Privacy

Unhurried Places

Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Solsquests Limited (trading as Unhurried Places) collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you visit www.unhurriedplaces.com or interact with us in any way.

Solsquests Limited is the data controller for the purposes of UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

We are committed to handling your personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable law. Please read this policy carefully. If you have any questions, contact us using the details at the end of this document.

1. Who We Are

Solsquests Limited (trading as Unhurried Places) is a company registered in England and Wales.

Company number: 16888096

Registered office: 61 Bridge Street, Kington, Herefordshire HR5 3DJ

Email: solsquests@gmail.com

2. What Information We Collect

2.1 Information you provide to us

When you use the contact form on this site, we collect the information you submit, which will typically include your name and email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your enquiry.

When you subscribe to our mailing list, we collect your email address and, where provided, your name. We use this to send you editorial updates, newsletters, and occasional relevant recommendations in line with your subscription preferences.

2.2 Information collected automatically

When you visit this site, certain information is collected automatically by the technologies we use. This may include:

Your IP address and approximate geographic location
The type of device, browser, and operating system you are using
The pages you visit on this site and how long you spend on them
The website that referred you to this site
How you interact with content and links on the site

This information is collected primarily through cookies and similar tracking technologies, as described in Section 5 below.

2.3 Information collected through affiliate and referral links

When you click affiliate or referral links on this site, third-party platforms (such as Amazon or other affiliate networks) may set their own cookies and collect data about your visit and any subsequent purchases or actions. We receive aggregated or anonymised reporting from these platforms but do not typically receive your personal details. Please refer to the privacy policies of those third-party platforms for full details of their data practices.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

To respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form
To send you editorial newsletters and updates where you have subscribed and given consent
To analyse how visitors use the site, so that we can improve content and user experience (via Google Analytics)
To measure the performance of affiliate links and referral arrangements
To comply with our legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we are required to have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. The bases we rely on are:

Consent — where you have actively opted in, such as subscribing to our mailing list or accepting non-essential cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time.
Legitimate interests — for certain analytics and site improvement activities, where our interest in understanding how the site is used does not override your rights and freedoms. We carry out a balancing assessment before relying on this basis.
Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with applicable law.
Contract — where processing is necessary to fulfil a request you have made, such as responding to a contact form submission.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This site uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — and similar tracking technologies. Some cookies are essential for the site to function; others are non-essential and require your consent before being set.

5.1 Essential cookies

These are necessary for the site to operate and cannot be switched off. They do not collect personal information for marketing purposes.

5.2 Analytics cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use this site. Google Analytics sets cookies that collect information about your visit, including pages viewed, time spent on the site, and how you arrived. This data is sent to Google’s servers, which may be located in the United States.

Google Analytics data transfers to the US are made under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and associated UK adequacy arrangements. You can find more information about Google’s data practices at policies.google.com.

We will only activate Google Analytics cookies with your explicit consent, which you can give or withdraw at any time through the cookie settings on this site.

5.3 Affiliate and referral tracking cookies

When you click affiliate links on this site, third-party affiliate networks (including Amazon Associates and others) may set cookies to track referrals and attribute any resulting transactions. These cookies are set by third parties and are subject to their own privacy policies. We will seek your consent before enabling these tracking mechanisms where required by law.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time using the cookie settings tool on this site. You can also control cookies through your browser settings, though disabling all cookies may affect your experience of this and other websites.

If you subscribe to our mailing list, we will send you editorial updates and newsletters in line with your preferences. We will only send you marketing communications where you have given explicit consent to receive them.

We use a third-party email service provider to manage our mailing list and send emails. Your email address and name will be stored on their platform. Ghost acts as a data processor on our behalf and is contractually required to handle your data in accordance with our instructions and applicable data protection law.

You can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send, or by contacting us directly. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew it.

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with third parties only in the following circumstances:

Service providers — third parties who help us operate the site or deliver services (such as our email platform, hosting provider, and analytics tools), who are contractually bound to process data only on our instructions
Affiliate and referral networks — as described in Sections 2.3 and 5.3 above
Legal compliance — where we are required to disclose information by law, court order, or regulatory authority
Business transfer — in the event that Solsquests Limited is sold or merged with another organisation, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to equivalent privacy protections

8. International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers, including Google (for Google Analytics), are based outside the United Kingdom. Where your data is transferred outside the UK, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR, including reliance on UK adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses.

9. How Long We Keep Your Data

Contact form enquiries — we retain correspondence for up to two years, after which it is securely deleted unless there is an ongoing reason to retain it
Mailing list data — retained for as long as you remain subscribed, and deleted promptly following unsubscription or withdrawal of consent
Analytics data — retained in accordance with our Google Analytics settings; we recommend setting data retention to the minimum available period (14 months)

10. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Right to rectification — to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to erasure — to ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances
Right to restriction — to ask us to limit how we use your data
Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing
Rights related to automated decision-making — we do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address below. We will respond within one calendar month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe we have not handled your data in accordance with the law.

11. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Third-Party Websites

This site contains links to external websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to this site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Where changes are significant, we will take reasonable steps to bring them to your attention.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:

Solsquests Limited (trading as Unhurried Places)