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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 30 July 2026

1. About This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Blind News collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you visit https://blindnews.co.uk/, subscribe to updates, contact us, leave comments or otherwise interact with our website.

Blind News is an independent news website and is responsible for the personal information processed through this website.

Website: https://blindnews.co.uk/
Email: wavelinksseo@gmail.com
Contact page: https://blindnews.co.uk/contact-us/

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Blind News, we may collect the following information.

Information You Provide

  • Your email address and subscription consent when you join our newsletter.
  • Your name, email address and the content of your message when you contact us.
  • Your name, email address, website address and comment when commenting is available.
  • Account details, usernames and profile information if website registration is enabled.
  • Photographs, files or other content you voluntarily submit.
  • Information included in complaints, correction requests or data-protection requests.

Please do not send sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, our systems and service providers may collect:

  • IP address;
  • browser type and version;
  • device type and operating system;
  • referring website;
  • pages and articles viewed;
  • date and time of access;
  • search terms entered on the website;
  • approximate location derived from an IP address;
  • website interaction and page-view information;
  • error, security and server-log information; and
  • cookie, consent and display-preference information.

Editorial and Journalistic Information

As a news and information website, we may process information about identifiable individuals for editorial or journalistic purposes. This information may come from interviews, press releases, public records, official statements, publicly available social-media posts, contributors, news agencies or other reliable sources.

Editorial material may include names, professional details, photographs, quotations and other information relevant to a news report. We consider privacy, accuracy, public interest and freedom of expression when processing and publishing such information.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

  • operate, maintain and secure the website;
  • display articles and other website content;
  • send newsletters requested by subscribers;
  • respond to enquiries, complaints and correction requests;
  • manage comments, user accounts and contributions;
  • prevent spam, fraud, misuse and security incidents;
  • understand website performance and which content is popular;
  • maintain anonymous or aggregated page-view statistics;
  • comply with legal, regulatory and tax obligations;
  • establish, exercise or defend legal claims; and
  • conduct lawful editorial and journalistic activities.

4. Our Lawful Bases

We rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

  • Consent: For newsletter subscriptions, optional cookies and other activities for which we specifically request permission.
  • Legitimate interests: To operate and improve Blind News, respond to enquiries, protect the website, prevent misuse, measure content performance and carry out responsible publishing activities.
  • Contract: Where processing is necessary to provide a service or feature requested by you.
  • Legal obligation: Where we must retain, disclose or process information to comply with the law.
  • Freedom of expression and information: For lawful editorial and journalistic activities, subject to applicable data-protection law.

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we consider whether our interests are proportionate and whether your rights and freedoms could be affected.

5. Newsletters and Marketing

When you subscribe to Blind News updates, we collect your email address and a record of your consent. Our website currently uses Hostinger Reach to process newsletter subscriptions.

We will use your email address only for the updates or marketing communications you requested. You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting us at wavelinksseo@gmail.com.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn. We may retain a minimal suppression record to ensure that we respect an unsubscribe request.

6. Comments and Gravatar

If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, we may collect the information entered in the comment form, together with your IP address and browser user-agent information, to assist with moderation and spam prevention.

An anonymised version of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service operated by Automattic to determine whether you use that service. If your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image may appear publicly beside your comment. You can read Automattic’s Privacy Policy.

Comments, display names and profile pictures may be publicly visible. Do not include private or sensitive information in a public comment.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Blind News may use cookies, local storage and session storage to operate the website and remember user preferences.

These technologies may include:

  • essential security and session technologies;
  • a local-storage setting that remembers light or dark display preferences;
  • session storage used to check browser and emoji support;
  • optional comment cookies that remember your name, email address and website for up to one year;
  • WordPress login cookies for authorised users and administrators;
  • consent-preference technologies; and
  • analytics, advertising or embedded-content technologies if introduced in the future.

WordPress login cookies usually last for two days, or up to two weeks when “Remember Me” is selected. Screen-preference cookies may last for up to one year.

Where consent is legally required, non-essential cookies or similar technologies will not be activated until you provide consent. You may withdraw your consent or clear stored information through your browser settings. Blocking essential technologies may affect website functionality.

If Blind News introduces analytics or advertising technology, this policy and the website’s cookie controls will be updated accordingly.

8. Third-Party Content and Services

Articles may contain embedded videos, images, social-media posts or other content from third-party websites. Embedded content can behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those providers may collect technical information, use cookies or monitor your interaction with their content.

