Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information A Place To Visit ("we", "us", "our") collects when you use aplacetovisit.com, how we use it, and the rights you have over it. We've tried to write it in plain English rather than legal jargon.

This policy is designed to meet the requirements of the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for our US visitors.

Who we are

A Place To Visit is a trading name of Signal Digital Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17100116), with its registered office at 51 Ladygrove, Pixton Way, Croydon, CR0 9LS. We operate the travel content and recommendations website at aplacetovisit.com. For any privacy questions or requests, contact us at aplacetovisit@outlook.com. For the purposes of data protection law, we are the "data controller" for the information described here.

The information we collect

We aim to collect as little personal information as possible. Here's what we may collect and why.

Information you give us directly

If you sign up to our newsletter or complete a survey or quiz on the site, we collect the information you choose to provide, such as your email address and any preferences you share. You provide this voluntarily, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

If you contact us by email, we'll have whatever information you include in your message.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including your approximate location (country or region), the pages you view, how you arrived at the site, the type of device and browser you use, and similar analytics data. This is standard for almost all websites and helps us understand what's useful to our visitors.

Affiliate tracking

When you click an affiliate link, our affiliate partners (such as Travelpayouts) may place a cookie that records that the click came from our site. This lets them credit us with a commission if you go on to make a booking. We don't see your payment details or the specifics of what you book, only whether a referral happened.

For full detail on the cookies we and our partners use, please see our Cookie Policy.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect to:

• operate, maintain and improve the website and its content
• send you our newsletter or survey results, where you've asked to receive them
• understand how visitors use the site so we can make it better
• earn affiliate commissions that keep the site running and the content free
• respond to your questions and requests
• comply with our legal obligations

Our legal basis for using your data (UK and EU visitors)

Under the UK and EU GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:

• Consent, for sending you marketing emails and for setting non-essential cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time.
• Legitimate interests, for basic analytics and for running our affiliate partnerships, balanced against your rights and freedoms.
• Legal obligation, where we need to process information to comply with the law.

Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with:

• Service providers who help us run the site, such as our hosting and database provider (Supabase), our analytics provider, and, if you subscribe, our email platform. These providers process data on our behalf under appropriate agreements.
• Affiliate partners, through the tracking cookies described above, which record referrals rather than your personal identity.
• Authorities or third parties, where we are required to by law.

Some of these providers may be based outside the UK or EU, including in the United States. Where that's the case, we rely on appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) to protect your information.

How long we keep your information

We keep newsletter and survey data for as long as you remain subscribed or until you ask us to delete it. Analytics data is retained for a limited period in line with our analytics provider's settings. We don't keep personal information for longer than we need it.

Your rights

If you are in the UK or EU

Under the GDPR you have the right to:

• access the personal data we hold about you
• ask us to correct inaccurate data
• ask us to delete your data
• object to or restrict how we process it
• withdraw consent at any time
• request a copy of your data in a portable format
• lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk)

If you are in California

Under the CCPA you have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it, to request deletion of your information, and not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights. We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at aplacetovisit@outlook.com and we'll respond within the timeframes the law requires.

Children

This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we'll delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we'll change the "last updated" date at the top. Significant changes will be made clear on the site.

Contact

For any questions about this policy or your personal data, email aplacetovisit@outlook.com.