PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: 1 May 2026 
Last updated: 1 May 2026
 

Who we are

Sapphic Journeys is a travel community for lesbian and queer women 35+, operated by Magdalena Sora, trading as Sapphic Journeys. Our website is sapphicjourneys.uk.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, contact us at sapphic.journeys@outlook.com.

What information we collect
 

We collect information you provide directly to us, including:

• Your name and email address when you sign up to our founding members list or newsletter

• Your name, email address, location, and message when you submit our contact form

• Any other information you choose to share when communicating with us

We also collect limited technical data automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on site. This is collected through Wix's built-in analytics and any cookies active on your browser.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect to:

• Send you community updates, newsletters, and information about upcoming events and destinations

• Respond to your enquiries and messages

• Improve our website and understand how visitors use it

• Comply with our legal obligations

We will never sell your personal data to third parties. We will never share your data with advertisers.

Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

• Consent — when you sign up to our email list or submit our contact form, you are consenting to us processing your data for those purposes

• Legitimate interests — for website analytics and improving our services

• Legal obligation — where we are required to process your data by law

How we store your data

Your data is stored securely through Wix (our website platform) and our chosen email marketing platform. Wix stores data on servers in the European Economic Area and United States. Where data is transferred outside the UK, appropriate safeguards are in place.

We retain your data for as long as necessary to provide our services to you. If you unsubscribe from our email list, we will remove your data from active communications within 30 days.

Your rights

Under 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 ("the right to be forgotten")

• Object to or restrict our processing of your data

• Data portability — receive your data in a portable format

• Withdraw consent at any time where consent is the basis for processing

To exercise any of these rights, email us at sapphic.journeys@outlook.com. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Third parties

Our website is built on Wix. By using our website, you are also subject to Wix's Privacy Policy (wix.com/about/privacy). We may also use an email marketing platform (such as Mailchimp, Kit, or MailerLite) to manage our newsletter. Each platform has its own privacy policy.

We use Facebook Groups as a community platform. Any information you share within our Facebook Group is subject to Meta's Privacy Policy.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to external websites including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the effective date at the top of this page.