Going Fishing respects your privacy and aims to be clear about the personal information we collect, why we collect it and how it is used. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you visit Going Fishing, create an account, leave a comment, subscribe to our newsletter or contact us.
Who We Are
Going Fishing is an independent coarse fishing website providing articles, videos, resources, venue information and other angling content.
Our website address is www.going-fishing.co.uk.
Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you use the website. It may include:
- your name and email address when you create an account;
- information you choose to add to your user profile;
- your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter;
- information you provide when using our contact form;
- comments and other content you submit to the website;
- technical information such as your IP address, browser or user-agent information and the page being accessed; and
- information required for the operation, security and administration of the website.
We only collect information that is reasonably required to provide, maintain and protect the services offered through Going Fishing.
User Accounts
If you create an account, we store the information required to operate that account, such as your name, email address and account details.
Passwords are not stored in readable form. They are stored using secure password hashing provided by the website's authentication system.
Account information may also be used for essential service messages such as email verification, password resets and other communications necessary to operate your account.
Comments
When you leave a comment, we collect the information entered into the comment form together with technical information that may include your IP address and browser information.
This information may be used to display and manage comments, moderate discussions, prevent abuse and protect the website from spam or malicious activity.
Newsletter
If you subscribe to the Going Fishing newsletter, we use the information you provide to manage your subscription and send you the newsletters you have requested.
You can unsubscribe using the unsubscribe link provided in newsletter emails.
We do not sell newsletter subscriber information or use your subscription as permission to send unrelated third-party marketing.
Contacting Us
If you contact us through the website, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, subject and message, so that we can deal with and respond to your enquiry.
We may retain correspondence where reasonably necessary for administration, security, record keeping or to deal with an ongoing enquiry.
Website Usage and Security Information
Going Fishing records limited information about activity on the website. This may include pages or content viewed, IP addresses, browser or user-agent information, referring pages and the date and time of an activity.
This information is used to understand how the website is being used, maintain the service, investigate problems, protect the website from abuse and help us improve Going Fishing.
Cookies and Sessions
Going Fishing may use cookies or similar browser storage where necessary for the operation of the website.
For example, cookies may be used to maintain a logged-in session, remember essential account or website settings, provide security features or support other functionality that requires information to persist between page requests.
Some third-party content or services used by the website may also set their own cookies. Where this happens, those cookies are controlled by the relevant third party and are subject to that provider's own privacy and cookie policies.
Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
Pages on Going Fishing may contain or embed content provided by other websites or services, such as videos, maps or other external media.
When you interact with embedded or externally hosted content, the third-party provider may receive information about your visit and may use cookies or other technologies in accordance with its own privacy policy.
Following a link from Going Fishing to another website also means that the privacy practices of that website will apply once you leave Going Fishing.
Who We Share Information With
We do not sell your personal information.
Information may be processed by service providers where this is necessary to operate the website, such as website hosting, email delivery, security or other technical services.
We may also disclose information where we are legally required to do so, where necessary to protect the website or its users, or where required to investigate fraud, abuse or security incidents.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected, for the continued operation of the website, or where retention is required for legal, administrative or security reasons.
Account information is normally retained while an account remains active. Comments and associated information may be retained while the relevant content remains published or where they form part of an ongoing discussion.
Newsletter information is retained while you remain subscribed and as necessary to maintain appropriate subscription and unsubscribe records.
Keeping Your Information Secure
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration.
No website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we take the security of Going Fishing and the information entrusted to us seriously.
Your Rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights concerning personal information we hold about you. These can include the right to request access to your information, ask for inaccurate information to be corrected, request deletion of information in certain circumstances, or object to or restrict certain uses of your information.
These rights are subject to applicable legal requirements and exemptions. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request involving personal information.
Children's Privacy
Going Fishing is a general-interest angling website and is not designed specifically to collect personal information from children. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can investigate.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the website changes, when we introduce new services or where changes are required to reflect legal or operational requirements.
The current version published on this page will apply to your use of Going Fishing.
Contact Us About Your Privacy
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, the personal information we hold about you or a request concerning your information, please contact us through the Going Fishing contact page.