Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026

This is a starter privacy policy template. Before you go live — especially once you enable advertising — please review it with a qualified adviser to ensure it fully reflects your data practices and complies with UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

Who we are

Welsh Bikers (“we”, “us”) operates the website welshbikers.co.uk, an information guide to motorcycling in Wales. If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at hello@welshbikers.co.uk.

Information we collect

  • Information you give us — for example when you use our contact or newsletter forms (such as your name and email address).
  • Information collected automatically — such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited and referring site, via cookies and analytics tools.

How we use your information

  • To respond to your enquiries and messages
  • To send our newsletter, where you have opted in (you can unsubscribe at any time)
  • To understand how the site is used and improve it
  • To display relevant advertising

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to make the site work, to measure traffic, and to support advertising. You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where shown, through our cookie consent banner.

Advertising & third parties

We may display advertising served by third parties, including Google AdSense and/or Google Ad Manager. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

  • Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites.
  • You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • For more information on how Google uses data, see Google’s partner sites policy.

We may also use mapping (OpenStreetMap), embedded content and analytics providers, which may set their own cookies.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have rights including access to your data, correction, erasure, and objection to processing. To exercise these, contact us using the details above.

Data retention & security

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described, and take reasonable measures to protect it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.