Last Updated: July 2026
At UK Prepper Hub, we take your privacy seriously. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or subscribe to our newsletter.
Who We Are
UK Prepper Hub (ukprepperhub.co.uk) provides practical preparedness information and resources for UK households. We’re committed to helping families prepare sensibly for disruptions without unnecessary fear or expense.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us using our contact page.
What Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
Newsletter Subscriptions
When you subscribe to receive our UK-specific preparedness tips, we collect:
- Your email address
- Your first name (optional)
- Subscription date and preferences
Contact Forms
When you contact us, we collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Any information you choose to include in your message
Comments on Blog Posts
When you comment on our blog articles, we collect:
- Your name (or chosen display name)
- Your email address (not displayed publicly)
- Your comment content
Information Collected Automatically
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to improve your experience. See our Cookie Policy for full details.
Website Analytics
We may use analytics services to understand how visitors use our site, including:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on site
- Device type and browser
- General location (country/region level only)
This helps us create better content about UK-specific preparedness challenges.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Send you our newsletter with preparedness tips, UK-focused advice, and relevant product recommendations
- Respond to your enquiries when you contact us
- Improve our content by understanding what topics interest UK households
- Comply with legal obligations under UK and EU law
We will never:
- Sell your personal information to third parties
- Send you spam or unrelated marketing
- Share your email address without your permission
- Use your data for purposes you haven’t consented to
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your data based on:
- Consent: When you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a contact form
- Legitimate Interests: To improve our website and provide relevant preparedness information to UK households
- Legal Obligation: To comply with UK law where required
Third-Party Services
Email Service Provider (Brevo)
We use Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) to manage our newsletter subscribers. When you subscribe:
- Your email and name are stored securely on Brevo’s servers (EU-based, GDPR compliant)
- Brevo tracks email opens and clicks to help us improve content
- You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email
Read Brevo’s privacy policy: https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/
Affiliate Links
Our Resources page contains affiliate links to products we recommend. When you click these links:
- We may earn a commission if you make a purchase (at no extra cost to you)
- The retailer (e.g., Amazon) may set cookies on your device
- We don’t receive your personal information from these transactions
See our Affiliate Disclosure for full details.
Hosting Provider
Our website is hosted securely in the UK. Our hosting provider has access to server logs (IP addresses, browser information) for security and performance purposes only.
Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You have the right to:
✓ Access your data – Request a copy of information we hold about you
✓ Correct your data – Update inaccurate information
✓ Delete your data – Request we delete your information (right to be forgotten)
✓ Restrict processing – Limit how we use your data
✓ Data portability – Receive your data in a portable format
✓ Object to processing – Stop us using your data for specific purposes
✓ Withdraw consent – Unsubscribe from emails or revoke permissions at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using our contact page.
Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as:
- You remain subscribed to our newsletter
- We need it to respond to your enquiry
- Required by UK law
When you unsubscribe or request deletion, we remove your data within 30 days (unless legally required to retain it).
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information:
- Secure HTTPS encryption on our website
- Secure email service provider (Brevo)
- Regular security updates and monitoring
- Limited access to personal data
However, no online transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but take all reasonable precautions.
Children’s Privacy
UK Prepper Hub is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 16. If you believe we’ve inadvertently collected data from a child, contact us immediately.
International Data Transfers
Your data is primarily stored within the UK and EU. If we use services that transfer data outside the UK/EU, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We’ll notify newsletter subscribers of significant changes.
Check this page regularly for updates. The “Last Updated” date at the top shows when changes were made.
Contact Us
Questions about this privacy policy or your personal data?
Website: ukprepperhub.co.uk
We aim to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours.
Complaints
If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your personal data, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
ICO Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
ICO Helpline: 0303 123 1113
This privacy policy applies to ukprepperhub.co.uk and related services. Last reviewed: December 2025.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://ukprepperhub.co.uk.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.