regulations.

Links from our site

Our website may contain links to other websites.
Please note that we have no control of websites outside the mill-services.co.uk domain. If you provide information to a website to which we link, we are not responsible for its protection and privacy.
Always be wary when submitting data to websites. Read the site’s data protection and privacy policies fully.