Last updated: 2 September 2026
This policy explains what personal information World Report Network collects when you use worldreportnetwork.com, why we collect it, how long we keep it, who else sees it, and what rights you have over it. We have tried to write it in plain language rather than legal boilerplate, because a privacy policy nobody can read protects nobody.
1. Who we are
World Report Network operates this website from British Columbia, Canada. We are the organisation accountable for the personal information described here — the “data controller”, in European terminology — meaning we decide why and how it is processed.
Because we are based in Canada, our handling of personal information is governed principally by Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and, where it applies, British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). We publish for an international readership, so where we handle the personal data of readers in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, the UK GDPR and EU GDPR apply as well. Rather than maintain two standards, we apply the stricter of the two to everyone.
World Report Network
Deepika Naisbitt
8511 142A St
Surrey, BC V3W 0Z8
Canada
Telephone: +1 604 575 9176
Email: support [at] worldreportnetwork [dot] com
For any question about this policy or about your data, write to [email protected].
2. The short version
- You can read this site without giving us any personal information at all.
- We do not sell your personal data. We never have and we do not intend to.
- We collect information in three situations: when you contact us, when you subscribe to our newsletter, and automatically in the technical logs our web host keeps.
- We do not currently run advertising trackers or third-party analytics on this site.
- You can ask us what we hold about you, and ask us to delete it, at any time.
3. What we collect, and why
3.1 Information you give us deliberately
| When | What we collect | Why | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| You use our contact form or email us | Your name, email address, and whatever you choose to put in the message | To read and reply to your message, and to keep a record of correspondence | Legitimate interests — responding to people who contact us |
| You subscribe to the newsletter | Your email address; optionally your name | To send you the newsletter you asked for | Consent |
| You submit a correction or complaint | Your contact details and the substance of the complaint | To investigate and respond, and to maintain a corrections record | Legitimate interests — editorial accountability |
A note on the “legal basis” column: this is GDPR terminology, included for readers in the UK and EEA. Under Canadian law the equivalent concept is consent — express where the information is sensitive, implied where the purpose is obvious from the circumstances, such as sending us an email and expecting a reply.
Please do not send us special category data (health, political opinions, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, biometric or genetic data) unless it is genuinely necessary for what you are contacting us about. If you do send it in the course of a story tip or complaint, we process it on the basis of your explicit consent or, where applicable, the journalism provisions of data protection law.
3.2 Information collected automatically
Like every website, this one sits on a web server that keeps technical logs. These typically record your IP address, the date and time of your request, the page requested, your browser type and version, your operating system, and the page that referred you. This happens for every visitor and is a normal part of running a website securely.
Why: to keep the site online and secure, to detect and block abuse and automated attacks, and to diagnose faults.
Legal basis: legitimate interests — network and information security.
3.3 What we do not collect
- We do not ask for, and have no use for, your date of birth, postal address, government identifiers or payment details.
- We do not currently operate third-party advertising networks, behavioural advertising trackers, or third-party analytics platforms on this site. If that changes, we will update this policy and, where the law requires it, ask for your consent before setting any non-essential cookie.
- We do not build advertising profiles of readers.
4. Cookies and similar technologies
A cookie is a small text file a website stores in your browser. Some are necessary for a site to work at all; others are optional.
4.1 Strictly necessary
- WordPress session and security cookies — set only if you log in to the site or leave a comment. If you never log in, you will not receive these.
- Anti-spam and form security tokens — set by our contact form to prevent automated abuse of the form.
These do not require consent under UK and EU law because the site cannot function securely without them.
4.2 Personalisation stored in your own browser
Our theme offers reader conveniences — saved articles, a personalised feed, reading history, and light or dark mode. Where these are used, the underlying preference is stored in your own browser’s local storage on your own device. It stays on your device, is not transmitted to us, and is not shared with anyone else. Clearing your browser data removes it.
4.3 Managing cookies
Every major browser lets you view, block and delete cookies through its settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site working. The browser control most likely to help — “Clear browsing data” — will also clear the personalisation preferences described above.
5. Who we share information with
We share personal data only with service providers who need it to make the site work, and only for that purpose. Each is bound by contract to protect it.
