Privacy Policy

Introduction: One of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. We offer a means on our site to enable users to contact us anonymously if they wish to do so. If users do this, we will delete their communication as soon as it is read and processed. This Privacy Policy contains the types of information that is collected and recorded by The Migrant Brief and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us via email at [email protected].

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website regarding the information that they may share and/or collect on our site. 

Consent: By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Cookies: We use cookies for essential site functionality and to track usage via Google Analytics. You can control cookies through your browser settings or the cookie-consent banner provided on our site. You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or through our cookie-consent tool.

Information we collect: Unless you choose to register an account with us, and/or submit information via a form, we will not routinely collect any personally information on you. Any personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, the contents of the message, your IP address and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

If you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name and email address.

How we use your information: We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website
• Improve, personalise, and expand our website
• Understand and analyse how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
• Send you emails
• Find and prevent fraud

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand user interactions with our site. Google Analytics collects data such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This helps us improve our website.

Hosting Log Files: We follow a standard hosting procedures using log files. These files may log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Our Advertising Partners: Some of advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.

Google: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

This Site is affiliated with Monumetric (dba for The Blogger Network, LLC) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Monumetric will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Monumetric’s data usage, click here: Publisher Advertising Privacy*

Third Party Privacy Policies: Our Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

GDPR Data Protection Rights: We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions. 
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. 
• The right to object to processing – you have the right to object to our processing your data, under certain conditions. 
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, undertaking certain conditions. 

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Contact: You can contact us by sending an email to: [email protected]