Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Outbound Journal ("we", "us", "our") operates this website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

2. Data We Collect

• Usage data — pages visited, time spent, browser type, anonymised IP address (via Google Analytics, only with consent).
• Email address — if you subscribe to our newsletter.
• Comment data — name, email, and comment text if you leave a comment.
• Cookie data — see our Cookie Policy.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

• Consent — for analytics and advertising cookies, and newsletter subscriptions.
• Legitimate interest — for spam prevention (reCAPTCHA) and site security.
• Contract — to deliver content you requested.

4. Google Services

We use the following Google services, each subject to Google's Privacy Policy:

• Google Analytics — website traffic analysis (only with analytics consent). IP anonymisation is enabled.
• Google reCAPTCHA — spam and bot protection on forms.
• Google AdSense / Ads — personalised advertising (only with advertising consent).

5. Data Retention

Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Comments are retained until deleted by an administrator. Analytics data is retained per Google Analytics default settings (26 months).

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR you have the right to: access, rectify, erase, restrict, or port your data, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, contact us via the email listed on this site.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. The date at the top reflects the most recent revision.