Use of Cookies on the Company’s Websites

Internet Log File Information
When you visit our websites we collect standard internet log information. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to various parts of our site. Information we gather in our standard internet log information does not identify anyone and is only used to statistical purposes including the establishment of visitor numbers, most popular pages and features, and most popular browser types.

Cookie Law
Where a cookie can identify an individual via their device, even if identification can only be made via combining the data in question with other data, it will fall within the definition of data laws.

Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites when you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as provide information to the owners of the site. Several of the cookies we use are essential for parts of the site to operate, in particular our booking systems. You may delete and block all cookies from our sites, but parts of the site will not function correctly.

All our cookies have a life that spans only the length of your session with our website, sometimes shorter, in particular if you are using one of our booking engines. The one exception is the cookie named “YourCookieSettings” which has a life span of 365 days and necessary to store your cookie settings for this site.The cookies used on this website have been categorised using best practice. A list of all the cookies used on this website by category is set out in the table below.

Cookie Categories

Strictly Necessary
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Strictly necessary cookies are always enabled.

Functional
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Persistent
Persistent cookies are those which remain active on the user’s computer or device for a predetermined period of time and are activated when that user visits a website.

Performance
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve how a website works.

Session Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and only remain on a user’s computer or device from the point at which they visit your website until the web browser is closed, at which point they are removed.

Targeting
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.

Additional Cookie Categories

• First-Party Cookies – These cookies are placed directly by a website. Most, if not all, of your strictly necessary and functionality cookies will likely be first-party cookies.
• Third-Party – When you visit a site you may notice some cookies that aren’t related to that site. If you go on to a web page that contains embedded content, for example from Google Maps, you may be sent cookies from these websites. The original site does not control the setting of these cookies, so it is suggested you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
• Flash Cookies – Adobe Flash Player used for videos uses Flash cookies (also known as Local Shared Objects) to help improve your experience as a user. Flash cookies are stored on your device in much the same way as usual cookies, but they’re managed differently by your browser.If you wish to disable or delete a Flash cookie, see Adobe Flashplayer Security Settings (opens in a new window). Please note that if you disable Flash cookies for a site you will be unable to access certain types of content on the site, such as videos.

Cookies used on this website as at July 2018 could include:
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

It is the visitors responsibility to review any third party Cookie related Terms and Conditions.

Requests for additional information on our privacy and data protection policies can be made to: enquiries@luxurydesignevents.co.uk  

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER GDPR AND DPA 2018

The Right to your Personal Data (Access)

You have the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Data that is processed by the Company and know the reasons why it processes your data. Upon receipt of a written request made to the Company Data Protection Officer you can normally expect a response within one month of the request. (Should there be a requirement for an extension of the original one month limit you will be written to with the reasons for any delay). Please note confirmation of a requester’s identity will be essential prior to any release of Personal Data.

If the Company holds Personal Data about you, it will:

• Provide a description of the data held;
• Inform you why the data is being held;
• Inform you who the data is disclosed to;
• Provide a copy of the data in a machine readable format (or hard copy).

Depending upon the nature of the request the Company will try to manage the search informally in the first instance e.g. if you are seeking specific data, this may be resolved via a telephone call.

The Right to Rectification
You have the right to have any inaccuracies in your Personal Data which is stored and processed by the Company to be rectified.

The Right to be Forgotten
Under certain circumstances you may request that Personal Data is erased.

The Right to Restriction of Processing
Under certain specific circumstances you may have the right to prevent the processing of some Personal Data.

The Right to Notification
Under certain circumstances, the Company has a duty to ensure you are notified of how any intended change of processing of your Personal Data may take place which differs to that which you consented for.

The Right to Data Portability
Under certain circumstance you have the right to see and have transferred your Personal Data in a commonly used and machine-readable format to another Data Controller.

The Right to Appropriate Decision Making
You have the right not to have decisions made solely from automated processing. In the event that automated processing is used, please contact the Company Data Protection Officer to obtain an explanation from for the outcome of any automated processing.
Consent to this Policy is implicit in your use of the Company’s products and services.

COMPLAINTS

You have the right to lodge a complaint regarding the use of your Personal Data. In the initial instance please email the Company Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter and keep you informed of the investigation progress.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal investigation you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

POLICY CHANGES

The Company:

• reserves the right to amend this Cookies Policy at any time;
• will post any revised Cookies Policy on its websites;

QUERIES REGARDING THIS POLICY

If you have any questions or comments about this Cookies Policy please contact us.