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PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy sets out how World of Golf London uses and protects any information that you give World of Golf London when you use this website.

World of Golf London is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

World of Golf London may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 16.05.18

What we collect
We may collect the following information:

name, email address

What we do with the information we gather
We require this information in order to send you news in connection with World of Golf London

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for sending you our newsletter, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at marketing@worldofgolf.co.uk
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to marketing@worldofgolf.co.uk

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

COOKIE POLICY

Our website uses “cookies” – small data files that are stored on your computer or device when you visit a website. Cookies enable you to visit our website and may be used in a variety of ways to enhance or personalise your online browsing. Cookies may eliminate the need to repeatedly enter the same information, enabling us to improve the content, reliability and functionality of our websites, evaluate the effectiveness of advertising and track usage patterns. Accepting a cookie will not give us access to any data on your computer other than the data stored in the cookie. You may experience a loss of functionality because of configuring your web browser not to accept cookies.

WHAT WE COLLECT

We may collect the following information:

  • name
  • contact information including email address
  • demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
  • other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

 

For the exhaustive list of cookies we collect see the List of cookies we collect section.

 

WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service,
and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services.
  • We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we
    think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website
    according to your interests.

 

HOW WE USE COOKIES

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive or device memory.
Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

LIST OF COOKIES WE COLLECT

The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.

Cookies Used by WordPress:

Name of cookie: wordpress_
WordPress uses the cookie wordpress_[hash] to store the authentication details on login. The authentication details include the username and double hashed copy of the password. However, this usage of the cookie is limited to the admin console area, the backend dashboard of the website.

Name of cookie: wordpress_logged_in_
The cookie wordpress_logged_in_[hash] is used to indicate when you are logged in, and who you are. This cookie is maintained on the front-end of the website as well when logged in.

Cookies Used by WooCommerce:

Name of cookie: woocommerce_cart_hash
Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes.

Name of cookie: woocommerce_items_in_cart
Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes.

Name of cookie: wp_woocommerce_session_
Contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer.

Cookies Used by PHP:
Name of cookie: PHPSESSID
The PHPSESSID cookie is native to PHP and enables websites to store serialized state data. It is used to establish a user session and to pass state data via a temporary cookie, which is commonly referred to as a session cookie. As the PHPSESSID cookie has no timed expiry, it disappears when the client is closed.

Cookies Used by Google Analytics:
Name of cookies:

  • _ga
  • _gat_UA-XXXXXXXX-1
  • _gid

 

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to our website, where our visitors to our website have come from and the pages they have visited. The information obtained does not identify anyone.

For more information please read Google’s Privacy & Terms

Cookies Used by Facebook/Twitter:
Name of cookies:

  • loc
  • uvc
  • __atuvc
  • __atuvs

 

These are “Add This” social media cookies. These cookies enable users, if they wish, to login to their accounts on social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook and share content from our websites with their friends. These cookies do not allow us access to your accounts or provide us with any confidential information relating to any of your accounts.