I want to express my gratitude for your interest in delving deeper into the privacy policy and its relevance to you as you navigate the Butlins Memorabilia website. Like many other online platforms, the costs associated with running this site are on the rise, particularly due to the need for enhancements such as mobile compatibility and optimising the site for a better user experience. The Butlins Memorabilia website is free to access and will continue to be so, as the information provided here reflects my genuine affection for a company I greatly admire. Over the years, I have introduced a 'wish to donate' option in the menu, with the hope of receiving some assistance with these costs. While donations are completely optional, I extend my heartfelt thanks to those who have contributed; in the past five years leading up to 2025, there have not been a lot of donations to the site.
I am not complaining about this in any way, as these donations are and should always be voluntary, never something one should feel compelled to do. With the rising cost of living, I began exploring options and reached out to Google AdSense regarding their services, which appear to be widely utilised by other websites. After reviewing their offerings, I found them to be among the best, as they allow me to block ads that are considered adult content, filter out ads that may not be suitable for this site, and present what I believe to be the best options for all of you. Following their guidelines, I was able to create this policy and the cookie policy in hopes that this page will clarify what it all entails. I will monitor any additional requirements in case they arise and will provide updates as necessary.
Please note that Google has no direct connection to the contents shown on this website and is not responsible for anything on this site, with only the advertisements shown at the top of each page (some at the bottom). The Butlins Memorabilia website and Mark Banks are not responsible for the advertisement that is shown, which is connected to the company shown and Google AdSense.
Last updated: 13/09/2025
As an individual managing a fan site dedicated to the memories of Butlins, I have carefully considered all the guidance from professionals regarding the establishment of this privacy policy. This policy serves as an agreement between the Butlins Memorabilia website, located at www.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk and you while you are visiting this site. The information provided below will address any concerns regarding the data collected on this site and its usage for various purposes. Should you have any concerns or if you believe there is additional information that should be included, please feel free to reach out to me using the contact button at the bottom of this page. I take this matter very seriously and hope it alleviates any concerns regarding the operations and usage of this site.
The Butlins Memorabilia Website
The Butlins Memorabilia website is NOT the official website of Butlins or the Butlins archive. The details shown here are intended to be used for the purposes of historical education and do not represent Butlins in any official format.
Consent
By accessing the Butlins Memorabilia website, you acknowledge your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and agree to adhere to its terms while exploring Butlins Memorabilia.
Information that the Butlins Memorabilia website might require
The Butlins Memorabilia website does not require any form of registration or logging in to the website. The full site is completely free to browse and requires no further personal details to access the areas offered to you.
Butlins Memorabilia website email consent
When contacting the Butlins Memorabilia website, you might be required to supply your email address. In most cases, this is not a requirement, where you can put "noneed@forareply.mark" in the email address field. Here is what your email address gets used for when contacting the Butlins Memorabilia website.
Butlins Memorabilia Website Forum
This website no longer has a forum, and it has been deleted with any associated information.
Log Files
Butlins memorabilia adheres to a conventional approach involving the utilisation of log files. These files record the activity of visitors on websites, a common practice among all hosting companies as part of their analytics services. The data captured by these log files consists of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), timestamps of visits, referral and exit pages, and potentially click counts. Importantly, this data is not associated with any personally identifiable information. The primary aim of this information is to assess trends, manage the website effectively, monitor user navigation, and compile demographic insights.
Google DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.website.com and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy link – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Advertising on the Butlin's Memorabilia website
Some of the advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. To find out how they use this information, please visit their policy pages.
Privacy policy link - Google: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a tool that generates a report to show the insights of the Butlins Memorabilia website. This tool is very helpful to website designers as it will highlight how the site is being accessed and what is effective and what is not. Here is how this useful tool helps greatly;
GDPR Data Protection Rights
Butlins Memorabilia and Mark Banks wish to ensure that you are fully informed about your rights under GDPR regarding data protection.
It is important to note that Butlins Memorabilia and Mark Banks do not collect any personal data from users, as this is not a requirement for this website. Nevertheless, the rights outlined below remain applicable. Although Butlins Memorabilia does not retain any personal information, the website would like to aim to be transparent and assure you that we are not concealing anything.
The right to access
This vital part of the GDPR allows you to request a copy of the information that is recorded about you on this website. As the Butlins Memorabilia website does not require registration or any personal details from you to access the website, it would not be able to provide you with the recorded information since there is nothing to show. The Butlins Memorabilia website only hosts the website files and no personal information is stored.
Right to rectification
This part of the GDPR allows you to request that the details about yourself be corrected if inaccurate information is found. As the Butlins Memorabilia website does not require registration or any personal details from you to access the website, it would not be able to provide you with the recorded information since there is nothing to show. The Butlins Memorabilia website only hosts the website files and no personal information is stored.
Right to erasure
The right to erasure allows you to request that your details be removed from the website. As the Butlins Memorabilia website does not require registration or any personal details from you to access the website, there would be nothing to delete. As to the terms of the Butlins Memorabilia website email consent above, your email address is deleted once the conversation is concluded; however, you are more than welcome to send the Butlins Memorabilia website an email to confirm using this link
Right to restrict processing
This right allows you to request limitations on how your data is processed. As the Butlins Memorabilia website does not require registration or any personal details from you to access the website, it would not be able to change the limitations information since there is nothing to change. The Butlins Memorabilia website only hosts the website files and no personal information is stored.
