Privacy Policy

Information you provide:

• Email address (when subscribing to our newsletter)
• Name and message content (when using our contact form)
• Venue suggestions (when submitting recommendations)

Information collected automatically:

• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent on site
• Referring website
• Approximate location (country/city level only)

We use privacy-focused analytics that do not track individual users or use cookies for tracking purposes.

We use the information we collect to:

• Send you our newsletter (if you've subscribed)
• Respond to your enquiries via our contact form
• Review and potentially publish venue suggestions
• Understand how our website is used so we can improve it
• Comply with legal obligations

We will never sell your personal information to third parties.

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We use this solely to send you our newsletter. We will never share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email, or by contacting us directly.

Our newsletter is powered by Buttondown, which processes your email address on our behalf. You can read Buttondown's privacy policy for more information.

We use minimal cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly. We do not use cookies for advertising or cross-site tracking.

Cookies we use:

• Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality (e.g., remembering your day plan)
• Analytics: We use privacy-focused analytics that do not use cookies for tracking

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect site functionality.

We use the following third-party services:

• Vercel: Website hosting
• Buttondown: Newsletter service
• Formspree: Contact form processing
• MapLibre/OpenStreetMap: Maps functionality

These services may collect limited technical information as necessary to provide their services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected:

• Newsletter subscribers: Until you unsubscribe
• Contact form submissions: Up to 2 years
• Venue suggestions: Indefinitely (for editorial reference)
• Analytics data: Aggregated data retained for up to 2 years

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Object to processing of your information
• Request data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@kingstoncompass.com.

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, or destruction. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all connections.

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.