Privacy Policy

We take your privacy seriously. This policy describes what personal information we collect and how we use it.

We never pass on your information to third parties. Our website 'stayatbriar.co.uk' does not in itself collect information about you or your visit and does not directly set any cookies or other tracking devices on your computer, mobile phone or any other device used to visit our website.

Routine Information Collection
Most web servers track basic information about their visitors. This information includes, but is not limited to, IP addresses, browser details, timestamps and referring pages. None of this information can personally identify specific visitors to this site. We do not have access to or use any information gleaned from the webserver hosting our website.

Cookies
This site does not directly set cookies to store information about a visitor. We do however use a third party (Google) to provide information about our visitors regarding how they arrived at our website, landing pages, length of visit, pages visited, keyword searches, referring websites, etc. This information allows us to improve the website content to better provide you with information you require. Our website statistics are supplied by Google who may set cookies when you visit our website. You can find more information about Google's cookies and how to block them via Google's own website. Cookies set by Google analytics are listed at the foot of this page.

Controlling Your Privacy
If you have concerns about cookies, you can change your browser settings to disable cookies. As we do not directly set cookies from 'stayatbriar.co.uk' you needl only disable 3rd party cookies. Disabling cookies for all sites is not recommended as it may interfere with your use of some sites. The best option is to disable or enable cookies on a per-site basis. Consult the documentation or help page for your browser for instructions on how to block cookies and other tracking software devices..

Special Note About Google Advertising (not currently used on this website) 
We do not carry 3rd party advertising on our website, but for your information, websites which carry any advertisements served by 3rd parties may set cookies unless blocked by your browser. These cookies allow 3rd party advertisers to display adverts based on your visits to this site. 3rd party advertisers websites normally provide information on how to block their cookies. Any tracking done by 3rd party advertisers through cookies and other mechanisms is subject to those 3rd parties own privacy policies.

Cookies set by Google Analytics:

• _utma 
  This is written the first time visitor visits the site. Updated with each visit. Expires: 2 years from last update
• _utmb 
  Session cookie that is updated with each page view or event. Expire: 30 mins after the last update/visitor inactivity
• _utmz 
  The cookie is updated with each page view. Expires: 6 months from set/update
• _utmv 
  This cookie stores a custom variable. Expires: 2 years from set/update
• _utmx 
  The cookie stores a variation a particular visitor is assigned. Expires: 2 years from set/update

Contact Information
If you have concerns about your privacy while visiting our website you can email us via our contact page with any concerns or queries that you may have.
NB: Please refer to the privacy policy of Airbnb and Holiday Lettings if you choose to book Briar Steading with them direct,  as your contract will be with these companies and not Briar Cottages Lochearnhead.