Wildlife Online is a personal hobby website about British wildlife, created and run by Marc Baldwin as a private individual. It is self-funded, carries no advertising, and has no commercial interests. The site is hosted in the UK.
No login is required to access any content. The only way to submit personal information is voluntarily, via the optional contact form, which asks for a name and email address.
Cookies
Like most websites, Wildlife Online uses cookies – small log files stored on the web server and your device when you visit. Cookies may be session-based (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent (remaining on your device until they expire or are cleared). You can configure your browser to block cookies without affecting your ability to use this site.
Cookies collect information such as IP addresses, browser and device type, referring URLs, and language preferences. These data are processed automatically by Google Search Console and AWStats, giving a broad overview of how the site is used; for example, which countries visitors come from, how they found the site, which pages they read, and how long they spend on them. Cookie data may also be used for troubleshooting technical issues.
This tracking does not personally identify you. While an IP address is logged and can be used to identify your Internet Service Provider and the approximate location of their servers, the Owner has no legal means of requesting your identity from your ISP. As no account or credentials are required to use the site, there is no way to connect an IP address to an individual visitor.
Use of Personal Data
Analytics data is collected solely to understand how the site is used, and by the web host for fault diagnosis.
If you contact the Owner via the contact form or directly by email, your name, email address, and message content are retained within the Owner's mail server. Email clients may also add your address to the Owner's contacts automatically. In some cases, your name or a portion of your message may be quoted within the site's content, but only with your explicit written consent, agreed in advance.
No mailing list exists for Wildlife Online. Your email address is used only to respond to your enquiry and is never shared with third parties or used for promotional purposes.
Your Rights & Data Deletion
You have the right to:
- request details of any personal information the Owner holds about you;
- have your emails deleted from the Owner's inbox, server, and contacts;
- have any personally identifiable information (such as your name) removed from the site's content at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact the Owner directly.