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Transparency & Compliance

B News Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 29 August 2026  |  Applicable to Readers in UK, Bangladesh & Worldwide

B News (“B News”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how B News collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you visit or use our website, read our articles, contact us, submit information or interact with our digital services.

B News is a London-based Bangla news and media platform serving readers in the UK, Bangladesh and around the world. By using the B News website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

01 Who We Are

B News is the operator and publisher of the B News website.

Data Controller: B News

Website: www.bnewsuk.com

Email: info@bnews.co.uk

Business Address: Gulshan 1, Dhaka, Bangladesh-1212. And Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the way we handle personal information, please contact us using the details above.

02 Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following information:

Information you provide directly:
  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Organisation or job title
  • Information included in messages or enquiries
  • Information submitted through contact forms
  • Information submitted when sending news tips, photographs, videos or documents
  • Information provided when subscribing to newsletters or other communications
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide to us

Please do not send confidential or sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your communication with B News.

Information collected automatically:

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

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type & Operating system
  • Approximate geographical location
  • Website pages visited, date and time of visits
  • Referring website
  • Interaction with our website
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies

We use this information to operate, secure and improve our website and understand how readers use our services.

03 How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and operate the B News website
  • To respond to enquiries and messages
  • To communicate with readers, contributors and news sources
  • To process news tips and story submissions
  • To publish and manage user-submitted content
  • To send newsletters where you have subscribed
  • To understand website traffic and audience behaviour
  • To improve our website, content and services
  • To maintain website security and integrity
  • To prevent fraud, abuse and unlawful activity
  • To comply with legal and regulatory obligations
  • To establish, exercise or defend legal claims
  • To carry out legitimate journalistic and editorial activities

We will only use personal information where we have an appropriate lawful basis to do so.

04 Journalism and Editorial Activities

B News is a news publisher. Some personal information may be processed as part of legitimate journalistic, editorial, investigative or public-interest activities.

This may include information relating to individuals who are:

  • Mentioned in news reports
  • Interviewed by B News
  • News sources or contacts
  • Public officials or public figures
  • Witnesses to events
  • Contributors or commentators
  • Subjects of legitimate public-interest reporting

Where applicable, B News may rely on exemptions or special provisions available to journalism under UK data-protection law.

However, B News remains committed to handling personal information responsibly, proportionately and with appropriate regard for privacy. Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to remove or restrict any rights you may have under applicable data-protection law.

05 News Tips, Sources and Confidential Communications

If you contact B News with a news tip, story idea, photograph, video, document or other information, we may use the information you provide for journalistic and editorial purposes.

Where appropriate, B News may take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of journalistic sources.

However, no method of communication over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. If you believe information is highly confidential or sensitive, please contact our editorial team before sending it.

Editorial Contact: info@bnewsuk.com

06 User-Submitted Content

If you submit photographs, videos, comments, documents, news tips or other material to B News, you should ensure that you have the necessary rights or permission to provide that material.

You should avoid submitting personal information about another individual unless you have a legitimate reason to do so.

Material submitted to B News may be reviewed by our editorial team and, where appropriate, may be used or published as part of our journalism. Where material is published, it may remain publicly available as part of B News’s editorial archive.

07 Newsletters and Marketing

If you subscribe to a B News newsletter or other non-essential communications, we may use your email address to send you:

  • News updates & breaking news alerts
  • Editorial newsletters
  • Information about B News services
  • Other communications for which you have provided appropriate permission

You can unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the communication or by contacting us. Unsubscribing will not necessarily remove information that we are required or permitted to retain for other purposes.

08 Cookies and Similar Technologies

B News may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve our website. Cookies may be used for purposes including:

  • Website functionality
  • Security and protection
  • Analytics and performance
  • Understanding website usage
  • Remembering preferences
  • Advertising and measurement, where applicable

Where consent is required, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies. You can manage cookies through your browser and, where available, our cookie preference tool.

09 Analytics

We may use third-party analytics services to understand how visitors use our website. Analytics information may include:

  • Pages viewed and time spent on pages
  • Approximate location
  • Device and browser information
  • Traffic sources and referral data
  • Website interactions

Analytics providers may process information according to their own privacy policies. Where required by law, appropriate consent will be obtained before using non-essential analytics technologies.

10 Advertising

B News may display advertising provided by B News or third-party advertising partners. Advertising technologies may use cookies or similar technologies to measure advertising performance or provide relevant advertising.

Where applicable, B News will provide users with appropriate privacy choices and consent mechanisms. We do not sell your personal information as a standalone product.

11 Third-Party Services and Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, applications, social-media platforms or other services. These services have their own privacy policies and terms.

B News is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policy of any third-party service before providing personal information.

12 Social Media

B News may operate or maintain accounts on social-media platforms. If you interact with B News through social media, the relevant platform may collect and process information about you according to its own privacy policy.

Information you publicly post or send to B News through a social-media platform may be received by us and may be used for legitimate editorial, communication or administrative purposes.

13 How We Share Personal Information

We may share personal information where necessary and lawful, including with:

  • Our employees and authorised editorial staff
  • Service providers who support our website or business
  • Website hosting and technology providers
  • Email and newsletter providers
  • Analytics providers
  • Advertising and measurement providers, where applicable
  • Professional advisers
  • Regulators, courts or law-enforcement authorities where legally required
  • Other parties where necessary to protect our legal rights or prevent unlawful activity

We will not share personal information unnecessarily. Where we use third-party service providers to process personal information on our behalf, we expect them to provide appropriate security and comply with applicable data-protection requirements.

14 International Data Transfers

Some of our technology or service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is lawful and that suitable safeguards are in place where required by applicable data-protection law.

15 How Long We Keep Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Retention periods depend on:

  • The nature of the information
  • The purpose for which it was collected
  • Legal or regulatory requirements
  • Security requirements
  • Journalistic or editorial considerations
  • The need to establish, exercise or defend legal claims

Published journalism may remain available as part of the B News archive even after the original publication date. Where personal information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete it, anonymise it or securely dispose of it.

16 Security

B News takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse, unauthorised disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

However, no website, email service or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should therefore exercise caution when sending confidential information online.

17 Children’s Privacy

B News is a general news website and is not specifically directed at children. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children without an appropriate legal basis.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

18 Your Privacy Rights

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances
  • Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
  • Object to certain processing
  • Request data portability where applicable
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Complain to the relevant data-protection regulator

These rights are subject to legal exceptions and may not apply in every situation, particularly where personal information is processed for legitimate journalistic purposes.

19 How to Exercise Your Rights

To make a privacy request, please contact:

Please provide enough information for us to understand your request and, where necessary, verify your identity. We will consider and respond to your request in accordance with applicable data-protection law.

20 Complaints

If you have concerns about how B News handles your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can investigate the matter.

You may also have the right to complain to the UK’s data-protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). You can find information about the ICO and data-protection rights on the ICO’s website.

21 Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, technology, applicable law, or our data-processing practices.

When we make significant changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

22 Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how B News handles personal information, or your privacy rights, please contact us:

B News

General Enquiries: info@bnewsuk.com

Editorial: info@bnewsuk.com

Address: Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom

Website: www.bnewsuk.com

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