How Goshenzon (Pty) Ltd T/A Goshen Lodge Protects You:
Your personal data is better protected.
You have more control and easier access to the personal information we hold about you, if you wish to check, change it or have it removed
You can choose how you wish to be contacted, for example by email or phone
You can change your mind and you can update your choices at anytime
The new law states that we can use your personal data only if we have one or more of these reasons:
When you consent to it, or
To fulfil a contract we have with you, or
When it is our legal duty, or
When it is in our legitimate interest (A legitimate interest is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your information. If we rely on our legitimate interest, we will tell you what that is).
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT:
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:Email address
Cookies and Usage Data
We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
We collect information to provide better services to you. This includes information that you give us via our website, through our social media channels, when you contact us via phone or email. When you make a reservation or enquiry via a Third-Party Travel Agent or Online booking Website through which we sell our products. The different types of information we may collect is as follows:
Registration details (name, postal address, email address, location, mobile or other telephone number)
Date of Birth and Gender
Business information (your company name, address, VAT number and Reg number
Customer service info that may include comments you made either on line when booking or speaking to one of our reservations co-ordinators)
Any other information you provide when making a reservations
Any information you give to third party on line booking websites or travel agent
Credit Card details
South African Law requires your residency status, Passport/ID nr and credit card details In addition the following Data will be collected when you fill in our spa treatment applications, membership applications or guest forms:
Your full name
The name of your partner or spouse
Your date of birth
Your contact information such as email addresses and telephone/mobile numbers
Your geographic information such as home address and post code (where applicable)
Your special dietary requirements
Your credit or debit card details where you make a payment
Your medical history
Your physical health history
Your car registration for car parking arrangements
HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT FROM YOU:
We may use the information described above for the purposes for which you provided at the time to us as well as the following:
To provide our products and services to you
To create a profile in our hotel system to manage your booking
To verify your identity
To communicate with you and answer any queries that you may have
To deliver or allow you to participate in our services
To keep track of your preferences and habits when you visit us
To conduct statistical analysis to improve our website
To analysis your interactions with our website
MARKETING
We also use Google Adwords from time to time remarketing our services on third party websites including Google to previous visitors of our website. It could mean that we advertise to previous visitors who have not completed a task on our site, for example using our contact form and not checking out when they have started shopping with us.
WHAT IS A COOKIE
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the website again the cookie allows the site to recognise your browser. Cookie may store preferences and other information. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However some websites may not function properly without cookies.
THIRD PARTY COOKIES:
Google analytics: Google analytics is a reporting tool for Websites which allows us to review anonymous information about how our website is used and how visitors use our site and get to it. Google analytics do not collect personal data about our visitors.
ACCESSING AND AMENDING YOUR DATA
You have a right to access a copy of the Data which we hold about you. If you would like to do this, please email us at nadine@providencehospitality.co.za and the subject matter in the email, as per the terms of GDPR, we will provide the Data within thirty (30) days of receipt of your written request. This is a free of charge service. You may need to modify or update your Data if your circumstances change. Additional Data as to your marketing preferences may also be stored and you may change this at any time. You are able to make amendments, or withdraw your consent for use, by telling our reception staff when you check in or by contacting us via email at admin@goshenlodge.com If you withdraw your consent to any or all use of your personal Data, depending upon the nature of your request, we may not be able to provide or continue providing our products and services to you, or administer any contractual relationship already in place. You understand and agree that in such instances where we require your personal Data to fulfil a contractual obligation to you and you withdraw your consent to collect, use or disclose the relevant personal Data for those purposes, we cannot be held liable for breach of that agreement. Our legal rights and remedies in such event are expressly reserved.
RETENTION OF INFORMATION
Your personal Data will be retained for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it is collected, for business or legal purposes, or in accordance with applicable laws.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This Privacy Policy applies solely to Data collected by us. Our website may contain links to external sites, operated by other owners and third parties, over which we have no control. For this reason, we encourage our visitors to be aware when they leave our website to read their privacy policy applicable. Any access to such other websites or pages is entirely at your own risk. We are not responsible for the privacy policies, content or security of any third-party websites linked to our website.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy is regularly reviewed. Following any changes, the new version of the policy will be uploaded to our website and the old version removed. Please check back frequently to see any updates.
HAVE A QUESTION?
Any questions on this Privacy Policy please email admin@goshenlodge.com with the subject matter Privacy Policy in the email header.
