Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how we handle your personal information on our website, https://hayling-island.uk/, which provides news and information about Hayling Island and surrounding areas. We are based in the UK and comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Previously, we did not use any advertising or tracking on this site. However, we now include affiliate links to services such as booking.com and other similar partners. This means that if you click on one of these links and make a booking or purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.

To enable this, affiliate partners set cookies on your device when you click through our links. These cookies track referrals and allow the partner to confirm any qualifying bookings. The cookies are managed by the third-party affiliate providers (such as booking.com), not by us directly. They may collect information like your IP address, browser details, and referral data. We do not have access to this information, and it is handled according to the privacy policies of those partners.

We do not use these cookies for our own analytics, tracking, or marketing purposes beyond facilitating the affiliate referrals.

The only other way we might collect your personal information is if you choose to get in touch via our contact form. In that case, you might provide details like your name, email address, or message content. We use this information solely to respond to your enquiry. Once we have replied, we delete your details from our records.

We do not share your information with anyone else, unless required by law or as described above for affiliate referrals (where the third party handles the data directly via their cookies).

You have rights under data protection laws, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. If you have any questions or want to exercise these rights, please contact us using the same form. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.

We might update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted here, so check back occasionally.

Last updated: 13 January 2026.