The Kingdom Review and The Kingdom Briefing
Last updated: 22 July 2026
1. Who we are
The Kingdom Review is an editorial publication published by Z. Saeed and Associates. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Z. Saeed and Associates is the controller of the personal information described in this Privacy Policy. Please confirm the legal entity description before publication.
Contact details:
Privacy email: [INSERT PRIVACY EMAIL]
Website: [INSERT WEBSITE URL]
This policy explains how we collect, use, share and protect personal information relating to visitors to our website, subscribers to The Kingdom Briefing and people who contact us.
2. Personal information we collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:
Subscription details — your email address, and your name if you choose to provide it.
Consent and preference records — when, where and how you subscribed; the wording shown at the time; and any unsubscribe or preference request.
Communications — information you include when you email us, submit an enquiry, make a correction request or complain.
Technical information — IP address, browser and device information, server logs, referring pages, and information required to operate and secure the website.
Usage and engagement information — pages viewed, links followed, and, if enabled, newsletter opens and link clicks.
We do not ask newsletter subscribers to provide special-category information. We do not use a subscription to infer a person’s religion, ethnicity, political opinions, health or other sensitive characteristics.
3. How we collect it
We collect personal information:
directly from you when you subscribe, contact us or exercise a data protection right;
automatically through essential website technology, server logs, cookies or similar technologies; and
from service providers that operate our website or distribute our newsletter on our behalf.
4. How and why we use personal information
UK data protection law requires us to have a lawful basis for each use of personal information. Our principal purposes and lawful bases are set out below.
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Purpose |
Information used |
Lawful basis |
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Send The Kingdom Briefing and manage your subscription |
Email address, optional name, consent and preferences |
Consent; and the electronic-marketing rules under PECR |
|
Record consent, withdrawals and opt-outs |
Consent record, unsubscribe status and a minimal suppression record |
Legal obligation and our legitimate interests in demonstrating compliance and honouring your choice |
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Respond to enquiries, corrections and complaints |
Your contact details and correspondence |
Our legitimate interests in communicating with readers and maintaining editorial and service standards; legal obligation where applicable |
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Operate, diagnose and protect the website |
Technical information and server logs |
Our legitimate interests in providing a secure and reliable website |
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Understand website or newsletter performance |
Usage, cookie and engagement information |
Consent where the law requires it; otherwise our legitimate interests, subject to your rights |
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Meet legal requirements and establish or defend claims |
Relevant subscription, technical or correspondence records |
Legal obligation and our legitimate interests in protecting our legal rights |
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we consider the impact on your rights and use personal information only where those interests are not overridden by your rights. You may object to this processing; see section 11.
5. Newsletter and direct marketing
We send The Kingdom Briefing only where you have asked to receive it or where another lawful permission applies. We do not buy mailing lists. When you subscribe, we keep a record of the consent you gave.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link in any newsletter or contacting us at [INSERT PRIVACY EMAIL]. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. We will not charge you or disadvantage you for unsubscribing.
We may keep a minimal suppression record after you unsubscribe so that we can respect your decision and do not accidentally add you back to the mailing list.
6. Cookies, analytics and email measurement
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies. Essential technologies may be used where they are needed to operate, secure or remember choices on the website. Where the law requires consent for analytics, advertising or other non-essential technologies, we will ask for it before using them. You can change or withdraw your choices through [INSERT COOKIE SETTINGS LINK].
Services currently used: [INSERT ANALYTICS/COOKIE SERVICES OR ‘NONE’]. Please also read our [INSERT COOKIE POLICY LINK].
If our newsletter provider’s open or click measurement is enabled, an email may contain a small tracking image or tracked link. We will describe and configure this feature in accordance with applicable law. Current setting: [CONFIRM WHETHER EMAIL OPEN/CLICK TRACKING IS ENABLED].
7. Who we share personal information with
We may share personal information with trusted organisations that support our work, including:
our newsletter delivery provider: [INSERT NEWSLETTER PROVIDER];
our website host and technical support provider: [INSERT WEBSITE HOST];
analytics, security and cookie-management providers listed in our Cookie Policy;
professional advisers such as lawyers, accountants or insurers where necessary; and
regulators, courts, law-enforcement bodies or other parties where disclosure is required by law or necessary to protect legal rights.
Service providers may process personal information only for agreed purposes and under appropriate contractual and security obligations. We do not sell or rent subscriber information.
8. International transfers
Some service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. Where this involves a restricted transfer, we use a lawful transfer mechanism, such as UK adequacy regulations, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, or another safeguard or exception permitted by law. We carry out any required transfer risk assessment. You may contact us for more information about the safeguards relevant to your information.
9. How long we keep personal information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected:
Subscription information is normally kept while you remain subscribed.
After you unsubscribe, we remove you from active mailing and may retain a minimal suppression record for as long as needed to honour your opt-out and demonstrate compliance.
Consent, enquiry and complaint records are kept for as long as reasonably needed to resolve the matter, meet legal obligations or deal with a possible legal claim, taking applicable limitation periods into account.
Technical logs, analytics and cookie information are kept for [INSERT RETENTION PERIODS OR LINK TO COOKIE POLICY].
We periodically review retention and delete or anonymise personal information when it is no longer required.
10. How we protect personal information
We use proportionate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against accidental or unlawful loss, access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These measures include controlled access, secure service providers, software updates, backups where appropriate and procedures for handling suspected personal-data breaches. No online service can guarantee absolute security.
11. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
be informed about how your personal information is used;
request access to your personal information;
ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
ask us to erase information;
ask us to restrict how information is used;
receive information you provided in a portable format;
object to processing based on legitimate interests or to direct marketing; and
withdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis.
These rights are not absolute and exemptions may apply. We may ask for information needed to verify your identity. We will normally respond within one month, subject to any lawful extension. To exercise a right, contact [INSERT PRIVACY EMAIL].
12. Automated decision-making
We do not use personal information to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you.
13. Complaints
If you have a concern about how we use personal information, please contact [INSERT PRIVACY COMPLAINTS EMAIL OR FORM]. We will acknowledge a data protection complaint within 30 days, investigate it appropriately, keep you informed where needed and communicate the outcome without undue delay.
You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Visit ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint for current contact details and guidance.
14. Children
Our website and newsletter are intended for a general adult readership and are not directed at children under 16. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
15. Third-party links
Our website and newsletters may link to third-party websites. Those organisations are responsible for their own privacy practices, and we encourage you to read their privacy notices.
16. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when our services, providers or legal obligations change. We will publish the revised version on this page and change the ‘Last updated’ date. If a change materially affects how we use subscriber information, we will provide an appropriate additional notice.
17. Contact us
Questions, requests and complaints about personal information should be sent to:
Z. Saeed and Associates / The Kingdom Review
Email: [INSERT PRIVACY EMAIL]
Address: [INSERT POSTAL/BUSINESS ADDRESS]