Privacy Policy
Last updated: [DATE]
Who we are
The Manchester Daily is an independent local news website covering Manchester. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why, and what rights you have over it. For the purposes of UK data protection law, the data controller is [LEGAL ENTITY NAME / your name, and company number if applicable]. You can reach us at [CONTACT EMAIL] or through our contact page.
What information we collect
We keep data collection to a minimum. We may hold: the email address (and name, if you give it) you provide when you subscribe to our newsletter; anything you send us when you email us or use our contact and story-tips forms; anonymised analytics about how the site is used, but only if you accept analytics cookies; and standard technical logs (such as IP address and browser type) generated by our hosting providers to keep the site running and secure. We do not ask for payment details, as the site is free to read.
How we use your information
We use it only to: send you the newsletter you asked for; reply to your messages and follow up on tips; understand and improve how the site is used; and keep the site secure and working. Our lawful bases are your consent (for the newsletter and analytics) and our legitimate interests (in responding to you and protecting the site).
Cookies
The Manchester Daily uses a small number of cookies. Essential ones keep the site working and do not require consent. Non-essential ones are used only for analytics and load only if you accept them.
Essential cookies
These are required for the site to function, such as keeping signed-in editors authenticated in the admin area. They cannot be switched off.
Analytics cookies
We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use The Manchester Daily. Clarity records anonymised information about how people interact with our pages, including clicks, scrolling, and session replays, and combines it into heatmaps and aggregated reports. We use this only to see what is working and improve the site. This data is collected and processed by Microsoft on our behalf, and may be combined with Microsoft's own data in line with their privacy policy. These analytics cookies are not essential, so they only load if you accept them. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.
Advertising
The Manchester Daily is free to read and is funded in part by advertising. We show two kinds of ads. The first is direct advertising booked by local sponsors, which we serve ourselves; these do not track you across other websites. The second, where enabled, is advertising from third-party networks such as Google AdSense.
Third-party advertising networks like Google use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure ads. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings, and you can manage cookies used for personalised advertising by many providers at aboutads.info. For more on how Google handles data on sites that use its services, see Google's partner-sites policy.
Advertising cookies are non-essential and load only if you accept them. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.
Who we share it with
We do not sell your data. We share it only with the service providers who process it on our behalf: Brevo (to deliver our newsletter and manage subscriptions); Microsoft (for Clarity analytics, where you have consented); Google (for AdSense advertising, where advertising cookies are enabled); and our hosting and infrastructure providers (Vercel and Railway for the site, Cloudflare for image delivery). These providers act under contract and some may process data outside the UK; where they do, appropriate safeguards are in place.
How long we keep it
We keep newsletter details until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove them. Messages and tips are kept for [PERIOD, e.g. as long as needed to respond and for a reasonable record afterwards]. Analytics data is retained by Microsoft in line with Clarity's own retention periods.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to how we use it, and to data portability. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in any email, and you can withdraw analytics consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [CONTACT EMAIL]. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data can be sent to [CONTACT EMAIL], or via our contact page. [Postal address, if you have one.]
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes we will post the updated version here and revise the date at the top.