Privacy Policy
Last updated: 15 August 2026
Welcome to So, we did this…
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal information you may provide when using our website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we may share it with, and the choices and rights you have in relation to your personal information.
1. Who we are
The Woodbine Table is responsible for the operation of the So, we did this… website.
For the purposes of applicable UK data protection law, The Woodbine Table is the data controller for personal information collected through this website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, you can contact us at:
Please replace the email address above with the email address you want visitors to use before publishing this page.
2. What information we collect
For most visitors, you can browse and use our website without providing us with any personal information.
We may collect or receive the following information:
Information you provide to us
If you contact us, comment on a post, or otherwise communicate with us, we may receive information such as:
- Your name or username
- Your email address
- The contents of your message or comment
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please don’t provide sensitive personal information when contacting us unless it is necessary for your enquiry.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider or other services we use.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visits
- Referring website or source
- Basic information about how the website is used
We use this information primarily to keep the website secure, functioning properly and to understand how visitors use the site.
3. How we use your information
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may use information to:
- Provide and maintain the website
- Respond to enquiries or messages
- Manage comments and interactions
- Protect the website against spam, abuse and security threats
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Improve our recipes, content and website
- Comply with legal obligations where necessary
We will only use personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable data protection law.
4. Analytics
We may use website analytics services to help us understand how visitors use So, we did this…
Analytics may provide information such as:
- How many people visit the website
- Which pages are visited
- How visitors arrive at the website
- Approximate geographical information
- Browser and device information
- General patterns of website use
Where analytics services use non-essential cookies or similar technologies, we will seek your consent where required by law.
You can control or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies through the cookie controls provided on the website.
5. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly, maintain security or remember certain settings. These may be used without consent where they are strictly necessary.
Other cookies, including certain analytics or third-party cookies, may require your consent.
Where consent is required, we will ask for it before placing those cookies on your device.
You can also control cookies through your web browser. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the website function.
We will provide further information about the cookies used by the website through our cookie information or cookie settings.
6. Social media
Our website contains links to our social media accounts, including Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X.
These are currently provided as links rather than embedded social-media feeds.
When you click one of these links, you will leave our website and visit the relevant social-media platform. That platform will then process your information according to its own privacy policy and terms.
We do not control how those platforms collect or use your information.
7. Who we share information with
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.
We may share limited information with service providers where this is necessary to operate and protect the website. These may include:
- Website hosting and infrastructure providers
- Website security and performance providers
- Website analytics providers
- Spam and security services
- Other technical providers necessary to operate the website
Where appropriate, we require these providers to handle personal information securely and only for the purposes for which it has been provided.
We may also disclose information where we are legally required to do so, for example to comply with a legal obligation or valid legal request.
8. How long we keep your information
We only keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless we are required by law to keep it for longer.
For example, correspondence may be retained for as long as necessary to deal with your enquiry and for a reasonable period afterwards.
Information contained in comments may remain on the website for as long as the relevant content remains published.
Technical and analytics information may be retained according to the retention policies of the relevant service providers.
9. Keeping your information secure
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:
- Ask for access to personal information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Ask us to delete personal information in certain circumstances
- Ask us to restrict how we use your information in certain circumstances
- Object to certain types of processing
- Withdraw consent where we rely on consent as our lawful basis
- Request certain information in a portable format where applicable
These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details above.
11. Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to other websites, including social-media platforms and websites referenced in our articles or recipes.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites.
We recommend checking the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.
12. Children’s privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for the purpose of providing services or targeted marketing.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we use or applicable legal requirements.
Any changes will be published on this page and the Last updated date will be amended accordingly.
14. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we have an opportunity to address your concern.
You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).