Wirtschaftsquelle (wirtschaftsquelle.de) is published by Wirtschaftsq Media Ltd, a private company registered in Gibraltar (company number C 92009, Malta Business Registry). This privacy policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. It applies to everyone who visits our website, subscribes to our newsletter, contacts our editorial team or interacts with us in any other way. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to being transparent about our practices.
Who is responsible for your personal data?
Wirtschaftsq Media Ltd is the data controller for all personal data collected through Wirtschaftsquelle. Our registered office is Office 9, Business Centre, Valletta, 0000, Malta, and our main phone number is +356 2138 9009. For data protection enquiries, you can reach our privacy team at privacy@wirtschaftsquelle.de.
Our Chefredaktör, Daniel Simon, oversees editorial standards and data handling decisions. If you have concerns about how your information is used, you may also contact him at anders.lindqvist@wirtschaftsquelle.de or +46 8 525 030 61.
What personal data do we collect and why?
We collect only the data necessary to provide our journalism and communicate with our readers. This includes your name, email address, IP address, browser type and browsing behaviour on our site. We collect this data when you subscribe to our newsletter at /about-us/newsletter/, submit a tip via /about-us/tip-us/, contact us through /about-us/contact/ or leave a comment on an article.
Our lawful bases for processing are consent (for newsletters and non-essential cookies), legitimate interests (for analytics and editorial feedback) and legal obligation (for compliance with UK media regulations). We never sell your data or share it with third parties for their own marketing without your explicit consent.
How do we use your data?
We use your data to deliver the news service you expect, respond to your enquiries, send you our newsletter if you have opted in, improve our website through aggregated analytics and comply with legal obligations. Our advertising and affiliate partners may receive anonymised data, never personally identifiable information.
When you submit a correction or complaint, your details are shared only with our fact‑checking team, led by Christina Scholz (factscheck@wirtschaftsquelle.de), and our editorial team. We retain these records for two years after the matter is resolved unless a longer retention is required by law.
What you can expect from us
We are a small independent newsroom funded by display advertising, affiliate links, sponsored content and newsletter sponsorships. Our commercial relationships never influence editorial conclusions, and we are clear about our funding in our /ownership-funding/ page. We minimise data collection to what is strictly necessary and delete it when it is no longer needed. Our AI‑assisted tools never process personal data without human oversight, as detailed in our /ai-automation-policy/. We also conduct regular security reviews to protect your information from unauthorised access or loss.
How do we handle cookies and tracking?
Our website uses cookies for essential functions (such as session management), analytics (to understand how readers use our site) and optional personalisation. We do not use cookies for behavioural advertising on this site. For a full breakdown of the cookies we use, their purposes and how to manage your preferences, please read our Cookie Policy.
What are your rights under UK GDPR?
You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, correct any inaccuracies, request erasure, restrict processing, object to processing, request data portability and withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent. To exercise these rights, contact our privacy team at privacy@wirtschaftsquelle.de or use the contact form on our Contact page. We will respond within one month. If you are not satisfied, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK.
How do we transfer data internationally?
Wirtschaftsq Media Ltd is registered in Gibraltar, which has data protection laws equivalent to the UK GDPR. Our servers and editorial operations are based in Sweden and Germany, within the European Economic Area. Where any data transfer outside the UK or EEA occurs, we rely on UK‑approved Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions. We never transfer your data to countries without adequate safeguards.
How long do we keep your data?
We retain newsletter subscriber data until you unsubscribe. Enquiry and tip records are kept for two years after the last contact. Analytics data is anonymised after 26 months. Editorial correspondence related to corrections or complaints is archived for five years to meet our accountability obligations under UK media standards. After these periods, data is securely deleted or anonymised.
Questions or concerns?
If you have any questions about how we handle your personal data, or wish to raise a concern, please email privacy@wirtschaftsquelle.de. You may also write to our registered office or call +356 2138 9009. For editorial‑related data issues, you can contact Chefredaktör Daniel Simon directly. We are committed to resolving any issue promptly and transparently. For further information about our wider editorial standards, see our Editorial Policy and Terms of Use.