Last updated: 29 August 2026
RailBays respects the privacy of visitors, registered users and railway professionals who use our website and services.
This Privacy Policy explains what information RailBays may collect, how it is used, and the choices available to you when using railbays.com.
1. Who We Are
RailBays is an independent railway industry information and professional networking platform.
RailBays provides railway news, technical articles, jobs, events, company information, projects, industry resources and a professional networking service for members of the railway community.
Website: railbays.com
Contact: railbays.com@gmail.com
2. Information We Collect
The information collected depends on how you use RailBays.
When simply browsing the website, standard technical information may be collected automatically, including browser type, device information, approximate location derived from IP address, pages visited and other website usage information.
If you create an account or use RailBays Professionals, we may process information such as your name, email address and professional information that you choose to provide.
3. RailBays Professionals
RailBays Professionals is designed as a professional connection service for people working in or supporting the railway industry.
A professional profile may include information such as:
- Professional name
- Professional title
- Years of railway experience
- Country and city
- Current company
- Current position
- Railway disciplines
- Rail types or sectors
- Professional summary
- LinkedIn profile URL
RailBays does not require professionals to publish unnecessary personal information such as residential addresses, private telephone numbers or personal photographs as part of the professional directory.
Professional profiles are subject to review by RailBays before being included in the directory.
Visibility of Professional Profiles
RailBays Professional profiles are intended for members of the RailBays professional network.
They are not intended to operate as unrestricted public personal-profile pages for anonymous visitors or search engines.
Members should nevertheless only provide professional information they are comfortable sharing with other authorised RailBays users.
4. LinkedIn Sign-In
RailBays may allow users to create or access their account using LinkedIn sign-in.
When you choose to sign in using LinkedIn, LinkedIn may provide RailBays with basic account information permitted through its authentication service, such as your name, email address or account identifier.
RailBays does not receive your LinkedIn password.
Use of LinkedIn is also subject to LinkedIn’s own privacy policy and terms.
A LinkedIn profile link included within a RailBays Professional profile is provided by the member and allows other authorised users to continue professional communication through LinkedIn.
5. Professional Profile Consent
Where RailBays asks you to confirm consent before submitting a professional profile, that consent relates to the display and processing of the professional information you have chosen to provide.
You may subsequently request that your professional profile be changed or removed.
6. Account Information
Registered users may have information associated with their WordPress/RailBays account, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Username or account identifier
- Account role
- Login information and security records
- Professional profile information where applicable
Administrators may access account information where necessary for website administration, security, moderation and support.
7. Comments and User Submissions
Where comments or other user-submission features are enabled, RailBays may collect the information entered into the relevant form together with technical information used for security and spam prevention.
Please do not include confidential, commercially sensitive or unnecessary personal information in comments or submissions.
8. Content Submitted to RailBays
Where users submit jobs, events, company information, technical articles or other material, RailBays may retain information associated with that submission for editorial, administrative and publication purposes.
Submitting content does not automatically guarantee publication. RailBays may review, edit, reject or remove submissions in accordance with its editorial policies.
9. Cookies
RailBays may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:
- Maintaining user login sessions
- Website security
- Remembering preferences
- Website functionality
- Traffic and performance analysis
- Preventing abuse and fraudulent activity
Some third-party services embedded or integrated with RailBays may also place their own cookies.
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
10. Analytics
RailBays may use website analytics to understand how visitors use the site, including which pages are visited, general traffic patterns and technical performance.
Analytics information is used to improve the website, content and user experience.
Where practical, RailBays seeks to use aggregated or non-identifying information for these purposes.
11. Embedded Content and External Websites
RailBays pages may contain embedded content or links to third-party websites, including LinkedIn, YouTube, employers, railway organisations, event organisers and other industry resources.
Interacting with embedded or external content may allow those third parties to collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
RailBays does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites.
12. Railway Jobs and External Applications
RailBays may feature railway employment opportunities published by employers, recruitment companies or other organisations.
RailBays is generally not the employer or recruitment agency for jobs featured on the website unless specifically stated otherwise.
When you follow a link to apply for a vacancy, information you provide to the employer or recruitment platform is governed by that organisation’s privacy policy rather than this RailBays Privacy Policy.