TWBM

Your Privacy Matters

Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

Introduction

Business Magazine ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://twbusinessmagazine.co.uk, subscribe to our newsletter, or engage with our services.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Contact us via our contact form
  • Submit content or press releases
  • Register for events or awards
  • Engage with our business directory

This information may include:

  • Name and email address
  • Phone number and business information
  • Job title and company name
  • Any other information you choose to provide

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages viewed and time spent on pages
  • Click data and navigation patterns

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Send you our newsletter and editorial content (with your consent)
  • Respond to your enquiries and provide customer support
  • Improve and optimise our website and services
  • Analyse website usage and trends
  • Prevent fraud and enhance security
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Send you marketing communications (where permitted)

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

For more information about cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our website and provide our services, including:

  • Analytics: Google Analytics and PostHog to understand how visitors use our site
  • Email Services: Resend for sending newsletters and transactional emails
  • Content Management: Sanity CMS for managing our content
  • Hosting: Vercel for website hosting and deployment

These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate information
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured format
  • Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at editorial@twbusinessmagazine.co.uk.

Newsletter Subscriptions

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you regular updates about business news, articles, and events. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email we send you.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: