Privacy Policy

The Great British News Limited is a digital news publisher registered in England and Wales. We operate the website tgbnews.co.uk and associated digital properties.

Registered address: The Great British News Limited, 85 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AE, United Kingdom.

Data Controller contact: privacy@tgbnews.co.uk

We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as a data controller.

We collect personal data in the following ways:

• Newsletter signup: Email address, and optionally your name and content preferences.
• User account registration: Full name, email address, password (stored encrypted), and optional profile information.
• Contact forms: Name, email address, and the content of your message.
• Comments: Name, email address (not publicly displayed), and comment content.
• Analytics data: Browsing behaviour including pages visited, time on site, device type, browser, and approximate geographic location (country/city level only). This data is aggregated and anonymised.
• Advertising data: If you interact with advertisements on our site, our advertising partners may set cookies and collect data about your interests for targeting purposes.
• Automatically collected technical data: IP address (anonymised), HTTP referrer, browser type and version, operating system, and screen resolution.

We use personal data for the following purposes:

• Delivering newsletters and email content — Legal basis: Consent (you have actively opted in).
• Managing your user account — Legal basis: Contract performance and legitimate interests.
• Responding to contact form enquiries — Legal basis: Legitimate interests.
• Analytics and site improvement — Legal basis: Legitimate interests (where analytics are non-intrusive and privacy-preserving) or Consent (for third-party analytics cookies).
• Displaying personalised advertising — Legal basis: Consent.
• Security and fraud prevention — Legal basis: Legitimate interests and legal obligation.
• Compliance with legal obligations — Legal basis: Legal obligation.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on tgbnews.co.uk. For full details, please read our Cookie Policy.

In summary, we use:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the site to function. Cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the site (e.g., Google Analytics, anonymised).
• Advertising cookies: Used to show relevant advertisements. Require your consent.
• Functional cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., cookie consent choices, newsletter dismissal).

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and, if provided, your name. We use this data solely to send you editorial newsletters about UK news, business, and wealth content.

We use a third-party email service provider to manage newsletter distribution. This provider processes your email address on our behalf under a data processing agreement.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email or by visiting our Privacy Settings page. We will process unsubscribe requests within 10 working days.

We use the following third-party services that may process your personal data:

• Google Analytics: Website analytics. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy. We use IP anonymisation.
• Google Ads / AdSense: Advertising. Consent required. You can opt out at adssettings.google.com.
• Cloudflare: CDN and security services. Processes technical data for DDoS protection and performance.
• Email service provider: Processes newsletter subscriber data under a data processing agreement.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

We retain personal data for the following periods:

• Newsletter subscriber data: Until you unsubscribe, plus 30 days for processing.
• User account data: Until account deletion, plus 30 days for recovery period.
• Contact form data: 12 months from date of enquiry.
• Analytics data: 26 months (Google Analytics default, reduced where possible).
• Server logs: 90 days.

Under UK GDPR (and EU GDPR where applicable), you have the following rights:

• Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restriction: Request that we limit how we process your data.
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Rights related to automated decision-making: We do not use automated decision-making that significantly affects you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@tgbnews.co.uk or visit our Privacy Dashboard. We will respond within one calendar month.

If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, accidental loss, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include:

• TLS/SSL encryption for all data in transit
• Encrypted storage of passwords using industry-standard hashing
• Access controls and staff data protection training
• Regular security assessments and penetration testing

Some of our third-party service providers are located outside the UK and European Economic Area (EEA). Where we transfer personal data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the ICO or European Commission, or reliance on adequacy decisions.

Our services are not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data about a child, please contact us immediately at privacy@tgbnews.co.uk.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of significant changes by email and will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site following any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

For any privacy-related questions, data subject access requests, or complaints, please contact our Data Protection Officer: