Last updated: June 2, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Zorywire collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal data when you access or use zorywire.com, our public pages, article pages, feeds, RSS, search, contact pages, admin/editor areas, and any other online service that links to this Privacy Policy (together, the “Site”).
Please read this Privacy Policy together with our Terms of Use and Cookie Policy.
1. Who we are
Zorywire is an English-language online news and editorial website.
The operator and legal contact details for the Site are listed in our Legal Notice.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Zorywire is the controller of personal data unless we state otherwise.
2. Contact details
For privacy questions, legal notices, and data protection requests, use the contact details in our Legal Notice.
For general support requests, use our Contact page.
Telephone and postal notice information is also covered in the Legal Notice.
3. Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to:
- visitors and readers of the Site;
- people who contact us;
- people who send correction requests, legal notices, complaints, or other communications;
- people who are mentioned, quoted, referenced, or otherwise included in editorial content;
- authorised admin and editorial users of non-public Site areas;
- people whose data is processed in connection with Site security, logs, analytics, compliance, and operations.
At this stage, the Site does not provide paid reader services, public reader accounts, public comments, public posting tools, newsletters, subscriptions, or user-generated content features.
4. Personal data we may collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data.
4.1. Data you provide to us
When you contact us, send a request, submit a correction, or communicate with us, we may process:
- your name;
- email address;
- organisation or role, if provided;
- message content;
- links, documents, images, recordings, or other material you send;
- any other information you choose to provide.
Please do not send sensitive personal data, confidential documents, legally privileged material, trade secrets, classified information, or material that may put you or another person at risk unless we have specifically agreed a secure process with you.
4.2. Technical and usage data
When you access the Site, we may process limited technical data, such as:
- IP address;
- browser type and version;
- device type;
- operating system;
- approximate location derived from IP address;
- pages viewed;
- referring page or website;
- date and time of access;
- request identifiers;
- error logs;
- security logs;
- cookie or similar technology identifiers, where applicable.
This data helps us operate, secure, debug, monitor, and improve the Site.
4.3. Cookie and consent data
We may process data related to cookies and similar technologies, including:
- cookie consent choices;
- cookie settings;
- consent timestamps;
- limited technical identifiers needed to remember your choices.
More information is available in our Cookie Policy.
4.4. Editorial data
As a news and editorial website, we may process personal data in connection with editorial activity, including:
- names of people, organisations, officials, public figures, authors, sources, or subjects of news coverage;
- public statements, quotes, roles, titles, affiliations, and biographical details;
- information contained in public records, official statements, press releases, reports, public websites, public social media posts, interviews, third-party publications, or other source material;
- information needed for fact-checking, correction handling, legal review, source review, and editorial record-keeping.
Editorial processing may involve information about people who have not directly provided data to us.
4.5. Admin and editorial user data
For authorised admin and editorial users, we may process:
- account identifiers;
- email address;
- name or display name;
- role and permissions;
- login/session data;
- audit logs;
- actions taken in admin/editorial systems;
- security and access logs.
This data is used to protect non-public systems, manage access, support editorial workflows, and maintain accountability.
5. How we collect personal data
We may collect personal data:
- directly from you when you contact us or send material to us;
- automatically when you access or use the Site;
- from cookies and similar technologies, subject to applicable consent rules;
- from public sources and third-party publications for editorial purposes;
- from authorised admin/editorial users during use of non-public systems;
- from service providers that help us operate, secure, monitor, and support the Site.
6. Why we process personal data
We may process personal data for the following purposes:
6.1. To provide and operate the Site
We process data to:
- display pages and articles;
- provide search, RSS, feeds, and public Site functions;
- maintain Site performance;
- route requests;
- remember necessary settings;
- provide access to authorised admin/editorial areas.
6.2. To secure the Site
We process data to:
- detect, prevent, and investigate abuse, attacks, unauthorised access, fraud, spam, scraping, and other misuse;
- apply rate limits and access controls;
- maintain logs;
- protect Site integrity, availability, and confidentiality.
