Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2025
Tiny Mountains respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This policy explains how we collect, use, and store your data when you visit our website.
1. Who we are
Tiny Mountains is a UK-based company.
Website: www.tinymountains.co.uk
Email: simon@tinymountains.co.uk
Tiny Mountains is the data controller for any personal data collected through this website.
2. What information we collect
We only collect personal information that you choose to provide through our contact form. This includes:
- Your full name
- Your email address
- Your message
This information is stored securely within the Gutena Forms plugin and emailed directly to a simon@tinymountains.co.uk address, where it can be accessed by Simon from the Tiny Mountains team.
3. Legal basis for processing
Our legal basis for processing this information is legitimate interest — to respond to your enquiry and communicate with you when you have chosen to contact us.
4. How we use your information
We use your information only to:
- Respond to your enquiry
- Provide information about our services (if requested)
We do not use your data for marketing purposes unless you explicitly ask to receive updates.
5. How we store and protect your data
Our website is hosted in the UK by Namecheap (EasyWP) and built using WordPress.
We use the following plugins which may process limited technical or analytical data:
- Yoast SEO
- Gutena Forms (for contact submissions)
- ShortPixel Image Optimizer (for image performance)
- Site Kit by Google (for analytics)
All data is stored securely, and we take appropriate measures to protect it from unauthorised access or misuse.
6. How long we keep your information
We keep contact form submissions for up to 12 months to manage and follow up on enquiries.
After this period, the data is deleted from our systems and email records unless we are required to keep it for legal or administrative purposes.
7. Sharing your information
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with any third parties.
Your data is only accessible to the Tiny Mountains team.
Our website hosting and analytics providers (Namecheap and Google) may collect limited technical data in line with their own privacy policies.
8. International data transfers
Some of our service providers (for example, Google) may store or process data outside the UK.
Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with UK data protection law.
9. Cookies and website analytics
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to help it function effectively and to understand how visitors use it.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.
We use:
- Essential cookies – needed for the website to work properly (for example, to enable security features or remember form entries).
- Analytics cookies (via Google Site Kit) – help us understand how visitors use the site, such as which pages are most popular. This information is collected anonymously and helps us improve the website.
You can control or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. You can also choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies using the banner that appears when you first visit our site.
For more information about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
10. Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
- Request a copy of the information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct or delete your personal data
- Object to or restrict how your data is processed
- Withdraw consent (where applicable)
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please email simon@tinymountains.co.uk.
11. Updates to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Please check this page occasionally to ensure you’re happy with any updates.
Our website address is: https://tinymountains.co.uk.