PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated December 08, 2025
This Privacy Notice for Barn Door Events Ltd
(doing business as The Great Pub Guide
)
(
'we
', 'us
', or 'our
' ), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use,
and/or share (
'process
'
) your personal information when you use our services (
'Services
'
), including when you:
- Download and use
our mobile application
(The Great Pub Guide),
or any other application of ours that links to this
Privacy Notice
- Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or
events
Questions or concerns?
Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights
and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal
information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices,
please do not use our Services.
If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@thegreatguide.co.uk
.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you
can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the
link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process?
When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information
depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make,
and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us .
Do we process any sensitive personal information?
Some of the information may be considered
'special' or 'sensitive'
in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or ethnic origins, sexual
orientation, and religious beliefs.
We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we collect any information from third parties?
We do not collect any information from third parties.
How do we process your information?
We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services,
communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with
law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do
so. Learn more about how we process your information .
How do we keep your information safe?
We have adequate
organisational
and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal
information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information
storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise
or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other
unauthorised
third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect,
access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe .
What are your rights?
Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy
law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.
Learn more about your privacy rights .
How do you exercise your rights?
The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data subject access request
, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance
with applicable data protection laws.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
13. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to
us when you
register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our
products and Services, when you participate in activities on
the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of
your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make,
and the products and features you use. The personal information we
collect may include the following:
Sensitive Information.
We do not process sensitive information.
Social Media Login Data.
We may provide you with the option to register with us using your
existing social media account details, like your Facebook, X, or
other social media account. If you choose to register in this way,
we will collect certain profile information about you from the social
media provider, as described in the section called
' HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
'
below.
Application Data.
If you use our application(s), we also may collect the following information
if you choose to provide us with access or permission:
- Geolocation Information. We may request access or permission
to track location-based information from your mobile device, either
continuously or while you are using our mobile application(s), to
provide certain location-based services. If you wish to change our
access or permissions, you may do so in your device's settings.
- Mobile Device Data. We automatically collect device information
(such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer), operating
system, version information and system configuration information, device
and application identification numbers, browser type and version, hardware
model Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, and Internet
Protocol (IP) address (or proxy server). If you are using our application(s),
we may also collect information about the phone network associated
with your mobile device, your mobile device’s operating system or platform,
the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device’s unique device
ID, and information about the features of our application(s) you accessed.
- Push Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications
regarding your account or certain features of the application(s). If
you wish to opt out from receiving these types of communications, you
may turn them off in your device's settings.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and
operation of our application(s), for troubleshooting, and for our
internal analytics and reporting purposes.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true,
complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to
such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP)
address and/or browser and device characteristics — is
collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use,
or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your
specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may
include device and usage information, such as your IP address,
browser and device characteristics, operating system, language
preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location,
information about how and when you use our Services, and other
technical information. This information is primarily needed to
maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our
internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies
and similar technologies.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related,
diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically
collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in
log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may
include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings
and information about your activity in the Services
(such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and
files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which
features you use), device event information (such as system activity,
error reports (sometimes called
'crash dumps'
), and hardware settings).
- Location Data. We collect location data such as information
about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise.
How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the
device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and
other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current
location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to
collect this information either by refusing access to the information
or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you
choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the
Services.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and
administer our Services, communicate with you, for security
and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.
We may also process your information for other purposes
with your
consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons,
depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
- To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise
manage user accounts.
We may process your information so you can create and log in to your
account, as well as keep your account in working order.
- To save or protect an individual's vital interest.
We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s
vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short:
We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary
and we have a valid legal reason (i.e.
legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to
comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or
fulfil
our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to
fulfil
our legitimate business interests.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to
explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your
personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases
to process your personal information:
- Consent.
We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e.
consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can
withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent .
- Legal Obligations.
We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance
with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement
body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose
your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
- Vital Interests.
We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect
your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations
involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
In legal terms, we are generally the
'data controller'
under European data protection laws of the personal information described
in this Privacy Notice, since we determine the means and/or purposes of the
data processing we perform. This Privacy Notice does not apply to the personal
information we process as a
'data processor'
on behalf of our customers. In those situations, the customer that we provide
services to and with whom we have entered into a data processing agreement
is the
'data controller'
responsible for your personal information, and we merely process your information
on their behalf in accordance with your instructions. If you want to know
more about our customers' privacy practices, you should read their privacy
policies and direct any questions you have to them.
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described
in this section and/or with the following
third parties.
Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers.
We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors,
or agents (
'third parties
'
) who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such
information to do that work.
We have contracts in place with our third parties, which are designed to
help safeguard your personal information. This means that they cannot do
anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them
to do it. They will also not share your personal information with any
organisation
apart from us. They also commit to pr otect the data they hold on our behalf and to retain it for the
period we instruct.
The
third parties we may share personal information with are as follows:
- Advertising, Direct Marketing, and Lead Generation
Google AdSense
- Allow Users to Connect to Their Third-Party Accounts
Facebook account
and Google account
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
YouTube video embed
- Functionality and Infrastructure
Optimisation
Amazon Web Services
and Termly.io
- User Account Registration and Authentication
Facebook Login
and Google Sign-In
Google Analytics
and Posthog
We
also
may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
- Business Transfers.
We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during
negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition
of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- When we use Google Maps Platform APIs.
We may share your information with certain Google Maps Platform APIs (e.g.
Google Maps API, Places API).
Google Maps uses GPS, Wi-Fi, and cell towers to estimate your
location. GPS is accurate to about 20 meters, while Wi-Fi and cell
towers help improve accuracy when GPS signals are weak, like
indoors. This data helps Google Maps provide directions, but it is
not always perfectly precise.
- Offer Wall.
Our application(s) may display a third-party hosted
'offer wall'.
