Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 July 2026

Normandy War Guide (“we”, “us”, “the site”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and the choices and rights you have over it.

If you have questions about this policy or how your data is handled, contact us at contact@normandywarguide.com.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you register for an account, we collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Locations you have visited or bookmarked, tracked via the site’s “visited” button on place pages
• Trip planning details you save within the site

Newsletter

If you sign up for our mailing list, we collect your email address for the purpose of sending you updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including:

• Pages visited and time spent on the site
• Device and browser type
• Approximate location (derived from IP address)
• Referring website

This is collected via Google Analytics and our advertising partners, described below.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them to remember your preferences, understand how the site is used, and serve relevant advertising.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect how parts of the site function, including staying logged in and site features that rely on saved preferences. General guidance on managing cookies in your browser is available at aboutcookies.org.uk.

Where required by law (for example, for visitors in the UK and EU),we display a consent prompt, currently provided through Google’s consent management platform, before non-essential cookies are set. You can change your consent choices at any time through that prompt or your browser settings.

Advertising and Analytics Partners

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site, so we can improve content and make sure the site works well across devices. You can opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertising that helps cover the cost of running the site. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses data, and manage your ad settings, at Google’s Privacy & Terms page.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain your account and saved trip data
• Send newsletter updates you’ve signed up for
• Understand how the site is used, so we can improve it
• Serve and measure advertising
• Respond to questions you send us

We do not sell your personal information.

Your Privacy Rights

If You Are in the UK or European Economic Area (GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict certain processing
• Request a copy of your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@normandywarguide.com.

If You Are a California Resident (CCPA/CPRA)

You have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect and how it’s used
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Correct inaccurate personal information
• Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for targeted advertising
• Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights

Because our advertising partners may use cookies to serve targeted ads, this may be considered “sharing” under California law. You can opt out using your browser’s cookie settings or the consent tools described above.

To exercise your California privacy rights, contact us at contact@normandywarguide.com.

Children’s Privacy

Normandy War Guide is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Data Retention

We keep account and trip planning data for as long as your account remains active. If you delete your account, we delete this data within a reasonable time, except where we are required to retain it for legal reasons.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Data Transfers

Our service providers, including Google and Mediavine, may process data outside your country of residence, including in the United States. Where this involves transfers from the UK or EEA, these providers rely on recognised legal safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Continued use of the site after changes take effect means you accept the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your personal information, contact us at contact@normandywarguide.com.