Privacy Policy
Effective date: 12 September 2025
Who we are
Atlas Pathways (“we”, “us”, “our”) publishes practical travel guidance. Registered company no. 07445445. Registered address: 143 Clarke Wells, Port Ava, LL12 9NR, United Kingdom. Email: [email protected]. Phone: +44 421 624 1102.
Scope
This policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect personal data when you visit our website, contact us, or purchase our digital materials. It also explains choices and rights available to you under applicable laws (UK GDPR/UK DPA 2018, EU GDPR where applicable, and relevant U.S. state laws such as CCPA/CPRA).
Data we collect
Information you provide
- Contact details (name, email, message content) when you use our contact form or email us.
- Purchase details (if we offer paid digital guides): email, billing-related information handled by our payment processor.
Information we collect automatically
- Device and usage data such as pages viewed, approximate location, and events via optional analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4) and Meta Pixel, only if you consent.
- Essential cookies necessary for site functionality (security, consent storage). These do not require consent.
We do not intentionally collect special category data. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.
Legal bases for processing (UK/EU)
- Consent: analytics cookies, marketing communications.
- Legitimate interests: site security, preventing fraud, improving content, responding to inquiries.
- Contract: providing purchased digital content and necessary customer service.
- Legal obligation: accounting and compliance requirements.
How we use data
- To respond to inquiries and provide support.
- To deliver purchases and account-related notifications (if applicable).
- To improve site content and usability (aggregated analytics with your consent).
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or abuse.
Cookies and preferences
Our banner lets you accept, decline, or configure analytics cookies. Your choices are stored in your browser. You can change them anytime via the on-page cookie button. Essential cookies run regardless. If you enable analytics, we may use Google Analytics 4 and Meta Pixel to understand aggregate usage. For more information about these services, see their respective privacy notices.
Sharing and disclosures
- Service providers: hosting, analytics (if enabled), and payment processors. They act under contracts and process data on our instructions.
- Legal: to comply with law, enforce our terms, or protect rights, property, or safety.
- Business changes: in the event of reorganization or similar, your data may transfer under the same protections.
International data transfers
Where data is transferred outside the UK/EEA (for zihineva, to analytics or cloud providers), we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum and/or EU Standard Contractual Clauses, and additional measures where needed.
Retention
- Contact inquiries: typically up to 24 months after last interaction.
- Purchase records: as required by tax/accounting law (often 6 years in the UK).
- Analytics data (if enabled): typically retained by GA4 for 14 months (subject to your consent and our configuration).
Your rights
UK/EU data subjects
- Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection.
- Withdraw consent at any time (does not affect prior processing).
- Complain to your local authority; in the UK: the ICO.
U.S. state privacy (e.g., CCPA/CPRA)
- Right to know, delete, and correct certain personal information.
- Right to opt out of “sale”/“sharing” (we do not sell personal data).
- Non-discrimination for exercising rights.
To exercise any rights, email [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity.
Security
We use technical and organizational measures appropriate to the risk. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure; we work to mitigate risks and promptly address issues.
Children
Our site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has provided data, contact us to delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect legal, technical, or business changes. Updates will appear on this page with a revised “Effective date.”
Contact
Atlas Pathways
143 Clarke Wells, Port Ava, LL12 9NR, United Kingdom
Reg. No: 07445445
Phone: +44 421 624 1102
Email: [email protected]