LEGAL
Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026 · Effective immediately
Summary: We collect minimal data, use it only to improve your experience and show relevant content, and never sell your personal information to third parties. We use tools like Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and email marketing services — all explained clearly below. You have full rights over your data under GDPR.
Contents
- Who We Are
- Data We Collect
- How We Use Your Data
- Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
- Cookies & TrackingTechnologies
- Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
- Mediavine
- Email Newsletter & Marketing
- Affiliate Tracking
- Third-Party Services
- Data Sharing & Disclosure
- Data Retention
- Your Rights (GDPR)
- International Data Transfers
- Children’s Privacy
- Changes to This Policy
- Contact
1. Who We Are
The Capital Edit is an independent personal finance media publication operated by Cheima Solli, based in Italy. This website is accessible at thecapitaledit.com.
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable data protection laws, Cheima Solli is the Data Controller for personal data collected through this website.
2. Data We Collect
We collect limited categories of personal data depending on how you interact with this website.
2.1 Data You Provide Directly
| DATA TYPE | WHEN COLLECTED | PURPOSE |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | Newsletter sign-up | Sending newsletters and updates |
| Email address and full name | Contact form | Responding to your enquiry |
| Comment content | Blog comments (if enabled) | Publishing and moderating comments |
2.2 Data Collected Automatically
| DATA TYPE | SOURCE | PURPOSE |
|---|---|---|
| IP address (anonymised) | Web server / Analytics | Security, analytics, spam prevention |
| Browser type & version | Analytics | Ensuring site works across browsers |
| Pages visited, time on page | Google Analytics | Understanding content performance |
| Referring website | Analytics | Understanding traffic sources |
| Country or region | Analytics / IP-derived | Understanding audience geography |
| Device type | Analytics | Improving mobile experience |
| Cookie identifiers | Advertising / analytics tools | Serving relevant advertisements |
| Affiliate click data | Affiliate networks | Tracking referrals for commission purposes |
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for the following purposes:
- Publishing and operating the website — ensuring content loads correctly and securely for all users
- Analytics and improvement — understanding which content is useful to readers and improving accordingly
- Email newsletter — sending you the content you subscribed to receive
- Advertising — serving relevant advertisements through Google AdSense and/or Mediavine to fund free content
- Affiliate tracking — attributing referral commissions correctly when you click affiliate links
- Customer support — responding to your questions and enquiries
- Legal compliance — meeting our obligations under applicable laws and regulations
- Security — detecting and preventing fraud, spam, and malicious activity
We do not use your data to: build individual marketing profiles to sell to third parties; make automated decisions that significantly affect you; or engage in any data processing that conflicts with the purposes stated in this policy.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, we process personal data under the following legal bases as defined by GDPR Article 6:
| PROCESSING ACTIVITY | LEGAL BASIS |
|---|---|
| Analytics (Google Analytics) | Legitimate Interest and, where required, consent |
| Advertising (Google AdSense / Mediavine) | Consent |
| Email newsletter | Consent — explicit opt-in required |
| Contact form responses | Legitimate Interest |
| Affiliate tracking | Legitimate Interest and, where required, consent |
| Security and fraud prevention | Legitimate Interest |
| Legal compliance | Legal Obligation |
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time through your cookie preferences or by contacting us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
This website uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — and similar tracking technologies. When you first visit this site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept, reject, or customise your cookie preferences.
Types of cookies we use:
Strictly Necessary
Always Active
Essential for the website to function. Cannot be disabled. Includes security, session management, and cookie preference storage.
Analytics
Consent Required
Google Analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Data is anonymised.
Advertising
Consent Required
These cookies may be used by advertising partners such as Google AdSense or Mediavine to deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign performance.
Affiliate Tracking
Consent Required
Cookies set by affiliate networks (e.g. Impact, Awin, ShareASale) to track referrals when you click our affiliate links. Required for commission attribution.
Email Marketing
Consent Required
Cookies set by our email provider (e.g. ConvertKit / Beehiiv) to track email open rates and clicks when you visit from a newsletter link.
Managing cookies: You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time using the cookie settings panel available in the footer of this website. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings — please note this may affect website functionality.
6. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
This website may use Google AdSense and other third-party advertising providers to display advertisements.
These providers may use cookies and similar technologies to show ads based on your visit to this website and, where permitted, your activity on other websites.
