Privacy Policy

Last updated: 29/6/2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Born Digital collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit borndigital.eu or contact us.

1. Who we are

Born Digital is an English-language editorial website exploring digital identities, AI life, robotics, digital culture and human-machine futures.

The website is operated by [insert legal name / individual or organisation], based in [insert country]. You can contact us at editorial@borndigital.eu.

2. What personal data we collect

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact data: such as your name, email address and any information you choose to include when contacting us by email.
  • Technical data: such as IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referring pages and basic usage information.
  • Analytics data: information about how visitors use the website, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, general location data and interaction patterns.
  • Cookie data: information collected through cookies or similar technologies, as described in our Cookie Policy.

3. How we collect data

We collect personal data when you:

  • visit the website;
  • contact us by email;
  • interact with website content;
  • accept analytics or other non-essential cookies through the cookie consent banner.

4. Why we use personal data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

  • to operate, maintain and secure the website;
  • to respond to messages or enquiries;
  • to understand how the website is used and improve its content and structure;
  • to comply with legal obligations;
  • to protect the website from abuse, spam, unauthorised access or technical misuse.

5. Legal basis for processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation applies, we process personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Consent: for non-essential cookies and analytics where consent is required.
  • Legitimate interests: for operating, securing and improving the website, provided that such interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
  • Legal obligation: where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.
  • Pre-contractual or contractual necessity: where you contact us in relation to a possible collaboration, service or professional enquiry.

6. Analytics

Born Digital uses analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content, structure and performance.

Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, session duration, device type, browser type, referring website and approximate location. Where required by law, analytics cookies are only used after you have given consent through the cookie banner.

7. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. Other cookies, such as analytics cookies, are used only with your consent where required by law.

For more information, please read our Cookie Policy.

8. Third-party services

We may use third-party services for analytics, website hosting, security, performance, email communication or embedded content. These providers may process personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable data protection laws.

Where third-party services are used, we aim to select providers that offer appropriate data protection safeguards.

9. Data retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Email communications may be retained for a reasonable period in order to respond to enquiries, maintain records of communication and manage professional relationships.

10. Data sharing

We do not sell personal data. We may share personal data only where necessary with service providers that support the operation, hosting, security or analytics of the website, or where required by law.

11. International transfers

Some service providers may process data outside your country or outside the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards required by applicable data protection law.

12. Your rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • request access to your personal data;
  • request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • request deletion of your personal data;
  • request restriction of processing;
  • object to processing based on legitimate interests;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
  • request data portability where applicable;
  • lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us at editorial@borndigital.eu.

13. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration. However, no website or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

14. Children

This website is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect personal data from children.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated 26/9/2026 date.

16. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at editorial@borndigital.eu.