This policy explains what information The Cutoff Report collects when you read the site, why it is collected, and what control you have over it. It applies to this website only.
Who we are
The Cutoff Report is an independent technology publication operated by a sole publisher. For any privacy request, email privacy@cutoffreport.com.
What we collect
Reading the site. We do not ask you to create an account and we do not collect names, email addresses or payment details from readers. Our hosting provider processes standard server request data (IP address, browser type, page requested, timestamp) to deliver pages and protect the site from abuse.
Contacting us. If you email us about a correction, takedown or other matter, we keep that correspondence for as long as needed to handle it and to keep a record of editorial corrections.
Advertising. The site is supported by advertising. Ad partners may set cookies or similar identifiers in your browser to measure and, where permitted, personalise ads. See the cookie policy for detail and controls.
Legal basis
Where the UK GDPR or EU GDPR applies, we rely on legitimate interests for security logging and basic aggregate audience measurement, and on your consent for advertising and analytics cookies that are not strictly necessary. You can withdraw consent at any time.
Third parties
We use third-party services to host the site, serve advertising and measure traffic. These providers process data under their own privacy policies, which may involve transfers outside your country under standard contractual clauses or equivalent safeguards. Advertising is or will be served via Google AdSense; Google's handling of ad data is described in its own advertising privacy notice.
Retention
Server logs are retained for a short operational period by our hosting provider. Cookie lifetimes are set by the parties that place them and are listed in the cookie policy.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict processing of your personal data, to object to processing, to data portability, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising. Email privacy@cutoffreport.com and we will respond within one month. You may also complain to your data protection authority — in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office.
Children
This site is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.
Changes
We update this policy when our processing changes. The version in force is always the one published here.