Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Viewing Advised (viewingadvised.com) collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website. We collect only what we genuinely need.

1. Who we are

Viewing Advised operates viewingadvised.com. For privacy questions, use our contact form.

2. What we collect

Newsletter subscription — your email address, passed to Beehiiv (our email platform). We do not store this ourselves.

PDF purchase — payment handled entirely by Payhip. We do not receive or store payment card details. Payhip may share your email with us for product delivery.

Contact form — your name, email, and message, sent to us by email. Not stored in any database.

Analytics — we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used. It collects anonymised data (pages visited, approximate location) via cookies. No personally identifiable information is sent to Google Analytics.

3. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Analytics cookies — set by Google Analytics 4 to track anonymised site usage. Persist for up to 2 years. You can opt out via the cookie banner or your browser settings.
• Session cookies — short-lived cookies that protect our forms. Expire when you close your browser.

Blocking cookies will not prevent you from using the site.

4. How we use your information

• To send you the Viewing Advised newsletter (if subscribed)
• To deliver your purchased guide
• To respond to contact enquiries
• To improve the site using anonymised analytics

We do not sell your data. We do not share data except as described above.

5. Third-party services

• Beehiiv — Privacy Policy
• Payhip — Privacy Policy
• Google Analytics — Privacy Policy

6. Your rights (UK GDPR)

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, and to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. To exercise these rights, use our contact form.

7. Data retention

Newsletter data is held by Beehiiv while you remain subscribed. Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to respond. Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months.

8. Changes

We may update this policy. The date above reflects the last revision.

9. Contact

Questions about this policy? Use our contact form.