Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
Welcome to Festive Friends.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used and protected when you visit Festive Friends.
By using this website, you agree to the practices described below.
Information You Provide
You may choose to provide personal information when you:
- contact Festive Friends;
- subscribe to emails or newsletters;
- enter a competition or promotion;
- leave a comment; or
- otherwise communicate through the website.
The information collected will depend on the service you use and may include details such as your name and email address.
Please only provide information that you are comfortable sharing.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, certain technical information may be collected automatically when you visit Festive Friends.
This may include information such as:
- browser type;
- device type;
- pages visited;
- approximate location;
- referral source;
- time spent on the website; and
- other general website usage information.
This information may be collected through cookies, analytics services and similar technologies.
It helps us understand how the website is being used and how it can be improved.
Cookies
Festive Friends may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience, understand website traffic, remember preferences and support advertising or affiliate functionality.
Where required, you will be given options to manage your cookie preferences.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.
Analytics
Festive Friends may use analytics services to understand how visitors interact with the website.
Analytics information may include which pages are popular, how visitors found the site and general information about devices and browsers.
This information is generally used in aggregated form to help improve Festive Friends.
Email Communications
If you choose to subscribe to Festive Friends emails, the information you provide may be used to send you Christmas inspiration, articles, updates and other relevant content.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in those communications.
Affiliate Links
Some Festive Friends articles contain affiliate links.
If you click an affiliate link, the relevant retailer or affiliate network may use cookies or similar technology to track the referral.
Please see our Affiliate Disclosure for more information.
Advertising
Festive Friends may display advertising provided by third-party advertising partners.
Those partners may use cookies or similar technologies where permitted to provide, measure or personalise advertising.
Where consent is legally required, appropriate choices will be provided.
Links to Other Websites
Festive Friends contains links to external websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.
Please review the privacy policies of external websites before providing them with personal information.
How Information May Be Used
Information collected through Festive Friends may be used to:
- operate and maintain the website;
- respond to enquiries;
- provide requested services;
- send communications you have chosen to receive;
- understand website usage;
- improve content and user experience;
- prevent misuse or security issues; and
- comply with legal obligations.
Data Retention
Personal information will only be kept for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or where retention is required by law.
Your Data Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights relating to your personal information.
These may include rights to request access to your information, request correction or deletion, restrict or object to certain processing, and withdraw consent where processing relies upon consent.
You may also have the right to complain to the relevant data protection authority.
UK visitors can find information about their data protection rights through the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Children’s Privacy
Festive Friends is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may occasionally be updated to reflect changes to the website, services or legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how information is handled by Festive Friends, please use the contact details provided on the website.
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