Last updated: 30 August 2026
BandiBoo Walks respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how information is collected and used when you visit this website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through bandiboowalks.co.uk, why it is collected, how it is used, and the choices and rights available to you.
BandiBoo Walks is operated by Erika Day, trading as BandiBoo Media.
For privacy-related enquiries, contact:
Email: admin@bandiboomedia.com
Information we collect
The information collected depends on how you use BandiBoo Walks.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the website, limited technical information may be processed as part of operating, maintaining and securing the site.
This may include information such as your browser and device type, approximate location derived from technical information, pages requested, referring website, date and time of visits, and technical logs or error information.
Some of this processing is necessary for the website to function securely and reliably.
Analytics information
If you consent to analytics cookies, BandiBoo Walks uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the website.
Analytics information may include pages viewed, how visitors reached the website, general engagement with pages, device and browser information, approximate geographic information and interactions with website features.
We may also measure how visitors use BandiBoo-specific features. For example, when somebody uses the walk filters we may record information such as the selected location, difficulty, terrain, maximum distance and the number of matching results.
This information helps us understand which content and features are useful, identify areas that could be improved and make BandiBoo Walks easier to use.
Analytics tracking is only enabled where the appropriate consent has been given.
Cookies and similar technologies
BandiBoo Walks uses cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to operate and do not require consent.
Other cookies, including analytics cookies, are only used after you have made the appropriate choice through our cookie consent system.
We use CookieYes to manage cookie preferences and Google Consent Mode.
You can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through the cookie controls provided on the website. You can also change or withdraw your consent later using the cookie settings control.
Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
We use Google Analytics 4 to measure website usage where analytics consent has been granted.
We also use Google Tag Manager to manage website measurement tags. Google Tag Manager helps us control when analytics and other measurement technologies are loaded.
Where analytics consent is refused, BandiBoo Walks is configured not to collect normal Google Analytics visitor sessions.
Google may process information in accordance with its own privacy policies and data protection arrangements.
How we use your information
Information collected through BandiBoo Walks may be used to operate and maintain the website, protect it against misuse or technical problems, understand how visitors use the website where consent has been provided, improve walks, guides, gear content and website features, diagnose technical issues, respond to enquiries and comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information.
Our lawful bases for processing
Under UK data protection law, we need a lawful basis when processing personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on:
Consent ā for non-essential cookies and analytics where consent is required.
Legitimate interests ā where processing is reasonably necessary for operating, securing and maintaining the website and those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal obligation ā where information must be processed in order to comply with the law.
Where you contact us directly, we may process the information you provide in order to respond to your enquiry.
Affiliate links
Some content on BandiBoo Walks may contain affiliate links.
If you follow an affiliate link and subsequently make a purchase, BandiBoo Walks may receive a commission from the retailer or affiliate network. This does not normally increase the price you pay.
Affiliate retailers and networks are separate organisations and may collect information when you visit their websites. Their own privacy and cookie policies apply once you leave BandiBoo Walks.
Where additional tracking technology is introduced directly onto BandiBoo Walks for affiliate measurement, this Privacy Policy and our cookie information will be updated where necessary.
Third-party services
We use trusted third-party services to help operate, secure and measure BandiBoo Walks.
These currently include services such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, CookieYes, and website hosting and infrastructure providers.
These organisations may act as processors on our behalf or, in some circumstances, as independent data controllers.
They are only provided with information necessary for the services they provide.
International data transfers
Some of the service providers used by BandiBoo Walks are international organisations and information may therefore be processed outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards are used where required by UK data protection law. These may include UK adequacy regulations or approved contractual safeguards.
How long we keep information
We only keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including where information must be retained for legal, accounting, security or operational purposes.
Different types of information may therefore have different retention periods.
Analytics information is retained according to the settings configured within our analytics services.
Links to other websites
BandiBoo Walks contains links to external websites, which may include walking resources, mapping services, retailers, affiliate partners and other third-party services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
When you follow a link away from BandiBoo Walks, you should review the privacy information provided by the website you visit.
Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights including the right to ask for access to personal information held about you, ask for inaccurate information to be corrected, ask for personal information to be deleted in certain circumstances, ask for processing to be restricted, object to certain types of processing, request transfer of information in certain circumstances, and withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
To exercise a privacy right or ask a question about information held about you, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
Complaints
If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, please contact us first so that we have an opportunity to investigate.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Information about data protection rights and making a complaint is available through the ICO.
Children
BandiBoo Walks is a general-audience outdoor information website and is not designed specifically to collect personal information from children.
If we become aware that personal information relating to a child has been collected inappropriately, we will take appropriate steps to remove it.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information handled through BandiBoo Walks.
However, no internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as BandiBoo Walks develops or where our use of data, technology or third-party services changes.
The Last updated date at the top of this page will be changed when material updates are made.