Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 1st January, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Hit Magazine (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We operate the website hitmagazine.co.uk (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data:

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily:

  • When you subscribe to our newsletter, create an account, or contact us: name, email address.
  • When you comment on articles: your username, email address, and the content of your comments.
  • Any other information you choose to send to us via contact forms or email.

B. Information Collected Automatically:

  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system and platform.
  • Usage Data: Information about your visit, including pages viewed, time spent on pages, click-stream data, and how you navigated to and from our Site.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: Please see our Cookie Policy (Section 8) for detailed information.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

  • To provide, operate, and maintain our Site and content.
  • To send you our email newsletter, if you have subscribed (you can unsubscribe at any time).
  • To manage your account and enable your participation in interactive features (e.g., commenting).
  • To understand how our readers use the Site via analytics (e.g., Google Analytics) to improve our content and user experience.
  • To respond to your comments, questions, and customer service requests.
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and ensure security.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your information depends on the context:

  • Consent: For our newsletter, where you have given clear consent.
  • Contractual Necessity: To provide you with access to the Site and its features.
  • Legitimate Interests: For website analytics, security, and administration, where these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share limited data in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: With trusted third-party vendors who perform services for us (e.g., email newsletter distribution, website hosting, analytics). These parties are obligated to keep your information confidential.
  • Legal Obligations: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
  • Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access: To request copies of your personal data.
  • Rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure: To request deletion of your personal data.
  • Restrict Processing: To request we suspend processing of your data.
  • Data Portability: To request transfer of your data to another organization.
  • Object: To object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
  • Withdraw Consent: To withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

8. Cookies & Similar Technologies

Our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze traffic, and for advertising purposes. A cookie is a small file placed on your device.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site. For more detailed information, please see our dedicated Cookie Policy page [Link to separate Cookie Policy if you have one, or state: “Our Cookie Policy is incorporated herein by reference.”].

9. Third-Party Links

Our Site contains links to other websites not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content or practices of any third-party sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with data, please contact us.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: hitmagazine.co.uk@gmail.com

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.