Website Privacy Policy

At Christopher Batten Estate Agents, we’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information via this website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and what choices you have. If you wish to view the privacy policy for our other business activities, please contact us via the details provided below.

We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our services, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to properties@christopherbatten.co.uk, or via the other methods on our contact page.

Date: 23rd August 2022
Next Review Date: 23rd August 2023

1. Who are we?

We are Christopher Batten, an Estate Agent that provides associated services in the UK.
Our office address, where all general business correspondance should be sent, is: 15 East Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DT.
Full contact details can be found here: https://www.christopherbatten.co.uk/contact-us.php.
Christopher Batten is the trading name of Christopher C Batten Limited, a Private limited Company (Registration Number:  04687326).
Our registered address is: 29 Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 3QT.

2. How do we collect information from you?

We obtain information about you when you contact us to enquire about our services or enquire about a property for sale.

We also collect information about you if you leave a review on our website.

3. What information do we collect & how is it used?

We collect information to allow us to fulfil our obligations to our clients, and to respond to business enquiries. We also collect your information if you leave a review of our business. The table in section 3.3 below outlines exactly what information we collect, and for what purpose.

3.0. Sensitive Data

We do not gather sensitive personal data (e.g. health, genetic, biometric data; racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, sexual orientation, and criminal convictions). We expressly request that you do not provide any such sensitive data to us via this website.

3.1. Children’s information

Our services are not directed to children under 13. If you learn that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without consent, please contact us.

3.2. Third Parties

We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.

We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

We may pass your information to third party service providers who we have engaged for the purpose of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf (for example, we may provide your contact details to the Search Engine Optimisation company we work alongside). We disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service.

We also use a number of 3rd party services to help us fulfil our contractual obligations. These 3rd party services are listed in full below; we have verified that these 3rd party services are GDPR compliant (or are working towards GDPR compliance) and are certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework (or are working towards certification) where these organisations are based outside of the EU.

3.3. Details

The following table outlines the personal data we collect via our website and for what purpose. The table also outlines the 3rd parties the data is processed by or shared with, and how long the data is stored for:

Name

What

Legal Ground

Purpose

3rd Parties

Data Retention

Website forms

Contact information

Contract

To allow initial and ongoing contact with prospective clients

Until request for deletion. Data may not be deleted if we are required to keep it to meet our legal obligations.

Reviews

Reviewer name and email address

Legitimate interests

To promote our business to website users.

Held within our website database provided by our hosting company

Until request for deletion.

Analytics

Website visitor behaviour

Legitimate interests

To analyse popular content, website performance, etc – so we can further improve your experience and our performance.

Google Analytics
We have signed EU model contract clauses

26 Months. 
NB: This is not personal data

Server Logs

IP address

Legal obligation

To help prevent DoS (Denial of Service) attacks; for website security and diagnostics.

Hosting company

Server logs are stored indefinitely and only accessible by our hosting company.

4. Controlling your information

You have certain rights concerning the information we hold about you, as defined under the General Data Protection Regulation. If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us, including your email address in the first instance (this is the unique identifier we use to identify and collate personal information).

4.0. Requesting a copy of your information

You may request a copy of any data we hold about you. Upon request, we will provide the personal data we hold on record about you.

4.1. Updating or correcting your information

The accuracy of your information is important to us. If you change email address, or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please contact us so we may correct our records.

4.2. Deleting your information

You have the right to request erasure of your personal information. Unless there is a compelling reason for the data not to be erased (for example, if we need to use that data to fulfil our contractual or legal obligations), your personal data will be deleted on request. 

4.3. Automated decision making

We do not use any personal information for automated decision making or profiling; your data is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.

5. Use of ‘cookies’

Cookies & Related Technologies

Use of Cookies on our website

We use cookies to collect information and to store your online preferences. Cookies are small pieces of information, sent by a web server to a web browser, which allows the server to uniquely identify the browser for each requested page.

We use the following categories of cookies on our website:

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information on how people use our website. For example, we use Google Analytics cookies to help us understand how customers arrive at our site, browse, or use our site, and highlight areas where we can improve areas such as navigation, user experience and marketing campaigns.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make such as which properties you have added to your shortlist. These are used to enhance your user experience.

Social Media Cookies

These cookies allow you to share what you’ve seen on our website on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. These cookies are not within our control. Please refer to the respective privacy policies for how their cookies work.

Deleting Cookies

If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the help and support area on your internet browser for instructions on how to locate the file or directory that stores cookies.

You can find out further information at:

Please note that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our site.

To find out more about cookies please visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org and see http://www.youronlinechoices.eu which contains further information about behavioural advertising and online privacy. 

6. Security

Christopher Batten Estate Agents takes security seriously. To protect your information from loss, misuse or unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect. These steps include the following:

  • Data minimisation
  • Password best practice
  • Security best practice concerning devices (PCs, laptops, mobile devices), online accounts, website hosting, physical access, and storage
  • Staff training and accountability on data protection

A copy of our internal Data Security Policy is available on request.

7. Data Breaches

Our Data Security Policy includes a clear process for handling a personal data breach, should one occur. Where appropriate, Christopher Batten Estate Agents will promptly notify you of any unauthorized access to your personal information.

8. Complaints

If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal information, you can contact us directly and we will investigate the matter.

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal information not in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).