Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy explains how East Homes uses any information you give to us via our website, and the ways in which we protect your privacy. (Please note: It is not intended to be a privacy statement in relation to information submitted to the Commission by any other means).

The Data Protection Act 1998

East Homes complies with the data protection principles set out in the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to personal data which you give to us via our website to the extent that the Act requires it to do so. These principles restrict the powers of a data controller to disclose to third parties personal data which it is processing.

What information do we collect via the website?

We collect three main types of information from visitors to www.east-homes.co.uk.

• Feedback (general questions and specific feedback on the website)
• Request for information
• Site usage information (from session cookies* and log files)

We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to any other site. The system will record your email address, and other information if volunteered to us by you, for example on the Contact Us form. This will be treated as proprietary and confidential.

The website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy applies only to our site. You should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement of any site which collects personal information.

*Session Cookies

Our website uses Google Analytics to help analyse how users use the site. This analytical tool uses 'cookies', which are text files placed on your computer, to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate visitors use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for East Homes.

East Home will not (and will not allow any third party) to use the statistical analytics tool to track or to collect any personally identifiable information of visitors to our site. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source as part of our use of the Google statistical analytics tool. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Neither East Homes nor Google will link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user.