Privacy Policy
Last updated: 08/08/2026
This Privacy Policy explains how The Edit Magazine ("The Edit", "we", "us" or "our") collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit or use www.the-editmagazine.com (the "Website").
The Edit Magazine is currently operated by two individuals and is not presently operated through a limited company.
We are committed to respecting your privacy and handling your personal information fairly, transparently and securely.
This Privacy Policy applies to visitors to our Website and to individuals who contact us through the Website.
1. Who We Are
The Edit Magazine is an independent travel, fashion and lifestyle publication covering subjects including travel, fashion, food and drink, wellness, lifestyle and related areas.
The Website is currently operated by:
Alexander Sponberg
Sarah Highfiled
Privacy and contact email:hello@theeditmagazine.com
The individuals responsible for operating the Website determine how and why personal information collected through the Website is processed.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with the Website, we may collect or receive the following categories of information.
Information you provide directly
You may provide personal information when you:
contact us through our contact form;
send us an email;
communicate with us regarding editorial, media, commercial or other enquiries; or
otherwise voluntarily provide information to us.
This may include your name, email address and the contents of your message or enquiry.
Please do not provide sensitive personal information through our contact form unless we specifically ask you to do so.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically through Website functionality and analytics technologies, subject to applicable cookie and consent requirements.
This may include information such as:
IP address;
browser type and version;
device type;
operating system;
pages visited;
date and time of visits;
referring websites;
interactions with the Website; and
other technical information relating to how the Website is accessed.
Some of this information may constitute personal data under applicable data-protection legislation.
3. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
to operate and maintain the Website;
to respond to enquiries and messages;
to communicate with people who have contacted us;
to understand how visitors use the Website;
to improve the Website, its content and user experience;
to understand our readership and develop our editorial content;
to maintain the security of the Website;
to prevent misuse, fraud or other unlawful activity;
to administer editorial, media and commercial enquiries;
to comply with legal and regulatory obligations;
to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; and
to support the development of The Edit Magazine.
We will only process personal information where we have an appropriate lawful basis to do so.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
Where UK or EU data-protection law applies, we will rely on one or more lawful bases for processing personal information.
Consent
We may process personal information on the basis of your consent where you have freely, specifically and knowingly agreed to the relevant processing.
You may withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
Legitimate Interests
We may process information where it is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as:
operating and maintaining the Website;
responding to enquiries;
maintaining Website security;
understanding how visitors use the Website;
improving our content and services; and
developing The Edit Magazine.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we will consider the impact of the processing on your rights and interests.
Legal Obligation
We may process information where necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
Legal Claims
We may process information where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
5. Contact Forms
If you contact us through a form on the Website, we will use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry and manage the communication.
This may include your name, email address and any information contained in your message.
Depending on the nature of the enquiry, information may also be retained where reasonably necessary for our records, legal obligations or legitimate business purposes.
The contact form functionality is provided through Squarespace, and information submitted through the form may be processed by Squarespace on our behalf.
6. Squarespace
The Website is hosted and operated using Squarespace.
Squarespace may process certain information relating to visitors and Website users in order to provide hosting, security, website functionality, analytics and related services.
The information processed by Squarespace depends on the particular features and integrations enabled on our Website.
We use Squarespace's built-in functionality for our contact form and Website analytics.
7. Squarespace Analytics
We currently use Squarespace Analytics to understand how visitors use our Website.
Analytics may provide information such as:
the number of visitors;
pages visited;
visitor interactions;
device and browser information;
approximate geographical information; and
Website performance information.
We use this information to understand our readership, improve our Website and content, and make informed editorial decisions.
Where analytics involve cookies or other storage and access technologies that require consent under applicable law, we will obtain the required consent before using them.
Further information is provided in our Cookie Policy.
8. Embedded Social Media Content
The Website does not currently embed Instagram or other social-media content directly into its pages.
We may introduce embedded social-media content in the future, including content from Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn or other platforms.
