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This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be handled when you visit or interact with Scribedby, an independently operated UK editorial publication. It covers Scribedby's website, articles, reader interactions, contact enquiries and newsletter features. It does not automatically cover separate websites or projects, which may publish their own privacy notices.
For privacy enquiries, use the contact details published on Scribedby's website. Before publishing this policy, the site operator should identify the applicable data controller and provide a working privacy contact address.
Our hosting, content-delivery and security providers may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser and device details, requested pages, timestamps, error logs and security events. This information can be necessary to deliver the website, diagnose problems and protect it against misuse.
We may also receive information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address and message when contacting us or subscribing to updates.
If comments or other reader participation features are enabled, information submitted through those features may include a display name, email address, comment text and technical anti-spam information. Public comments and chosen display names may be visible to other readers. Comments may be moderated to protect readers and the publication.
Any anti-spam service or third-party comment plugin used on the website may process additional information under its own privacy notice. The operator should confirm the active plugins and their data practices before publication.
If you subscribe to The Inner Circle or another Scribedby email update, your email address and any other information you submit may be processed to deliver the messages you request. Scribedby's newsletter form uses a Mailchimp-related WordPress integration; the precise provider account, storage location and any tracking settings should be verified.
Newsletter marketing should be sent only where a valid legal basis and any required consent are in place. You should be able to unsubscribe using the link provided in subscription emails or by contacting the publication.
The website may use cookies or browser storage for essential site functions, security, WordPress features and preferences such as light or dark mode. The theme preference may be stored in your browser so the website remembers your selection.
Non-essential analytics, advertising or embedded-media technologies may require prior consent under applicable UK privacy rules. The actual cookies, plugins and embedded services should be audited, and appropriate controls added where required. We do not claim that the website is entirely cookie-free.
Articles may include images, videos, social posts or other resources supplied by third parties. Those providers may receive technical information and set cookies when their content loads. Links to external websites and social sharing destinations, such as Bluesky, X, Facebook, Threads, Reddit, LinkedIn, Telegram or WhatsApp, lead to services governed by their own privacy notices.
Using a sharing link may disclose the article URL to the destination service. Where possible, review third-party privacy information before using external features.
Personal information may be used to operate and secure the website, publish and moderate reader contributions, respond to enquiries, manage requested newsletter subscriptions and comply with legal obligations. Depending on the processing activity, the relevant UK GDPR lawful basis may include legitimate interests, consent, performance of a contract or compliance with a legal obligation.
The applicable lawful basis must be determined for each actual processing activity; this notice does not itself establish that a particular basis applies.
Website hosting, security, email delivery, spam prevention and embedded-content providers may process information on behalf of Scribedby or as independent controllers. Some providers may process data outside the UK. Where UK GDPR transfer rules apply, appropriate transfer mechanisms or other lawful arrangements must be assessed.
Personal information should be retained only for as long as necessary for its purpose, including legitimate security, operational and legal needs. Retention periods for server logs, comments, newsletter records and enquiries should be documented after checking the site's actual systems and provider settings.
Reasonable technical and organisational safeguards should be used to protect information, although no online service can guarantee absolute security.
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights to access, correct or erase your personal data, restrict or object to processing, request portability and withdraw consent where processing relies on it. You may also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
To exercise a right, contact Scribedby through the privacy contact details published on the website. Requests will be assessed in accordance with applicable law.
Scribedby publishes general-interest entertainment and cultural coverage and does not intentionally seek personal information from children. Additional protections may be required if the site offers features likely to be accessed by children.
This policy may be revised when the site's features, providers or data-handling practices change. The date above will be updated when revisions are published. See also our Terms of Service.