Privacy Policy

At 1st For French Property* we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors to our web site. In particular, we want you to know that 1st For French Property is not in the business of selling, renting or trading email lists with other companies and businesses for marketing purposes.

This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it and the limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others.

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 website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to info@1st-for-french-property.co.uk

How do we collect information from you?

We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you contact us about properties and services or if you register to receive property alerts.

What type of information is collected from you?

The personal information we collect might include your name, address, email address, telephone number, property search requirements, IP address, and information regarding what pages are accessed and when.

How is your information used?

When someone visits www.1st-for-french-property.co.uk we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.

Who has access to your information?

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

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

If you have contacted us to enquire about a specific property or to request help with your property search in France, it will be necessary to pass on your details to our relevant partner agents. We only pass on your details to French estate agents with whom we have a working relationship and a signed contract.

If you indicated that you would like assistance or information on Foreign Exchange Services, French Mortgages, French Tax or French Legal Services, we will pass your details to the relevant expert in that field.

My Properties registration allows you to save your favourite properties and searches. The information supplied will not be used by 1st For French Property unless you ticked the Receive newsletter box and then only to send you any newsletters we may occasionally produce.

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere above, 1st For French Property may disclose your personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.

How you can access and update your information

You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold about you. Email your request to info@1st-for-french-property.co.uk

Use of ‘cookies’

Like many other websites, the 1st For French Property website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.

It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. Turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.

In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

Review of this Policy

We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in May 2018.

* Ist For French Property is the trading name of 1st For Property Ltd