Last updated 19 October 2026

Privacy and cookies

East Lothian Scoop is run by Al Bryce, a sole trader trading as East Lothian Scoop, who is the controller of any personal information described here. This page covers this website, eastlothianscoop.co.uk. The newsletter has its own full notice, linked below.

This website

This site is a set of plain pages. It has no forms, no accounts, no analytics and no advertising, and it collects nothing you type.

The site is hosted by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare receives the standard technical information your browser sends to load a page, such as your IP address and browser type, and uses it to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks. We do not use this information to identify or profile you. Our lawful basis is legitimate interests: running a secure website.

Cookies

This website does not use cookies, and it does not store or read anything on your device. It loads no third-party scripts, fonts, maps or embedded content. That is why there is no cookie banner here.

The newsletter sign-up page is hosted by beehiiv at eastlothianscoop.beehiiv.com. It has its own cookie controls, and you can accept or decline optional cookies there.

The Friday newsletter

When you subscribe, your email address and sign-up details are held by our email platform, beehiiv. The full privacy notice explains what we collect, why, who handles it, how long we keep it and your rights:

Read the newsletter privacy notice

Emails you send us

If you email us, we use your name, address and message to reply and to check any event or business details you send. We keep correspondence for up to two years after our last exchange, unless it is needed longer for a complaint or legal claim.

Your rights and complaints

You can ask to access, correct or erase your information, restrict or object to how we use it, or receive a copy of it. Email hello@eastlothianscoop.co.uk with "Data protection" in the subject line. We reply within one calendar month.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, tell us first. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.