- Our web hosting provider — stores the site and its database, and keeps the server logs described in section 3.2.
- Mailchimp (Intuit Inc.) — delivers our newsletter and stores subscriber email addresses. Mailchimp is based in the United States; transfers are covered by the safeguards described in section 7.
- Professional advisers — lawyers or accountants, only where genuinely necessary and only to the extent required.
- Law enforcement or regulators — only where we are legally obliged to disclose, or where disclosure is necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. We will tell you if this happens unless we are prohibited from doing so.
We do not sell, rent or trade personal data to anyone, for any purpose.
6. How long we keep things
- Contact form and email correspondence — up to 24 months after our last exchange, then deleted, unless the matter is ongoing or relates to a legal claim.
- Newsletter subscriptions — until you unsubscribe, plus a suppression record of your email address afterwards so that we do not accidentally re-add you.
- Corrections and complaints records — retained as part of our editorial accountability record, normally for six years.
- Server logs — typically 30 to 90 days, depending on our host’s configuration.
7. Where your information is processed
We are based in Canada, and personal information you send us is received and stored there or with our service providers. Some providers, including Mailchimp, process data in the United States. This means your information may be accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of the countries in which it is held, under the laws of those countries.
For readers in the UK and EEA: the European Commission has recognised Canada as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred to commercial organisations subject to PIPEDA, and the United Kingdom maintains equivalent recognition. Where data moves onward to a country without such recognition — the United States, in the case of our newsletter provider — we rely on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and the UK Addendum to them, together with additional technical and organisational safeguards where appropriate.
You can request details of the safeguards in place by writing to [email protected].
8. Your rights
Under Canadian law (PIPEDA and BC PIPA), you have the right to ask what personal information we hold about you and how it has been used, to be given access to it, to challenge its accuracy and have it corrected, and to withdraw your consent to our use of it, subject to legal and contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.
If you are in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, the UK GDPR and EU GDPR give you the following rights, which we extend to all readers as a matter of practice:
- Be informed about how your data is used — which is what this page is for.
- Access a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification — have inaccurate data corrected.
- Erasure — have your data deleted, in the circumstances the law allows.
- Restrict processing while a dispute about accuracy or legitimate interests is resolved.
- Data portability — receive data you gave us in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests, and to direct marketing at any time.
- Withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent. Withdrawing it does not affect the lawfulness of what happened before.
To exercise any of these, email [email protected]. We will respond within one month. There is no charge; we may ask you to confirm your identity before releasing personal data, which is a protection for you rather than an obstacle.
8.1 A note on journalism
PIPEDA does not apply to personal information that an organisation collects, uses or discloses for journalistic purposes and for no other purpose, and UK and EU data protection law contains parallel exemptions for processing carried out for journalistic purposes, where complying with a request would be incompatible with journalism and where publication is in the public interest. In practice this means a subject of our reporting cannot use a data request to obtain unpublished material, identify a confidential source, or force the removal of accurate, lawfully published journalism. We apply these exemptions narrowly and only where they genuinely apply — not as a general excuse to ignore requests.
9. Complaining to a regulator
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, please tell us first — most problems are solved faster that way. You also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority:
- Canada: the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, priv.gc.ca, toll-free 1-800-282-1376.
- British Columbia: the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, oipc.bc.ca.
- United Kingdom: the Information Commissioner’s Office, ico.org.uk, helpline 0303 123 1113.
- European Economic Area: the data protection authority of the country where you live or work.
10. Security
The site is served over HTTPS, access to the administration area is restricted to a small number of accounts, and software is kept updated. No system is perfectly secure, and we do not claim otherwise. If we become aware of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant regulator within 72 hours and inform affected individuals where the law requires it.
11. Children
This site is a general news publication intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has given us personal data, write to [email protected] and we will delete it.
12. Links to other sites
Our reporting links extensively to outside sources — that is deliberate, so readers can check our work. Those sites have their own privacy policies and we are not responsible for their practices. Following a link means leaving this site.
13. Changes to this policy
We will update this page when our practices change — for example, if we introduce analytics or advertising. The “last updated” date at the top always reflects the current version. Where a change materially affects your rights, we will say so prominently rather than quietly editing the text.