Privacy Statement

Last Updated: July 28, 2025

This Privacy Statement describes how The Campsite Guide ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit and use our website, www.thecampsiteguide.com (the "Site").

Information We Collect

We collect various types of information from and about users of our Site, including:

  • Information You Provide Directly

    • Contact Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, submit a comment, or use our contact forms, we may collect your name, email address, and any message content.

    • Comments: If you leave comments on our Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

  • Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data):

    • When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and Browse activity. This includes:

      • Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.

      • Browser type and version.

      • Device type and operating system.

      • Referring website addresses.

      • Pages you view on our Site, the time spent on those pages, and the dates/times of your visits.

      • Geographic location (country/city level).

    • This data is primarily collected through Squarespace (our website platform) and potentially through analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) to help us understand how visitors use our Site and improve our content.

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies

    • We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your Browse behavior. Cookies are small data files placed on your device or computer. They help us understand user preferences, remember your settings, and provide a better Browse experience.

    • You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of the Site may be inaccessible or not function properly.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To Operate and Maintain the Site: To present our Site and its contents to you.

  • To Provide Services: To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it (e.g., sending newsletters you subscribed to, responding to your inquiries).

  • To Improve Our Content and User Experience: To analyze trends, administer the Site, track users' movements around the Site, and gather demographic information. This helps us understand what content is most valuable to our readers.

  • To Send Periodic Emails: If you opt-in to our mailing list, we may send you emails regarding new content, updates, or related information. You can unsubscribe at any time.

  • For Analytics and Performance: To monitor the effectiveness of our content and Site performance.

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. We may share your information with:

  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. Examples include:

    • Squarespace: As our website hosting platform, Squarespace, collects certain data on our behalf for site functionality and analytics.

    • Email Marketing Provider (e.g., Substack, if you use it for your newsletter directly from this site) collects data for managing newsletter subscriptions.

    • Analytics Providers (e.g., Google Analytics) collects data to help us analyze website traffic.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our Site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.

  • Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

  • Right to Erasure: The right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.

  • Right to Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

  • Right to Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

  • Right to Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section below.

Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact us:

  • By email: privacy at thedawnatellaedit dot com

  • By visiting this page on our website: Contact