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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Times Financial (“Times Financial,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to respecting your privacy and handling personal information in a transparent, responsible, and lawful manner.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal data when you access or interact with our website (the “Site”).

Times Financial is owned and operated by Advertising Services Worldwide LTD.

1. Who Controls Your Data

For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, Times Financial, operated by Advertising Services Worldwide LTD, acts as the data controller for personal data collected through the Site, unless otherwise stated.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal data, please use the Contact page available on Times Financial.

2. What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected in connection with:

  • your use of the Site;
  • your interaction with our articles, pages, and Site features;
  • information you submit through the Contact page or similar forms;
  • technical and behavioral data collected automatically while you browse; and
  • cookies and related technologies, where applicable.

This Policy does not apply to third-party websites, services, platforms, or external content that may be linked to or embedded on the Site.

3. Categories of Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use the Site, we may collect and process different categories of personal data, including the following:

A. Information You Submit Voluntarily

This may include:

  • your name;
  • your email address or other contact details provided through a form;
  • the contents of your inquiry, message, request, or feedback;
  • any files, documents, or attachments you choose to send us; and
  • any other personal information you voluntarily provide.

B. Technical and Usage Information

When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage data, such as:

  • your IP address;
  • browser type and version;
  • device type;
  • operating system;
  • referring source or referral URL;
  • pages visited;
  • date and time of access;
  • time spent on particular pages;
  • browsing path and click activity; and
  • general log, diagnostic, and performance-related data.

C. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, local storage, pixels, tags, log files, and comparable technologies to understand Site usage, remember preferences, maintain security, and assess performance.

D. Communication Records

If you contact us, we may retain records relating to:

  • the message or communication you sent;
  • any response we provided;
  • internal notes relating to the matter; and
  • actions taken to handle your inquiry, complaint, or follow-up.

4. How We Obtain Personal Data

We may collect personal data in several ways, including:

  • directly from you when you complete forms or contact us;
  • automatically through your browser or device when you access the Site;
  • through cookies and related technologies;
  • through service providers that support the operation of the Site;
  • through analytics tools, where enabled; and
  • in certain situations, from publicly available sources or third parties where reasonably necessary to respond to requests, protect our rights, investigate misuse, or improve Site operations.

5. How We Use Personal Information

We may process personal data for purposes including:

  • operating and maintaining the Site;
  • improving functionality, content, and user experience;
  • responding to inquiries, complaints, or submissions;
  • analyzing traffic, performance, and engagement;
  • identifying and resolving technical issues;
  • protecting the Site against spam, abuse, fraud, and unauthorized access;
  • remembering preferences or settings;
  • complying with legal and regulatory obligations;
  • protecting our business, users, systems, content, and legal rights;
  • managing internal administration and records; and
  • where lawful, supporting analytics, audience measurement, advertising functions, or content optimization.

6. Legal Bases for Processing

Where UK data protection law applies, we rely on one or more lawful bases depending on the nature of the processing.

A. Legitimate Interests

We may process personal data where necessary for our legitimate interests, including to:

  • operate and manage a financial news website;
  • preserve Site security and integrity;
  • better understand how visitors use the Site;
  • improve content, design, and technical performance;
  • respond to messages and inquiries;
  • detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and misuse; and
  • establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

When relying on legitimate interests, we consider the potential impact on your rights and freedoms and do not process data in a way that would override them.

B. Consent

We may rely on consent where required by law, including for:

  • non-essential cookies and similar technologies;
  • certain analytics or advertising technologies, where applicable; and
  • any other processing activity that requires prior consent.

Where consent is the legal basis, you may withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal will not affect processing already carried out before that withdrawal.

C. Legal Obligation

We may process personal data where necessary to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations.

D. Contract

Where you contact us in relation to a service, business matter, or request that may involve contractual steps, we may process relevant personal data where needed to take steps at your request or to perform a contract.

7. Cookies and Related Technologies

The Site may use cookies and similar tools for purposes such as:

  • enabling the Site to function correctly;
  • storing preferences or user settings;
  • supporting security and system integrity;
  • measuring traffic and engagement;
  • understanding performance of pages or features; and
  • supporting advertising, audience measurement, or content optimization where such functions are in use.