6.3. To respond to communications
We process data to:
- respond to questions and support requests;
- review correction requests;
- handle legal notices and rights requests;
- manage complaints;
- keep records of communications.
6.4. For editorial purposes
We process data to:
- research, verify, prepare, edit, publish, update, correct, archive, or remove editorial content;
- maintain editorial records;
- review sources;
- handle correction and rights requests;
- protect freedom of expression, public interest reporting, and editorial integrity.
6.5. Basic analytics
We use basic analytics to understand aggregate use of the Site and improve Zorywire. This may include page views, referring websites, approximate technical information about browsers and devices, page entry and exit information, and aggregate visit counts.
We use a basic analytics provider for this purpose. Basic analytics may use browser storage or cookies while it is enabled so the analytics SDK can maintain anonymous visit and session state.
Basic analytics is not used to identify individual public readers, build reader profiles, make decisions about individual readers, track users across websites, or for advertising.
Certain technical data, such as IP address and User-Agent, may be processed transiently by the analytics provider to produce aggregate statistics and privacy-preserving measurements.
You can object to basic analytics at any time through Cookie settings.
At this stage, we do not use analytics data to provide paid reader services or public reader accounts.
6.6. For legal and compliance purposes
We process data to:
- comply with applicable law;
- respond to lawful requests from authorities;
- establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;
- enforce our Terms of Use;
- protect our rights, users, sources, staff, systems, and the public.
7. Legal bases for processing
Depending on the context and applicable law, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases.
7.1. Legitimate interests
We may process personal data where it is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of others, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
Our legitimate interests include:
- operating and securing the Site;
- publishing and maintaining editorial content;
- responding to communications;
- preventing abuse and unauthorised access;
- maintaining logs and audit records;
- improving Site reliability;
- protecting legal rights;
- preserving editorial integrity and freedom of expression.
7.2. Consent
We rely on consent where required, including for certain non-essential cookies, analytics, or similar technologies.
You may withdraw consent at any time through the available cookie settings or by contacting us where applicable.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.
7.3. Legal obligation
We may process personal data where necessary to comply with applicable legal obligations, court orders, regulatory requests, record-keeping duties, or lawful authority requests.
7.4. Contract or steps before a contract
Where applicable, we may process data to provide requested services or respond to your request before entering into an agreement.
At this stage, the Site does not offer paid reader subscriptions, paid reader accounts, or paid reader services.
7.5. Public interest, journalism, and freedom of expression
Where applicable, editorial processing may be carried out for journalistic, public interest, archival, accountability, or freedom of expression purposes.
8. Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy.
Cookies and similar technologies may be used to:
- operate the Site;
- protect security;
- remember cookie choices;
- maintain admin/editor sessions where applicable;
- understand Site performance and usage where analytics are enabled and permitted.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are needed to provide the Site or a feature you request.
Basic analytics is used only where permitted by applicable law and is subject to the choices available in Cookie settings.
You can manage cookie choices through our cookie tools where available. You may also be able to restrict cookies through your browser settings, but some Site features may not work properly if necessary cookies are blocked.
9. Do Not Track and browser signals
Some browsers may send “Do Not Track” or similar signals.
Because there is no single consistent industry standard for such signals, the Site may not respond to every browser signal in the same way.
Where required by applicable law, we will respect legally recognised opt-out or consent-preference signals.
10. Who we share personal data with
We do not sell personal data.
We may share personal data with trusted recipients where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:
- hosting and infrastructure providers;
- database and authentication providers;
- security, monitoring, and error-reporting providers;
- analytics providers where basic analytics is enabled and used only for aggregate site statistics and Site improvement;
- email and communication providers;
- technical support and maintenance providers;
- professional advisers, including lawyers, accountants, auditors, and insurers;
- courts, regulators, public authorities, or law enforcement bodies where required by law or necessary to protect rights;
- successors, buyers, or operators in connection with a merger, restructuring, transfer, or sale of all or part of the Site or business.
We require service providers to process personal data only as needed to provide their services to us and subject to appropriate confidentiality, security, and legal obligations.
We may also disclose information where necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, protect the Site, investigate abuse, protect users or the public, or defend legal claims.
