Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2025

Pebbles ("we", "our", or "us") is a local directory sharing information about events and activities in St Leonards, Hastings, and surrounding areas. We value your trust and are committed to protecting your personal information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

  • Email address – when you contact us through our Google Form for enquiries or event submissions, or when you subscribe to our newsletter through our Brevo sign-up form. We use enquiry emails solely to respond to your enquiry, and newsletter emails to send you weekly family activity highlights.
  • Event/activity submissions – if you share information or contact us through our Google Form, we may collect your name, email address, and any details you provide.
  • Event/activity listings – information about events is stored securely in our Supabase database so we can share and update local listings.
  • Website analytics data – we use Cloudflare Analytics to understand how visitors use our site, including pages visited, time spent, and interactions with filters and search functionality. This data is anonymised and does not identify individual users.

We do not collect any other personal information from visitors.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Respond to your enquiries or event/activity submissions.
  • Send you our weekly newsletter with local family activity highlights (if you have subscribed via our Brevo sign-up form).
  • Manage and display event listings on the Pebbles directory.
  • Analyse website usage patterns to improve our service and user experience through Cloudflare Analytics.

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email.

3. How We Share Your Information

To deliver our service, we use trusted third-party providers:

  • Google Forms/Sheets – to receive and manage event/activity submissions and enquiries.
  • Brevo – to manage our newsletter subscriptions and send weekly email updates to subscribers. By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree that your email address will be transferred to Brevo for processing in accordance with Brevo's Privacy Policy.
  • Supabase – to host and store event/activity data.
  • Cloudflare Analytics – to analyse website usage and improve our service. Cloudflare Analytics collects anonymised data about how visitors interact with our site.

We do not sell your personal information or share it with third parties for marketing purposes beyond our newsletter service.

4. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Ask us to correct or delete your information.
  • Withdraw your consent at any time.

You can contact us anytime to exercise these rights.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses minimal cookies and similar technologies:

  • Cloudflare Analytics – privacy-focused analytics that do not use cookies or collect personal data.
  • reCAPTCHA – to protect against spam and abuse in our contact forms (when used).

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

6. Data Retention

  • Email addresses from enquiries are kept only as long as needed to respond to you.
  • Newsletter email addresses are stored in Brevo and retained until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.
  • Event submissions/contact details are kept only as long as needed to respond to you or feature your listing.
  • Event/activity data in Supabase is kept for as long as it is relevant to the local directory.
  • Analytics data is retained according to Cloudflare's data retention policies (typically 12 months).

7. Security

We use secure services (Google, Brevo, Supabase) to store your data. While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no method of online transmission is completely secure.

8. Directory Disclaimer

Pebbles is an independent directory. We are not affiliated with any venues or organisers. Event information is provided for reference only, and we cannot guarantee accuracy of details.

Event information is aggregated from public sources including venue websites, event platforms, and community calendars. All events link back to the original source. If you're an event organiser and would like your events removed, please contact us.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please contact us.