Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 15, 2026

Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

At Elites Mindset, we want to be clear and straightforward about how we collect, use, and protect your information when you access our content. This policy is written to meet the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Give Us

• Newsletter Subscription: Email address and name.
• Editorial Inquiries: When you contact us — for example via editorial@ or analyst@ — we store that correspondence to review corrections and respond to your request.
• Comments & Feedback: Name, email, and IP address when you post a comment on an article.

B. Information Collected Automatically

• Device data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and screen resolution.
• Usage data: Pages visited, time on page, and click-through activity.
• Security logs: Data used to detect bot traffic, scraping, or attacks against our servers.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Responding to you: To verify and respond to correction requests, corrections, or general inquiries.
• Site performance: Aggregated traffic data helps us keep the site fast and working correctly across devices.
• Editorial independence: Your reading habits and any data we hold about you do not influence the net worth estimates or content we publish.
• Advertising: To show relevant ads through third-party partners such as Google AdSense.

3. Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies to operate the site and, where you consent, to analyze traffic and serve ads, in line with PECR.

• Essential cookies: Required for security and site functionality. These cannot be turned off.
• Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics to understand site traffic. Requires your consent.
• Advertising cookies: Used to serve ads based on your interests. Requires your consent.

You can manage or withdraw cookie consent at any time through our cookie banner or your browser settings.

4. Data Sharing & Third-Party Processors

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with service providers essential to running the site:

International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers (including Google and Cloudflare) may process data outside the UK or European Economic Area. Where this happens, we rely on the safeguards those providers have in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms, to protect your data.

5. Data Security & Retention

• Encryption: Data sent between your browser and our servers is encrypted via HTTPS.
• Access control: Only authorized staff can access source and reader correspondence.
• Retention: We keep correspondence for as long as reasonably needed to handle corrections and inquiries, and no longer than necessary. Public comments remain visible as part of the article’s public record unless you ask us to remove them; contact us if you’d like a comment taken down.

6. Your Rights (UK GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Rectification of inaccurate data.
• Erasure of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”), subject to any legal or legitimate journalistic reason we may have to retain it.
• Object to processing for direct marketing or other purposes based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw consent for cookies or marketing at any time.
• Complain to the ICO — the UK’s data protection regulator — if you believe we haven’t handled your data properly. You can reach the Information Commissioner’s Office here. We’d appreciate the chance to resolve any concern directly first, but this is your right regardless.

7. Contact Us

• Data Controller: Elites Mindset
• Email: business@elitesmindset.co.uk
• Postal Address:
  Elites Mindset
  Unit 27, Suite 47
  Paul Street
  London EC2A 4NU, United Kingdom

We aim to respond to data requests within 30 days, as required under UK GDPR.