Privacy and cookies
At the Abbey Tea Rooms we are committed to safeguarding and preserving the privacy of our customers.
This policy explains what happens to any personal data that you provide to us, or that we collect from you while you visit us. It also covers how we use cookies on this website.
We may update this policy from time to time so please review this policy if you need to reference it.
Privacy
Information we collect
In running and maintaining our website we may collect and process the following data about you:
Information about your use of our site including details of your visits such as pages viewed and the resources that you access. Such information includes traffic data, location data and other communication data;
Information provided voluntarily by you. For example, when you register your personal details and submit requests of bookings with us; and
Information that you provide when you communicate with us by any other means.
Use of your information
We use the information that we collect from you to provide our services to you. In addition to this we may use the information for one or more of the following purposes:
To provide information to you that you request from us relating to our services;
To provide information to you relating to other services or products that may be of interest to you. Such additional information will only be provided where you have consented to receive such information; and
To inform you of any changes to our website or services.
If you have previously purchased goods or services from us we may provide you with details of similar goods or services, or other goods and services, that you may be interested in.
We never give your details to third parties to use your data to enable them to provide you with information regarding unrelated goods and services.
Storing your personal data
In operating our website it may become necessary to transfer data that we collect from you to locations outside of the European Union for processing and storing. By providing your personal data to us, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We do our upmost to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to make sure that your data is treated confidentially and stored securely.
Unfortunately the sending of information via the internet is not totally secure and on occasions such information can be intercepted. We cannot guarantee the security of data that you choose to send us electronically; sending such information is entirely at your own risk.
Disclosing your information
We will not disclose your personal information to any other party other than in accordance with this privacy policy and potentially in the circumstances detailed below:
In the event that we sell any or all of our business to someone else;
Where we are legally required by law to disclose your personal information; and
To further fraud protection and reduce the risk of fraud.
Third party links
On occasion we include links to external websites. Where we provide a link it does not mean that we endorse or approve that site’s policy towards visitor privacy, nor do we take responsibility for the content of such external websites. You should review their privacy policy before sending them any personal data.
Access to information
In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 you have the right to access any information that we hold relating to you. Please note that we reserve the right to charge a fee of £10 to cover costs incurred by us in providing you with the information.
Cookies
By using our site you agree to our use of cookies. Please note that it is possible to disable cookies being stored on your phone or computer by changing your settings, however our website may not function properly and/or some features may not be available to you in that case.
Our website places cookies, which are small data files, on your computer or mobile device. Cookies help us provide you with a good experience when you browse our site and also allow us to improve our services for you through, for example:
enabling a service to recognise your device so you don’t have to give the same information several times during one task;
recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don’t need to do it for every web page requested;
measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there’s enough capacity to ensure they are fast; and
analysing anonymised data to help us understand how people interact with our services so we can make them better.
Cookies cannot be used to identify you personally.
To read more about cookies and how to disable them please visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Contacting us
Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any matter relating to this privacy or cookies policy.