Google may use advertising cookies to help serve ads based on users’ prior visits to this and other sites. You can learn more about how Google uses data and manage your preferences by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Users may also opt out of some personalised advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
For more information about how Google processes data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
The presence of advertising on this website does not constitute an endorsement of the advertised product or service.
7. Mediavine
This website may work with Mediavine as an advertising partner now or in the future.
If Mediavine serves ads on this website, it may collect certain data through cookies, identifiers, IP address processing, and similar technologies in order to personalise advertising, measure performance, and improve ad delivery.
Where Mediavine is active on this website, its data practices are governed by its own privacy documentation in addition to this policy.
For more information, please review Mediavine’s Privacy Policy.
This section applies only when Mediavine advertising is active on this website.
8. Email Newsletter & Marketing
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we collect the information you provide, such as your email address and, where requested, your first name.
We use this information to send newsletters, updates, and occasional promotional content related to our content, products, or services.
Newsletter subscriptions are voluntary and based on consent. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
We may use a third-party email service provider to manage newsletter delivery and basic campaign analytics, such as opens and clicks.
Where applicable, we use a double opt-in process to confirm your subscription.
9. Affiliate Tracking
When you click certain affiliate links on this website, a tracking cookie or similar identifier may be placed on your device by the relevant affiliate network or partner.
This allows the partner to recognise that you were referred by this website and, if you later take a qualifying action such as signing up or making a purchase, attribute the referral commission to us.
Affiliate tracking does not provide us with access to your payment details or sensitive financial information.
For more information about how affiliate relationships work on this website, please see our Affiliate Disclosure page.
10. Third-Party Services
This website may use the following third-party services, each of which operates under its own privacy policies:
| SERVICE | PURPOSE | PRIVACY POLICY |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Website analytics | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google AdSense (if applicable) | Display advertising | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Mediavine (if applicable) | Advertising management | mediavine.com/privacy-policy |
| Beehiiv | Email marketing | beehiiv.com/privacy |
| WordPress | Content management | automattic.com/privacy |
| Affiliate networks | Referral tracking | Respective network privacy policies |
Each third-party provider processes data in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.
11. Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party for their own marketing purposes. We share data only in the following limited circumstances:
- Service providers: We share data with trusted third-party services that help us operate this website (including analytics, email delivery, hosting, and advertising) under data processing agreements that restrict their use of your data to these services.
- Legal requirements: We may disclose your data if required to do so by law, court order, or legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of The Capital Edit, our users, or the public.
- Business transfers: In the unlikely event of a sale, merger, or transfer of this website, personal data may be transferred to the acquiring party, who will be required to respect this privacy policy.
12. Data Retention
| DATA TYPE | RETENTION PERIOD |
|---|---|
| Newsletter subscriber data | Until you unsubscribe, then deleted within a reasonable period |
| Contact form enquiries | As long as reasonably necessary to respond and maintain records |
| Analytics data (Google Analytics) | 14 months (Google’s default, configured by us) |
| Cookie data | As specified in the cookie details (7 days to 2 years) |
| Server logs (IP addresses) | 30 days, then deleted |
| Comment data (if enabled) | Until you request deletion |
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
13. Your Rights (GDPR)
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Right of Access
Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification
Request correction of any inaccurate personal data we hold.
Right to Erasure
Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
Right to Restriction
Request that we restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to Portability
Receive your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
Right to Object
Object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
Withdraw Consent
Withdraw previously given consent at any time without affecting past processing.
Lodge a Complaint
Lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our Contact page. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.
14. International Data Transfers
Some of the third-party services we use (including Google Analytics, email providers, and affiliate networks) may transfer your data outside the European Economic Area, including to the United States.
When this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission
- Adequacy decisions where applicable
- Data Processing Agreements with all third-party processors
You may request further information about the specific safeguards applied to your data by contacting us through our Contact page.
15. Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.
If you believe that a child under 16 has provided us with personal data, please contact us through our Contact page and we will delete such data promptly.
16. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
For significant changes, we will provide more prominent notice — either via a notice on our website homepage or by email to our newsletter subscribers. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Your continued use of this website after any changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
17. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or your privacy rights, please contact us through our Contact Page.
We aim to respond to privacy-related requests within a reasonable timeframe and, where applicable under law, within the deadlines required by GDPR.