11. International data transfers
Operational location details
Processing location details
Where international transfers require safeguards under applicable data protection law, we aim to use appropriate safeguards, such as contractual protections, adequacy decisions, transfer risk assessments, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
12. How long we keep personal data
We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Typical retention criteria include:
| Data category | Typical retention approach |
|---|---|
| Contact and support requests | Kept for as long as needed to respond, manage follow-up, and maintain reasonable business records |
| Legal notices, complaints, and rights requests | Kept as long as needed for legal, compliance, dispute, and record-keeping purposes |
| Technical logs | Kept for a limited period needed for security, debugging, abuse prevention, and operational reliability |
| Security and abuse logs | May be kept longer where needed to investigate abuse, protect systems, or defend claims |
| Cookie consent records | Kept as long as needed to remember and evidence your choices |
| Analytics data | Kept for a limited period according to our analytics settings and applicable law |
| Editorial records | Kept as long as needed for editorial, archival, public interest, correction, legal, and accountability purposes |
| Admin/editorial account and audit data | Kept as long as needed for access control, accountability, security, legal, and operational purposes |
We may anonymise or aggregate data so that it no longer identifies you. Anonymised or aggregated data may be kept for longer.
13. Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or unauthorised access.
These measures may include:
- access controls;
- authentication controls;
- role-based permissions;
- logging and monitoring;
- encryption in transit where appropriate;
- backups and recovery measures;
- security review of systems and providers;
- separation of public and non-public systems where appropriate.
No website, network, or system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You use the Site at your own risk.
14. Your privacy rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
- request access to your personal data;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
- request deletion of personal data;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to processing;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- request data portability where applicable;
- complain to a data protection authority or court;
- object to certain direct marketing, if ever used.
These rights may be limited by applicable law, journalistic protections, freedom of expression, public interest, legal privilege, security needs, protection of others’ rights, or the need to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
15. How to exercise your rights
To exercise your rights, use the contact details in our Legal Notice.
Please include:
- your name;
- the email address relevant to your request;
- the right you want to exercise;
- enough information for us to understand and verify your request;
- the URL or content reference, if your request relates to editorial content.
We may ask for additional information to verify your identity or clarify your request.
We will respond within the period required by applicable law.
We may refuse or limit a request where permitted by law, including where the request is manifestly unfounded, excessive, affects the rights of others, conflicts with legal obligations, or relates to protected editorial activity.
16. Editorial content and privacy requests
Because Zorywire is a news and editorial website, some personal data may appear in editorial content.
Requests relating to editorial content are reviewed carefully. We may consider:
- accuracy;
- public interest;
- freedom of expression;
- the role of the person concerned;
- the age and relevance of the information;
- the source of the information;
- legal obligations;
- harm, safety, and fairness concerns;
- correction or update options;
- archival and accountability value.
We may decide to correct, update, anonymise, restrict, remove, archive, retain, or decline to change editorial content depending on the circumstances and applicable law.
For correction requests, please use our Corrections page, Contact page, or the contact details in our Legal Notice.
17. Children
The Site is intended for a general news audience and is not directed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children for reader accounts, paid services, comments, newsletters, or public posting features, because those features are not currently provided.
If you believe a child has provided personal data to us in a way that requires action, use the contact details in our Legal Notice.
18. Direct marketing
At this stage, Zorywire does not provide newsletters, marketing mailing lists, paid reader subscriptions, or public reader accounts.
If this changes in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any required consent, unsubscribe, or opt-out mechanisms.
19. Automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects
We do not make decisions about readers that produce legal or similarly significant effects based solely on automated processing.
20. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we process your personal data, please contact us first using the contact details in our Legal Notice so we can try to resolve the issue.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may also have the right to complain to a data protection authority.
Supervisory authority details
Regional authority details
Regional authority details
21. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date above. Changes apply from the date they are posted unless a later date is stated or applicable law requires a different approach.
If changes are material, we may take additional steps to notify users where required by law.
22. Contact
For privacy requests, legal notices, and questions about this Privacy Policy, use the contact details in our Legal Notice.
For general support, use our Contact page.