Privacy and cookies
Last updated 15 November 2026. This page lists everything NeedAFlight collects, stores or shares. It's very little, and it applies to every visitor, wherever you are.
Who is responsible
NeedAFlight is run by Streetvisit, the business that runs NeedATicket. That business is the data controller: it decides how the data described here is used and is responsible for it under UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) and the cookie rules in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. Its name, address, VAT number and Information Commissioner's Office registration are on needaticket.co.uk/legal.
What we collect
- No accounts or sign-ups. We don't ask for your name or email address.
- We set no cookies of our own and keep nothing in your browser's storage. The £/$ switch is an ordinary link to the other edition of the site. Our fonts are served from our own site.
- Our host, Cloudflare, processes the technical details every website receives (such as your IP address and browser type) to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks, and may set its own security cookie to tell people from automated traffic. We don't use these details to identify you.
Visitor counts
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count page views and see which pages are read. It sets no cookies, stores nothing on your device and does not follow you between websites. It uses a short script from static.cloudflareinsights.com that reports the page address, the site that sent you, your browser type and how fast the page loaded.
We don't use any other analytics tool yet. If we add one, such as Google Analytics, it will not load, and will set no cookies, until you say yes, and this page will name it, its cookies and how long they last before it goes live.
Travelpayouts
Our pages load a script from Travelpayouts (from emrldtp.cc), a travel affiliate network we've joined. It confirms to Travelpayouts that this site is ours and can turn links to travel companies into partner links, so we may earn a commission on a booking. Its code can store small items in cookies and your browser's storage, and can report to Travelpayouts how the page is used, such as clicks and scrolling. When we tested it, it stored nothing on our site. See Travelpayouts' privacy policy.
Flight search
When you search flights, the places, dates and number of adults you entered are put into a link to our partner Stay22, which sends you on to Kayak. We don't store your search. Stay22 and Kayak have their own privacy policies and may set cookies on their sites to record that you came from us: see Stay22's privacy policy and Kayak's privacy policy. Links to NeedATicket and NeedAHotel carry nothing about you.
If you email us
If you write to info@needaticket.co.uk, we keep your message and email address so we can reply, and delete them when they're no longer needed, normally within 12 months. We never sell or share them.
Our legal basis
Hosting, security, visitor counts and the Travelpayouts partner script rely on our legitimate interest in running and paying for the site. Replying to your email relies on your request. You can object to any of these (see your rights below).
Where data is processed
We are based in the UK. Cloudflare runs data centres around the world, and some of the companies named here are based outside the UK. Where personal data leaves the UK, it goes to a country the UK recognises as protecting it adequately, or under the safeguards in those companies' own data processing terms.
When we add features
When we add fare alerts, we'll update this page first and say exactly what's stored and for how long. Alerts will only start after you confirm your email address, and every alert will have a one-click unsubscribe link.
Your rights
Wherever you live, you can ask what we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, object to how we use it, or withdraw consent. Email info@needaticket.co.uk; we answer within one month and free of charge. We do not sell personal data. If you're unhappy with our answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.
Children
NeedAFlight is meant for adults planning a trip. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
Changes to this page
When what the site stores or the services it uses change, we update this page first and change the date at the top.