Privacy Policy


Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Yorkshire Pudd collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit YorkshirePudd.co.uk, contact us, submit a form, interact with our content or work with us.

Yorkshire Pudd is committed to handling personal data responsibly, transparently and securely.

Who We Are

YorkshirePudd.co.uk is a UK food, travel and lifestyle website.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Yorkshire Pudd is the data controller for personal information collected through this website.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us at:

info@yorkshirepudd.co.uk

Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal information.

Information You Provide To Us

This may include:

Your name
Your email address
Your phone number, if provided
Your company or organisation, if provided
Information included in contact forms
Information included in emails or messages you send to us
Information provided as part of collaboration, PR, restaurant review, travel or commercial enquiries
Any other information you choose to send to us

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, some information may be collected automatically, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Time spent on the site
Referring pages or links
Approximate location data
Cookie and tracking information

This information helps us understand how people use the site, improve content, monitor performance and keep the website secure.

Contact Forms

When you submit a contact form on YorkshirePudd.co.uk, the information you provide may be stored in WordPress and sent to us by email.

We use this information to read and respond to your enquiry. This may include reader messages, restaurant review enquiries, travel collaboration enquiries, product features, PR opportunities, commercial enquiries or general questions.

Please do not send sensitive personal information through the contact form unless it is necessary.

Email Communications

If you contact us by email or through a website form, we may use your details to reply to your enquiry and keep a record of the conversation.

Website emails may be processed through email delivery services or email providers used to help send and receive messages reliably.

We do not add you to a marketing mailing list simply because you contact us, unless you have separately chosen to subscribe or consent to receive updates.

How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

Respond to enquiries
Manage restaurant, travel, PR, product or collaboration requests
Provide information you have asked for
Improve the website and user experience
Understand which content is useful to readers
Monitor website performance
Protect the website from spam, abuse, fraud or security threats
Manage comments, messages or form submissions
Maintain business records
Comply with legal obligations

Lawful Bases For Processing

We process personal information under one or more lawful bases, depending on the situation.

These may include:

Consent, where you have clearly given permission, such as accepting certain cookies or subscribing to updates
Legitimate interests, such as responding to enquiries, improving the website, preventing spam and maintaining site security
Contract, where processing is needed to discuss or carry out agreed work
Legal obligation, where we are required to keep or share information by law

Cookies And Tracking Technologies

YorkshirePudd.co.uk uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files placed on your device that help the website function, remember preferences, understand visitor behaviour and support advertising or analytics.

Types of cookies may include:

Essential cookies needed for the website to work
Analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use the site
Performance cookies that help improve speed and functionality
Advertising or marketing cookies that may help show relevant adverts
Social media or embedded content cookies from third-party platforms

You can manage cookie preferences through the cookie banner or through your browser settings.

Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the site work.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics or Google Site Kit, to understand how visitors use the website.

Analytics data may include pages viewed, device type, approximate location, referral source and general browsing behaviour. This helps us improve content, speed, usability and commercial performance.

Advertising, Affiliate Links And Partner Content

YorkshirePudd.co.uk may include advertising, affiliate links, partner links, product features, sponsored content or commercial collaborations.

Some third-party advertisers, affiliate networks or partners may use cookies or tracking technologies to measure clicks, referrals, purchases, campaign performance or advert delivery.

If you click a third-party link, you may be taken to another website. That website will have its own privacy policy and cookie practices.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services to help operate the website and communicate with readers, brands or partners.

These may include:

Website hosting providers
Email providers
Email delivery services
Analytics providers
Advertising networks
Affiliate platforms
Spam prevention tools
Security tools
Backup services
Social media platforms
Form plugins or website tools

These providers may process limited personal data only where needed to provide their services.

Embedded Content And Social Media

Pages on this site may include embedded content, such as Instagram posts, videos, social media feeds, maps or content from other websites.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These third parties may collect data, use cookies, track interaction or monitor how you engage with their content.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party platforms you use.

Comments

If comments are enabled on the site, we may collect the information shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser information to help detect spam.

Comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share limited information with trusted service providers where necessary to run the website, respond to enquiries, provide services, protect the site, comply with legal duties or manage business operations.

We may also disclose information if required by law, regulation, court order or lawful request from an authority.

International Data Transfers

Some services we use may process data outside the UK.

Where this happens, we aim to use providers that apply appropriate safeguards, such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or other recognised data protection measures.

Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected.

For example:

Contact form submissions and emails may be kept for as long as needed to respond to enquiries and maintain business records.
Analytics data may be retained according to the settings of the analytics provider.
Comment data may be retained while comments remain published.
Business or collaboration records may be kept where needed for accounting, legal or administrative reasons.

You can contact us if you would like to request deletion of personal information we hold about you, subject to any legal or legitimate reason we may need to retain it.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure or alteration.

However, no website, email system or online transmission is completely secure. Please take care when sharing information online.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights including:

The right to access personal data we hold about you
The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
The right to request deletion of your data
The right to restrict how your data is processed
The right to object to certain processing
The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
The right to data portability in certain circumstances

To exercise your rights, contact:

info@yorkshirepudd.co.uk

We aim to respond within one month.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data protection regulator.

Website: https://ico.org.uk/

Third-Party Links

YorkshirePudd.co.uk may link to third-party websites, including restaurants, hotels, brands, products, booking platforms, affiliate partners, advertisers and social media platforms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites. Please review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not aimed specifically at children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will review it.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, website functionality, cookies, analytics, advertising, commercial activity or how we process data.

The latest version will always be published on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how Yorkshire Pudd handles personal data, please contact:

Yorkshire Pudd
Email: info@yorkshirepudd.co.uk