Privacy policy

Last updated: August 2026

This policy explains what personal data Travelling Raccoons collects, why, and what you can do about it. We've tried to write it in plain English.

Who we are

Travelling Raccoons is a personal travel blog based in the United Kingdom. For data protection purposes we are the data controller. You can reach us at hello@travellingraccoons.com.

What we collect

• Newsletter sign-ups. If you give us your email address, we use it to send you posts. That's it. We don't sell it, rent it or share it, and every email has an unsubscribe link.
• Contact form submissions. If you send us a message, we keep it so we can reply to you.
• Analytics. We may use privacy-respecting analytics to count page views. This doesn't identify you personally.
• Advertising. If and when we run display ads, the ad provider may set cookies. Where that requires your consent, you'll be asked before any non-essential cookie is set.

Affiliate links

Some posts contain affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The retailer may set a cookie to attribute that sale. We disclose affiliate content at the top of every post it appears in, before the content itself.

Legal basis

We rely on your consent for newsletter emails and non-essential cookies, and on our legitimate interests in running and improving the site for basic analytics and for replying to messages you send us.

How long we keep it

Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe. Contact form messages are kept for up to two years. Analytics data is aggregated and not tied to you.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask us for a copy of your data, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email hello@travellingraccoons.com and we'll sort it out. If you're not happy with how we've handled it, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.

Changes

If we change this policy we'll update the date at the top. Material changes will be flagged on the site.