Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 16/02/2026

1. Who We Are

ADRENALINE Magazine
Independent student-run music publication
Website: adrenalinemag.co.uk
Email: sales@adrenalinemag.co.uk

We operate as a UK-based business.

For the purposes of UK GDPR, ADRENALINE Magazine is the data controller of your personal data.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

We collect personal information when you:

Place an order (name, billing/shipping address, IP address, email address, phone number, order details)
Join our mailing list (email address)
Contact us (email address and message content)
Leave comments on articles
Submit forms via the website

Payment details are processed securely by Stripe. We do not store or access full card details.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing (UK GDPR)

We process your data under the following lawful bases:

Contractual necessity
To process and deliver your orders.

Legal obligation
To retain order and accounting records as required by UK tax law.

Legitimate interests
To operate and improve our website, prevent fraud, and respond to enquiries.

Consent
For sending marketing emails. You can withdraw consent at any time.

4. Comments

When you leave a comment, we collect:

The data shown in the comment form
Your IP address
Browser user agent (for spam detection)

An anonymised hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar.
Gravatar privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

If approved, your comment and profile image (if applicable) are publicly visible.

5. Media Uploads

If you upload images, please avoid including embedded location (EXIF GPS) data, as visitors may be able to extract this information.

6. Cookies

Essential Cookies

Used to:

Maintain login sessions
Store cart contents
Remember comment details

These are necessary for website functionality.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand site usage.

Google may collect:

IP address (anonymised)
Device/browser data
On-site behaviour

You can opt out here:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

We use a cookie consent mechanism that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

7. Email & Communications

We use:

Brevo (email marketing platform) to manage newsletters and subscriber lists
WP Mail and Hostinger Mail to send transactional emails (order confirmations, delivery updates, responses)

If you subscribe to our newsletter:

Your email address is stored securely within Brevo
You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email

We do not send marketing emails without your consent.

8. Shop & Payment Processing

When you place an order, we collect:

Name
Shipping address
IP address
Email address
Phone number
Order details

Payments are processed securely by Stripe.
We do not store card numbers.

9. Shipping & Courier Data Sharing

To fulfil your order, we share necessary delivery information with:

Parcel2Go (shipping platform)
Courier partners such as UPS, DPD or other selected carriers

The information shared may include:

Your name
Delivery address
Phone number
Email address (for tracking updates)
Order reference

This sharing is necessary to fulfil your purchase contract.

10. Who We Share Your Data With

We share data only where necessary to operate our services:

Stripe (payment processing)
Brevo (email marketing)
WP Mail / Hostinger (transactional emails)
Parcel2Go (shipping services)
Courier partners (e.g. UPS, DPD)
Google Analytics
Spam detection services

We do not sell personal data to third parties.

11. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside the UK.

Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:

UK adequacy regulations
Standard contractual clauses
GDPR-compliant providers

12. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary:

Order data: retained for accounting and legal purposes
Comments: retained unless removal is requested
Marketing data: retained until you unsubscribe
Contact enquiries: retained for customer service records

13. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data.

However, no internet transmission is ever 100% secure.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page.