Privacy policy

Last updated: 2026-11-11

This policy explains what personal data TVWeek (www.tvweek.co.uk) collects when you use the site, why, and what your rights are. TVWeek is run by TVWeek, which is the data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Contact for privacy questions: [email protected].

The short version

• You don't need an account and we don't ask for your name, email or any other details to use the guide.
• Our hosting provider processes basic technical data (such as your IP address) to deliver the site and keep it secure.
• We show adverts through Google AdSense. With your consent, ads can be personalised; without it, Google shows non-personalised or limited ads.
• You can change your cookie choices at any time using the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of every page.

1. Data we collect

Information you send us

If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message. We use it only to reply and to fix any issue you report. Legal basis: legitimate interests (responding to enquiries). We keep emails for up to 24 months unless we need them longer to deal with a complaint.

Technical data processed by our host

The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. When you visit, Cloudflare processes technical data such as your IP address, browser type, the pages requested and the time of the request, in order to deliver pages, protect the site against attacks and produce aggregate traffic statistics. Legal basis: legitimate interests (running a secure, working website). See Cloudflare's privacy policy.

Advertising

We use Google AdSense, provided by Google Ireland Limited, to show adverts. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

• If you consent, ads may be personalised to your interests.
• If you don't consent, Google may still show non-personalised or limited ads, which use cookies or similar technologies only for purposes such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting and fraud prevention, where the law allows.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
• Learn more in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Legal basis: consent for personalised advertising; legitimate interests for non-personalised advertising where permitted.

Your cookie choices

We store your cookie choice in your browser's local storage under the name tvw-consent, so we don't ask you again on every page. See our cookie policy for full details.

2. Who we share data with

We don't sell your personal data. We share it only with the service providers named above (Cloudflare, Google AdSense and its advertising partners), who process it to provide their services, and with authorities where the law requires it.

3. International transfers

Some of our providers process data outside the UK, including in the United States. Where this happens, transfers are protected by the UK's adequacy regulations (including the UK–US data bridge for certified companies) or by the International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

4. Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict or object to its processing, to data portability and to withdraw consent at any time (this doesn't affect processing that took place before you withdrew it). To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We'll respond within one month.

Because we don't ask you to sign in, we usually can't link analytics or advertising data to you personally. The quickest way to control it is through your cookie settings, your browser settings and Google Ads Settings.

If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113. We'd appreciate the chance to put things right first, so please contact us before going to the ICO.

5. Children

TVWeek is a general audience website. We don't knowingly collect personal data from children, and personalised advertising is not intended for users under 18.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it last changed. Significant changes will be highlighted on the site.