Privacy Policy

When you visit Wild Veins, the website may collect limited information automatically, including:

- your IP address
- browser type and version
- device type
- pages visited
- time spent on the site
- links clicked
- general location data, such as country or city
- cookie and tracking information

If you contact me through a form, subscribe to a newsletter, leave a comment, or purchase/download something through the website in the future, I may also collect information you choose to provide, such as:

- your name
- email address
- message content
- order or enquiry details

I only collect information that is necessary to run, improve, protect, and grow the website.

Your information may be used to:

- operate and maintain the website
- understand how visitors use the site
- improve content, layout, and user experience
- respond to messages or enquiries
- send emails or newsletters if you have signed up for them
- track affiliate referrals and commissions
- prevent spam, misuse, or security issues
- comply with legal obligations

Wild Veins is hosted on Squarespace. Squarespace may collect personal data and technical information when you visit this website, including information collected through cookies and similar technologies.

Squarespace processes this information to provide website hosting, analytics, security, performance, and related services.

You can read Squarespace’s own privacy policy on the Squarespace website.

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files placed on your device that help websites function, remember preferences, measure traffic, and understand how visitors interact with content.

This website may use:

- essential cookies needed for the website to work
- analytics cookies to understand site traffic and performance
- affiliate tracking cookies to track referrals and commissions
- third-party cookies from services used on the website

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some parts of the website may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies should only be used with your consent.

Wild Veins may use affiliate links and travel booking tools, including Stay22.

This means that if you click certain links or booking widgets and then make a booking or purchase, Wild Veins may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Affiliate tools may use cookies or tracking technologies to record that you came from this website. This helps attribute any commission correctly.

Stay22 may collect and process information when you interact with affiliate links, widgets, or booking tools on this site. You can read Stay22’s own privacy policy on the Stay22 website.

Affiliate links do not affect the price you pay.

If you subscribe to a newsletter, your email address will be used to send you updates, stories, travel content, website news, or related offers.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting me.

I will not sell your email address.

If you contact me through the website, I will use the information you provide to respond to your message.

I may keep contact form messages for a reasonable period for record-keeping, customer service, or legal purposes.

This website may contain links to other websites, including travel booking platforms, affiliate partners, social media platforms, and external resources.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites. You should read their privacy policies before sharing personal information with them.

Personal information is kept only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, including legal, accounting, security, or administrative reasons.

Analytics and technical data may be kept for longer in an anonymised or aggregated form.

Your personal information may be shared with trusted service providers who help operate this website, such as:

- website hosting providers
- analytics providers
- email newsletter platforms
- affiliate networks
- payment or ecommerce platforms, if used in the future
- legal or technical support providers, if required

I do not sell your personal information.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal data, including the right to:

- access the personal data held about you
- ask for incorrect data to be corrected
- ask for your data to be deleted
- object to certain types of processing
- restrict how your data is used
- withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis
- complain to a data protection authority

If you are in the UK, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office if you are unhappy with how your personal data is handled.

Reasonable steps are taken to protect your information, but no website or online service can guarantee complete security.

This website is not aimed at children under 13. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact me through the contact page on Wild Veins.