Last updated: 30 September 2026
Who we are
Go Wild Guide is operated by Colin Smith and is the website accompanying Tales of a Wildlife Tourist.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the information we hold about you, please use our Contact Us page.
Information you provide to us
If you use our contact form, we collect the information that you enter into the form. This will normally include your name, email address and the contents of your message.
We use this information so that we can read your enquiry and respond to you.
Our lawful basis for using this information is our legitimate interest in responding to people who choose to contact us.
How long we keep your information
Contact enquiries and correspondence are kept only for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and any subsequent correspondence.
We may keep information for longer where this is reasonably necessary for legal, administrative or security purposes.
Website and server information
Like most websites, our web server may automatically record technical information when you visit the site. This may include your IP address, browser type, the page requested, the date and time of the request and similar technical information.
This information may be used for the operation, maintenance and security of the website, including investigating errors or suspected misuse.
Cookies and similar technologies
Go Wild Guide does not currently use advertising cookies, analytics cookies or marketing tracking technologies.
Some pages include videos hosted by YouTube. These videos are embedded using YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode. YouTube and Google may process technical information or use storage technologies when embedded video content is loaded or interacted with.
You can find further information about how Google handles information in Google's own privacy information.
YouTube videos
Videos appearing on this website are hosted by YouTube, which is operated by Google.
When you view or interact with an embedded YouTube video, information may be transmitted to Google. If you are logged into a Google or YouTube account, Google may also associate your interaction with that account.
Links to Amazon and other websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites, including Amazon, where Tales of a Wildlife Tourist may be available to purchase.
When you follow a link to another website, that website is responsible for its own privacy practices, cookies and use of personal information. We recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by the website you visit.
Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information.
Information may be processed by service providers that help us operate the website and email service, such as our web hosting or email provider, where this is necessary for them to provide those services.
We may also disclose information where required to do so by law.
International processing
Some third-party services used on the website, including YouTube and other externally linked services, may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Those organisations are responsible for the safeguards applying to information processed through their services.
Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law gives you rights relating to your personal information. These can include the right to ask for access to your information, correction of inaccurate information, deletion of information, restriction of its use or to object to certain uses.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using our Contact Us page.
Complaints
If you have concerns about how we use your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time if the website or the services we use change. The date at the top of this page will show when it was last updated.