Effective date: 19 October 2025 We respect your privacy. This Policy explains what we collect, why, and how you can exercise your rights.
1. Who we are (Controller)
Unpolished Dispatch (“we”, “us”, “our”). Contact: info@unpolisheddispatch.com. If you are in the UK/EU, we process personal data in accordance with the GDPR/UK GDPR and applicable e-privacy rules.
2. What we collect
- Newsletter data: email address and, if provided, your first and last names.
- Analytics data: pseudonymous identifiers and event data from Google Analytics 4 (GA4) (e.g., pages viewed, device/browser info, approximate location based on IP at a regional level).
- Technical data: IP address (short-lived in logs for security), user-agent, and cookie consent choices. We do not intentionally collect sensitive categories of data. We do not sell personal data.
3. How we obtain data
- Directly from you (e.g., when you subscribe).
- Automatically via cookies/SDKs when you consent to analytics (see Cookie Policy).
4. Why we use your data (lawful bases)
- Newsletter: to send you issues and manage subscriptions; consent (you can withdraw at any time via unsubscribe).
- Analytics: to understand readership and improve content; consent (only runs if you opt in).
- Security/maintenance: to protect the Site and detect abuse; legitimate interests and/or legal obligation.
5. Sharing and processors
We do not share your data with third parties for their own marketing. We use trusted processors that act on our instructions:
- Brevo (email delivery and list management): receives your email (and name if provided) to send the Newsletter.
- Google (GA4): processes pseudonymous analytics data when you consent.
These providers may store/process data in multiple locations. Where transfers occur outside your jurisdiction, we rely on appropriate safeguards (e.g., standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms made available by providers).
6. Data retention
Newsletter data: kept until you unsubscribe, plus up to 12 months to maintain suppression lists and audit records.
Analytics data: retained according to GA4 settings (typically 2 or 14 months for event-level data). Aggregated, non-identifiable reports may be kept longer.
Server/security logs: typically up to 90 days unless investigating issues.
7. Your rights
Subject to local law, you can:
- Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
- Object to or restrict processing in certain cases.
- Withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribe; update cookie preferences).
Exercise rights by emailing info@unpolisheddispatch.com.
8. Children
Our content is not directed at children under 16. Do not subscribe if you are under that age.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures (access controls, encryption in transit, least-privilege) to protect personal data. No system is 100% secure.
10. Changes to this Policy
We will post updates here and adjust the “Effective date”.
11. Contact
Questions or requests: info@unpolisheddispatch.com.