Your Horley
Effective date: 27th November 2025
Website: https://yourhorley.co.uk/
Your Horley (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a community news and discussion website serving the town of Horley and surrounding areas.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, the data controller is:
Your Horley
Email: Hello@yourhorley.co.uk
Address: Ryecoates, Victoria Road, Horley, RH6
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us using the details above.
What Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
Information You Provide Directly
Name or username
Email address
Contact information (if you contact us directly)
Content you post on the website (forum posts, comments, submissions)
Any information you provide when subscribing to newsletters
Information Collected Automatically
When you use our website, we may collect:
IP address
Browser type and version
Device type
Pages visited and time spent on pages
Referring website
Cookies and similar tracking technologies
How We Use Your Information
We use your personal data to:
Provide and manage your account
Publish and moderate forum posts and comments
Respond to enquiries or messages
Send newsletters (if you have subscribed)
Improve website functionality and user experience
Monitor and protect against misuse, spam, or illegal activity
Comply with legal obligations
We will only use your personal data where we have a lawful basis under UK GDPR.
Lawful Basis for Processing
We rely on the following lawful bases:
Consent – where you subscribe to newsletters or opt into communications
Contract – where processing is necessary to provide account or forum services
Legitimate interests – to operate, maintain, and improve the website
Legal obligation – where we must comply with the law
Cookies
Your Horley uses cookies to:
Ensure the website functions properly
Improve site performance
Understand how visitors use the site
Enable forum login sessions
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.
For more details, see our [Cookie Policy – link if separate].
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share information with:
Website hosting providers
Email newsletter services (e.g. [Mailchimp/Substack/etc. – specify if used])
Website analytics providers (e.g. Google Analytics, if applicable)
Law enforcement or regulators if legally required
All service providers are required to process data securely and in accordance with data protection law.
Data Storage and Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration.
Data is stored on secure servers and accessed only where necessary.
How Long We Keep Your Data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to:
Provide services
Maintain forum records
Meet legal obligations
You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time (see Section 10).
Public Forum Content
Please note:
Information you post in public areas of the website (such as forums or comments) may be visible to other users and search engines.
We cannot control how other users use publicly shared information.
We recommend avoiding posting sensitive personal information.
Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”)
Restrict processing
Object to processing
Withdraw consent at any time
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
You can contact the ICO at:
https://ico.org.uk/
To exercise your rights, please contact us at [insert email].
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
Children’s Privacy
Your Horley is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without parental consent.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective date”.