Written on 20 February 2026.

Privacy & cookie policy

Welcome to VisitBristol.info – your friendly guide to Bristol’s hidden gems, restaurants, hotels, and events. We’ve built this site with care and respect for your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect and how you stay in control.

📘 Information we collect

We keep things simple and transparent. Here’s what we may collect when you explore our site:

You give us directly: if you sign up for our (future) newsletter, enter a competition, or contact us — e.g. name, email. we’ll only ask what’s needed
Automatically (cookies & similar): pages you view, clicks, time spent, referring site, IP address, browser type, device info. This helps us improve and show relevant ads.
From partners: like Google (AdSense, Analytics) or other ad networks, to measure campaigns and personalise content.

⚙️ How we use your information

🚀 Operate & improve: make our Bristol guides, event listings and restaurant picks better for you.
📊 Analytics: we use Google Analytics, to understand what content you love.
🎯 Advertising & personalisation: with Google AdSense and other ad partners, we may show you relevant ads (both on our site and others). This uses cookies to tailor ads to your interests.
💬 Communication: reply to your questions, and with your OK, send Bristol inspiration (you can opt out anytime).
🔒 Legal & security: keep the site safe and follow legal duties.

🍪 Cookies & tracking technologies

Cookies are tiny text files stored on your device. We use them to make the site work and to help us show ads that might interest you (and limit how often you see them).

Essential: needed for the site to function (e.g. cookie consent). Always on.
Performance/Analytics: count visits and traffic sources. Helps us measure and improve.
Advertising/Targeting: set via our site by advertising partners (like Google AdSense). They build a profile of your interests to show you relevant ads elsewhere. Based on unique browser/device ID.
Functional: remember your preferences to enhance your visit.

✅ Your cookie choices
When you first visit, a cookie banner will appear — you can accept or reject non-essential cookies (analytics & advertising). You can also change your browser settings to block/delete cookies. Blocking may affect some features.

📢 Advertising & Google AdSense

We partner with Google AdSense and potentially other ad networks to display ads. Google uses cookies (like the DoubleClick cookie) to serve relevant ads based on your prior visits to our website or other sites. You can opt out of personalised advertising via Google’s Ads Settings.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your web activity. The Google Analytics data may be linked with AdSense cookies to measure ad effectiveness.

🤝 How we share information

Advertising partners: including Google AdSense, as described above.
Analytics providers: e.g. [Google Analytics, others] – to understand usage.
Service providers: hosting, email (if you subscribe). They process data only for us.
Legal: if required by law or valid request.

We never sell your personal data — period.

⚖️ Your privacy rights

Depending on where you are (UK, EU, California, etc.), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict your data.

📬 Want to update or delete your info?
Email us at ✏️ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. — we’re here to help.

🔗 Third-party links & security

Our Bristol guides link to external sites (like restaurant bookings, attractions). This policy doesn’t apply to them — please check their own policies. We use reasonable security measures, but no online transmission is 100% secure.