Last updated: 14 September 2026
282 Stories respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how personal information is collected and used when you visit this website.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected through 282stories.com, why it may be collected, how it may be used and your rights in relation to that information.
Who We Are
282 Stories is an independent personal website documenting a journey to climb and record all 282 Munros in Scotland.
Website: 282stories.com
For privacy-related questions or requests, please use the Contact page.
Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect information that you provide directly, including:
- your name;
- your email address;
- information submitted through the Contact page; and
- information you provide when leaving a comment.
Certain technical information may also be collected automatically when you use the website, such as your IP address, browser information and information required for the operation, administration and security of the website.
Comments
If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, the information entered into the comments form may be collected together with your IP address and browser user-agent information to assist with security and spam detection.
An anonymised string generated from your email address may be supplied to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. If your comment is approved and you use Gravatar, your profile image may appear publicly alongside your comment.
Contacting 282 Stories
If you contact 282 Stories through the website, the information you provide may be used to read, manage and respond to your enquiry.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your enquiry.
Cookies
282 Stories may use cookies and similar technologies.
Information about the cookies used by this website, their purposes and your choices is provided separately in our Cookie Policy.
How We Use Personal Information
Personal information collected through the website may be used to:
- operate, maintain and secure the website;
- respond to enquiries;
- manage comments where comments are enabled;
- detect spam, abuse or malicious activity;
- diagnose and resolve technical problems; and
- comply with applicable legal obligations.
282 Stories does not sell visitors’ personal information.
Lawful Basis for Processing
Where UK data-protection law applies, personal information will only be processed where there is an appropriate lawful basis.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
Legitimate interests — where processing is reasonably necessary to operate, maintain and protect the website, respond to communications or prevent misuse, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Consent — where you have actively consented to particular processing. Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw that consent.
Legal obligation — where information must be processed or retained to comply with an applicable legal requirement.
Third-Party Services
282 Stories may use third-party services to support the operation, security and functionality of the website.
Pages may also contain embedded content from third-party websites, such as videos, maps or other external resources. Those services may collect information about your interaction with their content in accordance with their own privacy policies.
282 Stories does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party services.
Who We Share Information With
Personal information may be processed by service providers that support the operation of the website, such as website hosting, security, spam prevention or other technical services.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law or where reasonably necessary to protect the website, its users or the rights of others.
282 Stories does not sell personal information to third parties.
International Data Transfers
Some third-party service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where UK data-protection law requires safeguards for an international transfer of personal information, appropriate safeguards should apply.
How Long We Keep Information
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal, security and administrative requirements.
Comments and associated metadata may be retained while the comments remain published or where required for moderation and spam detection.
Information submitted through the Contact page may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the enquiry and maintain an appropriate record of the correspondence.
Security
Reasonable technical and administrative measures are used to protect information handled through the website.
However, no internet transmission or online storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:
- request access to personal information held about you;
- ask for inaccurate information to be corrected;
- request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances;
- request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
- object to certain processing;
- request data portability where applicable; and
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To make a privacy-related request, please contact 282 Stories through the Contact page.
Complaints
If you have concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact 282 Stories so the matter can be considered.
You may also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data-protection regulator.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated as 282 Stories develops or as the way the website processes personal information changes.
The date at the top of this page will be updated when material changes are made.
For information about cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
Your use of the website is also subject to our Terms of Use.