We collect minimal information to provide you with the best energy news experience. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your information.
Automatically Collected Information
- Page views and navigation patterns (via Vercel Analytics)
- Device and browser information
- IP address and general location (country/region)
- Referral sources
Voluntarily Provided Information
- Email address (when contacting us)
- Messages and feedback submitted through our contact form
- To provide and improve our energy news service
- To analyse website usage and optimise user experience
- To respond to your inquiries and support requests
- To monitor and analyse trends in energy news consumption
- To ensure the security and proper functioning of our service
🔒 Your Privacy Comes First: We do not sell your personal data. We will never share your email address with our sponsors or advertisers. Our commercial model is designed to support our energy debriefs while respecting your privacy.
Sponsored Content
Our newsletters may contain content from commercial partners. This content will always be clearly labeled as "Sponsored" or "Advertisement". When you interact with sponsored content (e.g., by clicking a link), we may share aggregated and anonymized engagement data with that partner (e.g., "200 users clicked this link"). This data contains no personal information about you.
Optional, Consent-Based Services
For other potential services, such as connecting you with partners for business opportunities or using your company name in a testimonial, we will always seek your separate and explicit consent beforehand. You are in full control of these optional services.
Current Email Services
- Daily energy news briefings (weekdays)
- Weekly energy debriefs (Mondays)
- Important service updates and announcements
Future Email Communications
- Industry event notifications and invitations
- Partnership opportunities and business leads
- Premium service announcements
- Relevant sponsored content notifications
Email Management
All emails are managed through Resend with one-click unsubscribe functionality. You can unsubscribe from all communications at any time using the link in any email.
We process your personal data under the following legal bases as defined by GDPR:
Legitimate Interest
We process data for website analytics and security monitoring based on our legitimate interest to operate, improve, and secure our service. This includes understanding user trends and protecting against technical issues.
Consent
When you voluntarily provide us with information, such as by submitting our contact form, you provide consent for us to use that information for the specific purpose of responding to your inquiry.
Analytics
We use multiple analytics services to understand and improve user experience:
- Google Analytics: Tracks website usage patterns, user behaviour, and conversion events to help us understand content performance.
- Microsoft Clarity: Captures user interaction data through session replays and heatmaps to help us identify and fix usability issues. Data is anonymized and not used for advertising.
- LinkedIn Insight Tag: Tracks website visits and conversions for LinkedIn advertising campaigns and audience insights. This helps us understand professional audience engagement with our energy content.
- Vercel Analytics: Provides privacy-focused, high-level website traffic analysis without using tracking cookies.
- Vercel Speed Insights: Monitors website performance metrics to ensure fast loading times and optimal user experience.
Hosting
Our service is hosted on Vercel and uses Supabase for data storage. Both services have their own privacy policies and security measures.
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. Our service providers, including Vercel, Supabase, and Resend, operate globally, and your data may be processed on servers located in the United States or the European Union. We rely on the legal mechanisms provided by our service providers, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), to ensure such transfers are protected and your data is safeguarded.
We use cookies and browser localStorage to enhance your experience. Here is a summary of what we use and why:
Local Storage
We use your browser’s local storage to remember certain preferences. This data is stored only in your browser and is not used to track you across other sites. This includes:
- Your preferred theme (light, dark, or system default).
- The timestamp of your last visit to check for new content notifications.
- Your consent choices for cookie usage.
Analytics Cookies
We use cookies for analytics and functionality. These are small text files stored on your device.
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track website usage patterns, user behaviour, and conversion events. This helps us understand how users interact with our content and improve our service. Data collected includes page views, session duration, and user flow through our site. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.
- Microsoft Clarity: We use Clarity cookies to understand how users interact with our site through session replays and heatmaps. This helps us improve our service and is not used for advertising. For more information, you can review the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
- LinkedIn Insight Tag: We use LinkedIn's tracking pixel to measure conversions from LinkedIn advertising campaigns and to build professional audience insights. This helps us understand how our energy industry content performs with professional audiences. For more information, see LinkedIn's Privacy Policy.
- Vercel Analytics: We use privacy-focused analytics from Vercel to track basic website metrics like page views and referrers. This service is designed to be privacy-compliant and doesn't use cookies for tracking. See Vercel Analytics Privacy Policy.
- Vercel Speed Insights: We use Vercel's speed monitoring to track website performance metrics. This helps us ensure fast loading times and a good user experience. See Vercel Speed Insights Privacy Policy.
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information:
- HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
- Secure database with row-level security policies
- Regular security updates and monitoring
- Limited access to personal information
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected.
- Contact Information: Information submitted through our contact form is retained for up to 12 months to ensure we can resolve your inquiry.
- Analytics Data: Anonymised analytics data is retained for a period of 12 months to help us understand user trends over time.
Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: The right to know what personal information we hold about you.
- Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal information (also known as the "right to be forgotten").
- Object: The right to object to the processing of your personal information.
- Data Portability: The right to request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
- Withdraw Consent: The right to withdraw consent at any time for processing based on consent.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK, if you feel we have not handled your data correctly.
The data controller responsible for your personal information is:
Geobox Limited
Energy Debrief is a trading name of Geobox Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.
For any privacy-related questions, please reach out via our contact form
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.