Sachspur (sachspur.de) is owned and operated by Sachspur Media Ltd., a private company registered in Gibraltar (company number C 92009, Malta Business Registry) with its registered office at Office 9, Business Centre, Valletta, 0000. As the data controller under UK GDPR, Sachspur Media Ltd. is responsible for determining how and why your personal data is processed. This privacy policy explains the types of information we collect from readers, subscribers and visitors, how we use it, and the rights you have over your data.
Who is responsible for your data?
Sachspur Media Ltd. is the data controller for all personal data collected through Sachspur (sachspur.de) and related services. You can reach our data protection team by email at privacy@sachspur.de or by post at the registered office above. The chief editor, Benjamin Krämer, oversees editorial standards and can be contacted at anders.lindqvist@sachspur.de or +46 8 525 030 61 for any editorial-data concerns.
What personal data does Sachspur collect?
We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, subscribe to newsletters, submit tips, or engage with our content through comments or surveys. This may include your name, email address, telephone number, and any message content. We also automatically collect certain technical data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and cookie identifiers when you visit our site. Details about cookies are set out in our separate Cookie Policy.
How do we use your personal data?
We process personal data for the following purposes: to deliver our newsletters and journalistic content, respond to your enquiries and tip-offs, manage editorial complaints and corrections, verify the identity of sources where necessary, analyse site traffic and user behaviour to improve our service, and comply with legal obligations such as data subject access requests. All processing is carried out in accordance with UK GDPR principles of lawfulness, fairness and transparency.
What is our legal basis for processing?
Our legal bases for processing are: your consent (for example, when you subscribe to a newsletter or accept non-essential cookies), the performance of a contract (if you have a subscription or commercial agreement with us), compliance with a legal obligation (such as retaining financial records for tax purposes), and our legitimate interests as a news publisher. Legitimate interests include ensuring the security of our website, understanding readership patterns, and protecting our editorial independence. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
How long do we keep your data?
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. Newsletter subscriber data is kept until you unsubscribe or after 12 months of inactivity. Correspondence and tip-off records are retained for up to 24 months unless related to an ongoing legal or editorial matter. Technical logs and analytics data are anonymised or deleted after 26 months. Financial records related to advertising or affiliate income are kept for the statutory retention period required by UK and Gibraltar law.
Do we share your data with third parties?
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share anonymised aggregate data with analytics providers (such as Matomo or Plausible, configured to respect privacy) and with our email delivery service for sending newsletters. These processors are contractually bound to process data only on our instructions and to implement appropriate security measures. We may also disclose data if required by law, to enforce our Terms of Use, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Sachspur, our readers or others.
What are your rights under UK GDPR?
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to: access your personal data; rectify inaccurate data; request erasure (‘right to be forgotten’); restrict processing; data portability; and object to processing based on legitimate interests. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe we have processed your data unlawfully. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@sachspur.de or via our Contact page. We will respond within one month, extendable by two months for complex requests.
How do we protect your data?
We implement technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data, including encryption in transit (HTTPS), access controls for editorial and technical staff, regular security audits, and staff training on data protection. Our website is hosted on secure servers within the European Economic Area. Where data is transferred outside the UK or EEA, we ensure adequate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
How do we handle cookies and similar technologies?
Our site uses cookies and similar technologies for essential functionality, analytics and optional features such as content personalisation. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our consent banner. For full details, please read our Cookie Policy. We also use web beacons in newsletters to track open rates and clicks, solely to improve editorial relevance.
Updates to this policy
This privacy policy was last updated on 1 July 2025. We will notify you of material changes by posting an updated version on this page and, where appropriate, by email. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Our commitments
- We will never sell your personal data to any third party.
- We will only collect data that is necessary for our editorial and operational purposes.
- We will respect your consent choices and make it easy to withdraw or change them.
- We will respond to all data subject requests within the statutory timeframe.
- We will maintain transparent records of our processing activities and review them annually.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact our data protection officer at privacy@sachspur.de or use our contact form. For editorial enquiries, you may also write to the chief editor at anders.lindqvist@sachspur.de. Additional information about our editorial standards and business model can be found on our Ownership and Funding page and our Editorial Policy page.