This privacy policy explains how City Ledger Media Ltd. (company number 16743829), which operates DailyCity.co.uk, collects, uses and protects your personal data when you interact with our publication. We are registered in England and Wales and our registered office is 24 King William Street, 5th Floor, London EC4R 9AT. As the data controller, we are committed to safeguarding your privacy in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact our privacy team at privacy@dailycity.co.uk.
Data controller
City Ledger Media Ltd. is the data controller for any personal data you provide to us. We do not have a formally appointed Data Protection Officer, but our editorial and compliance teams handle all data protection matters. You can reach them at the registered address above or via privacy@dailycity.co.uk.
What data we collect
We collect different types of information depending on how you interact with DailyCity.co.uk:
- Email correspondence – when you email us at any @dailycity.co.uk address, including editorial, newsdesk, tips, corrections, complaints, advertising or general enquiries, we receive your email address and any information you include in your message.
- Newsletter subscriptions – if you sign up to our newsletters, we collect your email address and your preferences (for example, topics of interest). You can manage your subscription at any time via the link in each newsletter or by contacting us.
- Technical and analytics data – we automatically collect certain information when you visit our site, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent and referral source. We use this to improve our content and user experience.
- Advertising and affiliate tracking cookies – we use cookies and similar technologies for advertising, affiliate linking and analytics. For full details, please see our Cookie Policy.
- Contact form and tip submissions – if you use our contact form or tip us via the Tip Us page, we collect the information you provide, which may include your name and contact details.
Purposes and lawful bases
We process your personal data for the following purposes, relying on these lawful bases under UK GDPR:
- To respond to your enquiries, corrections, complaints or tips – our legitimate interest in running a responsive news publication and maintaining reader trust.
- To send newsletters you have subscribed to – your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
- To analyse site traffic and improve our content – our legitimate interest in understanding our audience and delivering relevant news.
- To serve personalised advertising and measure affiliate link performance – your consent (via our cookie banner) or our legitimate interest where applicable. You can manage your preferences in our Cookie Policy.
- To comply with legal obligations – for example, responding to lawful requests from regulators or law enforcement.
Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Newsletter subscriber data is kept until you unsubscribe. Correspondence is typically retained for two years after the last contact, unless a longer period is needed for legal or editorial reasons (e.g., corrections records). Analytics data is anonymised or deleted after 26 months.
Sharing your data
We never sell your personal data to third parties. We may share data with trusted processors who help us operate the site, send newsletters, host data and manage analytics. These processors are contractually bound to protect your data and only process it on our instructions. We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect the rights, property or safety of DailyCity.co.uk, our readers or others.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access – request a copy of the 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 to keep it.
- Restriction – ask us to limit processing of your data.
- Portability – receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format (where processing is based on consent or contract).
- Objection – object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
How to exercise your rights
To exercise any of these rights, please email us at privacy@dailycity.co.uk. We will respond within one month. Please provide enough information to identify you and your data. There is no charge unless your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator. You can contact them via their website at https://ico.org.uk/ or call their helpline. We encourage you to contact us first so we can try to resolve your concerns.
Source confidentiality
We take source protection seriously. If you submit a tip or share sensitive information with us, we will not disclose your identity unless required by law. For more details, please see our Tip Us page.
Contact
For any privacy-related queries, please email privacy@dailycity.co.uk or write to City Ledger Media Ltd., 24 King William Street, 5th Floor, London EC4R 9AT. You can also reach our editorial team via Contact. For more information about our editorial standards and data practices, please read our Editorial Policy, AI & Automation Policy and Ownership & Funding page.