1. About This Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how [FULL LEGAL NAME OF SITE OWNER OR COMPANY], trading as News Horizon (“News Horizon”, “we”, “us” or “our”), collects, uses, shares and protects personal information when you visit https://newshorizon.co.uk, contact us, subscribe to our communications or otherwise interact with our services.
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect:
- Contact information, such as your name and email address when you contact us;
- Correspondence, including the content of messages, enquiries, feedback, complaints or correction requests;
- Newsletter information, such as your email address, subscription status and communication preferences, if newsletters are offered;
- Technical and usage information, such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, dates and times of visits, and approximate location derived from an IP address;
- Cookie and preference information, including consent choices and identifiers used by cookies or similar technologies; and
- Information you choose to provide, including material submitted with a story tip, guest contribution or business enquiry.
Please do not send sensitive personal information unless it is necessary and you are comfortable doing so. If you submit information about another person, you should have a lawful reason to provide it.
3. How We Use Personal Information and Our Lawful Bases
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Typical lawful basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to enquiries, feedback and correction requests | Legitimate interests in communicating with readers and operating an accurate publication |
| Operating, securing and troubleshooting the website | Legitimate interests in running a secure and reliable service |
| Measuring audience and improving content or site performance | Consent where required for non-essential cookies or similar technologies; otherwise legitimate interests where permitted by law |
| Sending newsletters or promotional emails | Consent, or another basis permitted by applicable electronic-marketing rules |
| Managing unsubscribe requests and privacy preferences | Legal obligation and legitimate interests in maintaining accurate suppression records |
| Preventing fraud, misuse, spam or unlawful activity | Legitimate interests in protecting the website, our users and our rights; legal obligation where applicable |
| Establishing, exercising or defending legal claims | Legitimate interests and, where applicable, legal obligation |
| Complying with legal or regulatory requirements | Legal obligation |
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we consider whether our interests are necessary and balanced against your rights and freedoms. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting processing that took place before withdrawal.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, tags or similar technologies to operate the website, remember choices, understand site use and, if applicable, support advertising.
Strictly necessary technologies may be used without consent where the law permits. We will ask for consent before using non-essential technologies where consent is required. You can use our cookie banner or settings tool to accept, reject or change your choices.
Browser controls can also block or delete cookies, but parts of the website may not work correctly as a result.
5. Analytics, Advertising and Embedded Content
Articles may contain embedded content, such as videos, maps or social-media posts, supplied by third parties including Those providers may collect information about you when the content loads or when you interact with it. Their own privacy policies apply to their processing.
Non-essential analytics, advertising and embedded-content technologies will be handled through the site’s consent controls where required.
6. Sharing Personal Information
We may share personal information with:
- website hosting, security, content-delivery and technical-support providers;
- analytics, consent-management, newsletter, contact-form, advertising and other service providers identified in this policy or our cookie information;
- professional advisers, such as lawyers, accountants and insurers;
- regulators, courts, law-enforcement bodies or other authorities where disclosure is required or permitted by law;
- a buyer, investor or successor if we sell, reorganise or transfer all or part of the website or business; and
- other parties when you direct us to share information or give valid consent.
We do not sell personal information for money. [CONFIRM THIS IS ACCURATE AND AMEND IF THE SITE PARTICIPATES IN DATA-SHARING OR TARGETED-ADVERTISING ARRANGEMENTS.]
7. International Transfers
Some providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. Where UK data-protection law requires safeguards for an international transfer, we will use an approved transfer mechanism or another lawful safeguard, such as UK adequacy regulations or the UK International Data Transfer Agreement/Addendum, as appropriate. You may contact us for more information about relevant safeguards.
8. How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, security and dispute-resolution needs.
We may keep information longer where required by law or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or destruction. No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Your Data-Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
- ask for access to your personal information;
- ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- ask us to erase your information;
- ask us to restrict how we use your information;
- object to processing based on legitimate interests or to direct marketing;
- ask to receive or transfer certain information in a portable format;
- withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent; and
- complain to a data-protection regulator.
These rights are not absolute and exemptions may apply. To make a request, contact . We may need to verify your identity before responding.
You may complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Information about raising a concern is available at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/. We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concern first.
11. Children
News Horizon is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through account registration. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately.
12. Third-Party Links
The website links to third-party websites and services. We do not control their privacy or security practices. Please read their privacy information before providing personal information or using their services.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the website, our practices or the law. We will post the revised version on this page and update the “Last updated” date. Where appropriate, we will provide additional notice of significant changes.