Privacy Policy
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
The Trig Point is an independent guide to trail and ultra running races in the South Downs National Park. It is a personal project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the South Downs National Park Authority, or to any race organiser listed on the site.
Contact details
Email: info@thetrigpoint.co.uk
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:
- Website user journey information
“At present, this collection is not yet active: the site does not currently run analytics or a newsletter. This notice describes how we will handle that information once these features are switched on, and will apply from that point. We are publishing it in advance so our practices are transparent.”
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
- Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for.
- Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information.
- Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information.
- Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
- Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you.
- Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details above.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Where we get personal information from
- Directly from you
How long we keep information
We will only keep information for 14 months, after which it will be destroyed.
Who we share information with
We may make some information visible publicly on our website, social media, or other marketing and information media.
Links to other websites
This site links to external websites, including race organisers’ official pages and entry platforms. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those external sites. When you follow a link to enter a race or visit an organiser, you are subject to that site’s own privacy policy.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a data protection complaint to us by email at info@thetrigpoint.co.uk.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Last updated: 28th June, 2026