Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

BestHolidaySpots.co.uk is a travel information and inspiration website operated as a sole trader in the United Kingdom. Our website address is https://bestholidayspots.co.uk.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at: hello@bestholidayspots.co.uk

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide to us

We collect personal information you voluntarily provide, including when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter — we collect your name and email address
• Contact us via our contact form — we collect your name, email address and message
• Submit a guest post pitch — we collect your name, email address and any information included in your pitch

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• Your IP address and approximate location (country/region level)
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent on the site
• Referring website (how you found us)
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

This information is collected via cookies and analytics tools (see our Cookie Policy for full details).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To send you our newsletter and holiday deal emails (only if you have subscribed)
• To respond to your enquiries submitted via our contact form
• To analyse how our website is used and improve its content and performance
• To comply with our legal obligations

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which it was collected, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason compatible with the original purpose.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. We rely on the following bases:

• Consent — for sending marketing emails (newsletter). You can withdraw consent at any time by clicking "Unsubscribe" in any email
• Legitimate interests — for website analytics, to understand how visitors use our site and improve our content
• Contract/pre-contract steps — for responding to contact form enquiries

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, strictly for that purpose and under appropriate data processing agreements. These may include:

• Email service providers — for sending our newsletter
• Analytics providers — for website analytics (e.g. Google Analytics, with anonymisation enabled)
• Web hosting providers — for server and infrastructure services

All third-party providers we use are contractually required to keep your information confidential and secure, and to use it only for the specific service they provide to us.

6. Cookies

We use cookies on this website. For full details of the cookies we use and how to manage them, please read our Cookie Policy.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

• Newsletter subscribers — until you unsubscribe, or until we cease sending the newsletter
• Contact form messages — up to 12 months after your enquiry is resolved
• Analytics data — in accordance with our analytics provider's data retention settings (typically 14 months)

8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restrict processing — to request that we limit how we use your data
• Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to data portability — to receive your data in a portable format
• Right to withdraw consent — to withdraw consent for marketing emails at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@bestholidayspots.co.uk. We will respond within one calendar month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

9. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss or destruction. Our website is served over HTTPS (encrypted connection). However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our website contains links to third-party websites (including holiday booking sites, travel operators and airline websites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

13. Contact Us

For any questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us: