Privacy Policy

Last updated 13 May 2025

Northants Uncovered (‘Company’, ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, store, use, and protect your personal data when you share your stories, experiences, or any other information with us, such as when you:

  • Visit our website at https://northantsmag.co.uk/
  • Share information via an interview / email
  • Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices.  If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.  If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at sarahbecker10@hotmail.com.

1. What information do we collect?

Personal information you disclose to us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in sharing your information/story with the wider community.

The personal information we collect may include:

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number.
  • Personal Stories and Experiences: Details you provide for articles, interviews, or features.
  • Images and Media: Photographs or videos you provide or we capture with your permission.
  • Social Media Handles: If you choose to connect with us through social media.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to personal information.

Sensitive information:

Sensitive Information: Information that may reveal your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic or biometric data, health information, or details about your sexual orientation. We will only collect and process this data with your explicit consent.

Information automatically collected

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services.  This does not reveal your specific identify (like your name) but may include device and usage information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser ad device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information.  This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. View our full /cookie-policy-uk.

2. How do we process your information?

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

  • Content Creation and Publication:
    • Writing, editing, and publishing articles or stories featuring you.
    • Contacting you for interviews, follow-up questions, or consent for publication.
    • Promoting your stories: Sharing your stories across our website, social media channels, email newsletters, and other digital or print platforms to reach a wider audience.
  • Marketing and Promotion:
    • Legitimate Interest: If you have previously engaged with us (e.g., provided an interview, shared your story), we may send you updates, invitations to new stories, or other opportunities.
    • Consent (Newsletter Sign-up): If you sign up for our newsletter through our website, you will receive marketing emails, updates, and promotions. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time by clicking ‘unsubscribe’ in the emails or by emailing sarahbecker10@hotmail.com.
  • Analytics and Website Improvement:
    • Understanding which stories are most popular and engaging to improve our content strategy.
    • Tracking how visitors interact with our website to enhance user experience.
    • Using cookies and similar technologies to collect data about website usage (details provided in our Cookie Policy).
  • Handling Sensitive Information Responsibly:
    • We will only use sensitive information you provide with your explicit consent and solely for the purposes you have agreed to.

3. What legal bases do we rely on to process your personal information?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information.  These are the legal bases we may rely on to process your personal information:

  • Legitimate Interests: For promoting your stories and marketing communications related to your engagement with us.
  • Consent: We may process your personal information if you have given us permission (i.e. consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. e.g. for sending newsletters (via sign-up) and processing sensitive information.
  • Performance of a Contract: If we enter into an agreement with you (e.g., an interview, story submission), we will process your data as necessary to fulfill the terms of that agreement.

4. When & with whom do we share your personal information?

Vendors, consultants, and other third-party service providers.

We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. The categories of third parties we may share personal information with are:

We may share your data with:

  • Editors: Our editorial team and freelance writers for story development.
  • Sales & Marketing Tools: Platforms for managing campaigns, communication, and promoting your stories, including social media.
  • Communication & Collaboration Tools: Tools for internal collaboration and coordination.
  • Communication & Collaboration Tools
  • Payment Providers: If applicable, for any paid services or transactions.
  • Payment Providers
  • Subcontractors/Agents: Third-party providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting or content management.

Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?

We may use cookies and tracking technologies to collect and store your information.  This is set out in our Cookie Policy.

5. How long do we keep your information?

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes of publishing your story. For users who do not have published content, personal details will be retained for up to 6 months. If your story is published online, your data will remain as part of the archived content unless you request deletion. We may retain data for legal, contractual, or analytical purposes as needed. You can request for us to delete your personal details and/or story at anytime by contacting us as per section 8 of this policy.

6. Do we collect information from minors? 

We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.  By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependents use of the service.

7. How can you contact us about this notice?

If you have any questions or comments about our privacy policy you may email us at sarahbecker10@hotmail.com.

8. How can you review, update or delete the data we collect from you?

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing – You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at sarahbecker10@hotmail.com if you wish to make a request.