Privacy Policy - Victoria's Vintage Blog

Last updated: 12 August 2026

Victoria’s Vintage (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a personal lifestyle blog operated by Victoria Jane.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal information when you visit victorias-vintage.co.uk (“the Website”).

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is used, please contact:

Email: victoriasvintage@live.co.uk

1. Information we collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you use the Website.

This may include:

Your name
Your email address
Any information you choose to include when contacting us through the Website’s contact form
The contents of messages or enquiries you send to us

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit the Website, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited and general information about how you interact with the Website.

2. Contact forms

If you use our contact form, we use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry.

We do not use information submitted through the contact form for marketing purposes unless you have separately given us permission to do so.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the contact form unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

3. Website analytics

We use StatCounter to help us understand how visitors use our Website.

StatCounter may collect information such as your IP address, browser and device information, pages visited, referring website and other information relating to your use of the Website.

We use this information to understand which content is useful to our readers, monitor Website performance and improve Victoria’s Vintage.

The use of analytics technologies is subject to applicable cookie and privacy requirements. Where consent is required, analytics cookies or similar technologies will only be used after the appropriate consent has been obtained.

4. Cookies

Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies. These may include cookies that are necessary for the Website to function, as well as cookies used for analytics, advertising and other purposes.

Please see our Cookie Policy for more information about the cookies and similar technologies used on the Website and how you can manage your preferences.

5. Google AdSense and advertising

We intend to use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Website.

When AdSense is enabled, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to display and measure advertisements and, where permitted by the user’s choices and applicable law, personalise advertising.

Google’s advertising cookies may allow Google and its partners to serve advertisements based on a user’s previous visits to this Website or other websites.

We will provide appropriate information and consent choices to visitors where required.

Google requires publishers using its advertising services to disclose the use of advertising cookies and related technologies in their privacy policy.

You can learn more about how Google uses information in advertising by visiting Google’s privacy and advertising information.

Users may also manage personalised advertising through Google’s advertising settings.

6. Social media

Victoria’s Vintage has a presence on social media platforms including:

Instagram
Pinterest
Facebook

If you interact with us through these platforms, your interaction may also be subject to the privacy policies and terms of the relevant social media provider.

If our Website contains links to social media websites, clicking those links may take you to a third-party website where different privacy practices apply.

7. Third-party websites

Our Website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

8. How we use personal information

We may use personal information:

To respond to enquiries
To communicate with you when you contact us
To operate and maintain the Website
To understand how visitors use the Website
To improve our content and Website experience
To maintain Website security
To comply with legal obligations
To operate advertising and analytics services where applicable and where permitted

We will only process personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so.

9. How long we keep information

We only keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including where necessary to comply with legal, accounting or reporting requirements.

Information submitted through our contact form may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and maintain appropriate records.

10. Sharing personal information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with service providers where this is necessary to operate the Website or provide services, including website hosting, analytics, security, contact-form functionality and advertising services.

Where third-party providers process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate privacy and security measures are in place.

11. International transfers

Some third-party service providers used by websites may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by applicable data protection law.

12. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights including:

The right to ask for access to personal information we hold about you
The right to ask us to correct inaccurate information
The right to ask us to delete personal information in certain circumstances
The right to ask us to restrict processing in certain circumstances
The right to object to certain processing
The right to data portability in certain circumstances
The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact:

victoriasvintage@live.co.uk

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.