Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 April 2026

This privacy policy explains how The Magazine company Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit themagazinecompany.uk or contact us through the website.

We take your privacy seriously and handle your information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR).

1. Who we are

The Magazine copmany Ltd is the data controller responsible for any personal data you provide through this website.

Registered office: 11 Trinity Street, Bungay, England. NR35 1EH
Companies House number: 15983399
VAT number: 494 0679 54
ICO registration number: ZC135727
Contact for data matters: privacy@themagazinecompany.uk

2. What personal data we collect

When you submit our Media Pack request form, we collect:

Your name
Your business name
Your email address
Your phone number
The nature of your enquiry (Editorial, Advertising, or Sponsorship)
Any optional message you choose to include

We do not collect special-category data (health, race, religion, political views, etc.) and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

If you contact us by phone or email separately, we may also collect any information you choose to share in that correspondence.

3. Why we collect it (our lawful basis)

We rely on two lawful bases under Article 6 of the UK GDPR:

Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)) — to respond to your enquiry, send you the requested media pack, and follow up on a B2B basis. We have weighed your interests and rights and consider this processing to be reasonably expected by anyone making a business enquiry.
Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) — for any optional marketing communications you specifically opt in to receive in future.

You can object to legitimate-interest processing or withdraw consent at any time (see section 7).

4. How we use your data

We use the personal data you provide to:

Send you the requested 2026 Aspire & Defined media pack
Respond to and follow up on your enquiry
Maintain a record of business correspondence for our internal records
Comply with any legal, regulatory or accounting obligations

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data with anyone.

We share your data only with:

Our staff — on a need-to-know basis to handle your enquiry
Our hosting and email providers — Hostinger (web hosting, EU/UK servers) and our email provider, who process data on our behalf as data processors under written agreements
Professional advisers (accountants, legal advisers) where reasonably necessary
UK regulators or authorities where we are legally required to do so

We do not transfer your data outside the UK or European Economic Area.

6. How long we keep it

We keep enquiry data for up to 24 months from the date of your last contact with us, after which it is securely deleted unless we have a legal reason to retain it longer (for example, accounting records under HMRC rules, which we keep for 6 years).

You can ask us to delete your data sooner — see section 7.

7. Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”) in certain circumstances
Restrict how we process your data
Object to processing based on legitimate interest
Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent
Lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (see section 10)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@themagazinecompany.uk. We will respond within one month, free of charge, in line with UK GDPR requirements.

8. Cookies and tracking

This website uses only essential cookies required for the site to function — typically WordPress session cookies for logged-in administrators. We do not use cookies for analytics, advertising, or third-party tracking on this holding page.

Fonts are served by Bunny Fonts, a GDPR-friendly mirror of Google Fonts that does not transmit your IP address to Google.

If we add analytics, advertising pixels, or third-party tracking in future, we will update this policy and add a cookie consent banner before doing so.

9. How we keep your data secure

We use industry-standard technical and organisational measures to protect your data:

The website and form submissions are encrypted in transit using HTTPS / TLS
Form data is delivered to a secure email inbox protected by strong, regularly-updated passwords and two-factor authentication where available
Access to enquiry data is limited to authorised staff only
Our hosting provider (Hostinger) maintains physical and network security at their data centres in line with industry standards

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we do everything reasonable to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. How to complain

If you believe we have mishandled your personal data, please contact us first at privacy@themagazinecompany.uk so we can put it right.

If you remain unsatisfied, you have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

Website: ico.org.uk
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
Post: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Material changes will be notified on the website homepage for at least 30 days.

12. Contact

For any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal data:

The Magazine Company Ltd
11 Trinity
Street
Bungay
England
NR35 1EH
Email: privacy@themagazinecompany.uk