Who We Are
WildDevon (wilddevon.co.uk) is an independent outdoor guide to Devon and the South West of England. We are not a registered company — WildDevon is an independent publishing website operated by an individual.
For any privacy-related queries, please contact us at: hello@wilddevon.co.uk
What Data We Collect
Cookies and Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this site. The data collected includes pages visited, time spent on the site, and approximate geographic location. All data collected through Google Analytics is anonymous and aggregated — we cannot identify individual users.
Google Analytics uses cookies to track visitor sessions. If you do not wish to be tracked, you can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. Google uses cookies to serve relevant ads based on your browsing behaviour and prior visits to this or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your interests.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info. You can also manage your Google ad settings at adssettings.google.com.
Newsletter
If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We use this solely to send you content updates from WildDevon. We do not sell, rent, or share your email address with any third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every newsletter email.
Contact Forms and Email
If you contact us directly via email, we retain the message for correspondence purposes only. We do not add you to any mailing list or share your contact details with third parties without your consent.
Affiliate Links
WildDevon contains affiliate links to third-party services including Sykes Cottages, Booking.com, Amazon and Surfdome. When you click one of these links and subsequently make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content or recommendations — we only link to products and services we genuinely believe are useful to our readers. Please see our Affiliate Disclosure page for full details.
Third-Party Services
This website uses the following third-party services. Each operates under its own privacy policy and terms of service:
- Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) — site usage analytics
- Google AdSense (google.com/adsense) — display advertising
- Sykes Cottages (sykescottages.co.uk) — accommodation affiliate partner
- Booking.com (booking.com) — accommodation affiliate partner
- Amazon Associates (amazon.co.uk) — product affiliate partner
- Surfdome (surfdome.com) — outdoor and surf gear affiliate partner
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services before interacting with their platforms.
Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR and UK Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — you may request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — you may request that we correct any inaccurate data we hold about you.
- Right to erasure — you may request that we delete personal data we hold about you, where applicable.
- Right to object — you may object to certain types of processing of your personal data.
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
- Right to lodge a complaint — you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@wilddevon.co.uk. We will respond to all requests within 30 days.
Cookies
About cookies on this site
This website uses cookies for Google Analytics (to understand how visitors use our site) and Google AdSense (to serve relevant advertisements). Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser.
You can control and manage cookie settings through your browser preferences. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies. Please be aware that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites.
For more information about managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.
The specific cookies used on WildDevon include:
- _ga, _ga_*, _gid — Google Analytics cookies used to distinguish users and sessions. These expire after 2 years (_ga) and 24 hours (_gid).
- Google AdSense cookies — used to serve personalised advertisements based on your interests. These are managed by Google and are subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to ensure that any personal data we hold is kept securely and protected against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted to us.
We do not store financial data, payment details, or sensitive personal information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or the services we use. The date shown at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Continued use of WildDevon following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
For any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, or to exercise your data rights, please contact us:
We aim to respond to all enquiries within 5 working days.