Our privacy policy

Independent Cottages (a subsidiary of Altameric Ltd.) is committed to respecting your privacy. This statement sets out how we comply with European Community data protection requirements. We comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. This privacy statement applies to this website only - it does not cover other websites to which we may provide links.

Is it possible to access the website without disclosing personal data?

Yes. You can visit this website without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Once you choose to provide us with any information by which you can be identified, it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

What information do we collect?

Site visitors may send enquiries to our property owners/advertisers via forms or clickable links from this site. If you choose to send an enquiry through this website, your personal information, including your e-mail address and any other information you supply, will be visible to the owner of the property you enquired about so that they might reply directly to you. Do not share information in the e-mail that you are not prepared to allow them to have, including, but not limited to, credit card and bank account information. These enquiries are sent to both the individual owner/advertiser you selected and retained by Altameric. The resulting enquiry is available for review only by the owner/advertiser to whom they were initially addressed and to Altameric customer service employees, who may be asked by advertisers for their past enquiry information. While the content of these enquiries is not shared with any other party, Altameric may, from time to time, use third party e-mail servers to send and track receipt of the enquiry e-mails, and analyse the pattern of enquiry usage via these third party tracking systems.

Do we disclose your personal data to third parties?

We will not pass on your personal details to any third parties (expect as stated above) without your permission. However, we may disclose or access your details if required to do so by law or by any Governmental body.

Can I see the information you hold about me? And can I amend it?

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information, please write to Sarah Jarvis, Data Protection, Altameric Ltd, The Willows, Woodhill, Meopham , Kent , DA13 0DJ or email sarah.jarvis@altameric.co.uk .

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect, please write or e-mail us to the above address. We will correct any information which was found to be incorrect within 28 days and without charge.

If you have agreed to the disclosure of personal information and to receiving marketing and promotional information, but no longer wish to do so, then please contact us.

Is the information you hold on me secure?

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on line. All employees who have access to your personal data are contractually obliged to respect your confidentiality.

We have put in place technology measures and security policies and procedures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, improper use, alteration, unlawful or accidental destruction or accidental loss.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small text files that are either used for the duration of a session ("session cookies"), or saved on a user's hard drive in order to identify that user, or information about that user, the next time the user logs on to a Web site ("persistent cookies"). This Web site does not use persistent cookies or any other persistent tracking technology. One or more of our component sites may use session cookies to provide streamlined navigation. These session cookies are deleted from the component's server after your session ends and information from them is not collected or saved.