Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how CelebrityCore, available at celebritycore.co.uk, collects, uses, stores and protects information when you visit or interact with our website.

In this policy, “CelebrityCore”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the owner and operator of celebritycore.co.uk.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Give Us

You may provide personal information when you:

Contact us by email or through a contact form
Submit a correction, complaint or copyright request
Subscribe to a newsletter
Respond to a survey or promotion
Submit a business or advertising enquiry

This information may include your name, email address, organisation, telephone number and any other information included in your message.

Please do not send sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit CelebrityCore, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

Internet Protocol address
Browser type and version
Device type and operating system
General location based on your IP address
Pages viewed and time spent on the website
Referring website or search engine
Links and advertisements you interact with
Cookie identifiers and similar technical information

This information may be collected through server logs, cookies, analytics services and advertising technologies.

2. Editorial Information About Public Figures

CelebrityCore publishes news, biographies, profiles and commentary about celebrities and other public figures.

Editorial information may be obtained from publicly available sources, including official websites, public statements, interviews, verified social-media profiles, public records and established media publications.

We process editorial information for reporting, journalism, commentary, research and publication. Where applicable, this processing may be based on our legitimate interests in freedom of expression and providing information to readers.

Certain data-protection requirements or individual rights may be limited where an exemption for journalistic purposes lawfully applies. Any exemption will be considered according to the circumstances rather than applied automatically.

We aim to balance freedom of expression and public interest with the privacy rights of the people discussed in our content.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

Operate, maintain and secure the website
Respond to questions, requests and complaints
Review corrections and copyright notices
Provide newsletters where you have subscribed
Understand how visitors use the website
Improve our content, design and performance
Detect fraud, spam, abuse and security threats
Manage advertising and commercial relationships
Maintain business and legal records
Comply with legal obligations
Establish, exercise or defend legal claims

We will not use personal information for an unrelated purpose unless we have a lawful reason to do so.

4. Our Lawful Bases

Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Consent

We may rely on your consent when you:

Subscribe to marketing emails
Accept non-essential cookies
Agree to a particular use of your information

You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Legitimate Interests

We may process information where it is reasonably necessary for our legitimate interests, including:

Operating and improving CelebrityCore
Responding to correspondence
Protecting the website from misuse
Understanding website performance
Publishing journalistic and informational content
Managing business relationships

We consider the possible effect on your rights before relying on legitimate interests.

Legal Obligations

We may process information when necessary to comply with a law, regulation, court order or lawful request.

Contractual Necessity

We may process information when necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you, such as a commercial or advertising agreement.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

CelebrityCore may use cookies, pixels, local storage and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files placed on your device. They may help us:

Keep the website functioning correctly
Remember your settings
Measure traffic and website performance
Understand how visitors use the website
Display and measure advertising
Prevent fraud and security threats

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for the website to operate or provide a service you request. These cookies may be used without consent where permitted by law.

Non-Essential Cookies

Analytics, advertising, personalisation and other non-essential cookies will be used only where the required permission has been obtained.

You can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through our cookie banner or cookie-settings tool.

You may also control cookies through your browser. Blocking some cookies may affect how the website functions.

Where available, further details about the specific cookies used on CelebrityCore should be provided in our Cookie Policy or cookie-settings panel.

6. Analytics

We may use third-party analytics providers to understand website traffic and performance.

Analytics providers may collect information such as your device type, approximate location, pages visited, visit duration and referring source.

Where required, analytics technologies will not be activated until you provide consent through our cookie controls.

7. Advertising

CelebrityCore may display advertisements supplied by third-party advertising networks.

Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:

Display advertisements
Limit how often advertisements appear
Measure advertisement performance
Detect invalid traffic
Personalise advertisements where you have consented

Personalised advertising technologies will be used only where the required consent has been obtained.

You should list the advertising providers used by the website here:

Third-party advertising providers may process information under their own privacy policies.

8. Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content

Some articles may include affiliate links. If you follow an affiliate link and make a purchase, CelebrityCore may receive a commission.

The third-party retailer or service provider will process information you provide during your transaction under its own privacy policy. CelebrityCore does not normally receive your complete payment-card details.

Sponsored content or commercial partnerships will be identified where appropriate.

9. Embedded Content and External Links

Our articles may contain embedded videos, social-media posts, images or other content provided by third parties.

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third party’s website directly. The provider may collect technical information, place cookies or track your interaction with its content.

CelebrityCore may also link to external websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. You should review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

10. How We Share Information

We may share personal information with:

Website-hosting and technical-service providers
Security, backup and performance providers
Analytics and advertising providers
Email and newsletter providers
Professional advisers, including lawyers and accountants
Regulators, courts, law-enforcement agencies or public authorities
A purchaser, investor or successor if the website or business is sold or reorganised

Service providers may only use personal information to provide services to us and must protect it as required by their contracts and applicable law.

We do not sell personal information in the ordinary meaning of selling a customer database in exchange for money.

11. International Data Transfers

Some service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps required by applicable data-protection law. Depending on the destination and provider, these measures may include adequacy regulations, approved contractual protections or another lawful transfer mechanism.

You may contact us for further information about the protections used for relevant international transfers.

12. Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, security and reporting requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the information:

General enquiries may be retained until the enquiry is resolved and for a reasonable period afterwards.
Privacy and legal requests may be retained as necessary to demonstrate compliance.
Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe, after which limited suppression information may be kept to respect your preference.
Technical logs may be retained for a limited period for security, diagnostics and fraud prevention.
Contract and payment records may be kept for the period required by tax, accounting and legal obligations.

We may retain information for longer where necessary for an actual or anticipated legal claim.

13. Information Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information online at your own risk.

14. Your Data-Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

Request access to your personal information
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
Request deletion of your information
Request restriction of certain processing
Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Object to direct marketing
Request transfer of information you provided in a portable format
Withdraw consent at any time
Complain to a data-protection regulator

These rights are not absolute. A request may be refused or limited where permitted by law, including where a valid journalistic exemption applies.

We may request information to verify your identity and ensure personal information is not disclosed to an unauthorised person.

15. Marketing Communications

We will send marketing emails only where we have a lawful basis to do so.

You can unsubscribe by:

Selecting the unsubscribe link in an email
Changing your communication preferences, where available

Unsubscribing from marketing will not prevent us from sending necessary messages about an existing request or business relationship.

16. Children’s Privacy

CelebrityCore is a general-audience entertainment and information website. It is not intended to collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly ask children under 13 to provide personal information or subscribe to marketing communications without appropriate authorisation.

17. Complaints

Please contact us first if you have concerns about how we use personal information:

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office. Current complaint and contact information is available through the ICO’s official website.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices, services or legal obligations change.

The latest version will be published on this page, and the “Last updated” date will be changed. We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.