Cotswold · Digest

Cotswold Digest

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20 February 2026

Who we are

Cotswold Digest is a trading name of QA Myriad Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 15907957). Our registered address is 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX.

When we refer to “we”, “us”, or “our” in this policy, we mean QA Myriad Ltd trading as Cotswold Digest.

What data we collect

We collect the minimum data needed to provide our services:

  • Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us.
  • Payment information — when you purchase a business listing. Payments are processed securely by Stripe. We do not store your card details.
  • Usage data — anonymised analytics to help us understand how visitors use the site. We use PostHog with privacy-friendly settings.

How we use your data

  • To send you our weekly newsletter (if you subscribe).
  • To send you a welcome email when you first subscribe.
  • To process payments for business listings.
  • To improve the website and our content.
  • To respond to enquiries you send us.

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services to operate Cotswold Digest:

  • Buttondown — newsletter management and sending.
  • Resend — transactional emails (e.g. welcome email).
  • Stripe — payment processing.
  • Sanity — content management.
  • Vercel — website hosting.
  • PostHog — privacy-friendly analytics.
  • Mapbox — map display.

Each service has its own privacy policy. We only share the minimum data required for each service to function.

Cookies

We use essential cookies required for the site to function. Our analytics tool (PostHog) may use cookies to track anonymised usage data. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR), you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of your data.
  • Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@cotswolddigest.com.

Data retention

We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. If you unsubscribe, your email is removed from our mailing list. Payment records are retained as required by UK tax law.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, contact us at hello@cotswolddigest.com.