Effective and last updated: 6 September 2026.
Who is responsible
CarpAnswers is the name of this website. The site operator is responsible for the personal information described in this policy. For a privacy question, rights request or complaint, email contact@carpanswers.com.
What the site does not collect
There are no user accounts, comments, subscriptions, payment pages or contact forms, and no user-profile database. CarpAnswers does not ask for a username, password, payment card or precise device location.
Information used to run and secure the website
When your device requests a page or API result, the website and its infrastructure providers may process technical data including your IP address, request time, requested address, referring page, browser or device details, and error or security information. We use this to deliver pages, prevent abuse, investigate faults and keep the service secure. The lawful basis is our legitimate interest in operating a secure and reliable website.
Technical logs are kept only for the period needed for security, fault investigation and infrastructure management, according to the production provider's retention settings. Article images may be delivered by an external image host, which receives the technical request data needed to return the image.
Weather location searches
As you type two or more characters in the fishing forecast search, the place name or postcode is sent to the CarpAnswers server. It is normally sent to Postcodes.io for UK place or postcode matching, with OpenWeather used as a fallback where a place cannot be matched. When you request a forecast, the selected latitude and longitude are sent to OpenWeather. We do not use your device's location service. A venue link may prefill a public town, county or postcode.
To reduce repeat provider requests, location matches are cached in server memory for up to 24 hours and in the current browser tab's session storage for up to one hour. Forecast results are cached in server memory and session storage for up to 30 minutes. The most recently selected public location—its display name, country and coordinates—is kept in local storage for up to 30 days so it can be restored on return; it is replaced by the next choice, not used to build a location history, and can be removed with “Forget saved location” on the forecast page or the browser's site-data controls. These browser records are not sent to CarpAnswers except when required to perform the search or forecast you request.
OpenWeather's API key remains on our server. When results are shown, your browser also requests weather icons from OpenWeather, so OpenWeather receives technical request data such as your IP address and browser details. Postcodes.io and its service operator apply their own privacy terms to location-search requests; see the service privacy information.
We use this information on the basis of our legitimate interests in providing the forecast you request and operating it efficiently. Please search for a town or postcode, not a person's name or other unrelated personal information.
Optional Google advertising and analytics
Google advertising and Google Analytics scripts remain off unless you enable the corresponding option in “Cookie settings”. If enabled, Google and its advertising partners may receive information such as your IP address, page address, browser and device data, cookie or similar identifiers, and advert or page interactions. CarpAnswers analytics records page paths and categories, broad link placement and destination domains, sharing methods, generic tool or checklist actions, and forecast success or failure. It does not send the forecast place, partial search, postcode, coordinates, complete outbound address, swim notes or other text entered into site tools. CarpAnswers currently requests non-personalised adverts; Google may still use identifiers for functions such as frequency capping and aggregated reporting. Read how Google uses data from partner sites.
Our lawful basis for CarpAnswers' optional advertising and analytics processing is your consent. You can refuse or withdraw it without losing access to articles, tools, venue listings or forecasts. See our Cookie Policy for the controls and browser storage involved.
Saved swim spot cards and checklists
If you choose “Save on this device” in the distance-stick tool, the venue, swim, session date, aim point, stick spacing, wraps and notes are stored in local storage in that browser. The card is not sent to CarpAnswers, shared with another device or included in our database. Clear it with the tool's “Clear saved card” button or your browser's site-data controls.
Carp fishing checklists automatically store only the identifiers of ticked items in local storage on that device. No item labels, notes or personal details are stored or sent to CarpAnswers. Reset a list on its page or remove the site's data in the browser to clear it.
If you email us, we receive your email address, message, email metadata and anything you attach. We use it to reply, administer the website, consider corrections and, where necessary, keep records or handle legal claims. The usual lawful basis is our legitimate interest in responding and running the site; a legal obligation may apply in some cases. Correspondence is kept only while needed for those purposes, then deleted or anonymised where appropriate.
Affiliate links and external sites
Amazon affiliate links contain an identifier that lets Amazon attribute a qualifying purchase to CarpAnswers. When you follow an affiliate, fishery, map, forecast-provider or social-media link, the destination receives the information your browser normally sends and applies its own privacy policy. CarpAnswers does not receive your Amazon account or payment details.
Who receives information and international processing
Information may be handled by suppliers that provide website and image hosting, security, email, analytics, advertising, place matching and weather data. We may also disclose information where law requires it or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights. Google, OpenWeather, Postcodes.io's operator and some infrastructure suppliers may process information internationally under the safeguards described in their terms and privacy notices. Contact us if you want information about the arrangements relevant to CarpAnswers.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you rights to access, correct or erase your personal information; restrict or object to its use; receive certain information in a portable form; and withdraw consent at any time. Not every right applies to every type of processing. CarpAnswers does not use your information to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
Contact contact@carpanswers.com first so we can investigate. If you are unhappy with the response, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Changes to this policy
We will update the date above when this policy changes materially. Please revisit it when a new service or data use is introduced.