Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

This privacy policy explains what information The North Downs Way website collects, how it is used, and the third-party services embedded across the site. We keep the data we collect to a minimum – this is a small, independently run guide to the North Downs Way National Trail, not a commercial platform.

Contact Form

Our contact page uses a third-party form service, FormSubmit, to deliver messages to our inbox. When you submit the form, your name, email address, subject and message are sent directly to us via FormSubmit and are not stored on this website. Please refer to FormSubmit’s own privacy policy for details on how they handle form submissions in transit.

Affiliate Links

Some links on this site – including hotel and accommodation listings, Amazon trail guide links, and “Find More Accommodation” buttons – are affiliate links to services such as Booking.com and Amazon. If you click through and make a booking or purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the running of the site. We only recommend places and products relevant to walking the North Downs Way.

Embedded Content & Third-Party Services

Pages across this site embed content from the following third-party services, each of which may set their own cookies or collect data according to their own privacy policies:

Google Fonts – used to display the site’s typefaces.
weatherwidget.io – used to display live local weather forecasts on section guide pages.
Interactive trail maps – embedded map files used to show the route for each section.

Cookies

This site does not set its own tracking or advertising cookies. Third-party embeds listed above (such as weatherwidget.io) may set their own cookies when loaded; you can control these through your browser’s cookie settings.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, please get in touch at walkingtheuktrails@gmail.com or via our contact form.