{"id":18485,"date":"2026-09-03T18:44:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:44:53","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/news\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull anps-legal-page__hero has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3ebc64c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group anps-legal-page__herobody is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"anps-legal-page__kicker wp-block-paragraph\">\/\/ Privacy policy<\/p><h1 id=\"what-we-collect-and-what-we-dont\" class=\"wp-block-heading anps-legal-page__title\">What we collect, and <em>what we don\u2019t<\/em><\/h1><p class=\"anps-legal-page__lede wp-block-paragraph\">We do not sell data, we do not run third-party ad trackers, and you do not need an account to read a single word on this site. Here is the whole of it in plain language.<\/p><div class=\"anps-facts anps-legal-page__meta wp-block-sportpulse-fact-list\"><div class=\"anps-facts__inner anps-facts__inner--checks anps-facts__inner--stack\"><ul class=\"anps-facts__items anps-facts__items--checks\" role=\"list\" style=\"--anps-facts-cols:4;--anps-facts-cols-md:2\"><li class=\"anps-facts__check anps-facts__item--default\"><span class=\"anps-facts__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"anps-facts__text\"><p class=\"anps-facts__label\">Last updated 1 August 2026<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anps-facts__check anps-facts__item--default\"><span class=\"anps-facts__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-file-text\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"anps-facts__text\"><p class=\"anps-facts__label\">Version 3.1<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anps-facts__check anps-facts__item--default\"><span class=\"anps-facts__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-user-check\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"anps-facts__text\"><p class=\"anps-facts__label\">Priya Raman, data lead<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anps-facts__check anps-facts__item--default\"><span class=\"anps-facts__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-refresh-cw\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"anps-facts__text\"><p class=\"anps-facts__label\">Reviewed every January<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"anps-legal alignwide anps-legal-page__doc wp-block-sportpulse-legal-doc\"><div class=\"anps-legal__layout anps-legal__layout--sidebar\"><div class=\"anps-legal__main\"><section class=\"anps-legal__section\" id=\"the-short-version\"><div class=\"anps-legal__head\"><span class=\"anps-legal__ordinal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01<\/span><h2 class=\"anps-legal__heading\">The short version<\/h2><\/div><p class=\"anps-legal__lead\">We collect as little as we can get away with, and we do not sell any of it.<\/p><p>We are an independent newsroom, not an advertising technology company. Reading an article on SportPulse News does not require an account, and we do not build advertising profiles of our readers or share your data with data brokers.<\/p>\n<p>This policy explains what we do collect, why we collect it, how long we hold it, and how to get it back or have it deleted. If anything here is unclear, ask us \u2014 the address is at the foot of this page.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"anps-legal__checks\"><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>We never sell personal data.<\/strong> To anyone, for any price.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>No third-party ad trackers.<\/strong> Display advertising on this site is contextual, not behavioural.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>No account needed to read.<\/strong> Accounts exist for subscriptions and comment history only.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Source material is treated separately<\/strong> and is never stored on systems covered by this policy.<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section class=\"anps-legal__section\" id=\"what-we-collect\"><div class=\"anps-legal__head\"><span class=\"anps-legal__ordinal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02<\/span><h2 class=\"anps-legal__heading\">What we collect<\/h2><\/div><p>We collect three kinds of information, and nothing else.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anps-legal__table-wrap anps-legal__grid-wrap\"><table class=\"anps-legal__table anps-legal__grid\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Category<\/th><th scope=\"col\">What it is<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Why we have it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"anps-legal__key\">You give us<\/th><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">Name, email, and \u2014 for subscribers \u2014 billing details held by our payment processor<\/td><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">To send newsletters, run your subscription and reply to you<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"anps-legal__key\">Automatic<\/th><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, referring site<\/td><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">Security, fraud prevention and aggregate audience figures<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"anps-legal__key\">Preferences<\/th><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">Cookie choices, dark or light mode, saved articles, newsletter settings<\/td><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">To make the site behave the way you asked it to<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"anps-legal__note\"><span class=\"anps-legal__note-label\">What we do not collect<\/span><p>No precise location, no cross-site browsing history, no contact list access, no fingerprinting scripts, and no data about you from third-party brokers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><section class=\"anps-legal__section\" id=\"why-we-use-it\"><div class=\"anps-legal__head\"><span class=\"anps-legal__ordinal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03<\/span><h2 class=\"anps-legal__heading\">Why we use it<\/h2><\/div><p>We process personal data on four lawful bases, and we use the narrowest one that fits.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"anps-legal__checks\"><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Contract<\/strong> \u2014 to deliver a subscription or newsletter you asked for.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Legitimate interests<\/strong> \u2014 to keep the site secure, prevent fraud, and understand in aggregate which stories are read.