This privacy policy applies to blazingredgrandtours.com and blazingredluxuryescapes.co.uk, both operated by Blazing Red Grand Tours Limited, registered in England and Wales. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who We Are
Blazing Red Grand Tours Limited operates two websites: Blazing Red Grand Tours (blazingredgrandtours.com) offering private luxury chauffeur-driven tours of England, and Blazing Red Luxury Escapes (blazingredluxuryescapes.co.uk) offering curated dog-friendly holiday homes across England.
For data protection enquiries, contact us at: ignite@blazingredgrandtours.com
2. What Data We Collect
Contact and Enquiry Forms
When you submit an enquiry or booking request through our websites, we collect your name, email address, country of residence, and any information you provide in your message. This data is processed via Formspree (formspree.io) and delivered to our email inbox.
Newsletter Subscription
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name, email address, country, whether you have a dog, and your areas of interest. This data is processed via Formspree and stored in our email system.
Website Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our websites. This collects anonymised data including pages visited, time on site, device type and approximate location. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics.
Affiliate Links
Our websites contain affiliate links to third-party platforms including Plum Guide, VRBO (Expedia Group) and Booking.com. When you click these links, those third parties may set their own cookies and collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We earn a commission if you make a booking through these links at no extra cost to you.
3. How We Use Your Data
- To respond to your enquiries and booking requests
- To send you newsletters and updates you have subscribed to
- To improve our websites and understand visitor behaviour via analytics
- To process affiliate link referrals
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling, and we do not sell your data to third parties.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
- Enquiry and booking forms: Legitimate interest in responding to your contact
- Newsletter: Your explicit consent given at the point of sign-up
- Analytics: Legitimate interest in understanding website performance (anonymised data only)
5. Affiliate Link Disclosure
Blazing Red Luxury Escapes and Blazing Red Grand Tours participate in affiliate marketing programmes. This means we earn a commission when visitors click links to partner platforms (Plum Guide, VRBO, Booking.com) and make a booking. This commission comes from the platform — not from you — and does not affect the price you pay. All affiliate links are clearly identified on our websites.
6. Cookies
Our websites use the following cookies:
- Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid) — track anonymised visitor behaviour. Duration: up to 2 years
- Formspree session cookies — manage form submissions. Duration: session only
- Affiliate tracking cookies — set by Plum Guide, VRBO and Booking.com when you click affiliate links. Duration: varies by platform (Plum Guide: 30 days; VRBO: 7 days; Booking.com: session)
- Cookie consent cookie — remembers your cookie preference. Duration: 365 days
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.
7. Data Retention
- Enquiry form data: retained for 12 months then deleted
- Newsletter subscribers: retained until you unsubscribe
- Analytics data: retained for 14 months (Google Analytics default)
8. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, withdraw consent, and lodge a complaint with the ICO (ico.org.uk). To exercise any of these rights, email us at ignite@blazingredgrandtours.com and we will respond within 30 days.
9. Third Party Links
Our websites contain links to third-party websites including Plum Guide, VRBO and Booking.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites and recommend you read their privacy policies before making a booking.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. Continued use of our websites after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact
For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights, contact us at ignite@blazingredgrandtours.com