Privacy Policy

Business News & Info (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the website at businessnewsandinfo.com. We are the data controller for personal data processed through this website.

Contact:
Business News & Info
c/o Dot Com Ventures, Suite A, 82 James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7DE, United Kingdom
Email: hello@businessnewsandinfo.com

We collect only the data necessary to operate our services:

• Contact form submissions: your name, email address, and message content when you contact us.
• Order data: name, email, company name, website URL, and payment information when you purchase an article placement. Payment card data is processed directly by Stripe — we never see or store your card number.
• Usage data: anonymised analytics (pages visited, browser type, referral source) via privacy-respecting analytics. We do not use Google Analytics.
• Cookies: we use only essential session cookies required for the site to function. No tracking or advertising cookies are set without your consent.

We use your data to:

• Respond to your enquiries (contact form submissions).
• Fulfil orders and deliver the services you have purchased.
• Send transactional emails relating to your order (confirmation, article published notification).
• Maintain basic website security and prevent abuse.
• Comply with our legal obligations.

We do not use your data for automated profiling, targeted advertising, or sell it to third parties.

We process your personal data on the following lawful bases:

• Contract: processing necessary to fulfil your order.
• Legitimate interests: responding to enquiries, protecting our website from abuse.
• Consent: non-essential cookies (where applicable).
• Legal obligation: where required by law.

If you are a California resident or resident of another US state with applicable privacy legislation, you have the following rights:

• Right to know: what personal information we collect, use, and share.
• Right to delete: request deletion of your personal information.
• Right to opt-out of sale: we do not sell personal information.
• Right to non-discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights.
• Right to correct: request correction of inaccurate personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@businessnewsandinfo.com. We will respond within 30 days.

We share data only where necessary:

• Stripe — payment processing. Stripe Privacy Policy.
• Resend — transactional email delivery. Resend Privacy Policy.
• Supabase — secure cloud database (EU/UK data residency). Supabase Privacy Policy.

We do not share data with social media platforms, advertising networks, or data brokers.

We retain personal data only as long as necessary:

• Order data: 7 years (UK legal and tax requirements).
• Contact enquiries: 2 years from last correspondence.
• Analytics data: 13 months, anonymised.

Our infrastructure is primarily hosted within the UK and EU. Where data is transferred outside the UK/EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (Standard Contractual Clauses or UK International Data Transfer Agreements, as applicable).

You have the right to: access your data; rectify inaccurate data; erase your data; restrict or object to processing; and data portability. To exercise any right, contact us at hello@businessnewsandinfo.com.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been processed unlawfully.

We use only essential cookies required for the website to function (e.g. authentication session cookies). No advertising or tracking cookies are placed without explicit consent. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Our website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with data, contact us at the above email and we will delete it.

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by an updated effective date at the top of this page.