Privacy & Cookies Policy

About this policy

Moving to the UK is owned and operated by Dome Media, registered in England, company number 15464039, registered office at 3rd Floor, Hampton Place, 7 Leacon Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4AN. We refer to ourselves within this policy as "we" or "us".

This Privacy and Cookies Policy gives detailed information about when and why we collect personal information from you, how we keep it secure, and how we use it. It applies to all pages and services operated under movingtotheuk.co.uk.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

How we collect your personal information

We collect information when you interact with us, including when you visit our website, sign up for our email newsletter, contact us via email or our website contact forms, or submit an application to write for us or list a service in our directory.

Specifically, we collect your personal information in the following ways:

1. When you contact us by email or via our website contact or enquiry forms
2. When you subscribe to our email newsletter or mailing list
3. When you submit an application to write for us or to list a service in our Expat Services Directory
4. When you visit our website — if cookies are enabled in your browser, we may use them to collect information about your visit as you navigate the site (see section 10 below)
5. When you respond to surveys or feedback requests we send to you
6. When you interact with us on social media (for example by messaging our pages), depending on your privacy settings on those platforms
7. When we receive information about you from third parties where you have given those third parties permission to share your details with us

What personal information we collect

We collect the information necessary to provide the services you have requested, to keep you informed about moving to and living in the UK, or that is otherwise necessary for us to operate and improve our services.

Information obtained directly from you may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Any information you include in messages or enquiries sent to us
• Email preferences (e.g. whether you wish to receive our newsletter)
• Professional details you provide when applying to write for us or list a service in our directory

When you visit our website, we may also collect technical information via cookies and similar technologies, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This is described in full in section 10.

There are circumstances where you may limit the information you provide to us, but this may affect the service you receive or the information we are able to provide to you.

Why we collect your information and how we use it

We use the information we hold about you for a number of purposes. Below we describe how and why we use it.

To fulfil our obligations and operate our services

This includes:

• Responding to your enquiries and messages
• Processing and managing applications to write for us or list a service in our directory
• Sending you service-related communications (for example, a confirmation that we have received your enquiry)
• Improving our website and online content

When we have your consent

If we have asked for your permission, we will use your information to:

• Send you our email newsletter with guides, visa updates, relocation advice and expat life content
• Email you about specific updates relevant to your enquiry or area of interest
• Ask you to respond to surveys or provide feedback

You may withdraw your consent at any time. Every marketing email we send includes an unsubscribe link. You may also contact us directly at hello@movingtotheuk.co.uk to be removed from any mailing list.

When we have a legal obligation

In appropriate circumstances we may use your information to:

• Detect and reduce the risk of fraudulent activity
• Keep our records accurate and up to date
• Comply with our obligations under UK law
• Delete or update information we hold about you if we learn it is inaccurate

When it is in our legitimate interest

We may use your information where it is in our legitimate interest to do so, to:

• Understand how our audience uses our content so that we can improve it
• Analyse website usage via tools such as Google Analytics
• Use pseudonymised data to guide advertising shown to you on social media platforms such as Meta and Instagram, or through other third-party advertising networks
• Measure the effectiveness of our content and communications

How we share your personal information with third parties

Moving to the UK will not sell your personal information to third parties.

We may share your data with third parties performing services on our behalf, to comply with our legal obligations, or to enforce our rights, property or the safety of Moving to the UK or others.

We may share your personal information with the following types of organisation:

• Email marketing and newsletter service providers (for example, the platform we use to send our newsletter)
• Website hosting and infrastructure providers
• Analytics platforms (including Google Analytics) that help us understand how our website is used
• Advertising networks, including Google AdSense, which may place cookies on your device to serve relevant advertisements
• Social media platforms, where you have consented to receive targeted advertising

If we are required to do so by law (for example under a court order or for fraud prevention), we may share your personal information with law enforcement, regulatory bodies or government authorities.

Your data protection rights

You have the following rights under UK data protection law in relation to the personal information we hold about you:

• To be informed — about how we use your personal data (the purpose of this policy)
• Right of access — to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Right to rectification — to have inaccurate information corrected
• Right to erasure — to ask us to delete your data (the "right to be forgotten"). There are some circumstances under law where we may need to retain it
• Right to restriction — to ask us to restrict how we use your data in certain circumstances
• Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format where technically feasible
• Right to object — to object to us using your data for direct marketing at any time. Each marketing email we send includes details on how to unsubscribe
• Rights related to automated decision-making — to request human review of any automated decision made about you
• Right to withdraw consent — where we are processing your data on the basis of your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time
• Right to complain — to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your rights have been infringed

To exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the details in section 9 below.

