Last updated: 24 August 2026
Journey to Love respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected when this website is used, why it is collected, how it is used, and the rights available in relation to that information.
Who we are
Journey to Love is a website created and operated by Kimberley Dearlove.
Website: https://www.journeytolove.co.uk
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Kimberley Dearlove is the data controller responsible for the personal information collected through this website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:
Information collected
The information collected depends on how the website is used.
Comments
When a comment is submitted on the website, the information provided through the comment form may be collected, including:
- name
- email address
- the comment submitted
- IP address
- browser information
An email address is required when submitting a comment but will not be displayed publicly.
This information is used to manage and moderate comments, help prevent spam and protect the website from abuse.
Comments may be reviewed before being published.
Newsletter subscriptions
When someone chooses to join the Journey to Love mailing list, the email address provided through the signup form is collected.
The mailing list is used to send Journey to Love content and updates.
The mailing list is managed using Mailchimp. Mailchimp processes subscriber information on behalf of Journey to Love and provides tools for managing subscriptions and unsubscribing.
A subscriber can unsubscribe from emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in each email.
Mailchimp may process personal information outside the UK. Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards are used in accordance with applicable data protection law.
Website analytics
Google Analytics is used to understand how visitors use the Journey to Love website.
This may include information such as:
- pages visited
- how long visitors spend on the website
- how visitors arrived at the website
- approximate location
- device and browser information
- interactions with the website
This information helps to understand how the website is being used and to improve its content, performance and user experience.
Where analytics cookies or similar technologies require consent, they will only be used where the appropriate consent has been given.
How personal information is used
Personal information may be used to:
- operate and maintain the website
- manage and moderate comments
- detect and prevent spam and abuse
- send emails to people who have chosen to subscribe to the mailing list
- understand how the website is used
- improve the website, content and user experience
- maintain website security
- comply with legal obligations
Personal information is only collected and used where there is a lawful basis to do so under applicable data protection law.
Where someone voluntarily subscribes to the Journey to Love mailing list, consent is relied upon to send emails. Consent can be withdrawn at any time by unsubscribing.
For certain essential website functions, security and comment management, legitimate interests may be relied upon in operating and protecting the website.
Where analytics cookies or similar technologies require consent, consent is relied upon for their use.
Comments and spam protection
Comments submitted to Journey to Love may be checked by an automated spam-detection service.
IP addresses and browser information may be processed for the purposes of detecting spam, preventing abuse and protecting the website.
An email address provided when submitting a comment will not be displayed publicly.
Third-party services
A small number of third-party services are used to operate Journey to Love.
Mailchimp
Mailchimp is used to manage the Journey to Love mailing list and send emails to subscribers.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is used to understand how visitors use the website and to help improve its content and performance.
Spam-detection services
Spam-detection services may be used to identify and prevent spam in website comments.
These third-party providers may process personal information on behalf of Journey to Love and may process information outside the UK. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are used in accordance with applicable data protection law.
Personal information may also be disclosed where required by law or where necessary to protect the rights, security or integrity of the website.
An Instagram feed may be displayed on the Journey to Love website.
When a page containing the Instagram feed is visited, Instagram or associated services operated by Meta may collect information about the device used and interactions with the embedded content.
Instagram is operated by Meta Platforms, Inc. The processing of personal information by Instagram is subject to Meta’s own privacy policies.
Cookies
Journey to Love uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the website functions correctly and, where permitted, to understand how visitors use the website.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate. Other cookies, including analytics cookies, may require consent before they are used.
Cookie preferences can be managed through the cookie consent controls provided on the website, where available.
For more information about the cookies used on this website, please see the Cookie Policy.
How long personal information is retained
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or where there is a legal requirement to retain it.
Comments
Comments and associated information may be retained for as long as the relevant content remains on the website, unless there is a reason to remove them or deletion is requested where applicable.
Newsletter subscribers
An email address will be retained while the individual remains subscribed to the Journey to Love mailing list.
After unsubscribing, the information will be removed or suppressed from the active mailing list, subject to any information that may need to be retained for legal, administrative or record-keeping purposes.
Analytics information
Analytics information is retained in accordance with the retention settings configured within Google Analytics.
Keeping personal information secure
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:
- be informed about how personal information is used
- request access to personal information held about you
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances
- request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
- object to certain types of processing
- request data portability in certain circumstances
- withdraw consent where consent is relied upon as the lawful basis for processing
If emails are received from Journey to Love, the unsubscribe link included in each email can be used to stop receiving further emails.
Requests relating to personal information can be made using the contact details provided above.
Identity may need to be verified before a request can be processed.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services used, or applicable legal requirements.
The latest version will always be available on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.
How to complain
If there is a concern about how personal information is being handled, please contact [email protected] first so that the matter can be addressed.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe personal information has been handled unlawfully.
Information about making a complaint can be found on the ICO website.
Contact
Kimberley Dearlove
Journey to Love
Email: [email protected]
