Privacy Policy
This is a summary of the Privacy Policy for Wirebeat.com. For Terms of Service please click here.
What kinds of information do we collect?
When you sign up for or use the features of Wirebeat.com you voluntarily provide certain information. This includes user search data, selected articles, and user location.
How do we use this information?
Any data collected is analysed to improve the overall user experience, including but not limited to the customisation of advertising.
How is this information shared?
Wirebeat does not currently share user data, although it reserves the right to do this with third-party partners.
What is our legal basis for processing data?
Wirebeat processes data to fulfil a service requested by the user to search data and provide a considered response. Tracking user data only occurs following consent. Use of the service remains available to those who do not give consent. By signing up to a premium service, Wirebeat processes user data to fulfil contractual obligations, which the user can end by deactivating their account.
How do we use cookies?
Cookies are used to track user behaviour across the site to help improve the user experience and the relevance of any advertising.
How to manage your cookies
No user personal data is stored until the Privacy Policy has been accepted. If you change your mind and wish to remove this data, please follow this link: wirebeat.com/remove.
How can you exercise your rights under GDPR?
You may contact us to exercise your GDPR rights at any time.
Data retention, account deactivation and deletion
Wirebeat is an analytical service designed to be in the public interest. Data is retained to provide statistical insights into news media and for research purposes.
Legal requests or data retention questions
Any questions regarding data use should be sent to: data.officer@wirebeat.com.
How will we notify you of changes to this Policy?
Notification of changes to this policy will be sent to users where we hold contact information (e.g. email). All users must consent to any changes before implementation.