Privacy Policy

1. WHO WE ARE

The data controller is AA DIGITAL LIMITED, registered in England and Wales.

News Digest AI is a trading publication operated by AA DIGITAL LIMITED.

Contact: contact@newsdigestai.com

2. SCOPE OF THIS POLICY

This policy applies to personal information processed through News Digest AI, including the website, newsletter sign-up forms, tool-submission forms, contact and correction enquiries, audience measurement, site security and related editorial or commercial communications.

It does not govern the privacy practices of third-party websites, AI tools, advertisers, affiliate partners or other services that we link to. Those organisations are responsible for their own privacy practices.

3. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Newsletter subscriptions

When you subscribe, we may collect your email address, sign-up source, subscription status, consent or preference records and technical or engagement information made available by our newsletter provider, such as delivery, open or click information where that functionality is enabled.

Tool submissions

When you submit an AI tool, we may collect your name, email address, the tool name and website, product category, pricing information, description and any other information you provide with the submission.

Contact, corrections and partnership enquiries

If you contact us, we may collect your name, email address, organisation, message, supporting material, relevant URLs and any other information you choose to provide.

Website and technical information

When you use the site, we and our service providers may process technical information such as IP address, device and browser information, referring page, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, timestamps, security logs, cookie or consent choices and analytics information where enabled.

Affiliate and outbound links

When you follow an affiliate or other external link, the destination site or affiliate network may process information under its own privacy notice. News Digest AI may receive aggregated referral, conversion or commission information from affiliate partners.

4. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION AND OUR LAWFUL BASES

We use personal information only where we have a lawful basis under applicable data protection law.

To operate, secure and improve the website and directory, we generally rely on our legitimate interests in running a useful, secure and effective publication and online service.

To send the News Digest AI newsletter and other direct marketing emails that require consent, we rely on your consent. You can withdraw consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or contacting us.

To receive, assess and respond to tool submissions, editorial enquiries, corrections and business communications, we generally rely on our legitimate interests in operating the publication, responding to people who contact us and maintaining accurate editorial records. Where a request is made with a view to entering into a contract, processing may also be necessary to take steps at your request before entering into that contract.

For analytics and similar storage or access technologies, we use consent where the law requires it. Where an applicable legal exception permits a limited statistical or similar use without consent, we will provide the information and objection mechanism required by law.

To prevent fraud, spam, manipulation of voting or ranking features, abuse and security incidents, we rely on our legitimate interests in protecting News Digest AI, our users and the integrity of the service.

Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, resolve a legal claim or respond to a lawful request from an authority, we may process information on that basis.

5. NEWSLETTER AND DIRECT MARKETING

If you join the newsletter, we will use the email address you provide to send the News Digest AI newsletter and related publication updates consistent with the sign-up description shown to you.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in marketing emails. We may retain a minimal suppression record after you unsubscribe so that we can respect your preference and avoid sending marketing to that address again.

Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that was lawful before withdrawal.

6. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

News Digest AI uses cookies and similar storage or access technologies for functions such as site operation, security, remembering choices, audience measurement and, where used, marketing or affiliate measurement.

Where consent is required, non-essential technologies should not be used until you have made the relevant choice. You can change your choices through the site's cookie-preference controls.

More information is set out in our Cookie Policy.

7. WHO WE SHARE INFORMATION WITH

We may share personal information with trusted service providers where this is necessary to run News Digest AI. These may include website hosting and infrastructure providers, newsletter and email delivery providers, form or database providers, analytics and consent-management providers, security and anti-abuse providers, and professional advisers.

These providers may process information only for the relevant service and subject to their contractual and legal obligations.

We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order or a lawful request from a competent authority, or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.

If the business or relevant assets are reorganised, sold or transferred, information may be disclosed to advisers and prospective or actual parties to that transaction, subject to appropriate safeguards.

8. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

Some service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure an appropriate lawful transfer mechanism or other safeguard is in place where required.

Depending on the provider and destination, this may include reliance on UK adequacy regulations, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, the UK Addendum to approved standard contractual clauses, or another lawful safeguard. You can contact us at contact@newsdigestai.com for further information about the safeguards used for international transfers and, where applicable, how to obtain a copy.

9. HOW LONG WE KEEP INFORMATION

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, security and dispute-resolution needs.

Newsletter subscriber information is generally retained while you remain subscribed. After you unsubscribe, we may retain a limited suppression record for as long as reasonably necessary to respect your opt-out.

Tool-submission and editorial correspondence is retained for as long as needed to assess the submission, maintain an appropriate editorial record, manage follow-up and resolve disputes or legal issues. Published non-personal product information may remain as part of the editorial record.

Contact and partnership correspondence is retained for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and any resulting relationship or legal obligation.

Technical, analytics, consent and security records are retained according to the purpose of the record, the configuration of the relevant service and applicable legal requirements. We review retention settings periodically and aim not to keep identifiable information longer than necessary.

10. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to request access to your personal information, correction of inaccurate or incomplete information, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to certain processing.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT

Where we rely on legitimate interests, you may object to our processing of your personal information on grounds relating to your particular situation. We will stop the relevant processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds to continue or the processing is needed for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

You have an absolute right to object at any time to the use of your personal information for direct marketing. If you object or unsubscribe, we will stop using your personal information for that direct-marketing purpose.

Some rights are subject to legal conditions and exemptions, so they may not apply in every case.

To exercise a data protection right, contact contact@newsdigestai.com. We may need enough information to verify your identity and understand your request.

11. DATA PROTECTION COMPLAINTS

If you believe News Digest AI or AA DIGITAL LIMITED has handled your personal information incorrectly, you can make a data protection complaint by emailing contact@newsdigestai.com and stating that your message is a data protection complaint.

Please include enough information for us to understand the issue and investigate it. We may ask for additional information or appropriate proof of identity where necessary.

We will acknowledge receipt of a data protection complaint within 30 days. We will take appropriate steps to investigate, keep you informed where necessary and communicate the outcome without undue delay.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator. We encourage you to contact us first so that we have an opportunity to address the issue.

12. SECURITY

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. No online service can guarantee absolute security.

13. CHILDREN

News Digest AI is intended for a general business and professional audience and is not designed for children. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through the newsletter or tool-submission features.

14. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

News Digest AI links to third-party AI tools, publishers, sources, affiliate partners and other websites. Following a third-party link may allow that third party to collect or process information about you. Their privacy policies and terms apply independently of this policy.

15. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the site, our services, our providers or applicable law. The version published on newsdigestai.com should display a visible last-updated date. Material changes affecting how we use personal information will be brought to users' attention where required.

16. COMPANY AND CONTACT INFORMATION

AA DIGITAL LIMITED

Trading as News Digest AI

Company number: 12315298

Registered in England and Wales

Registered office: Flat 1 1 Hazelbourne Avenue, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, England, TN15 8FJ

Email: contact@newsdigestai.com

Website: newsdigestai.com