Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Ayrshire Daily News ("ADN", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website at ayrshiredailynews.co.uk or interact with our services. Ayrshire Daily News is part of the Strath Media Group.

2. Who We Are

Ayrshire Daily News
Part of Strath Media Group
Corespace 62, 62 Viewfield Road
Ayr, KA8 8HH
Email: newsdesk@ayrshiredailynews.co.uk

3. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Information you provide directly — such as your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, register for an account, or contact us.
• Automatically collected information — including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral URLs.
• Cookies and similar technologies — see our Cookie Policy for details.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our website and services
• Send you newsletters and updates you have requested
• Analyse how our website is used so we can improve the reader experience
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
• Comply with legal obligations

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds: your consent, the performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, or our legitimate interests (such as improving our services and ensuring network security).

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our website (such as hosting and analytics providers) under strict confidentiality agreements. We may also disclose information when required by law or to protect our rights.

7. Third-Party Analytics and Advertising

We use third-party services to understand how readers engage with our content and to deliver relevant advertising. These services may set cookies or collect data according to their own privacy policies. The services we currently use include:

• Google Analytics — for website traffic analysis
• Plausible Analytics — for privacy-focused traffic insights
• Facebook Pixel — for advertising effectiveness measurement

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. Analytics data is typically retained for up to 26 months.

9. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to data portability and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, please contact us at newsdesk@ayrshiredailynews.co.uk.

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

newsdesk@ayrshiredailynews.co.uk
Ayrshire Daily News, Corespace 62, 62 Viewfield Road, Ayr KA8 8HH