Right to object to Processing
This right gives you the ability to challenge the methods used for processing your data. As the Butlins Memorabilia website does not require registration or any personal details from you to access the website, it will not be possible to review how the data is processed, as no personal data is stored. The Butlins Memorabilia website only hosts the website files and no personal information is stored.
Right to data portability
This right enables you to ask for your data to be moved to a different organisation. The Butlins Memorabilia website is not a company and is run by Mark Banks as a fan site celebrating an amazing company that has given so much to so many people. As the Butlins Memorabilia website does not require registration or any personal details from you to access the website, no details are stored.
Children's information
One of the key priorities is to enhance the safety of children while they navigate the internet. We strongly encourage parents and guardians to actively observe, engage in, and oversee their children's online activities. Butlins memorabilia does not gather any personally identifiable information from individuals visiting the website. The only information collected is from those who voluntarily provide their details when communicating with Mark through the email options available on the Butlins Memorabilia website.
Contacting the Butlins Memorabilia website
Butlins Memorabilia has implemented a new contact system designed to reduce the influx of spam that has regrettably affected the inbox. This feature enables Mark to filter out unwanted messages, thereby facilitating more meaningful conversations with those eager to share their Butlins experiences. The email address provided will be used exclusively for responses until the discussion concludes. Afterwards, the email address will be removed from the system until further communication with Mark and the Butlins Memorabilia website occurs. There are no intentions to utilise this information for any purpose other than to engage with you on relevant topics, such as the Untold Stories.
Butlins Memorabilia website email addresses
All correspondence from Butlins Memorabilia will exclusively originate from the email address ending in @butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk. Any email address that does not include this domain should be regarded as a phishing attempt (someone impersonating me). In such cases, please delete the email immediately and, if possible, report it to your email provider, such as hotmail.com.
Please be assured that Butlins Memorabilia will never request your personal information
Facebook page and groups associated with the Butlins Memorabilia website
Click on these words to see the Facebook groups and page that are directly connected to this website. Please be aware that any other pages claiming to be linked are not affiliated with us and may represent individuals misrepresenting their connection. The website groups and page are not the official location for Butlins; they can be found at this link.
Links to other websites
The Butlins Memorabilia website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. Mark and this website have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content found on these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of these websites. You are advised to read the Privacy Policy or statement of other websites before using them.
Cookies
To find out about the cookies used on the Butlins memorabilia website, please click on these words to view the Cookie Policy.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Butlins Memorabilia website reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy as deemed necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the website, and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of the website following the alterations.
Website address and domain
All website links will consistently feature .butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk, which also applies to the email address. If this address is absent, it is advisable to treat that site as a phishing attempt aimed at collecting your information. Please keep in mind that the Butlins Memorabilia website does not ask for any personal information. The only legitimate site is www.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk.
Good links
When you view the website address above, you will notice that after the .co.uk, it will have privacy.html at the end. This is actually a good link, as you can see the full website address attached (in bold) https://www.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk/privacy.html. What this link tells you is that the page is located at the Butlins Memorabilia website and that privacy.html is the name of that page.
Another good example is my contact page, which is shown as https://www.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk/getintouch/askmark.html. As you can see in bold, this link highlights my website address and that this particular part of the website is found in the folder getintouch and the page is called askmark.html. This is done in a separate folder to help navigation work better and to cause no conflicts.
Bad links
Butlins Memorabilia website does not use subdomains at the moment. A subdomain name is where the www part of the address has been replaced with another name. For example, if I wanted to show the visitor a page about myself, I could consider using mark.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk instead of www.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk/mark/. I have not had much luck with a subdomain name on my current setup, so I decided to keep it simple. If you come across a link showing the www.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk at the start, please assume it's a fake website pretending to be this one.
Another bad example of someone trying to change the address is by making it look the same, but there are some small changes to the address. For example, a person trying to pretend to be this site would show the butlinsmemorablia.co.uk part, but that would not be the end, with some extra added. For example, they could try www.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk.com. This link is incorrect, as we can see the bold part is showing additional information, leading to another website. Remember, Butlin's memorabilia website finished with .co.uk and the only part next to the k should be a /
Your safety online should always be number one, so please be careful- if in doubt, load the main page at https://www.butlinsmemorabilia.co.uk/ and then use the contact option in the menu to check with Mark to see if the information is correct to be on the safe side. Remember, the Butlin's Memorabilia website does not request any personal information or any payment information.
Non-personalised ads
After reviewing the available options, I have concluded that the most suitable choice is to opt for the non-personalised advertisements. The Google ads are designed to present topics of interest that you may wish to explore further.
Googles Description
Non-personalised advertisements rely on contextual data instead of an individual's previous online behaviour. While these ads do not utilise cookies for personalisation, they do employ cookies for purposes such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting, and preventing fraud and abuse. Consequently, in regions where the EU ePrivacy Directive's cookie regulations are applicable, user consent is necessary for the use of cookies for these functions. It is important to note that Google does not mandate obtaining consent for the use of the browser's Trust Token API aimed at addressing fraud and abuse.
Further Information
To optimise the advertisement experience on partner websites, Google makes use of cookies, which are found on sites displaying Google ads or those that are part of Google-certified ad networks. When users navigate to a partner's site, a cookie may be set in their browser. Various third-party vendors, including Google, rely on cookies to provide advertisements that are informed by a user's past visits to your website or other online destinations. This functionality allows Google and its partners to present ads to users based on their browsing patterns on your sites and other areas of the Internet. Additionally, this site may utilise third-party vendors or advertising networks for ad placement.