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Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

This World Wide Web site (the “Site”) is published by Hidden Gems Golf Tours (Scotland) Limited, a private limited company incorporated in Scotland (Company Number SC337830) with its registered office at 78 (3F1) Slateford Road, Edinburgh, EH11 1QU ("Hidden Gems”). The Site provides information about Hidden Gems and the golf tour services they provide.

Your use of the Site is subject to the terms and conditions set out below. Please read them carefully before accessing any other pages in the Site. Your use of the Site is conditional upon your acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please leave the Site immediately.

1. Intellectual Property

1.1 The intellectual property rights (including but not limited to copyright and database rights) in the photographs, material, information and computer files on the Site (the “Materials”) are owned by, or are licensed to, Hidden Gems. Nothing in these terms and conditions transfers to you any rights of ownership of such intellectual property rights, or constitutes a licence to use such intellectual property rights other than to the extent expressly set out in these terms and conditions.

1.2 You may copy any Materials to the extent necessary to view the Site and to print pages of the Site using normal browsing software. You may not modify, distribute or reproduce the Materials in any manner and for any other use without the prior written consent of Hidden Gems.

1.3 You may not remove any product identification, copyright notices or other notices from the Materials or any copies of the Materials which you may have made or printed for your own personal use.

1.4 Any unauthorised downloading, use, copying, modification or distribution of the Materials may be in breach of statutory or common law rights which could be the subject of legal action.

1.5 All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Hidden Gems.

2. Links

2.1 If you wish to provide a link to the Site this must be to the Hidden Gems homepage which is currently at www.hiddengemsgolftours.co.uk. You are not permitted to frame, page-jack or link to any other page of the Site. You are not permitted to use any robot, spider, other automatic device or manual process to monitor or copy the Site or the content expressed herein.

2.2 The Site may include links to World Wide Web sites operated by third parties (“Third Party Sites”). Links to Third Party Sites are provided for your convenience only. Hidden Gems is not responsible for the management and control of Third Party Sites and does not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in such Third Party Sites.

3. Accuracy of the Site and Liability Issues

3.1 Hidden Gems reserves the right, at any time, to change the Site, the Materials and the terms and conditions which apply to the use of the Site.

3.2 This Site is intended for users in the United Kingdom and may not be applicable to other jurisdictions. Hidden Gems EXCLUDES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL LIABILITY (OTHER THAN LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY) RESULTING FROM ACCESS AND/OR USE OF THE SITE and/or THE MATERIALS FROM OUTWITH THE UNITED KINGDOM.

3.3 THE SITE, THE MATERIALS, AND THE POSTINGS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. Hidden Gems EXCLUDES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, AND IMPLIED TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE SITE, THE MATERIALS AND THE POSTINGS.

3.4 NO RELIANCE SHOULD BE MADE ON ANY OF THE STATEMENTS MADE WITHIN THE SITE (OTHER THAN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS) OR THE MATERIALS OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITES Hidden Gems EXCLUDES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW ALL LIABILITY (OTHER THAN LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY) RESULTING FROM ANY SUCH RELIANCE.

3.5 NOTWITHSTANDING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, Hidden Gems EXCLUDES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW ALL LIABILITY (OTHER THAN LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY) RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND/OR USE OF THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS OR THE DOWNLOADS OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITES.

3.6 Hidden Gems SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF CONTRACTS, LOSS OF CUSTOMERS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOSS OF EMPLOYEES, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, WHICH MAY ARISE FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND/OR USE OF THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS OR THE POSTINGS OR THE DOWNLOADS.

4. Computer Viruses

4.1 Hidden Gems will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that neither the Site nor the Materials or the downloads contain or promulgate any viruses or other malicious code. However, it is recommended that you should virus check all Materials downloaded from the Site and regularly check your computer for the presence of viruses and other malicious code.

4.2 Hidden Gems EXCLUDES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW ALL LIABILITY (OTHER THAN LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS CAUSED BY COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER MALICIOUS CODE ORIGINATING, OR CONTRACTED, FROM THIS SITE OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITES.

5. Privacy Policy

5.1 Hidden Gems will not collect any personal data about you (that is, your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or other data from which you can be identified) (“Personal Data”) through the Site unless you provide it voluntarily. All Personal Data collected through the Site will be processed in accordance with UK Data Protection Law. In the UK data protection law is enforced by the Information Commissioner's Office. Hidden Gems is registered as data a controller with the Information Commissioner's Office.

5.2 At the time of collection of any such Personal Data, Hidden Gems will seek your consent to various acts in relation to such Personal Data, e.g. using the Personal Data to contact you regarding Hidden Gems products that may be of interest to you. Hidden Gems may also subsequently contact you to seek your consent in relation to other proposed uses of the Personal Data, e.g. passing it to a third party for marketing purposes. Hidden Gems will only use or process such Personal Data a) for the purpose for which it was originally submitted by you; or b) for another purpose which you have expressly consented to.

5.3 In the event you pay for one of Hidden Gems holidays by debit or credit card Hidden Gems will not store any debit or credit card details submitted by you after the payment has been processed.

5.4 If you do not want your Personal Data collected, please do not submit it. If you have already submitted Personal Data and would like it removed from any records held by a member of the Hidden Gems, please contact the person listed in Clause 5.8 below. Hidden Gems will then use reasonable efforts to delete your information from its records.

5.5 In some cases, Hidden Gems may collect information about you that may not be Personal Data. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and the domain name of the web site from which you linked to the Site.

5.6 When you view the Site some information may be stored on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "cookie" or similar file and will help Hidden Gems in many ways. For example, cookies allow the Site or a related advertisement to be tailored to better match your interests and preferences. You can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored by configuring your Internet browser software. Please refer to your Internet browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.

5.7 Under UK Data Protection Law you have the right to see a copy of the Personal Data held by Hidden Gems about you (“subject access”). If you require such subject access please contact the individual identified in clause 5.8 of these terms and conditions. Please note there may is likely to be a charge for such subject access. At present the maximum charge is £10.

5.8 If you have submitted Personal Data through the Site and would either a) like that information deleted from the records held by Hidden Gems, or b) if you require Personal Data which Hidden Gems holds about you to be updated/corrected then please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Hidden Gems will use reasonable efforts to delete/correct this information from its existing files and to inform any party to whom it has passed such data.

5.9 Hidden Gems will not transfer Personal Data to any countries outside the European Economic Area without your prior consent and without first having assessed the adequacy of protection for individual rights in respect of Personal Data available in those countries.

5.10 Please note that we will take reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure that Personal Data is stored in a secure manner. However, the Internet is inherently insecure and Personal Data submitted by means of the Internet may be vulnerable to unauthorised access by third parties. Submission of Personal Data using the Internet is at your own risk.

6. Indemnity

6.1 You hereby indemnify Hidden Gems against all costs, expenses (including but not limited to reasonable legal costs and disbursements), losses and damages arising from or incurred by reason of any claims, demands or actions that arise as a result of your breach of these terms and conditions.

7. Jurisdiction

7.1 These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland. You hereby agree that in any contract formed hereby the place of performance will be Scotland. The Scottish courts shall determine any disputes relating to your access to and use of the Site.

7.2 You are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws of the country from which you are accessing the Site.

8. Severability

If any court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these terms to be void or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the courts finding without affecting the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

If you have any questions concerning these terms and conditions please contact:
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