This privacy policy sets out how OpenGate Retreats uses and protects any information that you provide when you use the OpenGate Retreats website, make an enquiry to us or come to a retreat.

OpenGate Retreats is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. You can be assured that any personal information will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. We will keep your personal information confidential, and we will not supply it to any third party without your consent, unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so. We do not sell to or share with third-party organisations any personal information that we hold about you for the purposes of marketing.  

OpenGate Retreats 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.

What we collect

We will only obtain your email address if you have provided it to us freely to us, that is given us your consent. We will only use your email address to inform you of any upcoming retreats and may periodically send promotional emails about special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided. You are free to unsubscribe from these emails at any time.

If you have booked onto a retreat, you may be sent reminders or information updates about your retreat as needed.

After you have attended one of our retreats we will continue to inform you, by email, of upcoming retreats, special offers and other information you may find interesting. You are free to unsubscribe from these emails at any time.

We may also ask you, by email, to review the retreat you attended. You are not obliged to write a review and you are free to unsubscribe from these emails at any time.

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.

Unsubscribe

You can opt-out from receiving information at any time. Simply follow the ‘unsubscribe’ links on our emails. Alternatively, you can e-mail us at info@opengateretreats.co.uk

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 and electronic procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. 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.