Privacy Policy
Last updated: 6 September 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Vintage Toy Riot collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit vintagetoyriot.com, join our mailing list, contact us or otherwise interact with the website.
1. Who we are
Vintage Toy Riot is a vintage toy event based in the United Kingdom.
You can contact us about privacy or personal data at:
2. Information we collect
We only collect personal information where it is necessary to operate the website, communicate with visitors and provide information about Vintage Toy Riot.
This may include:
- Your email address when you join the Vintage Toy Riot mailing list.
- Your name and email address if you contact us directly.
- Information you choose to include in an email or enquiry.
- Technical information generated when you use the website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and basic server log information.
We do not currently sell tickets, merchandise or other products through this website, and we do not collect payment-card information through the website.
3. Mailing list
If you choose to join the Vintage Toy Riot mailing list, we will use your email address to send you information relating to Vintage Toy Riot, including event announcements, confirmed dealers, visitor information and other show updates.
We rely on your consent to send these emails.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
Leaving the mailing list will not affect any other communications you have with us.
4. MailPoet
We use MailPoet to manage our email mailing list and send Vintage Toy Riot updates.
When you subscribe, information such as your email address and subscription status may be processed through MailPoet in order to manage and deliver our mailing-list emails.
We only use this information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
5. Contacting us
If you contact us using:
we will use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry and, where necessary, keep a record of the conversation.
Our lawful basis for this processing is normally our legitimate interest in communicating with visitors, traders, media and other people contacting Vintage Toy Riot. Where an enquiry relates to an agreement or proposed agreement with us, we may also process information because it is necessary to take steps in connection with that agreement.
6. How we use personal information
We may use personal information to:
- Send mailing-list updates where you have asked to receive them.
- Respond to enquiries and messages.
- Communicate with invited traders, partners, media or suppliers.
- Operate, maintain and secure the website.
- Investigate technical problems or misuse of the website.
- Meet legal or regulatory obligations where required.
We will not use your personal information for unrelated purposes without an appropriate lawful basis.
7. Sharing your information
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may use trusted service providers to help operate Vintage Toy Riot and its website. These may include:
- Website hosting and technical service providers.
- MailPoet for mailing-list management and email delivery.
- Email and website-security providers.
- Professional advisers or authorities where disclosure is required by law.
These organisations may process personal information on our behalf where necessary to provide their services.
8. International data transfers
Some of the service providers used to operate the website or mailing list may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by UK data protection law.
9. Cookies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function correctly.
We do not currently use the website for personalised advertising.
If we introduce non-essential analytics, advertising or similar technologies, we will update our cookie information and obtain consent where required.
You can find more information on our Cookie Policy page.
10. Links to other websites
The Vintage Toy Riot website contains links to third-party websites and services, such as Google Maps, accommodation websites, social-media platforms and other external resources.
If you follow one of these links, the third party will operate under its own privacy policy and terms. Vintage Toy Riot is not responsible for how third-party websites process your information.
11. How long we keep personal information
We only keep personal information for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
In particular:
- Mailing-list information is normally retained until you unsubscribe or otherwise ask us to stop using it.
- Enquiries and correspondence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and maintain appropriate business records.
- Technical and security information may be retained for a limited period for website operation, troubleshooting and security.
We may retain certain information for longer where required by law or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
12. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights including the right to:
- Ask us for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Ask us to delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Ask us to restrict how your personal information is used.
- Object to certain uses of your personal information.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Request the transfer of certain personal information where the right to data portability applies.
To exercise any of these rights, contact:
13. Unsubscribing from emails
Every Vintage Toy Riot marketing email will include a way to unsubscribe.
If you unsubscribe, we may retain a minimal record of your email address on a suppression list so that we can respect your request not to receive further mailing-list emails.
14. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website or internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.
15. Children’s privacy
Vintage Toy Riot is a family-friendly event, but this website and its mailing list are not designed to collect personal information directly from young children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate permission, please contact us at hello@vintagetoyriot.com.
16. Complaints
If you have a concern about how we use your personal information, please contact us first at:
You also have the right to raise a complaint with the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
More information is available at ico.org.uk .
17. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as the Vintage Toy Riot website develops or if the way we use personal information changes.
The latest version will always be published on this page together with the date it was last updated.