Last updated: April 2026
The Circuit Magazine ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under UK data protection law (UK GDPR).
The Circuit Magazine is a digital publication for security and protection professionals, operated by Jonathan Moss. For data protection enquiries, contact us at: [email protected]
When you subscribe to our newsletter or create an account, we collect:
Your email address
Your first name (if provided)
Subscription preferences and tier (free or paid)
Date of subscription
When you visit our website, we automatically collect:
Pages visited and time spent
Device type and browser
Approximate location (country/region level)
Referring website
When you make a purchase (paid subscription or digital product), we collect:
Payment information — processed securely by Stripe. We do not store card details.
Purchase history
We use your data to:
Send you our newsletter and any content you have subscribed to
Manage your subscription and account
Process payments for paid subscriptions or products
Improve our content based on what our readers find useful
Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.
We process your data on the following legal grounds:
Contract: to deliver the newsletter and any paid content you have purchased
Legitimate interests: to understand how our content is used and to improve it
Consent: for any optional marketing communications beyond the newsletter you subscribed to
We use the following services to operate The Circuit Magazine. Each acts as a data processor on our behalf:
Beehiiv — newsletter delivery and subscriber management. Beehiiv Privacy Policy
Stripe — payment processing. Stripe Privacy Policy
MagLoft — digital magazine reader. MagLoft Privacy Policy
Cloudflare — website performance and security. Cloudflare Privacy Policy
By subscribing to The Circuit Magazine, you agree to receive our newsletter. Each email includes an unsubscribe link. You can also manage your preferences or unsubscribe at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
We retain subscriber data for as long as your subscription is active. If you unsubscribe, we will remove your data from our active mailing list within 30 days. We may retain anonymised analytics data indefinitely.
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
Access the personal data we hold about you
Correct inaccurate data
Delete your data ("right to be forgotten")
Restrict how we process your data
Data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
Object to processing based on legitimate interests
To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.If you are unsatisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): ico.org.uk
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We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be communicated to subscribers by email.
For any data protection questions: [email protected]