Privacy Policy

Data Protection and Privacy Statement.

This is the privacy statement for the website www.barneshomes.com. Please read it carefully. You should only use this site if you agree to our use of information about you in accordance with this privacy statement. We collect certain basic information about you when you visit our website. We recognise the importance both of keeping that information secure and of letting you know what we intend to do with that information. We may amend our privacy statement to reflect changes to our business, website or to data protection legislation. We therefore ask you revisit this privacy statement on a regular basis to ensure you are familiar with its terms. This privacy statement only applies to this website; if you follow a link out of our site or leave our site in some other way, this privacy statement will no longer apply. The privacy statement sets out (1) who we are and describes (2) the information we collect (3) how we use your information .

(1) Who we are

We are Barnes Homes Limited, a Private Limited Company incorporated in England . Our company number is 03763507 and our registered office address is Barnes Homes Victoria Springs Business Park – Wakefield Road – Liversedge – West Yorkshire – WF15 6BU. In these terms, we refer to ourselves as “we”, “us”, “our” and “Barnes”. The user of the website is referred to as “you” and “your”.

(2) The information we collect

We collect information from you when you complete our on-line forms, by means of ‘persistent cookies’ when you use our site.

On-line forms

We collect information you give us when you register your details with us and when requesting brochures and callbacks. We require only the information we need to provide a service to you, such as your name, postal address, telephone number and email address. Where we would like more information to help us improve our services, over and above the basic required information, it will be clear that your response is voluntary and you are free not to provide us with more information if you would prefer not to do so.

Persistent cookies

Cookies are small text files which are often stored on your computer’s hard drive by websites you visit to enable the site to ‘remember’ who you are. We use a type of cookie called a ‘persistent cookie’ to provide added functionality on our website. These persistent cookies store your user name and a unique ID but do not contain any information that personally identifies you, such as a name or address. We use persistent cookies when you log onto our site to stop you having to re-type information and they remain on your hard disk until you delete them. Most browsers are automatically set to accept cookies and you should be able to restrict or disable them if you wish by adjusting the settings on your browser. This will however affect your use of the areas of our site that use persistent cookies, such as the login areas. We do not use ‘spyware’, that is web bugs or hidden identifiers or other similar devices to gain access to information, store hidden information or to trace your activities. For more information about cookies and instructions on how to adjust your browser settings to restrict or disable cookies, see the IAB website at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

(3) What we do with your information
We use your information to provide you with the website.

If you wish, you can also subscribe to email alerts about information of interest to you. If you do this, we will use the information that you submit to provide the alerts to you and to analyse who is receiving email alerts from us.

How we keep it secure

Only authorised personnel and contractors have access to your information.

We will keep your information secure by taking appropriate technical and organisational measures against its unauthorised or unlawful processing and against its accidental loss, destruction or damage.

If you have any questions or queries be sure to contact us via one of the methods provided.