Privacy Policy

Last updated: 30 November 2025

Britain’s News is committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and share personal information. This policy explains the data we handle when you read our journalism, subscribe to updates, interact with adverts, or contact our newsroom. We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

Britain’s News is an independent UK media publisher. You can contact our data protection lead at contact@britainsnews.co.uk or by post using the details provided on our Contact page.

Information we collect

• Reader accounts and subscriptions: name, email address, preferences, hashed passwords, newsletter sign-ups, and membership information when you register for optional services.
• Engagement data: pages viewed, stories saved, polls completed, comments, competition entries, and messages sent through our forms.
• Technical and security data: IP address, device identifiers, browser type, approximate location, and server logs captured to keep the site reliable and defend against abuse. IP addresses are stored as hashed values with a secret pepper.
• Advertising and analytics: cookie identifiers, consent choices, and measurement data provided by Google AdSense, Google Analytics, and other trusted partners when you allow optional cookies.
• Communications: correspondence with the newsroom, customer support requests, press enquiries, and any attachments you provide.

How we use personal data

• Delivering our news website, mobile experience, newsletters, and account features.
• Personalising content feeds, alerts, and advertising (where consented) so stories stay relevant.
• Monitoring performance, improving accessibility, and producing aggregated analytics that help us understand readership trends.
• Maintaining site security, detecting fraud, preventing abuse, and enforcing our terms.
• Complying with legal obligations, responding to regulatory requests, and protecting the rights of our journalists, audience, and partners.

Lawful bases

We process personal data using one or more of the following lawful bases: performance of a contract (for example, providing a membership you signed up for), legitimate interests (running a secure, informative news service), consent (optional analytics and personalised advertising cookies), and legal obligation (record keeping and responding to lawful requests).

Sharing and service providers

We use carefully vetted processors to host our platform, deliver emails, analyse performance, serve advertising, and provide customer support tools. Partners include Google (AdSense and Analytics), email delivery providers, hosting companies, and payment processors. These providers process data only on our instructions, are bound by confidentiality clauses, and must apply appropriate security controls. We never sell your personal data.

Cookies and similar technologies

Essential cookies keep you signed in, balance site traffic, and remember accessibility preferences. With your consent we place analytics cookies (to understand which stories perform well) and advertising cookies (to display and measure Google AdSense units and other programmatic campaigns). You can review each category in our Cookie Policy and update your preferences at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.

Data retention

We retain account details for as long as your membership remains active and for up to 24 months afterwards to resolve enquiries or comply with law. Analytics records are stored in aggregated form, and raw server logs are normally deleted within 13 months. Contact submissions are retained for up to two years to help us resolve issues and audit our responses.

Your rights

You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict your personal data, to object to certain processing, and to request a portable copy. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time from the cookie banner or by contacting us. To exercise your rights, email contact@britainsnews.co.uk. We respond within one calendar month. If you are unhappy with our reply you can contact the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

International transfers

Some processors operate outside the UK/EEA. When we transfer data internationally, we use approved safeguards such as the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other recognised mechanisms.

Children

Britain’s News is designed for audiences aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from children and will delete such information if we become aware of it.

California privacy notice

We do not sell personal information for money. Some advertising partners may treat limited identifiers (such as consented cookie IDs) as “sharing” under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA). California residents can request access, deletion, or opt out of sharing by emailing contact@britainsnews.co.uk.

Contact and updates

If you have any privacy questions or want to make a data rights request, contact contact@britainsnews.co.uk. We will update this policy when our practices change and publish the new version here with a revised “Last updated” date.