Privacy Policy

Incisor News is an independent digital news publishing organization. We are the designated data controller responsible for personal information collected through this website (https://incisornews.tech).

Our newsroom complies rigorously with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU GDPR (Regulation 2016/679), and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Information You Provide Directly

• Newsletter Subscriptions: Your verified email address and subscription preferences.
• Contact & News Tips: Name, email address, topic, and message content submitted through our contact forms.
• Comments: Name, email, and opinions submitted on published news reports.

Information Collected Automatically

• Device & Connection Data: IP address, browser type and version, language settings, and operating system.
• Usage & Readership Telemetry: Pages visited, scroll depth, session duration, and referral sources.
• Essential Session Cookies: Cookies necessary to maintain site security, CSRF protection, and user sessions.

We process personal information only for legitimate journalistic and operational purposes:

• Distributing our daily news briefings and breaking news alerts to opted-in subscribers.
• Reviewing and responding to editorial inquiries, corrections, and reader feedback.
• Auditing article view counts, trending algorithms, and overall website performance.
• Safeguarding our platform against automated attacks, spam bots, and malicious intrusions.
• Complying with applicable legal and regulatory disclosure obligations.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to data brokers or third-party marketing agencies.

Under the UK/EU GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:

We utilize standard HTTP cookies to enable site navigation and analytics:

Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookie Disclosure

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the Google AdSense and DoubleClick DART cookies) to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve advertisements to our readers based on their visit to Incisor News and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Readers may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or Your Online Choices (EU/UK).

For comprehensive management options, please review our dedicated Cookie Policy.

Our articles frequently reference external journalistic sources, government releases, and third-party media embeds (e.g. YouTube video players, Google Fonts, CoinGecko financial feeds). We also partner with third-party advertising networks, such as Google AdSense, which may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to collect information as a result of ad serving on our website. Please consult How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services for full details.

We never sell your data. We disclose personal data only under strict necessity:

• Essential Service Infrastructure: Trusted cloud hosting providers and transactional email carriers operating under binding Data Processing Agreements (DPAs).
• Legal Compulsion: Subpoenas, judicial warrants, or law enforcement demands where legally mandated.
• Editorial Protection: Protecting the physical safety and fundamental rights of our journalists and sources.

We enforce enterprise-grade digital safeguards across all systems:

• End-to-end TLS 1.3 encryption with enforced HSTS preload headers.
• Active Web Application Firewall (WAF) blocking automated scrapers and injection vectors.
• Strict principle of least privilege (PoLP) limiting internal database access.
• Secure cryptographic hashing (bcrypt) for all credentials and sensitive authentication tokens.

• Newsletter Records: Retained until the subscriber clicks "Unsubscribe".
• Editorial Inquiries: Retained for 12 months for verification, then securely expunged.
• Server & Security Logs: Retained for 30 days for forensic intrusion detection, then rotated.

Under GDPR, UK GDPR, and California CCPA/CPRA, you possess comprehensive rights regarding your personal information:

To exercise any of these rights, email our Data Protection Officer at contact@incisornews.tech. We acknowledge all requests within 48 hours and complete them within 30 days without charge.

Incisor News publishes general-interest news intended for mature audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors under 16 years of age. Any inadvertently collected data will be expunged immediately upon notification.

Because Incisor News serves an international audience, data may occasionally be routed across global server points. Where transfers occur beyond the UK/EEA, we ensure adequate security via European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

We review and update this policy periodically to reflect evolving data privacy regulations and technological enhancements. The current revision is dated September 30, 2026.