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Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

Last updated: March 2026

This privacy policy explains how UK JornoHub (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you use our website at ukjournohub.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is UK JornoHub. If you have any questions about how we handle your data, please contact us at:

2. What Data We Collect

We collect minimal personal data, limited to the following:

  • Newsletter subscriptions: Your email address, submitted voluntarily when you sign up for our newsletter.
  • Contact form submissions: Your name, email address, and message content, submitted voluntarily when you contact us.
  • Analytics data: Anonymous, aggregated usage data such as page views, referral sources, and device type. We do not collect IP addresses or use fingerprinting techniques.

We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, or health data).

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

  • Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): When you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter or submit a contact form, you give us your explicit consent to process your data for those purposes. You may withdraw consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)): We use anonymous analytics to understand how our site is used and to improve our content. This processing is minimal, does not identify individuals, and is balanced against your rights and freedoms.

4. How Your Data Is Stored

Your data is stored securely using the following measures:

  • Database: We use Supabase, which stores data in encrypted PostgreSQL databases hosted in EU/UK data centres. All data is encrypted at rest and in transit.
  • Access controls: Only authorised team members have access to personal data, using role-based permissions and multi-factor authentication.
  • No data selling: We never sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate our website:

  • Supabase(database and authentication) — stores newsletter subscriptions and contact form submissions. Data is hosted in EU/UK data centres. Supabase Privacy Policy
  • Resend(email delivery) — processes email addresses to deliver newsletter emails and contact form confirmations. Resend Privacy Policy
  • Vercel(hosting) — hosts our website infrastructure. Vercel may process minimal server-level logs. Vercel Privacy Policy

6. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure:You can ask us to delete your personal data (the “right to be forgotten”).
  • Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
  • Right to complain:You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data rights have been infringed. You can contact the ICO at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at hello@ukjournohub.com. We will respond within one calendar month.

7. Cookies

UK JornoHub uses essential cookies only. These are strictly necessary for the website to function (for example, remembering your dark-mode preference or maintaining session state).

We do not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party cookies for marketing purposes. As we only use essential cookies, we do not require a cookie consent banner under UK GDPR.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary:

  • Newsletter subscriptions: Your email is retained until you unsubscribe. Upon unsubscribing, your email is deleted within 30 days.
  • Contact form submissions: Messages are retained for up to 12 months to allow us to follow up or respond to ongoing queries, then deleted.
  • Analytics data: Anonymous, aggregated analytics data is retained indefinitely as it cannot be linked to any individual.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for professional journalists and media workers. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under the age of 16. If you believe a child has submitted personal data to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. Any significant changes will be highlighted on our website. The “last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently revised.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us: