COOKIE POLICY

What are Cookies?

‘Cookies’ are used on almost every website. They are small text files that are saved on your computer to help the site perform a number of functions. We use cookies for several reasons. For example, they allow us to monitor the number of people using our website and help us understand more about the way in which people use our website.

By using our website, you are agreeing to the placement of cookies on your computer.

Cookies used by Matfen Hall Country Hotel, Spa & Golf Estate

• Do not contain any personally identifiable information about you
• Do not (and cannot) allow us to access other information stored on your computer
• Do not (and cannot) give us information about other websites you visit or your activities on other websites
• Do not store any information about you that others could read and understand, or in any way compromise your security
• Do allow us to monitor the number of people using our website and collectively monitor their activities. We cannot identify what you, as an individual, do on our site
• Do allow us to see how people arrive at our site (e.g. search for ‘Matfen Hall’ on a search engine, or click on an email we have sent)
• Do allow us to collectively gather a little technical information about people using our site, such as their geographic location (to city level) and the type of web browsers they are using. We cannot identify where you, as an individual, are located or the software or services you are using

Types of Cookie We Use

Session cookies are stored on your computer and remain available for the duration of your visit to our website. When you close your browser, any session cookies that have been set will be automatically removed from your computer’s memory.

Persistent cookies are stored on your computer and remain there until they reach their expiration date or you choose to delete them. At this point, the browser will delete the cookie from your computer’s hard drive. While the persistent cookie is present, the website that created it will have access to that cookie each time you return to that particular site.

We make use of both types of cookie in order to maximise the security of our services and to ensure you always get an optimal service from our site. We do not use cookies to track your use of the internet after leaving our website, nor do we store any information about you in cookies that others could read and understand.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (‘Google’).

Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyse how users use this website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of this website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Using Browser Settings to Manage Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies via the browser settings. For example, you may choose to delete existing cookies, prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie or disable cookies altogether.