Privacy Policy

Introduction

Port Publishing Limited (“Port,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), registered at Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA, operates the website port-magazine.com (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.

Data controller

Port Publishing Limited is the data controller for the personal data processed through this Site. For any data protection queries, please contact us at info@port-magazine.com.

What data we collect

Newsletter subscription
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. This data is processed by Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group LLC), our email marketing provider. Mailchimp may collect additional technical data such as IP address, browser type, and interaction data (e.g. open and click rates). Mailchimp’s privacy policy is available at intuit.com/privacy/statement.

Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Site. Google Analytics collects data including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on each page. This data is aggregated and anonymised where possible. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

Advertising
We use Google Ad Manager to serve advertisements on the Site. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your browsing activity across websites. You can manage your ad personalisation preferences at adssettings.google.com.

Social media
Our Site includes social sharing features powered by Facebook. When you interact with these features, Facebook may collect data about your visit. Facebook’s privacy policy is available at facebook.com/privacy/policy.

Cookies

Our Site uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — for the following purposes:

  • Essential cookies: Session management and security (e.g. XSRF tokens).
  • Analytics cookies: Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _ga_*) to measure site usage. These expire after 2 years.
  • Advertising cookies: Google Ad Manager and DoubleClick cookies for ad delivery and frequency capping.
  • Functionality cookies: Remembering whether you have dismissed the newsletter popup.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.

Legal basis for processing

  • Consent: Newsletter subscription (you actively submit your email address).
  • Legitimate interests: Analytics (understanding site usage to improve content) and advertising (funding our editorial operations).

Data sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with the third-party service providers identified above (Mailchimp, Google, Facebook), solely for the purposes described in this policy. Our shop at port-magazine.com/shop is operated by a third-party platform and is subject to its own privacy policy.

Data retention

  • Newsletter data: Retained until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any newsletter email.
  • Analytics data: Retained by Google for 26 months.
  • Advertising data: Managed by Google in accordance with their retention policies.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdraw consent at any time (for newsletter subscription)
  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@port-magazine.com.

International transfers

Some of our service providers (Mailchimp, Google, Facebook) are based in the United States. Data transferred to these providers is protected by appropriate safeguards, including Standard Contractual Clauses and applicable data protection frameworks.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Effective date: April 2026