1. Who We Are
The Fashion Globe is an investigative publication focused on fashion and wellness, owned and operated by FG Creative Media Ltd., a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 13420460), with its registered office at 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, FG Creative Media Ltd. is the data controller. You may contact us via the contact form on our website at thefashionglobe.com.
2. What Data We Collect
We collect the following personal data:
- Name and email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter alerts
- Name, email address, and message content — when you submit a contact or enquiry form
- Business contact details — where provided by agencies, brands, or consultants in connection with commercial placement enquiries or ongoing business relationships
- Usage and device data — collected automatically via Google Analytics (see Section 5)
We do not run display or programmatic advertising, use affiliate tracking, or store payment card data directly. We do not place first-party cookies. Google Analytics sets its own cookies on your device; these are third-party cookies managed by Google, not by us. See Section 5 for further details.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the data described in Section 2 for the following purposes only:
- To send newsletter alerts to subscribers about new content published on The Fashion Globe
- To respond to contact and enquiry form submissions
- To manage commercial placement enquiries, issue quotes and invoices, and administer placement agreements
- To analyse website traffic and improve our content and website performance via Google Analytics
The Fashion Globe also operates The Blogger’s Corner, a paid commercial placement channel through which third-party content is published on a disclosed, contracted basis. Data collected in connection with commercial placement enquiries and transactions is used solely to administer those relationships. Payments are processed by third-party processors; see Section 6.
We do not sell, share, or use your personal data for commercial or marketing purposes beyond the above.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (UK GDPR)
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Consent — for newsletter subscriptions; you may withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing via the link in any newsletter email
- Legitimate interests — for responding to contact and enquiry form submissions, website analytics, and managing B2B commercial correspondence and placement records
5. Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics collects data including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site by setting cookies on your device. Google processes this data and may store it outside the United Kingdom.
We use Google Analytics solely to understand how our content is used and to improve our website. We do not use it to identify individual users. See Google’s Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy for details on how Google handles this data.
For further information on cookies used on this website, see our Cookie Notice at thefashionglobe.com.
6. Payment Processors
Where commercial placements are purchased, payment is processed by Stripe (stripe.com) and Wise (wise.com). These are independent third-party processors. FG Creative Media Ltd does not collect, process, or store payment card details. See their respective privacy policies at stripe.com/gb/privacy and wise.com/gb/legal/privacy-policy for details on how each processor handles your data.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:
- Newsletter subscriber email addresses: retained until you unsubscribe
- Contact and general enquiry form data: retained for up to 12 months from submission
- Commercial correspondence and placement records (including quotes, agreements, and invoices): retained for the duration of the business relationship and for six years thereafter, in accordance with HMRC record-keeping requirements
- Google Analytics data: retained according to Google’s standard data retention settings
8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Object to or restrict our processing of your data
- Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
- Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
To exercise any of these rights, contact us via the contact form on our website.
9. Your Right to Complain to the ICO
If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory authority:
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
Website: ico.org.uk · Helpline: 0303 123 1113
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with a revised effective date. The current version of this policy is effective from 27 March 2026 and supersedes all previous versions.
11. Contact
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or to exercise your data rights, contact us via the contact form at thefashionglobe.com.
