Privacy Policy

The Mary Mount Hotel – reviews your personal data to ensure they meet the GDPR (The General Data Protection Regulation) requirements that came into force on 25th May 2018.

HOW GDPR PROTECTS YOU

  • Your personal data is better protected.
  • You have more control and easier access to the personal information we hold about you, if you wish to check, change it or have it removed.
  • You can choose how you wish to be contacted, for example by email or phone.
  • You can change your mind and you can update your choices at any time.

The law states that we can use your personal data only if we have one or more of these reasons:

  • When you consent to it.
  • To fulfil a contract we have with you.
  • When it is our legal duty.
  • When it is in our legitimate interest (A legitimate interest is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your information. If we rely on our legitimate interest, we will tell you what that is).

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

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 may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address.
  • Cookies and Usage Data.

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 Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser 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 the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

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 be able to use some portions of our Service.

We may collect personal data such as your email address at the point of booking and securely share this in an encrypted (hashed) format with trusted partners, including Google, to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and improve our marketing performance. This process, known as enhanced conversion tracking, allows us to better understand how users interact with our website and advertising, without directly identifying individuals. This data is only used where consent has been provided for marketing and advertising cookies.

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.

We collect information to provide better services to you. This includes information that you give us via our website, through our social media channels, when you contact us via phone or email, when you make a reservation or enquiry via a Third-Party Travel Agent or Online Booking Website through which we sell our products.

The different types of information we may collect are as follows:

  • Registration details (name, postal address, email address, location, mobile or other telephone number).
  • Date of Birth and Gender.
  • Business information (your company name, address, VAT number and registration number).
  • Customer service information including comments made online or to our reservations team.
  • Any other information you provide when making a reservation.
  • Any information you give to third-party online booking websites or travel agents.
  • Credit card details.

In addition, the following data will be collected when you fill in our spa treatment applications, membership applications or guest forms:

  • Your full name.
  • The name of your partner or spouse.
  • Your date of birth.
  • Your contact information such as email addresses and telephone/mobile numbers.
  • Your geographic information such as home address and postcode (where applicable).
  • Your special dietary requirements.
  • Your credit or debit card details where you make a payment.
  • Your medical history.
  • Your physical health history.
  • Your car registration for car parking arrangements.

MARKETING

With your consent we will send you direct marketing communications, mainly via email through our regular newsletters featuring content we think you might be interested in. We may also use this information to show you relevant content on social media or through online advertising spaces. If you no longer wish to receive these communications, you can unsubscribe using the link in each newsletter.

We also use Google AdWords from time to time for remarketing our services on third-party websites including Google to previous visitors of our website.

Use of Data for Advertising & Measurement

We may collect personal data such as your email address at the point of booking and securely share this in an encrypted (hashed) format with trusted partners, including Google, to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and improve our marketing performance. This data is only used where consent has been provided for marketing and advertising cookies.

WHAT IS A COOKIE

A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the website again the cookie allows the site to recognize your browser. Cookies may store preferences and other information. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some websites may not function properly without cookies.

THIRD PARTY COOKIES

Google Analytics is a reporting tool for websites which allows us to review anonymous information about how our website is used and how visitors use our site. Google Analytics does not collect personal data about our visitors.

ACCESSING AND AMENDING YOUR DATA

You have the right to access a copy of the data we hold about you. If you would like to do this, please email marketing@providencehospitality.co.uk. As required by GDPR, we will provide the data within thirty (30) days of receiving your written request. This service is free of charge.

You may need to modify or update your data if your circumstances change. Additional data relating to your marketing preferences may also be stored and you may change this at any time.

You can make amendments or withdraw your consent by informing our reception staff when you check in or by emailing marketing@providencehospitality.co.uk. If you withdraw your consent for the use of your personal data, we may not be able to continue providing products or services where your information is required to fulfil a contractual obligation.

Our legal rights and remedies in such circumstances are expressly reserved.

RETENTION OF INFORMATION

Your personal data will be retained for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, for business or legal purposes, or in accordance with applicable laws.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Privacy Policy applies solely to data collected by us. Our website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties over which we have no control. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any external websites they visit. We are not responsible for the privacy policies, content or security of any third-party websites.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy is reviewed regularly. Any updates will be published on our website and the previous version removed. Please check this page periodically for any changes.

HAVE A QUESTION?

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please email marketing@providencehospitality.co.uk with “Privacy Policy” in the subject line.