This notice explains what personal data The Countryside Move collects, why it is collected, the lawful basis we rely on, how long data is kept, and the choices available to readers. It reflects the live site setup, including contact forms, basic hosting and security logs, and the current use of Google Analytics for aggregated traffic measurement.
Controller: The Countryside Move.
The site currently operates under the trading name The Countryside Move. If the legal operating entity changes later, this notice will be updated to reflect that.
Privacy contact: privacy@thecountrysidemove.com
This website is intended for readers planning or researching a countryside move in the UK. In this notice, we, us and our mean the controller named above.
If the site’s tracking, advertising, embedded media, email or third-party service setup changes later, this notice should be updated before those changes go live.
| Purpose | Data used | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|
| Replying to contact enquiries | Name, email, message content | Legitimate interests — to answer reader questions, corrections, feedback and partnership enquiries. |
| Sending the checklist or resource you asked for | Email address and request details | Legitimate interests — to provide the resource a reader specifically requested. |
| Sending occasional practical marketing emails | Email address and opt-in preference | Consent — only where you actively tick an optional marketing box. |
| Site security, fraud prevention and service reliability | Server and diagnostic log data | Legitimate interests — to keep the site secure and functioning properly. |
| Understanding broad traffic and page usage | Aggregated analytics and device/browser data | Legitimate interests — to understand how readers use the site so content and navigation can be improved. |
You can still request the checklist without consenting to future marketing emails.
Some service providers may process personal data outside the UK. If that happens, we will rely on appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses, depending on the provider and destination.
Where providers process personal data outside the UK, appropriate safeguards will be used as required.
If you want to exercise a right, email privacy@thecountrysidemove.com.
Checklist and contact forms now separate the request you made from any future marketing. If you tick the optional box, we may email occasional practical guides, updates or carefully chosen recommendations. If you do not tick it, we should only use your details for the request you made or the message you sent.
The site uses Google Analytics for broad traffic measurement and does not currently use advertising or remarketing tools. Read the dedicated cookie notice for the current setup and for any future changes to tracking.
Read the cookie notice →If you have a privacy concern, please contact us first so we can try to resolve it. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been handled unlawfully.
This notice will be updated when the site’s data use changes in a way that affects visitors, such as changing analytics, adding advertising tools or using new email providers.
The current version reflects the live site setup at the time of publication.
