Last Updated: June 2026

The Plymouth Post (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

We collect minimal personal data to ensure our website functions correctly and to understand how visitors interact with our content.

• Automated Analytical Data: When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and visit. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
• Contact Information: If you choose to contact us directly via email or a contact form (e.g., to submit a news tip or advertising inquiry), we will collect your name, email address, and any information you choose to provide in your message.

We use the information we collect for the following lawful bases under GDPR:

• To maintain and improve our website: Analyzing traffic trends helps us optimize our layout, fix technical issues, and improve our news coverage (Legitimate Interest).
• To respond to inquiries: If you send us a message, we use your contact details solely to reply to you (Performance of a Contract / Consent).
• To display relevant advertising: We may use third-party advertising networks to show ads on our site, which helps fund our local journalism (Consent / Legitimate Interest).

Our website uses cookies (small text files placed on your device) to enhance your browsing experience and analyze site traffic.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
• Analytics Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics to track anonymous user behavior (e.g., which articles are most popular).
• Advertising Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies via the cookie consent banner when you first visit our site, or by adjusting your browser settings.

Our articles frequently contain links to external websites, and we actively direct our community conversations to our official Facebook page.

Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices of third-party websites or social media platforms. When you click a link or interact with us on Facebook, your data is governed by their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review Facebook’s Data Policy before interacting.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may only share information:

• With trusted third-party service providers who help us run our website (e.g., website hosting providers or analytics services), subject to strict confidentiality agreements.
• If required to do so by UK law, legal proceedings, or to protect the safety and rights of our team and the public.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. We only retain personal data (such as email inquiries) for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose it was collected for or to meet legal requirements.

Under UK data protection laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: The right to ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): The right to request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
• Restriction/Objection: The right to object to or restrict our processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact the Plymouth Post team at news@plymouthpost.co.uk