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Dorset Days Out

    Privacy

    This page explains what information Dorset Days Out handles when you use the site, and what it doesn't.

    Last updated 12 October 2026

    Who we are

    Dorset Days Out is an independently run website that curates events and attractions in Dorset. Dorset Days Out is responsible for the personal data described on this page. You can contact us about privacy at info@dorsetdaysout.co.uk.

    What we collect, and what we don't

    • You don't need an account to use the site. We only ask for your name and email address if you submit an event (see below).
    • We don't use advertising. We use Google Analytics, and its cookies, only if you choose Accept in our cookie banner (see Cookies and Google Analytics). If you don't, the site sets no cookies.
    • Apart from event submissions and Google Analytics (if you accept it), the only personal data involved is in the short-lived technical logs described below.
    • Photos are served from this website, not loaded from photo libraries or other sites, so viewing them sends nothing to anyone else. Who took them is on our photo credits page.

    Cookies and Google Analytics

    We'd like to know which pages people find useful, so we can improve the site. To do that we use Google Analytics, but only if you say yes.

    • Nothing runs until you choose Accept. Until then, and if you choose Reject or ignore the banner, nothing from Google is loaded and no cookies are set.
    • If you accept, Google Analytics records the pages you visit, where you came from (such as a search engine or another website), how you use the pages (for example scrolling to the bottom, following a link to another site or using a form), what you search for on our site, your type of device, browser and screen, your language, and your approximate location (country, region and town), worked out from your IP address. Google says Google Analytics doesn't store IP addresses.
    • It sets two cookies on this site, _ga and _ga_XNL9J75LE4, holding a random number so that repeat visits from the same browser can be counted. They last up to 6 months. They don't contain your name, email address or anything you've typed into a form.
    • We've turned off Google signals and all advertising features. The data isn't used for adverts, and we never sell it.
    • Google Analytics keeps the data for 14 months, then deletes it automatically.

    Changing your mind: select "Cookie settings" at the bottom of any page to see the choice again. If you choose Reject after accepting, Google Analytics stops straight away and its cookies are deleted. Your choice is remembered in your browser's local storage (as "ddo-analytics-consent") for 6 months, after which we'll ask again. Clearing this site's data in your browser settings also resets it.

    If you submit an event

    If you use our Submit an event form, we collect:

    • the event details you enter (name, dates, times, venue, town, area, category, tags, description and web address);
    • the photo and photographer credit;
    • your confirmation that we may use the photo;
    • your name and email address.

    We use these to review the event and, if we approve it, to show it on Dorset Days Out with its photo and credit. Your name and email address are used only if we have a question about your submission. They are never published, shared or added to a mailing list.

    Before the photo leaves your device, your browser makes a resized copy, which removes hidden details such as where it was taken.

    To check that a submission comes from a person rather than an automated program, the form uses Cloudflare Turnstile (see "Who provides our services").

    My trip

    When you tap the bookmark on a listing, it's saved to My trip in your own browser, using its local storage. It stays on your device and is never sent to us. It holds the listings you've saved (such as their names, dates and website addresses), the order you've put them in and your trip title. It also remembers that you've seen the one-off "Saved to My trip" message, so it isn't shown again.

    To remove a listing, open My trip and select Remove. To clear everything, delete this site's data in your browser settings. My trip doesn't follow you to another browser or device.

    Search

    The first time you open search, your browser downloads a list of our live listings from this site. It's the same file for everyone. What you type is matched against it in your browser. If you've accepted Google Analytics, the words you search for are also sent to Google Analytics (once you pause typing or open a result), so we can see what people look for. If you haven't, your searches are never sent to us or anyone else, and nothing is stored.

    Technical logs

    Our hosting provider keeps a short record of each visit so we can keep the site secure and put faults right. Each record includes your IP address, the page you asked for, the time, your browser type and an approximate location (such as country and town) worked out from your IP address.

    Logs are deleted automatically after no more than 7 days. We don't use them to identify you or to build a profile, and we don't combine them with any other information.

    Who provides our services

    • Cloudflare hosts the website and keeps the technical logs above. It also runs Turnstile, the spam check on the Submit an event page. Turnstile only loads on that page. It receives technical information from your browser, such as your IP address and browser details, and uses it only to tell people from automated programs. Cloudflare runs services around the world, so this data may be processed outside the UK. Its privacy policy explains how it protects it.
    • Google provides Google Analytics, which runs only if you accept it (see Cookies and Google Analytics). Google may process this data outside the UK, including in the United States. Its privacy policy and how Google uses information from sites that use its services explain more.
    • Supabase stores our database of listings, and the details and photos sent through the Submit an event form, in its London data centre. When you browse the site, no information about you is sent to Supabase.

    Why we use your data

    We keep technical logs because we have a legitimate interest in keeping the site secure, available and working properly. We keep them for a short time and use them only for that.

    We use Google Analytics only with your consent, which you give by choosing Accept. You can withdraw it at any time with "Cookie settings" at the bottom of any page.

    My trip is stored on your device because you chose to save something. It's needed for the feature you asked to use.

    When you submit an event, we use your details because we have a legitimate interest in running a reviewed guide to Dorset events, and you've chosen to send them to us. We show your photo because you've confirmed you took it or have permission to use it.

    How long we keep it

    • Technical logs: deleted automatically within 7 days.
    • Google Analytics (only if you accept): data kept for 14 months, then deleted automatically. Its cookies last up to 6 months, or until you choose Reject.
    • Your cookie choice: kept in your browser for 6 months, then we ask again.
    • My trip: stays in your browser until you remove it or clear your browser data. We never hold a copy.
    • Your name and email address, if you submit an event: deleted automatically 90 days after you submit, or straight away if we decide not to list the event.
    • Submitted events and photos: if we don't list an event, its details and photo are deleted when we make that decision. Approved events, their photos and credits stay on the site while they're listed.

    Your rights

    Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR), you have the right to:

    • ask whether we hold personal data about you, and get a copy;
    • have it corrected or deleted;
    • object to how we use it, or ask us to limit it.

    If you've submitted an event, we can find your details by your email address while we hold them. Technical logs are deleted within 7 days and aren't linked to names, so we may not be able to find records about you there, but we'll always check. To make a request, email info@dorsetdaysout.co.uk. We'll reply within one month.

    Complaints

    If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, please contact us first so we can try to put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

    Changes to this page

    If the way the site handles information changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.