Some cookies may be strictly necessary for basic Site operation. Others may be optional and used only after any required consent has been obtained.

You can usually control cookies through your browser settings and, where applicable, through any cookie tool or consent banner displayed on the Site. Disabling certain cookies may affect the availability or functionality of some Site features.

8. Analytics and Advertising Technologies

Times Financial may work with third-party analytics, advertising, or audience measurement providers in order to better understand visitor activity and improve the Site.

Such providers may collect information including:

  • device identifiers;
  • IP address;
  • browser-related data;
  • approximate location information;
  • browsing behavior across the Site; and
  • engagement statistics.

Where those technologies are not strictly necessary and consent is required, they will only be used once the relevant consent has been obtained.

If specific analytics vendors or advertising partners are added later, this section should be updated to reflect them more specifically.

9. Use of AI and Automated Tools in Editorial Operations

Times Financial may use artificial intelligence and automated tools solely to support internal editorial and operational workflows. This may include support for research, summarization, formatting, draft preparation, internal categorization, moderation assistance, and language improvement.

These tools are used to assist human editorial and administrative activity. They are not used to deliver personalized financial advice, individualized investment recommendations, or solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects for users.

Where communications you send us contain personal data, that information may be reviewed, organized, or summarized using internal tools as part of standard editorial, administrative, security, moderation, or support processes.

10. Disclosure of Personal Data

We may share personal data where reasonably necessary with:

  • web hosting providers;
  • content management and publishing platform providers;
  • analytics and performance service providers;
  • security, fraud prevention, anti-spam, and technical support providers;
  • legal, compliance, and other professional advisers;
  • courts, regulators, public authorities, or law enforcement where required;
  • service providers assisting with operation, maintenance, or improvement of the Site; and
  • prospective purchasers, successors, investors, or acquirers in connection with a sale, transfer, restructuring, or transaction involving the business or its assets.

We do not sell personal data in the ordinary sense of exchanging it directly for money. However, depending on the tools and technologies used on the Site, some data sharing for advertising or measurement purposes may be classified differently under certain laws.

11. International Data Transfers

Some service providers or technical partners may process personal data outside the United Kingdom or outside your country of residence.

Where international transfers occur, we will take steps intended to ensure that the transferred data receives an appropriate level of legal protection in line with applicable law. This may include the use of adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, or other recognized transfer mechanisms where required.

12. How Long We Keep Data

We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • respond to communications;
  • maintain business and administrative records;
  • comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or compliance requirements;
  • resolve disputes;
  • enforce our policies and agreements; and
  • protect the safety, integrity, and security of the Site.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the data and the reason it was collected. When personal data is no longer needed, we may delete it, anonymize it, aggregate it, or securely archive it, subject to legal and operational requirements.

13. Security Measures

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction.

That said, no online transmission method or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. For that reason, we cannot promise absolute security.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and the laws that apply to you, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

  • access personal data we hold about you;
  • request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
  • request deletion of personal data;
  • request restriction of processing;
  • object to certain types of processing, including in some cases processing based on legitimate interests;
  • withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing;
  • request portability of certain information where applicable; and
  • lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please use the Contact page on Times Financial.

We may ask you to verify your identity before responding. We may also retain certain information where permitted or required by applicable law.

15. Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal data is handled, we encourage you to contact us first through the Contact page so we can try to address the issue.

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated and you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) or another relevant supervisory authority.

16. Children’s Privacy

Times Financial is a general financial news and information website and is not intended for children.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children where parental consent would be required under applicable law. If you believe that a child has submitted personal data through the Site, please contact us through the Contact page so we can review and address the situation.

17. Third-Party Links and Embedded Features

The Site may include links to third-party websites, tools, services, media, platforms, or embedded materials. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of those third-party services.

Your use of third-party sites or services is governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes relating to:

  • laws or regulations;
  • Site features or functionality;
  • cookies or tracking practices;
  • our editorial or business operations; or
  • the way we collect, use, or manage personal data.

Any revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the Site after such changes are published indicates your acknowledgment of the revised Privacy Policy.

19. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or your privacy rights, please use the Contact page available on Times Financial.