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Consent<\/strong> \u2014 for analytics cookies and any marketing email beyond what you signed up for. You can withdraw it at any time.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Legal obligation<\/strong> \u2014 to keep financial records and respond to lawful requests.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"anps-legal__note\"><span class=\"anps-legal__note-label\">Advertising<\/span><p>Advertising is sold on context \u2014 the section you are reading \u2014 not on who you are. Advertisers receive aggregate campaign figures only, never a list of readers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><section class=\"anps-legal__section\" id=\"who-we-share-it-with\"><div class=\"anps-legal__head\"><span class=\"anps-legal__ordinal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">04<\/span><h2 class=\"anps-legal__heading\">Who we share it with<\/h2><\/div><p>We use a small number of processors to run the site. Each is bound by contract to process data only on our instructions, and none of them may use it for their own purposes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anps-legal__table-wrap anps-legal__grid-wrap\"><table class=\"anps-legal__table anps-legal__grid\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Processor<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Purpose<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"anps-legal__key\">Payment provider<\/th><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">Subscription billing and card storage<\/td><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">EU \/ UK<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"anps-legal__key\">Email platform<\/th><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">Newsletter delivery and open reporting<\/td><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">EU<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"anps-legal__key\">Hosting &amp; CDN<\/th><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">Serving the site and preventing attacks<\/td><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">EU \/ UK<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"anps-legal__key\">Analytics<\/th><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">Aggregate page and audience figures, IP truncated<\/td><td class=\"anps-legal__val\">EU<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anps-legal__section\" id=\"how-long-we-keep-it\"><div class=\"anps-legal__head\"><span class=\"anps-legal__ordinal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">05<\/span><h2 class=\"anps-legal__heading\">How long we keep it<\/h2><\/div><p>We delete data when it stops being useful for the purpose we collected it for.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"anps-legal__checks\"><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Newsletter subscribers<\/strong> \u2014 until you unsubscribe, then 30 days.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Subscription records<\/strong> \u2014 seven years, because tax law requires it.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Server logs<\/strong> \u2014 90 days, then deleted automatically.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Analytics<\/strong> \u2014 aggregated after 14 months; no raw event data is kept beyond that.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Inactive accounts<\/strong> \u2014 deleted after three years of no sign-in, with an email warning first.<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section class=\"anps-legal__section\" id=\"your-rights\"><div class=\"anps-legal__head\"><span class=\"anps-legal__ordinal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">06<\/span><h2 class=\"anps-legal__heading\">Your rights<\/h2><\/div><p class=\"anps-legal__lead\">Ask, and we will do it \u2014 usually inside five working days.<\/p><p>Wherever you live, we apply the same set of rights to everybody, because running two standards is a good way to get one of them wrong.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"anps-legal__checks\"><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Access<\/strong> \u2014 a copy of everything we hold about you, in a readable format.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Correction<\/strong> \u2014 fix anything inaccurate.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Deletion<\/strong> \u2014 remove your data, except records we are legally required to keep.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Portability<\/strong> \u2014 take your data to another service.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Objection<\/strong> \u2014 stop us processing on legitimate-interest grounds.<\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__check\"><strong>Complaint<\/strong> \u2014 to us first, and to your data protection authority if we do not resolve it.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"anps-legal__note\"><span class=\"anps-legal__note-label\">How to exercise them<\/span><p>Email privacy@sportpulse.example from the address on the account. We will not ask for identity documents unless the request is unusual, and we never charge a fee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><section class=\"anps-legal__section\" id=\"security-and-transfers\"><div class=\"anps-legal__head\"><span class=\"anps-legal__ordinal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">07<\/span><h2 class=\"anps-legal__heading\">Security and transfers<\/h2><\/div><p>Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Access is limited to the people who need it, logged, and reviewed twice a year. Everyone with access takes annual data-handling training.<\/p>\n<p>Our processors are in the UK and the EU. Where any transfer outside those areas is unavoidable, it is covered by standard contractual clauses, and we will say so here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anps-legal__note\"><span class=\"anps-legal__note-label\">Confidential sources<\/span><p>Material from confidential sources never touches the systems described in this policy. It is held separately, encrypted, on infrastructure we control, and is not accessible to commercial or technical staff.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><section class=\"anps-legal__section\" id=\"changes-to-this-policy\"><div class=\"anps-legal__head\"><span class=\"anps-legal__ordinal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">08<\/span><h2 class=\"anps-legal__heading\">Changes to this policy<\/h2><\/div><p>When we change something material, we date the change at the top of this page and email anyone whose data is affected before it takes effect. Minor wording fixes are logged in the version note but not emailed.