Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
Hamish Media Ltd. (“we,” “us,” “our”) operates Barcelona City Hotels (barcelonacityhotels.com), a website providing hotel reviews and information for business travelers and travel agents. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our site.
We are committed to compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Who We Are
Data Controller: Hamish Media Ltd.
Contact email: info@barcelonacityhotels.com
For any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at the email above.
What Information We Collect
Contact Form: When you use the Contact form on this site, we collect the information you provide: your name, email address, and message content. This information is sent directly to our email inbox and is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list or share this information with third parties.
Newsletter Sign-Up: If you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your first name, email address, and audience type (e.g. Travel Agent, TMC, MICE Planner, Business Traveler). This information is stored and processed by our email marketing platform, HubSpot, and used to send you periodic updates about Barcelona business hotels, including our shortlist of recommended venues and corporate rates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email we send, or by contacting us directly.
Other data:
We do not currently operate analytics tracking on this site. If we add such features in future, this policy will be updated in advance to describe what data is collected, why, and the legal basis for processing it.
We recommend checking back periodically, or reviewing the “last updated” date above.
Automatically Collected Technical Data
Like most websites, our hosting provider (Kinsta) and underlying server infrastructure automatically log limited technical information for security, performance, and caching purposes. This may include:
– IP address
– Browser type and device information
– Pages visited and time/date of visit
– Referring website
This data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in keeping the site secure, functioning, and performing well, and is not used to build profiles of individual visitors.
Cookies
Our website uses a small number of essential cookies set automatically by our hosting and caching infrastructure (Kinsta), by WordPress itself, and by our security provider (Cloudflare), needed for the site to function correctly and securely.
If you use our newsletter sign-up form, our email marketing provider, HubSpot, may also set a cookie to recognize your browser and link your submission to your visit. This is a functional cookie related to the feature you’ve chosen to use, not an advertising or cross-site tracking cookie.
We do not currently use analytics or advertising cookies. If we introduce any in future (e.g. Google Analytics), we will update this section and implement a cookie consent mechanism as required by law. See our Cookies Policy for further detail.
Legal Basis for Processing
We rely on one or more of the following legal bases under GDPR Article 6:
-Consent — when you voluntarily submit the Contact form or the Newsletter sign-up form, you consent to us processing your information for the stated purpose
– Legitimate interest — for basic site security and functionality
– Legal obligation — where required by law
Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent personal data. We share limited data with service providers who help us operate the site and communicate with subscribers:
– Kinsta (hosting provider) — technical/server data
– Cloudflare (security provider) — bot protection and security filtering
– HubSpot (email marketing platform) — newsletter subscriber data (name, email, audience type)
These providers process data only on our behalf and under appropriate data protection agreements.
International Data Transfers
If any data we process is transferred outside the European Economic Area (for example, via our hosting provider’s or email marketing provider’s infrastructure), we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, as required under GDPR.
Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to respond to your enquiry. Newsletter subscriber data is retained in our HubSpot account for as long as you remain subscribed, and is deleted upon unsubscribing or upon request.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If we process your personal data, you have the right to:
– Access the personal data we hold about you
– Request correction of inaccurate data
– Request erasure of your data
– Restrict or object to processing
– Request data portability
– Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
– Lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@barcelonacityhotels.com.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 16.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, particularly as new site features are introduced. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “last updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
**Hamish Media Ltd.** Email: info@barcelonacityhotels.com