Last updated: August 2026
This website is operated by Seagull Studio, a holiday let based in Brighton & Hove, Sussex. When we refer to “we”, “us” or “our” in this policy, we mean the owner and operator of Seagull Studio.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at: [email protected]
This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types:
Essential cookies — necessary for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies — used to understand how visitors use the site (Google Analytics 4). These are only placed with your consent.
When you first visit this site you will be shown a cookie consent banner. You can accept or decline analytics cookies at any time. To change your preferences after your initial choice, clear your browser cookies and reload the page.
If you accept analytics cookies, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use this website. GA4 is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
GA4 may collect:
Pages visited and time spent on each page
General location (country/city level only)
Device type, browser and operating system
How you arrived at the site (e.g. search engine, direct link)
A randomised analytics ID stored in a cookie on your device
We have enabled IP anonymisation in GA4, meaning your full IP address is never stored. Data collected by GA4 may be transferred to and stored on Google’s servers in the United States under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Legal basis: Consent — analytics cookies are only placed if you accept them via our cookie consent banner.
For full details see policies.google.com/privacy. You can also opt out of GA4 tracking across all websites using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
When you make a booking or enquiry through this website you will be directed to our booking system provided by Beds24. The following information is collected and processed for the purpose of completing and managing your booking:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Payment information (processed securely by Beds24’s payment provider)
Arrival and departure dates
Any special requests or messages
Legal basis: Contract — processing your booking information is necessary to fulfil the contract between you and Seagull Studio.
Beds24 acts as a data processor on our behalf and holds your booking information in accordance with their own privacy terms. Please review the Beds24 privacy policy at beds24.com.
If you make a booking with us, we may add your email address to our mailing list to send you occasional special offers and updates about Seagull Studio.
Legal basis: Legitimate interest — we consider it reasonable to contact previous guests with relevant offers. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send.
We use Mailchimp to manage and send marketing emails. Your email address will be transferred to and stored by Mailchimp, operated by The Rocket Science Group LLC in the United States. Mailchimp is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For full details see mailchimp.com/legal/privacy.
We will never sell your email address or share it with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
This website is built on WordPress. WordPress itself does not collect personal data from visitors. However:
Contact forms — if you contact us directly via a form or email link on this site, your name and email address will be retained for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
Server logs — our hosting provider may retain standard server access logs (including IP addresses) for security and operational purposes. These are not used to identify individual visitors.
Analytics data — GA4 data is retained for 14 months by default. You can request deletion via the GA4 opt-out add-on or by contacting us.
Booking information — retained for as long as required by law (typically 6 years for financial records) and in accordance with Beds24’s data retention policy.
Marketing email addresses — retained until you unsubscribe.
Enquiry correspondence — retained for up to 2 years.
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 you have the right to:
Access the personal data we hold about you
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data where we have no legal obligation to retain it
Object to processing based on legitimate interest, including marketing
Withdraw consent at any time — for analytics cookies, clear your browser cookies and decline when the banner reappears
Portability — receive a copy of your data in a commonly used format
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will always reflect when it was last revised. We recommend checking back periodically, particularly if you are a regular guest.
This policy applies to the Seagull Studio website and any direct booking communications from Seagull Studio.