The website may also load fonts or other assets from providers such as Google. When your browser requests these resources, the provider may receive your IP address, browser information and referring page.

Third-party websites operate under their own privacy policies. Blind News is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

9. Who We Share Information With

We may share relevant information with:

  • Hostinger and other website hosting, content-delivery and security providers;
  • Hostinger Reach or another newsletter-delivery provider;
  • WordPress service, theme and plugin providers;
  • spam-detection, moderation and security services;
  • email and communication providers;
  • analytics providers where enabled with appropriate consent;
  • professional advisers, including accountants, insurers and legal advisers;
  • law-enforcement bodies, regulators or courts where legally required; and
  • a purchaser or successor if ownership of Blind News is transferred.

Service providers may process information only to deliver their contracted services and must protect it appropriately.

We do not sell personal information.

10. International Transfers

Some service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we use legally recognised protections where required. These may include UK adequacy regulations, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, the UK Addendum to approved contractual clauses or another lawful transfer mechanism.

11. How Long We Keep Information

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary:

  • Newsletter information: Until you unsubscribe, followed by a minimal suppression record where necessary.
  • General enquiries: Normally for up to 24 months after the last communication.
  • Comments: For as long as the comment or related article remains published, unless removal is appropriate.
  • User accounts: For the duration of the account and a reasonable period after closure for security or legal purposes.
  • Server and security logs: Normally for up to 12 months, depending on security and hosting requirements.
  • Complaints and legal records: Up to six years where needed to demonstrate compliance or manage legal claims.
  • Editorial content: For as long as it remains relevant to the historical record, public interest or legitimate publishing purposes.

Information may be retained for longer where required by law, an active dispute, fraud prevention or a legal claim. Information may also remain temporarily in secure backups until those backups are overwritten.

12. Your Data-Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

  • request access to your personal information;
  • correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
  • request deletion of your information;
  • request restriction of processing;
  • object to processing based on legitimate interests;
  • object at any time to direct marketing;
  • receive certain information in a portable format;
  • withdraw consent at any time; and
  • complain about how your information has been handled.

These rights are not absolute. Applicable exemptions may limit certain rights where personal information is processed for journalism, freedom of expression, legal obligations or the protection of other people’s rights.

To exercise a right, email wavelinksseo@gmail.com. We may request proportionate information to confirm your identity. We normally respond without undue delay and within one month after receiving the information needed to process the request.

13. Data-Protection Complaints

To make a data-protection complaint, email wavelinksseo@gmail.com with “Data Protection Complaint” in the subject line. Please explain what happened, what information is involved and what outcome you are seeking.

We will:

  • provide a clear way for you to submit a complaint;
  • acknowledge receipt within 30 days;
  • investigate the complaint without undue delay;
  • keep you informed where appropriate; and
  • explain the outcome.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://ico.org.uk/

14. Editorial Corrections and Removal Requests

If you believe an article contains inaccurate information about you or unjustifiably affects your privacy, email wavelinksseo@gmail.com with:

  • the article URL;
  • the information you believe is inaccurate or inappropriate;
  • supporting evidence where available; and
  • the correction or action you are requesting.

We will assess requests fairly, taking account of accuracy, privacy, public interest, freedom of expression and applicable journalistic exemptions.

15. Children’s Information

Blind News is a general news website and is not designed specifically for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorisation.

If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

16. Information Security

We use reasonable organisational and technical safeguards to protect personal information. These may include encrypted connections, access restrictions, software updates, security monitoring and reputable hosting providers.

No online transmission or storage system is completely secure. Users should avoid sending confidential information through unencrypted or public website features.

17. Automated Decision-Making

Blind News does not currently use personal information to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

18. External Links

Blind News may link to websites operated by other organisations. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Review the privacy policy of any external website before submitting personal information.

19. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, technologies or legal obligations change. The latest version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

Where a change materially affects how we use subscriber information, we may also provide notice through the website or by email.

20. Contact Us

For privacy questions, data requests, complaints or editorial concerns, contact:

Blind News
Email: wavelinksseo@gmail.com
Contact page: https://blindnews.co.uk/contact-us/
Website: https://blindnews.co.uk/

For a data-protection complaint, write “Data Protection Complaint” in the email subject line. We will acknowledge your complaint within 30 days and investigate it without undue delay.