Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
Dogsail ("we", "us", "our") operates dogsail.com (the "Site"), including the Dogsail blog, the dogsail online course, and related book and sailing tuition services. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit the Site or interact with us.
We are committed to complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Data Controller: Dogsail, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom Contact: [email protected]
1. What Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with the Site, we may collect:
Contact details — name, email address, and any message content, when you use a contact form, enquire about sailing tuition, or sign up to our newsletter
Course and purchase information — name, email, and payment confirmation details when you enrol in Paws & Passage or purchase related products (payment card details are processed by our payment provider and are never stored by us directly)
Technical data — IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited, collected automatically via cookies and analytics tools
Marketing preferences — whether you've opted in to receive emails, and your engagement with those emails (opens/clicks)
Social media interactions — if you contact us via Instagram or Facebook, we may see your public profile information and message content
We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.
2. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
Respond to enquiries and provide the products, courses, or services you request
Process purchases and manage your access to course content
Send marketing communications, where you have consented (you can unsubscribe at any time)
Improve the Site through aggregated, anonymised analytics
Comply with legal and accounting obligations
Legal basis: We rely on consent (newsletter sign-ups, marketing), contract (course enrolment, tuition bookings), and legitimate interests (site analytics, responding to enquiries) as our lawful bases for processing.
3. Cookies
The Site uses cookies to operate correctly and to understand how visitors use it. These may include:
Essential cookies — required for the Site (e.g. Wix platform functionality, shopping cart/checkout)
Analytics cookies — to understand visitor numbers and behaviour (e.g. Google Analytics or similar)
Marketing cookies — used by tools such as our email/sales funnel provider to track engagement
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings or via the cookie consent banner on the Site. Disabling some cookies may affect Site functionality.
4. Third-Party Services
We use trusted third parties to run parts of our business, who may process your data on our behalf:
Wix — website hosting and infrastructure
Funnel Sketcher — sales funnel and email marketing
Amazon — book sales and fulfilment (when you click through to purchase Dogsail on Amazon, Amazon's own privacy policy applies to that transaction)
Payment processors — Paypal for course and tuition payments
Instagram / Facebook (Meta) — social media interaction, subject to Meta's own privacy policy
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
5. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes set out above — typically for the duration of our relationship with you plus a period required for legal, tax, or accounting purposes (usually up to 6 years for financial records). Marketing data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
6. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
Access the personal data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request erasure of your data ("right to be forgotten")
Object to or restrict certain processing
Withdraw consent at any time (e.g. unsubscribe from emails)
Data portability, where applicable
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
7. International Transfers
Some third-party providers (e.g. hosting, email tools) may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or transfer to countries with adequate data protection standards.
8. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
Dogsail, Island Harbour Marina Isle of Wight, United Kingdom