The short version
Best Train Rides is a static directory. It has no accounts, no comments, no forms in this edition, and no advertising trackers; it does not sell or share personal information, and the one personalisation feature it offers — your shortlist — never leaves your own device.
Your shortlist stays on your device
The "My shortlist" feature stores the railways you save in your browser's local storage, on your own device. That list is never transmitted to us or anyone else — there is no server copy, and we cannot see it. Clearing your browser's site data deletes it.
Server logs
Like almost every website, the hosting server keeps standard access logs — the pages requested, the time, and technical details such as browser type and approximate region. Logs are used to keep the site running, to spot broken links and abuse, and to understand in aggregate which pages help travellers. This site does not run advertising or analytics trackers and does not set tracking cookies.
Links to operators
Listings link out to operators' own websites. Those sites have their own privacy practices, which we don't control — this policy covers Best Train Rides only.
Questions
Privacy questions go through the contact page of our sister site, Best Train Rides Canada. If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page.