Last updated: 18 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how 3LNews (https://3lnews.com, the “Site”) collects and uses personal data, and the rights you have. We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and, for visitors in the European Economic Area, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Who is responsible for your data
The data controller is Codice Ltd, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom (“we”, “us”). 3LNews is a publication of Codice Ltd. To protect our editorial team from spam we do not publish email addresses: you can reach us at any time through our contact form, including for any privacy request.
2. What data we collect
- Technical data sent automatically by your browser when you visit the Site: IP address, browser and device type, pages requested, date and time, referring page. Our hosting and security systems record this data in server and security logs.
- Cookie and similar data, as described in our Cookie Policy. Non-essential cookies are used only with your consent.
- Newsletter data: your email address and the date and proof of your subscription (double opt-in), if you subscribe.
- Contact data: your name, email address, the subject and content of your message, if you write to us through the contact form.
- Comments: name, email and comment text, if comments are open and you post one. Your email address is never shown publicly.
We do not ask for, and ask you not to send us, special categories of data (for example health, political opinions or religious beliefs). The Site is not directed at children under 16.
3. Why we use your data and on what legal basis
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Delivering the Site, keeping it secure, preventing spam and abuse (including Cloudflare Turnstile checks on forms) | Legitimate interest in running a secure publication (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Sending the newsletter you asked for | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)); you can unsubscribe at any time with the link in every email |
| Answering your messages and requests | Steps you request / legitimate interest in replying (Art. 6(1)(b) and (f)) |
| Audience measurement and improving content (analytics cookies) | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)), given through the cookie banner |
| Complying with legal obligations and defending legal claims | Legal obligation / legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(c) and (f)) |
4. Who receives your data
We do not sell personal data. We share it only with service providers who process it on our behalf under written agreements, and only as far as needed:
- our web hosting and email delivery providers;
- Cloudflare, Inc. (content delivery, security and the Turnstile anti-spam check on forms);
- Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd / Google LLC), via Google Site Kit, to measure visits in aggregate (only with consent);
- Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd / Microsoft Corp.), to understand how pages are used through aggregated heatmaps and session statistics (only with consent);
- GTranslate, if you choose to translate a page;
- our newsletter delivery system;
- professional advisers and public authorities where the law requires it.
5. International transfers
Some providers (for example Google, Microsoft and Cloudflare) may process data outside the UK and the EEA, including in the United States. In those cases transfers rely on adequacy decisions (such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the UK Extension), or on Standard Contractual Clauses and the UK International Data Transfer Addendum.
6. How long we keep data
- Server and security logs: up to 12 months.
- Contact messages: up to 24 months after our last exchange, unless needed longer for a legal claim.
- Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe; proof of consent for up to 3 years afterwards.
- Analytics data: according to the settings of the tools, at most 14 months.
- Comments: as long as the comment stays published.
7. Your rights
Subject to the conditions of the law, you have the right to access your data, have it corrected or erased, restrict or object to its use, receive it in a portable format, and withdraw consent at any time (this does not affect processing carried out before). To exercise a right, use our contact form; we reply within one month. We may ask you to confirm your identity.
You can also complain to a supervisory authority: in the UK the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk), or the data protection authority of the EEA country where you live or work.
8. Security
The Site uses HTTPS encryption, access controls, security monitoring and regular backups. No system is completely secure, but we work to protect your data against loss and unauthorised access.
9. Third-party links and embedded content
Articles may link to or embed content from other websites (for example videos or social posts). Those sites have their own privacy policies and may collect data when you interact with them.
10. Changes
We may update this policy. The current version is always on this page, with the date of the last update at the top.
