Ledger House Media Ltd. (company number 16538492, registered office 86 Deansgate, 5th Floor, Manchester M3 2ER) is the data controller for EveningLedger.uk. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal data when you interact with our digital news publication, in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to being transparent about our practices.
What data we collect
We collect personal data in the following ways, each for specific purposes that are lawful, fair and limited to what is necessary:
- Email correspondence: If you email us at any @eveningledger.uk address, including contact, editorial, newsdesk, tips, corrections, complaints, factcheck, legal, compliance, privacy, advertising, partnerships, publisher, business, culture, copyright, affiliate, sponsored or info@eveningledger.uk, we will collect your email address, the contents of your message, and any personal data you choose to include. This helps us respond to your enquiry, process a correction or complaint, verify a tip or manage a business relationship.
- Newsletter subscriptions: When you sign up via our Newsletter page, we collect your name (optional) and email address. We use this data to send you evening news briefs, analysis and occasional promotional material (with your consent). You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in every email.
- Technical and analytics data: We and our analytics providers automatically collect information about your device, browser, IP address, operating system, pages visited, referral source and time of visit. This helps us improve our content, understand readership trends and ensure the website functions correctly.
- Advertising and affiliate tracking cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies for display advertising, affiliate link tracking and commercial partnerships. These may collect information about your browsing behaviour on and off EveningLedger.uk. For full details, please see our separate Cookie Policy.
Purposes and lawful bases
We process your personal data only for the following purposes and under these lawful bases under UK GDPR:
- Legitimate interests: To operate and improve our publication, respond to enquiries, manage reader correspondence, verify sources, handle corrections and complaints, conduct fact-checking, maintain editorial standards, and ensure the security of our website. We have balanced these interests against your rights and freedoms.
- Consent: For newsletter subscriptions, non-essential cookies, and any marketing communications where you have given clear, affirmative permission. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legal obligation: To comply with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, court orders or legal processes, including those related to defamation, privacy, data protection and content regulation.
- Contractual necessity: Where you enter into a commercial agreement with us (such as advertising or sponsorship), we process your data to perform that contract.
Data retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected, or as required by law. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Correspondence and tip submissions are retained for up to three years after the matter is closed, or longer if related to ongoing legal or editorial matters. Analytics data is anonymised or deleted after 26 months.
Sharing your data
We never sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with trusted data processors who help us operate the website, send newsletters, host our content, process payments, manage advertising and conduct analytics. All processors are subject to contractual obligations to protect your data and comply with UK data protection law. We may also share data if required by law, to enforce our Terms of Use, or to protect the rights, property or safety of EveningLedger.uk, our readers or the public.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data where there is no compelling reason for continued processing.
- Restriction: Request that we limit processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format and transmit it to another controller.
- Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
To exercise any of these rights, please email privacy@eveningledger.uk with your request. We will respond within one month. We do not currently have a formally appointed Data Protection Officer, but privacy enquiries are handled by our editorial team in consultation with legal advisors where necessary.
Source confidentiality
We are committed to protecting the confidentiality of sources who provide information in the public interest. If you wish to submit a tip securely, please see our Tip Us page for guidance. We will not disclose your identity unless required by a court order or other legal compulsion, and we will always notify you where possible before doing so.
Complaints to the ICO
If you believe we have processed your personal data in violation of data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data protection regulator. You can contact the ICO at https://ico.org.uk/ or via their helpline. We encourage you to contact us first at privacy@eveningledger.uk so we can attempt to resolve your concern.
Contact
For any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@eveningledger.uk
- Post: Ledger House Media Ltd., 86 Deansgate, 5th Floor, Manchester M3 2ER, United Kingdom
- Phone: +44 161 458 7340
This policy was last updated on 1 April 2025. We may update it from time to time; significant changes will be notified on our website. For more about how we operate, please see About Us, our Editorial Policy, and Ownership & Funding.