Last updated: July 2026
Lake District Holiday Homes takes your privacy seriously. This policy explains what information is collected when you visit this website, how privacy-focused analytics are used, and how affiliate relationships with holiday booking
providers operate.
1. Who we are
Lake District Holiday Homes is operated by:
Mr Paul James
Trading as Paul James Digital
Email: [email protected]
Lake District Holiday Homes is a curated directory of holiday accommodation in Cumbria. The website helps visitors discover holiday properties and directs visitors to third-party booking providers where bookings are completed.
2. Information we collect directly
Lake District Holiday Homes does not operate user accounts, contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, payment processing or booking systems.
We do not directly collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your telephone number
- Payment information
- Holiday booking information
If you contact us by email, we will receive the information you choose to provide in your message so that we can respond.
3. Website analytics
Lake District Holiday Homes uses Matomo Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and improve the service.
Matomo is configured with privacy-focused settings, including:
- Cookieless measurement where configured
- Anonymised IP addresses
- No individual visitor profiles
- No User ID tracking
- No cross-site tracking
- No advertising profiling
- Aggregated reporting
- Limited data retention
Analytics are used to understand website performance and visitor behaviour at an aggregate level. They are not used to identify individual visitors or create advertising profiles.
Analytics opt-out
You can choose not to have your visit included in website analytics statistics.
4. Maps
Property listings may include interactive maps using Leaflet and OpenStreetMap-based mapping data.
When maps are displayed, your browser may request map resources from the relevant mapping providers. Those providers may process technical information such as IP address as part of normal web requests.
Lake District Holiday Homes does not use Google Maps.
5. Affiliate links and booking partners
Lake District Holiday Homes contains links to third-party holiday booking providers. Some links are affiliate links, meaning that if you click through and complete a booking, we may receive a commission from the booking provider.
Bookings are completed directly with the relevant holiday provider. Lake District Holiday Homes does not take bookings, process payments, or manage holiday reservations.
Lake District Holiday Homes does not set affiliate tracking cookies or use affiliate tracking technologies on this website. When you click an affiliate link, you leave this website and any tracking, booking, payment, or customer information processing takes place on the systems of the relevant affiliate network and holiday provider.
AWIN affiliate programme
Some links are provided through the AWIN affiliate network.
Where a booking is completed through an AWIN-managed link, reporting information may confirm that a booking has taken place and provide transaction value information for commission calculation.
AWIN reporting does not provide us with customer identity information or booking details that allow us to identify the person who made the booking.
Sykes Partners
Lake District Holiday Homes also participates in direct affiliate arrangements with Sykes.
Sykes may make booking reporting information available through its own partner reporting platform for affiliate administration and commission reporting.
Where such reporting includes customer or booking information, we do not download, store, analyse, export, use for remarketing, or use that information for any purpose other than understanding the affiliate relationship and commission reporting provided through the partner system.
Customers should refer to the relevant holiday provider's own privacy policy for information about how booking information is collected and used.
6. Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies may be used to support website functionality, remember preferences and measure website usage.
The website does not use cookies for advertising, behavioural profiling or cross-site tracking.
You can manage cookie preferences through the controls provided on the website.
7. Third-party websites
This website contains links to external websites, including holiday booking providers and affiliate partners.
Once you leave lakedistrictholidayhomes.uk, this privacy policy no longer applies. You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information or making a booking.
8. Data retention
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary.
- Email enquiries are retained only as long as reasonably required.
- Analytics information is subject to configured retention limits.
- Affiliate reporting information is retained only where required for commission reconciliation, accounting, dispute handling or legitimate business administration.
9. Your rights
Under UK GDPR, you have rights including:
- Access to personal data held about you.
- Correction of inaccurate information.
- Deletion where applicable.
- Restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
- Objection to certain processing.
If you believe this website has processed information relating to you and you
have a concern, please contact: [email protected]
10. Children
This website is intended for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
11. Complaints
If you have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office:
https://ico.org.uk/
12. Changes to this policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services, suppliers or legal requirements.