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Privacy policy

Last updated: April 2026

Who we are

Coast & Fell (coastandfell.co.uk) is an independent hiking content site based in Dorset, United Kingdom. If you have any questions about how we handle your data, please contact us at [email protected].

What data we collect

Coast & Fell does not collect personal data directly. We do not have user accounts, comment systems or contact forms that store your information on our servers.

However, third-party services we use may collect data as described below.

Cookies and analytics

We use Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this site. These services use cookies — small text files stored in your browser — to collect anonymised information about your visit including pages viewed, time on site and approximate location.

We use CookieYes to manage your cookie consent. You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer, or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.

We do not use advertising cookies or sell your data to any third party.

Affiliate links

This site participates in affiliate programmes including Amazon Associates. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, the retailer may set their own cookies on your device in accordance with their own privacy policy. We do not have access to any personal data collected by retailers through these links.

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services on this site, each of which operates under their own privacy policy:

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct or request deletion of any personal data held about you. As we do not collect personal data directly, most requests will relate to data held by third-party services listed above, which should be directed to those services.

If you have a privacy concern related specifically to Coast & Fell, please contact us at [email protected] and we will respond within 30 days.

Data retention

We do not store personal data on our own servers. Analytics data collected via Google Analytics is retained in accordance with Google's data retention settings, which we have set to 14 months.

Children's privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects when it was last updated. Continued use of the site following any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

For any privacy-related questions please contact us at [email protected].