GDPR Compliance
Last updated: 20 April 2025
This page explains how we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR, and how you can access, update or remove your personal data from Cheapskate Travel Guide.
We're committed to protecting your privacy and giving you full control over your information.
📌 Who We Are
Cheapskate Travel Guide is a UK-based site sharing travel deals, alerts and tips. We collect limited personal information (only your email address) for the sole purpose of sending relevant flight deals and updates.
If you have any questions, you can contact us at: deals@cheapskatetravelguide.com
🔍 What Data We Collect
We only collect your email address when you voluntarily sign up to our newsletter.
We do not collect your name, address, location, or any other personal information.
📨 Why We Collect It
We collect your email to:
- Send you flight deal alerts and travel tips
- Occasionally notify you about updates or new content
We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers, or use it for profiling.
🛠 How We Store and Protect It
Your data is securely stored by our email provider, MailerLite, who follow GDPR-compliant security standards.
You can view their privacy policy here: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy
We do not store or process your data locally or on our own servers.
✅ Your Rights Under GDPR
As a data subject, you have the right to:
- Access your data (see what email address we have stored)
- Correct your data if it's wrong
- Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
- Withdraw your consent at any time
- Object to your data being used for certain purposes
To request any of the above, please contact us at deals@cheapskatetravelguide.com. We will respond as soon as possible, usually within a few days.
❌ Withdrawing Consent
You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time by:
- Clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email
- Or emailing us directly at deals@cheapskatetravelguide.com with the subject line "Unsubscribe"
Once unsubscribed, your data will be deleted from our email list unless required for legal or security reasons.
🍪 Cookies and Tracking
We do not use cookies on this site for tracking or advertising purposes.
Some third-party services, like embedded email signup forms, may place simple cookies for functionality. We do not access or control that data. See our Cookies Policy for more details.
🔄 Data Retention
We only retain your email address for as long as you are subscribed.
If you unsubscribe or ask for your data to be removed, we will delete it promptly.
⚖️ Legal Basis for Processing
Under GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent — when you sign up and agree to receive emails
- Legitimate interest — to send relevant updates or improve our service
We will never use your data for any purpose beyond what we've described here.
📫 Contact
To ask any questions or make a data request, please contact: deals@cheapskatetravelguide.com