If we introduce embedded content, the relevant third-party platform may use cookies or similar technologies and may collect information about your visit or interaction with the embedded content.
Where applicable law requires consent for such technologies, we will take appropriate steps to obtain consent before activating them. We will also update this Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy where appropriate to reflect any material changes to our use of third-party technologies.
9. Social Media Links
The Website contains links to social-media platforms, including:
Instagram;
Facebook;
X (formerly Twitter); and
LinkedIn.
These are ordinary links to third-party websites unless otherwise stated.
When you follow a link to a third-party platform, your use of that platform is governed by the platform's own privacy policy and terms.
We do not control how these third-party platforms collect or use personal information and are not responsible for their privacy practices.
10. Affiliate Links
The Edit Magazine does not currently use affiliate links.
We may introduce affiliate marketing in the future.
If affiliate links are introduced, we may receive a commission or other compensation when a reader clicks an affiliate link and subsequently makes a qualifying purchase, booking or other transaction.
Affiliate links may relate to travel, hotels, fashion, lifestyle products, experiences and other subjects relevant to our editorial content.
Where affiliate tracking technologies involve cookies or similar technologies that require consent, we will take appropriate steps to obtain that consent.
We will also provide appropriate commercial disclosures where affiliate links are used.
11. Advertising and Commercial Partnerships
The Edit Magazine does not currently operate paid advertising or affiliate marketing programmes through the Website.
In the future, we may generate revenue through:
advertising;
sponsored content;
brand partnerships;
commercial collaborations;
affiliate marketing; or
other commercially supported activities.
If we introduce technologies that involve the processing of personal information, we will update our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy where appropriate.
Where required, commercially sponsored or paid content will be identified in accordance with applicable advertising and consumer-protection requirements.
12. Third-Party Websites
Our articles and Website may contain links to third-party websites, including retailers, hotels, travel companies, fashion brands, restaurants, service providers and other organisations.
Once you leave our Website, the third party's own privacy policy and terms will apply.
We do not control how third-party websites collect or use personal information and are not responsible for their privacy practices.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing it with personal information.
13. Sharing Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share personal information with third parties where reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
These may include:
Squarespace and other website technology providers;
analytics providers;
professional advisers;
legal or regulatory authorities where required; and
other service providers who process information on our behalf.
Where appropriate, we seek to ensure that service providers process personal information only for authorised purposes and provide appropriate security measures.
14. International Transfers
Some service providers we use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is lawful and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required by applicable data-protection law.
These safeguards may include adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.
15. How Long We Keep Personal Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
For example:
contact-form information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and maintain appropriate records; and
analytics information may be retained according to the settings and retention periods of the relevant service.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete or anonymise it.
16. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against accidental loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You should therefore take appropriate precautions when transmitting information online.
17. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on where you live and the circumstances of the processing, you may have rights under applicable data-protection legislation.
These may include the right to:
request access to personal information we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances;
request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
object to certain processing;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
request portability of certain information; and
complain to a relevant data-protection supervisory authority.
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions.
To exercise a right, please contact:
We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
18. Children's Privacy
The Website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed towards children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in circumstances where applicable law prohibits such collection without appropriate consent.
If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information inappropriately, please contact us so that we can consider whether it should be removed.
19. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Changes may be necessary where:
the Website develops;
we introduce new services or features;
we introduce new analytics, advertising or affiliate technologies;
our business structure changes;
legal or regulatory requirements change; or
our data-processing practices otherwise change.
The latest version will be published on this page with the relevant "Last updated" date.
20. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how we use personal information, or your data-protection rights, please contact:
The Edit Magazine
Email: hello@theeditmagazine.com
21. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so that we have an opportunity to address your concern.
If you are based in the UK and remain dissatisfied, you may have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
If you are based in the EU, you may also have the right to complain to the relevant data-protection supervisory authority in your country.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 08/08/2026.