1. Introduction
Welcome to Visit Bournemouth (https://www.visitbournemouth.com). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.
2. Who We Are
Visit Bournemouth is an independent tourist information guide.
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Website: https://www.visitbournemouth.com
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Contact:
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3. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following data about you:
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Information you provide: If you contact us via our contact forms, sign up for a newsletter, or submit an event, we collect your name, email address, and any other details you provide.
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Technical Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, and time/date of access.
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Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, pages viewed, and referring URLs.
4. How We Use Cookies & Advertising
We use cookies to enhance your experience and deliver relevant content.
Google Ads & Personalised Advertising
We use Google Ads to show advertisements on our site. To comply with Google’s policies:
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Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.
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Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
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Personalised Advertising: We use Google Ads tags to measure user behavior and leverage audience functionality. Your data may be used for the personalisation of ads.
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Opt-out: You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and webpage usage. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form.
5. Legal Basis for Processing (UK GDPR)
We process your data under the following legal bases:
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Consent: When you accept our cookie banner or sign up for a newsletter.
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Legitimate Interests: To provide and improve our website content and ensure site security.
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. We share data only with:
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Google: For advertising and analytics purposes as described above.
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Service Providers: Such as our hosting provider or email marketing platform, strictly for the purpose of operating our site.
7. Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
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The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
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The right to request correction of inaccurate data.
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The right to request deletion of your data ("Right to be Forgotten").
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The right to withdraw consent at any time (e.g., by clearing cookies or unsubscribing from emails).
8. Third-Party Links
Our website contains links to other websites (hotels, attractions, etc.). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: