Privacy Policy

This is a summary of the Privacy Policy for Wirebeat.com, for terms of service please click here.

• What kinds of information do we collect?

When you sign up for or use the features of Wirebeat.com you give provide certain information voluntarily. This information includes user search data, selected articles and user location.

• How do we use this information?

Any data collected is analysed to improve the overall user experience including but not limited to the customisation of advertising.

• How is this information shared?

Wirebeat does not currently share user data, although it reserves the right to do this with third party partners.

• What is our legal basis for processing data?

Wirebeat processes data to fulfil a service requested by the user to search data and provide a considered response. Tracking user data is only following consent is given; the use of the service remains available to those who fail to give consent. By signing up to a premium service Wirebeat permits the processing user data to fulfil its contractual obligation to members, one which the user can freely break by deactivating their account.

• How do we use cookies?

Cookies are used to track user behaviours across the site to help improve the user experience and to help to improve the relevance of any advertising.

• How to manage your cookies

No user personal data is stored until privacy policy has been accepted; if you change you mind and wish to remove this data please follow this link for further instructions: wirebeat.com/remove

• How can you exercise your rights provided under the GDPR?


• Data retention, account deactivation and deletion

Wirebeat is an analytical services which is designed to be in the public interest. Data is retained to provide statistical insights into news media and research purposes.

• How do we find out more about legal requests or data retention

Any questions in regards to the use of data should be sent to: data.officer@wirebeat.com

• How will we notify you of changes to this Policy?

Notification of any changes to this policy will be sent out to users where we hold their contact information (email) and will ensure all users consent to any changes to our privacy policy prior to implementation.