Such an offer wall allows third-party advertisers to offer virtual currency,
gifts, or other items to users in return for the acceptance and completion
of an advertisement offer. Such an offer wall may appear in our application(s)
and be displayed to you based on certain data, such as your geographic
area or demographic information. When you click on an offer wall, you will
be brought to an external website belonging to other persons and will leave
our application(s). A unique identifier, such as your user ID, will be
shared with the offer wall provider in order to prevent fraud and properly
credit your account with the relevant reward.
5. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that
you share with third parties that we may link to or who advertise on
our Services, but are not affiliated with, our Services.
The Services
, including our offer wall,
may link to third-party websites, online services, or mobile applications
and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated
with us and which may link to other websites, services, or applications.
Accordingly, we do not make any guarantee regarding any such third parties,
and we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of such
third-party websites, services, or applications. The inclusion of a link
towards a third-party website, service, or application does not imply an
endorsement by us. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you
provide to any third-party websites. Any data collected by third parties
is not covered by this Privacy Notice. We are not responsible for the content
or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including
other websites, services, or applications that may be linked to or from the
Services. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact
them directly to respond to your questions.
6. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect
and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web
beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our
Services. Some online tracking technologies help us maintain the
security of our Services
and your account
, prevent crashes, fix bugs, save your preferences, and assist with basic
site functions.
We also permit third parties and service providers to use online
tracking technologies on our Services for analytics and advertising,
including to help manage and display advertisements, to tailor
advertisements to your interests, or to send abandoned shopping cart
reminders (depending on your communication preferences). The third
parties and service providers use their technology to provide
advertising about products and services tailored to your interests
which may appear either on our Services or on other websites.
Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you
can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice
.
7. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social
media account, we may have access to certain information about you.
Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your
third-party social media account details (like your Facebook or X
logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile
information about you from your social media provider. The profile
information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider
concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends
list, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to
make public on such a social media platform.
We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are
described in this Privacy Notice or that are otherwise made clear to
you on the relevant Services. Please note that we do not control, and
are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by
your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review
their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use, and share
your personal information, and how you can set your privacy
preferences on their sites and apps.
8. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries
other than your own.
Our servers are located in
the United Kingdom
. Regardless of your location, please be aware that your information may be transferred to,
stored by, and processed by us in our facilities and in the facilities
of the third parties with whom we may share your personal information
(see
' WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
'
above), including facilities in
the United Kingdom, and other countries.
If you are a resident in the European Economic Area (EEA), United
Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland, then these countries may not necessarily
have data protection laws or other similar laws as comprehensive as
those in your country. However, we will take all necessary measures to
protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy
Notice and applicable law.
European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses:
We have implemented measures to protect your personal information,
including by using the European Commission's Standard Contractual
Clauses for transfers of personal information between our group
companies and between us and our third-party providers. These clauses
require all recipients to protect all personal information that they
process originating from the EEA or UK in accordance with European
data protection laws and regulations.
Our Standard Contractual Clauses can be provided upon request.
We have implemented similar appropriate safeguards with our third-party
service providers and partners and further details can be provided upon
request.
9. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to
fulfil
the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required
by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is
necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a
longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting, or other legal requirements).
No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information
for longer than
the period of time in which users have an account with us
.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your
personal information, we will either delete or
anonymise
such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your
personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will
securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further
processing until deletion is possible.
10. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of
organisational
and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and
organisational
security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information
we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your
information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information
storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise
or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other
unauthorised
third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect,
access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best
to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information
to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the
Services within a secure environment.
11. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to
children under 18 years of age
.
We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children
under 18 years of age
, nor do we knowingly sell such personal information. By using the Services,
you represent that you are at least 18
or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such
minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information
from users less than 18 years of age
has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable
measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware
of any data we may have collected from children under age 18
, please contact us at support@thegreatguide.co.uk
.
12. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short:
In
some regions, such as
the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland
, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your
personal information.
You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time, depending
on your country, province, or state of residence.
In some regions (like
the EEA, UK, and Switzerland
), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These
may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal
information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict
the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data
portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making.
In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the
processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by
contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section
' HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
'
below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with
applicable data protection laws.
Withdrawing your consent:
If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information,
you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw
your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details
provided in the section
' HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
'
below
.
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the
processing before its withdrawal nor,
will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance
on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Opting out of marketing and promotional communications:
You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at
any time by
clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send,
or by contacting us using the details provided in the section
' HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
'
below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may
still communicate with you — for example, to send you service-related messages
that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond
to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes. Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in
your account or terminate your account, you can: - Contact us using the contact information provided.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or
delete your account and information from our active databases. However,
we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud,
troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal
terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
13. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile
applications include a Do-Not-Track (
'DNT'
) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference
not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected.
At this stage, no uniform technology standard for
recognising
and implementing DNT signals has been
finalised
. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other
mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked
online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow
in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version
of this Privacy Notice.
14. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short:
Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant
laws.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated
version will be indicated by an updated
'Revised'
date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to
this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a
notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage
you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are
protecting your information.
Barn Door Events Ltd
__________
Hayling Island
, Hampshire PO11 0QW United Kingdom
If you are a resident in the United Kingdom, we are the
'data controller'
of your personal information. We have appointed Harry Walter
to be our representative in the UK. You can contact them directly regarding
our processing of your information,
by email at support@thegreatguide.co.uk
,
by visiting https://thegreatguide.co.uk
,
or by post to:
The Old Stables
Manor Farm, Manor Road
Hayling Island , Hampshire PO11 0QW
England
16. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA
WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Based on the applicable laws of your country
, you may
have the right to request access to the personal
information we collect from you, details about how we have
processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your
personal information. You may also have the right to
withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information.
These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable
law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal
information, please
fill out and submit a data subject access request .
7. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.