Your privacy is important
Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy and your personal information.
Our Privacy Policy explains the details of how we collect information from your browser and devices when you access our website pages, speak to us on the telephone or email us. We also explain the choices we offer, making sure you are in control of your personal information at all times.
Protecting customer information
SisterStay are classed as a data controller which means we are responsible for deciding how your personal data is processed. We always make it a priority to protect your personal and privileged information. We do not sell or trade your information or your personal data to other companies.
We have implemented security policies and technical measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification and unlawful destruction or accidental loss.
All employees who have access to the data will respect the confidentiality of that data.
Contact between SisterStay members via the SisterStay messaging facility may be read by SisterStay employees to ensure that all bookings are made using SisterStay's payment system. Any spamming, advertising or abusive messages will be removed, as will their sender.
If you contact us by email you should be aware that such emails are not secure unless they have been encrypted. We cannot accept any responsibility for the unauthorised access to your data that is beyond our control.
Information we collect
We collect information in the following ways:
Active collection: information you provide to us. We collect and use your personal information to facilitate bookings and administer payments to and from you - for example your name, age and address. This information may also include other personal information such as health details. We will only use this information to provide you with the service that you signed up for.
Passive collection: information which is automatically collected whilst navigating through and interacting with the content on our site as well as information on your device or computer (such as cookies). The sole purpose of passively collecting your information is to improve your experience when using our websites and services.
Third Party Services: SisterStay uses a variety of services hosted by third parties such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Instagram, Facebook etc. These services may collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, such as cookies or your IP request. For information on how these third parties collect and use your information, please refer to their Privacy Policies. By using SisterStay you consent to the processing of data by these third parties in accordance with their Privacy Policies.
How we will use the data you give us
We ask for and collect data from you because it is necessary to facilitate and administer the service you have requested from us and to transact payments for you. If we need to pass data to other firms, it will only be for that purpose.
When we contact you, it will either be for the above reasons, or because we have a legitimate interest in marketing related products which are relevant to you or your business. For any other marketing it will only be with your consent and you will be able to withdraw your consent or unsubscribe at any time.
If we need to obtain data which is by nature sensitive we will only do so on the basis that it is in the public interest - for example to fight crime, prevent fraud or to make sure the service you have requested is available.
Information we share
Your information will only be shared for the purpose of facilitating and administering our service to you and transacting payments for you. Your information may be disclosed to regulatory bodies if requested for monitoring or enforcing rules and regulations.
Your rights
· You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner at www.ico.org.uk, Tel 0303 123 11132.
· You can obtain a copy of your personal data from us without charge by contacting us at our registered address. This may include the right to transfer data to other providers.
· You have the right to ask us to correct any data held on file that you consider not to be correct.
· You have the right to ask us to delete your data or stop using it, unless it is necessary for us to retain it for insurance or financial purposes, as set out in our retention policy, or is a legislative requirement.
· You may have the right to object if decisions about you are made solely by an automated process which may include profiling.
Linked websites and information security
This Privacy Policy only applies to our website.
Our website may contain links to other websites. We have no control over the privacy practices or the content of any of our business partners, advertisers, sponsors or other websites. Linked websites are subject to their own policies. You should read any linked website’s Privacy Policy before submitting any personal information to them.
Social Media Widgets: Our website includes social media features. These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the Privacy Policy of the organization providing it.
Cookies
Cookies are small, harmless, helpful files which are stored on your computer in order to gather information or to aid the functionally of a website. Cookies are extremely common and are used by almost every website you visit.
We use cookies to gather information on visitors’ journeys through our website. Collecting this information allows us to understand how visitors use our website and gives us the ability to improve and tailor our website to the needs of our users. 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.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The contents of this Privacy Policy are subject to change or updating by SisterStay at any time without prior notice. The changes may include superseding statements or notices. You should review this policy from time to time to be aware of any changes that are made. Your continuing use of this website constitutes your acceptance of any changes or updates to the Privacy Policy.