Last updated: 4 August 2026
Hot Recent News (“we“, “us“, or “our“) operates hotrecentnews.com (the “Website“).
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly, transparently, and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you when you visit or interact with our Website.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:
- Contact us by email
- Submit news tips or story ideas
- Send corrections or feedback
- Subscribe to newsletters or other communications
- Contact our editorial, advertising, or business teams
This information may include:
- Your name
- Email address
- Company or organisation (where applicable)
- Any information you choose to include in your message
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed
- Date and time of your visit
- Time spent on the Website
- Referring website
- Approximate geographic location based on IP address
- Cookies and similar technologies
This information helps us improve the performance, security, and usability of our Website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Operate and maintain our Website
- Respond to enquiries and correspondence
- Process news tips and correction requests
- Deliver newsletters you have subscribed to
- Improve our content and user experience
- Analyse Website traffic and performance
- Detect fraud, spam, or security threats
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (Where Applicable)
Where applicable under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or other privacy laws, we process personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Your consent
- Our legitimate interests in operating a news publication
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Performance of a contract where applicable
4. Cookies
Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to:
- Ensure the Website functions correctly
- Remember user preferences
- Measure traffic and reader engagement
- Improve Website performance
- Support advertising and analytics services where applicable
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain features of the Website.
Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies.
5. Advertising & Analytics
Hot Recent News may work with trusted advertising, analytics, and technology partners that use cookies or similar technologies to help us:
- Measure Website performance
- Understand audience behaviour
- Deliver relevant advertising
- Prevent fraud and abuse
These partners may collect limited technical information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
6. Sharing Information
We may share limited personal information with trusted service providers that help us operate our Website, including:
- Website hosting providers
- Email service providers
- Analytics providers
- Security providers
- Customer support platforms
These providers are contractually required to protect your information and only process it on our behalf.
We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to protect our legal rights.
7. International Data Transfers
Because Hot Recent News serves readers worldwide, your information may be processed or stored in countries outside your country of residence.
Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards to protect personal information during international transfers.
8. Data Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to help protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing electronic data can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law.
When information is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised where appropriate.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable privacy laws, including the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your data
- Restrict or object to certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request a copy of your personal information
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
11. Third-Party Websites
Our Website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
12. Children’s Privacy
Hot Recent News is not directed toward children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal obligations, or privacy practices.
Any updates will be published on this page, and the Last updated date will be revised accordingly.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, please contact us.
General Enquiries
Editorial & Media Enquiries
Corrections
📧 corrections@hotrecentnews.com
Confidential News Tips
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