Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is solely for the Kings Golf Club website www.kingsgolfclubinverness.co.uk and is served by Kings Golf Club, Balphadrig Road, Inverness, IV3 8AX. It governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it. Kings Golf Club comply with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the DPA (Data Protection Act) and the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) in this respect.

Kings Golf Club does not collect any personal information from visitors to its website other than information that is knowingly and voluntarily given. Anonymous information is collected, such as the number of visitors to the website in a given period, but it is purely statistical and cannot be used to identify an individual user.

Where you do pass personal information i.e. tee time booking etc, we will NEVER pass any of your personal information you submit to any third party.

The following information will explain areas of this website that may affect your privacy and personal details; how we process, collect, manage and store those details and how your rights under the GDPR, DPA & PECR are adhered to.

Visiting our website with your personal browser settings configured to accept cookies implies to us that you are consenting to the use of cookies as described below.

Our Promise

In accordance with the Data Protection Legislation, we will ensure that your data is:

  • used fairly and lawfully and in a transparent manner;

  • used only for specific, explicit and legitimate reasons;

  • adequate,  relevant and not excessive having regard to the reason for which it is collected;

  • kept for no longer than necessary;

  • used in line with your rights;

  • kept secure.

Use of Cookies

This website uses Cookies to improve the users experience while visiting our website. As required by legislation, where applicable this website uses a cookie control system, allowing the user to give explicit permission or to deny the use of/saving of cookies on their computer/device.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small files saved to the users computer system that track, save and store information about the users interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the user with a tailored experience within this website. A cookie cannot read data from your computer or device or use information in any way from your system. If you are browsing from a works based network you may not have adequate permissions to allow you to control the cookies that are set.

Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and any associated vendors or use the cookie control system when prompted upon their first visit.

Linked Websites

Kings Golf Club are not responsible for the content or reliability of linked websites. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of pages. Furthermore, we are not responsible for the Privacy & Data Protection policies and practices of other websites, even if you accessed from our website. We recommend that you check the policy of each website you visit and contact the operator of the individual website if you have concerns or questions.

Social Media

Kings Golf Club have a Social Media Policy to ensure our business and our staff conduct themselves accordingly online. While we may have official Kings Golf Club profiles on social media platforms, users are advised to verify authenticity of such profiles before engaging with, or sharing information with such profiles.

We will never ask for user passwords or personal details on social media platforms. Users are advised to conduct themselves appropriately when engaging with us on social media.

There may be instances where our website features social sharing buttons, which help share web content directly from web pages to the respective social media platforms. You use social sharing buttons at your own discretion and accept that doing so may publish content to your social media profile feed or page. Users should satisfy themselves with social media platform policies and privacy notices in this respect.

Members

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and we will never release your personal details to any third party without your express consent. When you complete an application to join Kings Golf Club certain personal information is collected from you (for example: your name, email address, gender, golf handicap, type of membership sought). You can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

We may collect the following information:

  • Name and surname

  • Date of Birth

  • Current Address

  • Phone number

  • Email address

  • Gender

  • Occupation

  • Handicap Index

  • Membership Category.

What we do with the information we gather:

We require this information to administer your membership and to provide the products and services you have requested from us, and provide you with a better service for the following reasons:-

  • Internal record keeping.

  • Sending subscription notices to you.

  • Recording financial transactions to your subscription account.

  • Contacting you with relevant club correspondence.

  • Maintaining a record of any competitions you play in.

  • Maintaining a record of your handicap and related CDH Number.

  • Providing you with a Member’s Card for gaining access to the club and discounted bar facilities.

  • Confirm your handicap to other Golf Clubs if they request confirmation of your handicap for any competitions you have entered with them.

Kings Golf Club will retain your personal information on our club membership database for the duration of your membership.

We take your privacy seriously and all such information is held on secure servers. Kings Golf Club complies with all applicable Data Protection Regulations. We may change or update this policy from time to time and will notify you accordingly.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Kings Golf Club and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Kings Golf Club takes no responsibility and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.