We may request additional information to verify your identity before acting on your request. We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. If your request is particularly complex, we will notify you if we need more time.

Security of your personal data

Moving to the UK is committed to keeping your data secure. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access and use.

The data we collect from you may be transferred to and stored at a destination outside the United Kingdom. It may also be processed by staff operating outside the UK who work for us or for one of our service providers.

Where we transfer your data internationally, we ensure that any such transfer complies with UK data protection law. This may be achieved in any of the following ways:

• The destination country has been assessed as providing an adequate level of protection under UK adequacy regulations
• The transfer is governed by UK-approved Standard Contractual Clauses or another approved transfer mechanism
• The recipient is a certified member of a UK-recognised data transfer framework (for example, the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework for transfers to the United States)

Please note that the transmission of data via the internet is not completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our website, but once we have received it, we use appropriate security procedures to prevent unauthorised access.

How long we keep your personal data

We keep your personal information only for as long as necessary for the legal and operational purposes set out in this policy.

• Newsletter subscribers: we retain your email address and preferences for as long as you remain subscribed. You may unsubscribe at any time and your details will be removed from active mailing lists promptly
• Enquiries and correspondence: we retain emails and contact form submissions for up to two years from the date of last contact, unless an ongoing relationship requires us to keep them for longer
• Directory and contributor applications: we retain application data for up to twelve months from the date of submission, or for as long as the relationship continues
• Analytics data: data collected via Google Analytics is retained in accordance with Google's data retention settings, which we review periodically

If you would like us to delete your data sooner, please contact us at hello@movingtotheuk.co.uk.

Changes to this policy

We keep this Privacy and Cookies Policy under review and will make changes from time to time. The latest version of this policy will always appear on this page. Where changes are material, we may notify you by email or via a notice on our website.

This policy was last updated in March 2026.

Contact us about your personal data

If you would like more information, wish to exercise your rights, or would like to raise a query or complaint in relation to our use of your personal information, please contact us:

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection:

• Website: ico.org.uk
• Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Cookies & similar technologies

This section describes how we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit movingtotheuk.co.uk.

Browsing without cookies

You can browse Moving to the UK without telling us who you are or providing any personal information. If cookies are enabled in your browser, the website will collect information about your visit as you navigate it.

This may include technical information (such as your IP address, browser type and version, operating system) and information about your visit (such as pages viewed, time spent, and how you arrived at our site).

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data that a website transfers to your browser. They may remain on your device after you leave the site, but most can be deleted manually in your browser settings. Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser.

Pixel tags (also known as web beacons or clear GIFs) are invisible 1×1 pixels placed on web pages. When you visit a page containing one, it generates a record of your visit and may work in conjunction with cookies to track activity across our site.

If your browser is set to accept cookies, by continuing to use our website you are consenting to cookies being stored on your device. You may disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Most elements of the site will continue to function if you do so.

For more information about cookies, visit the ICO's cookies guidance page.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use and navigate our website. This information is used to improve the site and is collected anonymously — it cannot be used to identify you personally.

You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Read the Google Analytics Privacy Policy for more information.

Google Analytics Advertising Features

We may use the Advertising Features of Google Analytics to better understand the demographics and interests of our visitors. This uses cookies placed by Google's advertising network (including DoubleClick) to build an anonymised picture of visitor characteristics. The information is anonymous and you are not personally identifiable.

You can manage Google's use of your data — including viewing and editing what Google believes about your interests — via Google's Ad Settings.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your previous visits to our website and other sites across the web.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

Squarespace

Moving to the UK is built on the Squarespace platform. Squarespace may place additional cookies on your browser when you visit our site. Details of these cookies are available on the Squarespace privacy page.

Third-party embedded content

Pages on our website may include embedded content from third-party services such as YouTube, Facebook or Google Maps. When you view such content, those third parties may place their own cookies on your device. Moving to the UK does not control these cookies. Please check the relevant third-party websites for their cookie and privacy policies.

Online surveys and analytics tools

From time to time we may use survey tools or on-site feedback prompts to improve our website. Cookies may be used to prevent the same prompt from being shown to you more than once, and to record aggregate responses for analysis.

Opting out of cookies

You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or to receive a warning when cookies are being used. You may also use browser extensions or plugins to block pixel tags. Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers are available on the ICO website.