Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

This document is a template describing how the service currently processes data. It is provided as a starting point and is not legal advice. Please complete the bracketed details and have it reviewed by a qualified professional before publishing.

1. Who we are

Media Events Radar (the “Service”) aggregates upcoming public events for selected countries from their domestic media and lets professionals follow them on a calendar and via email briefings. The data controller responsible for your personal data is [Your name / organisation], contact: [contact email].

2. Data we collect

• Account data — your email address and a securely hashed password. We never store your password in clear text.
• Preferences — the countries, topics and delivery frequency you choose for your briefings.
• Saved events — the events you add to your personal calendar.
• Subscription & billing — your subscription status and, if you subscribe, a customer identifier issued by our payment provider. Card and payment details are handled directly by the payment provider and are never stored on our servers.
• Technical data — cookies strictly needed to run the Service (see the Cookies Policy) and standard server logs (such as IP address and browser type) used to operate and secure it.

3. How and why we use it

• To provide the calendar and manage your account — necessary to perform our contract with you.
• To send the email briefings you request — on the basis of your request/consent; you can change or stop them at any time from your account.
• To process subscriptions and payments — necessary to perform our contract.
• To keep the Service secure, prevent abuse and diagnose problems — our legitimate interest.

4. About the events shown

The events displayed are extracted from publicly available media (news agencies, newspapers and public Telegram channels). They describe public happenings and do not contain your personal data. Event locations may be looked up through a mapping service (see below); no personal data is sent for this.

5. Who we share data with

We do not sell your personal data. We share the minimum necessary with service providers (“processors”) that help us run the Service:

• Payment provider (Stripe) — to process subscriptions, payments and cancellations.
• Email provider — to deliver your briefings and account emails.
• Content delivery networks and font providers (e.g. jsDelivr, Google Fonts) — they serve parts of the interface and may receive your IP address as part of normal web delivery.
• Mapping service (OpenStreetMap / Nominatim) — used on our server to resolve event locations.

Some providers may process data in countries outside your own; where that happens we rely on appropriate safeguards [e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses].

6. How long we keep it

We keep your account data for as long as your account exists. You can ask us to delete your account, after which your personal data is removed, except where we must retain limited information to comply with legal obligations. Server logs and backups are kept for a limited period.

7. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. To exercise any of these rights, contact [contact email].

8. Security

We apply reasonable technical measures to protect your data, including password hashing (argon2), signed and http-only session cookies, restricted administrative access, security headers and rate limiting. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information.

9. Children

The Service is intended for professional use and is not directed at children under 16.

10. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above reflects the latest revision.

11. Contact

For any question about this policy or your data, contact [contact email].