Legal
Last updated: April 2025. This policy applies to nationalpostuk.co.uk and associated services.
When you register with The National Post UK, we collect your name, email address and billing information (processed securely via Stripe). We do not store full payment card details.
When you browse our website, we collect anonymised usage data including pages visited, time spent, referral sources and device type. This data helps us understand how our journalism is being read and improve our service.
If you post comments or save articles, this activity is associated with your account.
We use your personal data to: • Manage your subscription and billing • Send newsletters you have subscribed to • Personalise your reading experience • Improve our editorial and technical services • Comply with our legal obligations
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data to build advertising profiles for third-party advertisers.
We process your data on the following legal bases: • Contract: Processing necessary to fulfil your subscription. • Legitimate interests: Analytics and service improvement. • Consent: Newsletter subscriptions and optional personalisation.
You may withdraw consent for newsletter subscriptions at any time by clicking "unsubscribe" in any email we send.
Under UK GDPR you have the right to: • Access a copy of your personal data • Correct inaccurate personal data • Request deletion of your personal data • Object to or restrict processing • Data portability • Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact: privacy@thenationalpost.co.uk
We use essential cookies required for the site to function. We also use analytics cookies (Google Analytics) to understand audience behaviour in anonymised, aggregate form.
You may disable non-essential cookies via your browser settings. This will not prevent you accessing most content but may affect some features.
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active, plus a further 2 years in case of billing disputes. Anonymised analytics data is retained for up to 5 years.
If you request deletion of your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
For any questions about your data or this policy:
privacy@thenationalpost.co.uk