Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
The Meadows Edit respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information you provide when using this website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected, how it may be used, and your rights in relation to your personal data.
1. Who we are
The Meadows Edit is an independent editorial platform founded and edited by Claire Meadows.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Claire Meadows is responsible for the personal information collected through this website.
2. Information we may collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect limited personal information, including:
- your name;
- your email address;
- information you provide when contacting The Meadows Edit;
- information you provide if you subscribe to email updates or newsletters;
- technical information collected automatically when you visit the website, such as your IP address, browser type and device information.
You do not generally need to provide personal information simply to browse the website.
3. How we use your information
Personal information may be used to:
- respond to enquiries or correspondence;
- send newsletters or other updates where you have chosen to receive them;
- manage subscriptions or other services you have requested;
- understand how visitors use the website and improve its content and functionality;
- maintain the security and proper operation of the website;
- comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
We will only use your personal information where there is a lawful basis for doing so under applicable data protection law.
4. Email newsletters
If you choose to subscribe to The Meadows Edit’s mailing list, your email address will be used to send you the newsletters or updates you have requested.
You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe facility provided in the relevant email.
The Meadows Edit will not sell or rent your email address to third parties.
If newsletter services are provided through a third-party platform, your information may be processed by that provider in accordance with its own privacy policy.
5. Cookies and analytics
The website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure that the website functions properly and, where applicable, to understand how visitors use the site.
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used by the website, such as analytics, embedded content or social-media platforms.
Where consent is required for non-essential cookies, you will be given the appropriate choice before those cookies are used.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
6. Third-party services and links
The Meadows Edit may use third-party services to provide certain website functions, including newsletter distribution, analytics, embedded content and social-media features.
The website may also contain links to external websites.
Once you leave The Meadows Edit and visit another website, that website’s own privacy policy and terms will apply. The Meadows Edit is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
7. How long we keep your information
We will only retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or for as long as we are legally required to retain it.
If you unsubscribe from a mailing list, your information will normally be removed or suppressed from future marketing communications, subject to any information we are required to retain for legitimate administrative or legal purposes.
8. Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:
- request access to the personal information we hold about you;
- ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- ask us to delete your personal information in certain circumstances;
- ask us to restrict how your information is processed in certain circumstances;
- object to certain types of processing;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- request a copy of certain personal information in a portable format.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
9. Keeping your information secure
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website or transmission of information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Children’s privacy
The Meadows Edit is not specifically directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
11. Changes to this policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we use or applicable legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.
12. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way your personal information is handled, please contact:
Claire Meadows
The Meadows Edit
Email:Â claire@themeadowsedit.com