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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Place To Be Community (“Place To Be”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website placetobe.community (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our Site or interact with our services, including our blog, podcast, newsletter, and contact forms.

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Site.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Subscribe to our newsletter via the subscription forms on the Site
  • Submit a message through our contact form or “Get in Touch” form
  • Leave a comment on a blog post or podcast episode
  • Send us an email directly

This information may include your name, email address, and any other details you choose to provide in your message or comment.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and your visit, including:

  • Your IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages viewed and time spent on those pages
  • Date and time of your visit

This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for detailed information about the cookies we use.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To send you our newsletter if you have subscribed
  • To respond to your enquiries and messages submitted through our contact forms
  • To manage and display comments on our blog posts and podcast episodes
  • To improve our Site, content, and user experience
  • To analyse website traffic and usage patterns
  • To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

3. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you periodic updates, articles, podcast notifications, and community news. Each email includes an unsubscribe link that allows you to opt out at any time. You may also unsubscribe by contacting us directly at weare@placetobe.community.

4. Comments

When you leave a comment on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate and improve the Site:

  • Google Analytics — to analyse website traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymised data about how visitors use our Site. You can learn more about how Google uses your data at policies.google.com/privacy and opt out at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
  • Newsletter Service — to manage newsletter subscriptions and deliver email communications. Your email address is shared with our newsletter service provider for this purpose.
  • Contact Form 7 — to process contact form submissions on the Site. Form data is stored on our server and is not sent to any third party.
  • Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music — our podcast episodes are available on these third-party platforms, each governed by their own privacy policies.
  • Social Media Platforms (Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook) — we link to our profiles on these platforms. If you visit these platforms via our links, their respective privacy policies apply.

6. Embedded Content

Articles and pages on our Site may include embedded content from other websites (e.g. Spotify podcast players, YouTube videos, social media posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

7. Data Retention

  • Newsletter subscriber data is retained for as long as you remain subscribed. Upon unsubscribing, your data is removed from our mailing list.
  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months and then deleted.
  • Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics default retention settings.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to access the personal data we hold about you
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate personal data
  • The right to request deletion of your personal data
  • The right to restrict or object to processing of your personal data
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time

If you have an account on this Site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at weare@placetobe.community.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

11. International Users

The Site is operated from the United Kingdom. If you access the Site from a location outside the UK, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the UK. By using the Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the UK and the processing of it as described in this Privacy Policy.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

14. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Place To Be Community
Email: weare@placetobe.community
Website: placetobe.community