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Our website address is: https://theconsideredtraveller.co.uk.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 August 2026
1. About this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how The Considered Traveller (“we”, “us” or “our”) handles personal information when you visit or interact with our website:
www.theconsideredtraveller.co.uk
The Considered Traveller is a privately operated travel website and is not operated through a limited company or other incorporated business.
We respect your privacy and aim to collect and use as little personal information as possible.
This Privacy Policy has been prepared with regard to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), as applicable.
2. Who is responsible for your personal information?
The data controller for personal information processed through this website is:
The Considered Traveller
Website: www.theconsideredtraveller.co.uk
Email: travel@theconsideredtraveller.co.uk
As the website is operated personally rather than through a company, the website operator is responsible for the personal information processed through the website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us using the email address above.
3. What personal information do we collect?
The Considered Traveller does not require visitors to create an account or log in.
We do not operate a customer database, mailing list or membership system.
The principal personal information we may receive is information that you voluntarily provide to us, for example when you use the comments or feedback facility on the website.
This may include:
- your name or chosen display name;
- email address, where requested;
- the content of your comment or feedback; and
- any other information that you voluntarily include in your submission.
Please do not include sensitive or unnecessary personal information in comments or feedback.
4. How do we use information you provide?
We use information submitted through the website only for purposes connected with the website and your interaction with it.
For example, we may use information you provide to:
- read and respond to feedback;
- respond to questions or comments;
- moderate comments;
- publish comments where the relevant facility allows this;
- identify and remove spam or inappropriate content; and
- maintain the security and proper operation of the website.
We do not use information submitted through the website to create marketing databases or sell personal information to third parties.
5. Our lawful basis for processing
Where you voluntarily provide personal information through the website, we process that information where necessary to respond to your communication and administer the relevant website feature.
Where applicable, we may also rely on our legitimate interests in operating, maintaining and securing the website, preventing spam and abuse, and responding appropriately to communications from visitors.
We will only process personal information where we have a lawful basis for doing so under applicable data protection legislation.
6. Comments and feedback
If you submit a comment or feedback, please remember that anything you choose to publish publicly may be visible to other website visitors.
You should therefore avoid including:
- your home address;
- telephone number;
- financial information;
- passwords;
- information about other people; or
- other information that you do not want to be publicly available.
We may remove comments or feedback that are considered to be spam, offensive, unlawful, misleading or otherwise inappropriate.
7. Information we do not collect
The Considered Traveller does not currently:
- require user accounts or logins;
- operate a membership system;
- operate a newsletter or mailing list;
- sell products directly through the website;
- operate an online booking system;
- operate an affiliate programme;
- maintain a customer database;
- sell personal information;
- use personal information for targeted advertising; or
- intentionally collect sensitive personal information from visitors.
If any of these activities are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be reviewed and updated as appropriate.
8. Cookies
The website is built using WordPress and may use cookies and similar technologies required for the operation, security and functionality of the website.
Some WordPress cookies are strictly necessary for particular website functions and may not require consent under PECR. However, whether a particular cookie is exempt depends on what it actually does, rather than simply because it is a WordPress cookie.
We do not currently use cookies for behavioural advertising or to build a personal profile of visitors.
Where any non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used, we will provide appropriate information and, where required by law, obtain your consent before using them. PECR generally requires prior consent for non-exempt storage or access technologies.
For further information about the cookies used by the website, please see our Cookie Policy.
9. YouTube
The website may contain videos provided through YouTube.
When you interact with embedded YouTube content, YouTube may process information about your device and your interaction with the video.
YouTube is operated by Google and is a separate service from The Considered Traveller. Its processing of personal information is governed by Google’s own privacy policies and terms.
Where an embedded third-party service uses cookies or similar technologies that require consent, appropriate consent controls will be used where required.
10. Instagram
The Considered Traveller may display or link to content from Instagram, including travel reels.
Instagram is operated by Meta Platforms, Inc. and is a separate service from The Considered Traveller.
If you visit Instagram or interact with Instagram content, Meta may process information about you in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.
We do not receive or control the personal information that Instagram or Meta collects about visitors to their services.
11. Third-party websites
The Considered Traveller may contain links to other websites, including travel websites, hotels, airlines, tourist attractions and other sources of travel information.
Once you leave The Considered Traveller and visit another website, that website’s own privacy policy and terms will apply.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or security of third-party websites.
12. Sharing your information
We do not sell, rent or otherwise commercially trade personal information provided by visitors.
We may need to share or permit access to information with service providers involved in operating the website, such as:
- website hosting providers;
- WordPress-related service providers;
- website security and anti-spam services; and
- technical support providers.
Where such providers process personal information on our behalf, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place.
We may also disclose information where required to do so by law or by a competent authority.
13. How long do we keep your information?
We do not maintain a personal information database for visitors.
Information voluntarily submitted through comments or feedback will only be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was submitted.
If a comment is published on the website, the content of that comment may remain publicly visible until it is removed.
If you ask us to remove personal information that you have submitted, we will consider and action the request where appropriate and subject to any legal or other legitimate reason for retaining the information.
Technical information and security logs may be retained by our website hosting or security providers for periods determined by their operational and security requirements.
14. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
These measures include maintaining appropriate security for the website and using reputable hosting and technical service providers.
However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
15. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights under UK data protection law, including the right to:
- request access to personal information we hold about you;
- ask us to correct inaccurate information;
- ask us to delete personal information;
- ask us to restrict processing;
- object to certain processing;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
- exercise other rights available under applicable data protection legislation.
You can exercise your rights by contacting us using the email address in section 2.
We may need to ask for sufficient information to confirm your identity before responding to a request.
The exact rights available to you depend on the circumstances and the lawful basis on which your information is processed.
16. Complaints
If you have a concern about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first using the contact details above.
You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator:
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
The ICO provides information about data protection rights and how to make a complaint.
17. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy if the website’s functionality changes, if we introduce new services or if applicable privacy and data protection requirements change.
The latest version will always be made available on this page.
Last updated: 13 August 2026
18. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way The Considered Traveller handles personal information, please contact:
The Considered Traveller
Email: travel@theconsideredtraveller.co.uk
Website: www.theconsideredtraveller.co.uk