Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13 July 2025

Yorebridge House respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and share personal information when you visit our website, make an enquiry, book a stay, dine with us, purchase a voucher, attend an event, subscribe to our marketing or otherwise interact with us.

For the purposes of this policy, “Yorebridge House”, “we”, “us” or “our” refers to DWC Yorkshire Ltd, trading as Yorebridge House.

1. Who we are

Yorebridge House is a luxury boutique hotel, restaurant, wedding venue and spa in the Yorkshire Dales.

Address:
Yorebridge House
Bainbridge
North Yorkshire Dales
DL8 3EE
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)1969 652060
Email: [email protected]

2. Information we collect

We may collect and use the following types of personal information:

Information you provide to us

This may include:

  • Your name, email address, telephone number and postal address.
  • Booking details, including dates of stay, room preferences, restaurant reservations, spa appointments, wedding or event enquiries.
  • Payment and billing information.
  • Dietary requirements, allergies, accessibility needs or other information you choose to share with us so we can provide a safe and personal service.
  • Details of enquiries submitted through our website forms.
  • Marketing preferences.
  • Guest feedback, reviews or correspondence.
  • Gift voucher purchase or recipient information.
  • Information provided when applying for a role with us.

Information collected automatically

When you use our website, we may collect limited technical information, such as:

  • IP address.
  • Browser type and version.
  • Device type.
  • Pages visited.
  • Date and time of your visit.
  • How you interact with the website.

This information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies. Please see the cookies section below.

Information from third parties

We may receive personal information from third parties where you have used them to interact with us, such as:

  • Online booking platforms.
  • Restaurant reservation systems.
  • Gift voucher providers.
  • Payment providers.
  • Wedding or event platforms.
  • Travel agents or partner hotel collections.
  • Social media platforms, where you contact us or engage with us there.

3. How we use your information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

To respond to enquiries

We use your contact details and enquiry information to respond to messages, provide information and follow up on requests about stays, dining, weddings, events, spa experiences, gift vouchers or other services.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interests, or steps taken before entering into a contract.

To manage bookings and provide services

We use your information to arrange and manage bedroom bookings, restaurant reservations, spa appointments, weddings, private events, exclusive use stays and other hospitality services.

Lawful basis: Contract.

To take payments and manage accounts

We use payment and billing information to process deposits, payments, refunds, invoices and related financial administration.

Lawful basis: Contract and legal obligation.

To personalise your experience

Where appropriate, we may use information such as room preferences, dietary needs, special occasions or previous booking history to make your visit more personal and enjoyable.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interests. Where information includes health-related details, such as allergies or accessibility needs, we may rely on explicit consent or use the information where necessary to protect your vital interests.

3. How we use your information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

To respond to enquiries

We use your contact details and enquiry information to respond to messages, provide information and follow up on requests about stays, dining, weddings, events, spa experiences, gift vouchers or other services.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interests, or steps taken before entering into a contract.

To manage bookings and provide services

We use your information to arrange and manage bedroom bookings, restaurant reservations, spa appointments, weddings, private events, exclusive use stays and other hospitality services.

Lawful basis: Contract.

To take payments and manage accounts

We use payment and billing information to process deposits, payments, refunds, invoices and related financial administration.

Lawful basis: Contract and legal obligation.

To personalise your experience

Where appropriate, we may use information such as room preferences, dietary needs, special occasions or previous booking history to make your visit more personal and enjoyable.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interests. Where information includes health-related details, such as allergies or accessibility needs, we may rely on explicit consent or use the information where necessary to protect your vital interests.

To send marketing communications

If you have opted in, or where we are otherwise permitted by law, we may send you updates about offers, packages, events, dining experiences, spa experiences, weddings and news from Yorebridge House.

You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us.

Lawful basis: Consent, or legitimate interests where permitted by applicable marketing rules.

To improve our website and services

We may use website analytics, guest feedback and general booking trends to understand how people use our website and services, improve guest experience and develop future offers.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interests. Where non-essential cookies are used, we will ask for consent where required.

To meet legal and regulatory obligations

We may use personal information to comply with legal, tax, accounting, licensing, health and safety, security, insurance and regulatory requirements.

Lawful basis: Legal obligation.

To protect our business, guests and team

We may use information where necessary to prevent fraud, manage disputes, recover debts, protect our property, maintain safety or handle complaints.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interests, legal obligation or vital interests where relevant.

4. Special category information

Sometimes, we may collect information that is more sensitive, such as dietary requirements, allergies, medical information relevant to spa treatments or accessibility needs.

We only use this information where necessary to provide a safe, appropriate and personalised service. We ask that you only provide sensitive information where it is relevant to your booking, visit or enquiry.

5. Marketing

We may send marketing emails if you have subscribed, made an enquiry, booked with us or otherwise shown an interest in Yorebridge House, where we are allowed to do so.

Marketing may include updates about:

  • Hotel stays and seasonal packages.
  • Restaurant news and dining events.
  • Spa and wellness experiences.
  • Weddings and private events.
  • Gift vouchers.
  • News, offers and special experiences.

You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us at [email protected].

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. Who we share your information with

We may share personal information with trusted third parties where necessary, including:

  • Booking system providers.
  • Payment processors.
  • Gift voucher providers.
  • Email marketing platforms.
  • Website hosting, analytics and maintenance providers.
  • IT, software and cloud service providers.
  • Professional advisers, such as accountants, insurers and legal advisers.
  • Event suppliers, where needed to deliver a wedding, private event or special booking.
  • Public authorities, regulators or law enforcement bodies where required by law.

All third-party service providers are expected to handle personal information securely and only use it for the purposes we instruct.

7. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal information outside the UK. Where this happens, we will take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as approved contractual protections or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

8. How long we keep your information

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected.

As a general guide:

  • Enquiry information is usually kept for up to 24 months.
  • Booking and guest records are usually kept for up to 24 months.
  • Financial and transaction records are usually kept for at least six years, in line with accounting and tax requirements.
  • Marketing information is kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove your details.
  • Recruitment information is usually kept for up to six months unless you are appointed or agree that we may keep your details for future roles.
  • CCTV footage, if used, is usually kept for a short period unless required for an investigation or legal matter.

Retention periods may vary where we need to keep information for legal, insurance, dispute resolution or regulatory reasons.

9. Cookies and similar technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to make the website work, improve performance, understand how visitors use the site and support marketing activity.

Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website.

We may use:

Strictly necessary cookies

These are required for the website to function and cannot usually be switched off.

Analytics cookies

These help us understand how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often.

Marketing cookies

These may be used to deliver relevant advertising or measure the effectiveness of campaigns.

Where required, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie banner or your browser settings.

Website note: A separate cookie table should be added after a cookie audit, listing the exact cookies used, their purpose, provider and duration.

10. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

This includes appropriate technical and organisational measures, staff awareness and working with trusted service providers.

11. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Ask us to delete your information in certain circumstances.
  • Ask us to restrict how we use your information.
  • Object to certain uses of your information, including direct marketing.
  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent.
  • Ask for your information to be transferred to another organisation in certain circumstances.
  • Complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected].

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

12. Complaints

If you have any concerns about how we use your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the matter.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK regulator for data protection.

13. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites, booking platforms, gift voucher providers, partner websites or social media platforms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party websites. We recommend that you read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on our website with the updated date shown at the top.

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