Privacy Policy

Information we collect

We may receive information you send directly, such as your name, email address, article-correction detail, or commercial enquiry. We may also collect limited technical information that browsers normally provide, including IP-derived region, device or browser type, pages viewed, referring page, and basic diagnostic data.

We do not ask readers to send financial account numbers, identity documents, health records, or other sensitive personal information through ordinary contact channels.

How we use information

We use information to operate the site, respond to messages, investigate corrections, protect the service, understand aggregate readership, and improve the relevance and reliability of our guides. We use only the information reasonably needed for those purposes.

Where consent is required by applicable law, we ask for it before using optional analytics or similar non-essential technologies.

Cookies and analytics

Cookies and comparable browser storage may be used for basic site operation, remembering privacy choices, measuring aggregate traffic, and detecting technical errors. You can control many cookies through browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect site features but should not prevent ordinary reading of public articles.

Analytics reports are intended to show trends such as visits, pages read, device category, and referral source. They are not used to make decisions about individual readers.

Affiliate links and third parties

Some links may lead to merchants, booking services, or affiliate networks. When you follow one, that third party may collect information under its own privacy notice, use its own cookies, and record a referral so a commission can be attributed. We do not control third-party privacy practices.

Check a merchant's policy before submitting an order, creating an account, or sharing payment information. Affiliate tracking helps support the publication but does not give us access to your payment-card information.

Sharing and selling

We do not sell personal information in exchange for money. We may share limited information with service providers that help us host the site, deliver email, measure aggregate performance, or prevent misuse, only where they need it to provide that service or where law requires disclosure.

If the publication is reorganised or transferred, relevant information may move with the service subject to this policy and applicable law.

Retention and security

We retain contact information and correspondence only for as long as reasonably needed to respond, keep records, resolve a dispute, meet legal duties, or protect the service. We use proportionate safeguards, but no online transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, or portability for personal information we hold about you. You may also have the right to complain to a data-protection authority. We may need to verify a request before acting on it.

To make a request, email editorial@clarkesequestrian.co.uk with enough detail for us to find the relevant record.

Children and international visitors

The site is not directed to children. Do not send us personal information if you are under the age at which you can lawfully consent in your location. If you believe a child has provided information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.

The site may be accessed internationally. Information may be processed in countries where our service providers operate, subject to appropriate safeguards where required by law.

Changes and contact

We may update this policy when the site, legal requirements, or service providers change. The current version is posted on this page with its update date.

Questions about this policy can be sent to editorial@clarkesequestrian.co.uk.