Last updated: August 2026

 

About this policy

Visit Alcester respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you use this website, why we collect it and how we look after it.

Information we may collect

We only collect personal information when it is necessary to provide a service or when you choose to provide it to us.

This may include:

• your name and contact details when you contact us;
• information submitted when adding or updating a business, attraction, community group or event;
• information you provide through website forms;
• your email address if you choose to receive news or updates;
• basic technical information about visits to the website, such as IP address, browser type and pages visited.

Please do not provide personal information that is not necessary for your enquiry or submission.

Business and community listings

Information submitted for inclusion in the Visit Alcester directory may be published on this website.

This may include business or organisation names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, website and social media links, opening information, descriptions and photographs.

Please only submit information and images that you have permission to provide for publication.

How we use your information

We may use information collected through the website to:

• respond to enquiries;
• manage business, attraction, community and event listings;
• operate and improve the website;
• provide information or updates you have requested;
• understand how visitors use the website;
• maintain the security and reliability of the website; and
• meet our legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information.

Sharing your information

We may use trusted service providers to help operate the website and related services, such as website hosting, email, analytics and online forms.

These providers may process information on our behalf only where necessary to provide their services.

We may also disclose information where required by law.

Cookies and analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide essential website functions and understand how the website is used.

Where required, you will be given the opportunity to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

Links to other websites

Visit Alcester contains links to websites operated by local businesses, attractions, event organisers and other third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. We recommend checking their privacy policies before providing personal information.

How we protect your information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure.

Information is kept only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected or to meet legal requirements.

Your data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

• request access to personal information we hold about you;
• ask us to correct inaccurate information;
• ask us to delete your information in certain circumstances;
• restrict or object to certain uses of your information; and
• request a copy of certain information you have provided to us.

You can contact us if you wish to exercise any of these rights.

Children's privacy

This website is intended to provide general information about Alcester and is not designed to collect personal information from children.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, remove it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how your information is used, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact Visit Alcester using the contact details provided on this website.