This Privacy Policy explains how Nordbridge Media OU (company no. 16849273, Maakri 19/1, 12th Floor, 10145 Tallinn, Estonia) (‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’) collects, uses, stores and protects your personal data when you visit storyshift.uk or otherwise interact with us. We are the data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Our registered address is in Estonia, but we publish editorial content focused on UK readers and UK subjects. This policy applies to all personal data we process in connection with our UK‑facing operations. If you have any questions about this policy, contact our privacy team at privacy@storyshift.uk.
1. What personal data we collect
Contact form and email correspondence. When you use the contact form on our Contact page or send an email to any @storyshift.uk address, we collect your name, email address and any other information you provide in your message. We use this data solely to respond to your enquiry.
Newsletter subscriptions. If you subscribe to our newsletter via the Newsletter page, we collect your email address. We use this to send you editorial updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in each email.
Technical data and cookies. When you visit storyshift.uk, we automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs and pages you view. We use cookies and similar technologies for analytics and to improve your experience. For full details please see our Cookie Policy.
2. Purposes and lawful bases
We process your personal data only for the following specific purposes and on the corresponding lawful bases under UK GDPR:
- To respond to your enquiries or requests (including news tips) – lawful basis: legitimate interest (to communicate with readers and sources).
- To send you our newsletter (if you have subscribed) – lawful basis: consent. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- To ensure the security, stability and performance of our website – lawful basis: legitimate interest (to protect our systems and users).
- To comply with legal obligations (e.g. a court order or regulatory request) – lawful basis: legal obligation.
3. Data retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Enquiry correspondence is kept for up to 12 months after the last contact. Newsletter subscriber data is kept until you unsubscribe. Technical logs are retained for up to 26 months unless required longer for legal reasons.
4. Sharing your personal data
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with trusted service providers (data processors) who help us operate the website, send emails or analyse traffic. These processors are contractually bound to process data only on our instructions and to keep it secure. We never share your data for third‑party marketing.
We may disclose personal data if required by law, or to protect our legal rights, or in connection with a corporate transaction such as a merger or sale of assets.
5. Your rights under UK GDPR
You have the following rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you:
- Right of access – to obtain a copy of the personal data we process about you.
- Right to rectification – to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure – to request deletion of your data where there is no compelling reason to keep it.
- Right to restriction of processing – to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability – to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to object – to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
To exercise any of these rights, please email privacy@storyshift.uk. We will respond within one month. If you are unsatisfied, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – the UK’s independent data protection authority.
6. Source confidentiality
We are committed to protecting the confidentiality of sources who contact us with news tips. If you wish to provide information confidentially, please read our Tip Us page for secure methods. We will not disclose your identity without your consent unless compelled by a court order.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date of last revision. We encourage you to review it periodically.
8. Contact
For any privacy‑related enquiries, including requests to exercise your rights, contact:
Email: privacy@storyshift.uk
Data controller: Nordbridge Media OU (company no. 16849273)
Maakri 19/1, 12th Floor, 10145 Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia phone: +372 668 2140
UK editorial line: +44 20 4583 7710
For general editorial or legal enquiries, see our Contact page.
More about our editorial standards and fact‑checking processes can be found on our Sources & Standards page and our Editorial Policy.
Last updated: 1 June 2025