Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15 May 2026

This privacy policy explains how PRESS SCOTLAND NEWS MEDIA GROUP LTD, publisher of Scotland Press, handles personal data when you use this website, contact us, send us information, interact with our content or take part in any service we provide.

Controller

The data controller is PRESS SCOTLAND NEWS MEDIA GROUP LTD, company number SC842120, registered office 3 Smith's Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 8NT. Privacy enquiries can be sent to hello@scotlandpress.co.uk.

Personal Data We May Collect

• Technical data such as IP address, browser, device information, pages requested, referrer, timestamps and security logs.
• Information you send by email, including name, contact details, message content, attachments and any supporting evidence.
• Story tips, right-of-reply correspondence, complaints, correction requests and legal notices.
• Cookie and local storage preferences recorded in your browser.
• Commercial enquiry data, including organisation, role, contact details and campaign information.
• Newsletter, account, competition, survey or paid-service data if those features are introduced later.

Journalistic Material

As a news publisher, we may process personal data for journalistic purposes where it is in the public interest and compatible with applicable UK data protection law. This can include names, images, public statements, court or public-record information, and information supplied by sources. We consider accuracy, fairness, proportionality, rights and public interest before publication.

Why We Use Personal Data

• To operate, secure, monitor and improve the website.
• To publish and administer journalism, including verification, attribution, corrections and legal review.
• To respond to enquiries, complaints, privacy requests, right-of-reply requests and commercial enquiries.
• To comply with legal obligations, court orders, regulator requests and record-keeping requirements.
• To measure audience performance or provide advertising features only where those tools are enabled and lawful.

Lawful Bases

Depending on the activity, we rely on consent, contract, legal obligation, legitimate interests and, where applicable, journalism-related rights and exemptions under UK data protection law. Our legitimate interests include publishing journalism, protecting the website, responding to readers, preventing misuse, maintaining records and developing the publication.

Cookies And Similar Technologies

We use necessary technologies for site delivery, security and saving cookie preferences. Optional analytics and advertising technologies are off unless you choose to allow them or a lawful consent-free setup is confirmed and documented. See our Cookie Policy.

Sharing Personal Data

We may share data with hosting providers, CDN providers, email providers, professional advisers, payment or advertising suppliers if enabled, analytics suppliers if enabled, regulators, courts, law enforcement, complainants or subjects of coverage where needed for fair handling, and other parties where required by law or necessary to protect rights.

International Transfers

Some suppliers may process data outside the UK or EEA. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards such as adequacy regulations, standard contractual clauses, supplier due diligence or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

Security

We use technical and organisational measures intended to protect personal data, including HTTPS, restricted administrative access, prepared database queries, security headers and limited access to hosting and mailbox systems. No online service can be guaranteed completely secure, so please avoid sending unnecessary sensitive information by email.

Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as needed for the relevant purpose. Server and security logs are normally kept for a limited operational period unless needed to investigate abuse. Complaints, legal correspondence, editorial records and business records may be kept longer where necessary for accountability, legal claims, audit, tax or regulatory reasons.

Your Rights

You may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to processing, request data portability, withdraw consent and complain to the Information Commissioner's Office. Some rights may be limited where journalism, freedom of expression, legal privilege, public interest or legal obligations apply.

Children

Our website is a general news service and is not aimed specifically at children. Children should not send personal information unless they have appropriate permission, except where doing so is necessary to exercise their rights or raise a safety concern.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes to the website, suppliers, law or editorial operations. The latest version will be published on this page.