This Privacy & Cookie Notice sets out how Explore Mar Menor will process any personal data that we collect and receive from and about users of our website at www.exploremarmenor.com and/or those subscribers to our newsletters.
Data Collection
We will only collect, keep, use and share Personal Data for legitimate business purposes as outlined below:
· Personal Data collected directly from you when you subscribe to our email newsletter or contact us to list your business : your name, address, phone number, email address. Our legal basis for the collection and process of this data is the provision to you a listing for your business only when requested by you. It is also our legitimate interest in providing social media and marketing content that is of interest to our followers of social media.
· Personal Data collected automatically from the use by you of www.exploremarmenor.com. The data transmitted from your browser includes your IP address, the date and time of the visit the pages accessed, the access/status/HTTP status code, your browser, your operating system and interface, as well as the language and version of the browser software. The legal basis for collecting and processing this personal data is to be able to operate the site and provide you with access to the pages you wish to access.
We will be as clear and open as we can with you regarding what personal data is collected and how it will be processed. You can be assured that we will keep it up to date and protect it with appropriate safety measures for as long as we maintain records of your personal data.
Uses of your Personal Data
We use your personal data for the following reasons.
· administration of your request (business listing or subscription to newsletter)
· to contact you with marketing messages which you have requested or agreed to receive from us, for example via a branded newsletter.
· to contact you with surveys and feedback requests.
· to collect site statistics and analyse the way our customers use our website.
Cookies
We use cookies to identify data traffic patterns and support security. They do not provide any information which might disclose the identity of a specific person but they may potentially identify your computer, your browser and your internet settings. You may change the storing of cookies in your browser settings at any time by selecting the function accept no cookies, however disabling essential cookies may result in you no longer being able to use the entire functionality of the website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, also places cookies on your computer, to enable Google to provide us with activity reports relating to the website. Google uses this data only to provide us with information on how users use the website and does not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. The information generated by Google cookies about your use of the platform (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. You may refuse these cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser or by downloading and installing a browser plug-in.
Data Sharing
We will not sell your information. We will not share your information with any third party except as stated in this Privacy Notice or as required to operate the website or provide our services to you.
Social Media
We will share your Personal Data with social media sites to enable them to provide marketing messages that you have agreed to receive from them. The social media sites we share your Personal Data with as at the date of this Privacy Notice are:
Details of their privacy policies can be found on their respective websites.
Duration of Storage
We will maintain records of your personal data for the statutory accounting period or as long as you remain:
· A registered subscriber to our mailing list
· A registered user of our website
Your Rights
You have the right to update and correct the personal information on your account. You also have the right to request from us all personal information that we hold that relates to you, to request restriction of the processing of that data and to request that we delete that data. We will require you to provide us with appropriate identification before we comply with this request. You also have the right to object to our continued processing of your personal data. You may also have the right to data portability. If you have a complaint about the way in which we use your personal information you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner www.ico.gov.uk. Explore Mar Menor is the Data Controller in respect of any personal data we collect or hold. If you want to know what information we hold about you or have any queries please email us at info@exploremarmenor.com
Data Security
We maintain technical and physical safeguards that are designed to protect the security and integrity of your Personal Data, and to guard it against accidental or unauthorised access, use, alteration or disclosure to third parties. These measures include device encryption, firewalls and virus checking procedures. All devices are protected and accessible only by Explore Mar Menor. We regularly review our security systems to ensure that your personal data remains safe and secure.
Changes to our Privacy Notice
We will update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our business. All such changes will be posted to the website and if we consider it to be appropriate we will notify subscribers of any material changes by e-mail.