<\/p>\n<p>Previous versions are available on request.<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div><aside class=\"anps-legal__rail\"><nav class=\"anps-legal__toc\" aria-label=\"Contents\" data-wp-interactive=\"sportpulse\/legal-doc\" data-wp-context='{&quot;activeId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;activeOffset&quot;:100}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.spy\"><span class=\"anps-legal__kicker\">Contents<\/span><ol class=\"anps-legal__toc-list\"><li class=\"anps-legal__toc-item\" data-wp-context='{&quot;itemId&quot;:&quot;the-short-version&quot;}'><a class=\"anps-legal__toc-link\" href=\"#the-short-version\" data-wp-class--is-current=\"state.isActive\"><span class=\"anps-legal__toc-num\">01<\/span>The short version<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__toc-item\" data-wp-context='{&quot;itemId&quot;:&quot;what-we-collect&quot;}'><a class=\"anps-legal__toc-link\" href=\"#what-we-collect\" data-wp-class--is-current=\"state.isActive\"><span class=\"anps-legal__toc-num\">02<\/span>What we collect<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__toc-item\" data-wp-context='{&quot;itemId&quot;:&quot;why-we-use-it&quot;}'><a class=\"anps-legal__toc-link\" href=\"#why-we-use-it\" data-wp-class--is-current=\"state.isActive\"><span class=\"anps-legal__toc-num\">03<\/span>Why we use it<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__toc-item\" data-wp-context='{&quot;itemId&quot;:&quot;who-we-share-it-with&quot;}'><a class=\"anps-legal__toc-link\" href=\"#who-we-share-it-with\" data-wp-class--is-current=\"state.isActive\"><span class=\"anps-legal__toc-num\">04<\/span>Who we share it with<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__toc-item\" data-wp-context='{&quot;itemId&quot;:&quot;how-long-we-keep-it&quot;}'><a class=\"anps-legal__toc-link\" href=\"#how-long-we-keep-it\" data-wp-class--is-current=\"state.isActive\"><span class=\"anps-legal__toc-num\">05<\/span>How long we keep it<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__toc-item\" data-wp-context='{&quot;itemId&quot;:&quot;your-rights&quot;}'><a class=\"anps-legal__toc-link\" href=\"#your-rights\" data-wp-class--is-current=\"state.isActive\"><span class=\"anps-legal__toc-num\">06<\/span>Your rights<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__toc-item\" data-wp-context='{&quot;itemId&quot;:&quot;security-and-transfers&quot;}'><a class=\"anps-legal__toc-link\" href=\"#security-and-transfers\" data-wp-class--is-current=\"state.isActive\"><span class=\"anps-legal__toc-num\">07<\/span>Security and transfers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__toc-item\" data-wp-context='{&quot;itemId&quot;:&quot;changes-to-this-policy&quot;}'><a class=\"anps-legal__toc-link\" href=\"#changes-to-this-policy\" data-wp-class--is-current=\"state.isActive\"><span class=\"anps-legal__toc-num\">08<\/span>Changes to this policy<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><nav class=\"anps-legal__related\" aria-label=\"Other policies\"><span class=\"anps-legal__kicker\">Other policies<\/span><ul class=\"anps-legal__related-list\"><li class=\"anps-legal__related-item\"><a href=\"\/news\/terms-of-service\/\">Terms of Service<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__related-item\"><a href=\"\/news\/cookie-policy\/\">Cookie Policy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"anps-legal__related-item\"><a href=\"\/news\/editorial-standards\/\">Editorial standards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide anps-legal-page__contact is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group anps-legal-page__ask is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"anps-legal-page__kicker wp-block-paragraph\">\/\/ Questions about this policy<\/p><h2 id=\"ask-a-person-not-a-form\" class=\"wp-block-heading anps-legal-page__h2\">Ask a person, not a form<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data requests, complaints and questions about these terms are handled by a named member of staff and answered within five working days.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group anps-legal-page__ctas is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-sportpulse-action-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button anps-action-cta__link\" href=\"\/news\/contact\/\"><span class=\"anps-action-cta__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-mail\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>Contact us<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-sportpulse-action-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button anps-action-cta__link anps-action-cta__link--secondary\" href=\"\/news\/editorial-standards\/\"><span class=\"anps-action-cta__icon\"><svg class=\"anps-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#anps-i-scale\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>Editorial standards<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"anps-facts anps-legal-page__card wp-block-sportpulse-fact-list\"><div class=\"anps-facts__inner anps-facts__inner--notes anps-facts__inner--stack\"><ul class=\"anps-facts__items anps-facts__items--notes is-divided\" role=\"list\" style=\"--anps-facts-cols:1;--anps-facts-cols-md:1\"><li class=\"anps-facts__note anps-facts__item--default\"><div class=\"anps-facts__note-head\"><h3 class=\"anps-facts__title\">Data protection lead<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"anps-facts__body\">Priya Raman, managing editor<\/p><\/li><li class=\"anps-facts__note anps-facts__item--default\"><div class=\"anps-facts__note-head\"><h3 class=\"anps-facts__title\">Email<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"anps-facts__body\">privacy@sportpulse.example<\/p><\/li><li class=\"anps-facts__note anps-facts__item--default\"><div class=\"anps-facts__note-head\"><h3 class=\"anps-facts__title\">Post<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"anps-facts__body\">SportPulse News Ltd, 14 Ashcombe Row, London<\/p><\/li><li class=\"anps-facts__note anps-facts__item--default\"><div class=\"anps-facts__note-head\"><h3 class=\"anps-facts__title\">Response time<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"anps-facts__body\">Five working days, usually sooner<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/\/ Privacy policy What we collect, and what we don\u2019t We do not sell data, we do not run third-party ad trackers, and you do not need an account to read a single word on this site. 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