At DailyFlash.co.uk (“DailyFlash”, “we”, “us” or “our”), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, store and protect information when you visit or interact with DailyFlash.co.uk.
By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect different types of information.
Information You Provide Directly
You may voluntarily provide information when you contact us, submit feedback, report an error, send a news tip or otherwise communicate with DailyFlash.
This may include:
- Your name.
- Email address.
- The content of your message.
- Any other information you choose to provide.
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your enquiry.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit DailyFlash, certain technical information may be collected automatically.
This may include:
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type.
- Operating system.
- General location information.
- Pages visited.
- Date and time of your visit.
- Referring website or page.
- General information about how you interact with the website.
This information is generally used for website operation, security, analytics and performance purposes.
2. Cookies and Similar Technologies
DailyFlash may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, measure performance and support advertising.
Cookies may be placed by DailyFlash or by third-party services used on our website.
For more information about our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
3. How We Use Information
We may use information collected through our website for purposes including:
- Providing and maintaining the website.
- Responding to enquiries and messages.
- Reviewing correction requests and feedback.
- Improving our articles and website.
- Understanding how visitors use the website.
- Monitoring website performance.
- Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse or security issues.
- Supporting advertising and website monetisation.
- Complying with applicable legal obligations.
We will only use personal information where we have an appropriate legal basis to do so.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable under UK data protection law, we may process personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
Consent
Where you have provided consent for a specific use of your information.
Legitimate Interests
Where processing is necessary for legitimate interests pursued by DailyFlash, provided those interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
Legal Obligation
Where processing is necessary for us to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.
Contract
Where processing is necessary to fulfil an agreement or take steps requested before entering into an agreement.
The appropriate legal basis will depend on the circumstances and the type of information being processed.
5. Contact Forms and Communications
If you contact DailyFlash using an email address or contact form, we may retain the information you provide so that we can respond to your enquiry and maintain an appropriate record of the communication.
We do not use information submitted through our contact channels for unrelated purposes without an appropriate legal basis.
6. Analytics
We may use analytics services to understand how visitors use DailyFlash.
Analytics information may include pages visited, approximate visit duration, traffic sources, device information and general usage patterns.
Analytics helps us understand our audience and improve the website and its content.
Where third-party analytics services are used, those providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
7. Advertising
DailyFlash may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising networks or platforms.
Advertising providers may use cookies, pixels or similar technologies to deliver, measure or personalise advertisements, subject to applicable consent requirements.
These providers may collect information about your browser, device or interaction with advertisements.
We do not control the privacy practices of independent advertising providers. You should review the relevant provider’s privacy information for details about how it processes data.
8. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services or platforms.
These websites operate independently from DailyFlash and may have their own privacy policies and terms.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.
9. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with third parties where reasonably necessary for purposes such as:
- Website hosting and technical services.
- Analytics.
- Advertising and monetisation.
- Website security.
- Email or communication services.
- Legal or regulatory compliance.
- Protecting the rights, property or safety of DailyFlash, our users or others.
Where third-party service providers process personal information on our behalf, we aim to use appropriate safeguards and require them to handle information responsibly.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
The length of time information is retained may depend on its nature and the reason it was collected.
When information is no longer required, we may securely delete or anonymise it.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
For this reason, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by our website.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your circumstances and applicable UK data protection law, you may have rights including:
- The right to request access to personal information we hold about you.
- The right to request correction of inaccurate information.
- The right to request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
- The right to restrict certain processing.
- The right to object to certain processing.
- The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- The right to data portability in certain circumstances.
Some rights are subject to legal conditions and exemptions.
To exercise a privacy right, please contact us using the details provided below.
13. Children’s Privacy
DailyFlash is intended for a general audience.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would be contrary to applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action where necessary.
14. International Data Transfers
Some third-party service providers used by websites may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by applicable data protection law.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, legal requirements or privacy practices.
Any changes will be published on this page, together with an updated “Last updated” date.
We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise a privacy right, or have concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact us.
DailyFlash.co.uk
Email: Contact@dailyflash.co.uk
We will review genuine privacy enquiries and respond where appropriate.
17. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve your concern.
You may also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent supervisory authority for data protection.
More information about data protection and privacy rights is available from the ICO.
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