Privacy Policy for Forexobroker.com

Effective date: 28 May 2026 · Data controller: Dominic Walsh, forexobroker.com (United Kingdom)

This privacy policy describes how forexobroker.com (“the Site”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit the Site, sign up to the newsletter, post a comment, send an email or otherwise interact with us. It is written to meet the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the EU GDPR for visitors based in the European Economic Area.

1. Who is responsible for your data

The data controller is the owner and operator of forexobroker.com, Dominic Walsh, based in the United Kingdom. You can reach the controller at [email protected] for any question about how your personal data is handled. Because the Site is a single-owner publishing operation we do not appoint a separate Data Protection Officer; the controller answers data-protection enquiries directly.

2. The data we collect

The information we hold about you depends on how you use the Site. We have grouped it below into the categories most likely to apply to a typical visitor.

  • Newsletter signups. When you subscribe through any opt-in form on the Site, we collect your email address and, where you provide it, your first name. This data is passed to our email-marketing processor (see Section 5) and stored there until you unsubscribe.
  • Comments on articles. If you leave a comment we record the comment content, the name and email address you supply, the IP address of the browser used and a timestamp. The IP is used to help filter spam.
  • Contact-form messages. When you use the form on the Contact page we receive your name, email address and the message body. These messages are stored in our inbox at [email protected].
  • Server logs. Our web host automatically records standard server information when you load a page: IP address, user agent, referring URL and the URL requested. This is used to keep the Site running and to investigate technical errors and security incidents.
  • Analytics data. We use privacy-respecting analytics to understand which articles are read and how visitors move around the Site. This is described in Section 6.
  • Cookies. Small text files stored on your device. See Section 7 for the cookies the Site sets and the choices you have.

3. Why we process your data and our lawful basis

Under the UK GDPR we must have a lawful basis for every category of processing. The relevant bases for forexobroker.com are consent (for newsletter signups, marketing cookies and any optional analytics), legitimate interests (for keeping the Site running, preventing spam, basic anonymous traffic measurement) and contract (where you ask us to do something specific, such as send you a download link after a form submission).

  • Send you the newsletter you signed up for, including educational emails about indicators, strategies and EAs — basis: consent.
  • Send you the free download link you requested after submitting an opt-in form — basis: contract.
  • Display and moderate comments under articles — basis: legitimate interest in running a functioning blog.
  • Detect and block spam, brute-force login attempts and abusive behaviour — basis: legitimate interest in keeping the Site secure.
  • Measure aggregate readership and identify which articles need to be improved — basis: legitimate interest in operating an editorial business, supported by lightweight analytics that minimise personal identifiability.
  • Respond to your enquiries sent via the contact form or email — basis: legitimate interest in answering correspondence.

4. How long we keep your data

We hold your data only for as long as we need it for the purpose it was collected:

  • Newsletter list: until you unsubscribe. Unsubscribing removes you from active sending; the email is retained on a suppression list to make sure we do not accidentally re-add you.
  • Comments: indefinitely, because they are part of the public conversation under an article. You can ask us to remove your comment at any time (see Section 8).
  • Contact-form emails: typically up to 24 months from receipt, after which they are deleted unless they relate to an ongoing matter.
  • Server logs: rotated by the host on a rolling basis; typical retention is around 30 days unless logs are needed for a security investigation.
  • Analytics data: aggregated and retained for up to 26 months in the analytics provider, in line with default settings.

5. Third parties we share data with

We do not sell personal data. We do share it with a small number of carefully chosen processors that help us run the Site:

  • GetResponse — email marketing platform that holds the newsletter list and sends emails on our behalf.
  • Cloudflare — content delivery network and security layer used in front of the Site to mitigate denial-of-service attacks and serve content faster.
  • Google — for aggregated analytics and, where applicable, for Search Console reporting on how the Site appears in Google.
  • Hosting provider — the company that physically hosts the Site’s servers.
  • Comment spam filter — an automated service that checks comment IP addresses and content against known spam signatures.

We also disclose information where we are required to do so by law, by court order, or to protect the legal rights of the Site or its readers.

6. International data transfers

Some of the processors named in Section 5 are based outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area, including the United States. Where data is transferred internationally, we rely on the UK’s adequacy regulations, the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses (SCCs) or equivalent safeguards provided by the receiving organisation under the UK Extension to the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

7. Cookies

Cookies fall into three groups on this Site. Strictly necessary cookies enable core features (security, anti-spam on forms, remembering that you have dismissed a banner) and cannot be switched off. Analytics cookies set by Google measure aggregate traffic; you can refuse them via your browser’s privacy controls or by using a browser extension such as the official Google Analytics Opt-out. Marketing cookies are not used directly by the Site but may be set by embedded third-party content such as YouTube videos.

You can clear all cookies at any time through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent forms or comment submissions from working.

8. Your rights

Under the UK GDPR you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, to ask us to correct inaccurate data, to request erasure of your data, to restrict processing, to receive a copy of your data in a portable format (data portability) and to object to processing based on legitimate interests. Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected] with the relevant request. We aim to respond within one month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk) or your national data-protection authority if you believe your data has been mishandled.

9. Security

We protect data with a defence-in-depth approach: TLS 1.2+ encryption for all traffic to and from the Site, Cloudflare DDoS mitigation, two-factor authentication on the WordPress admin account, regular security patching of the WordPress core and active plugins, and Application Passwords (not raw login credentials) for all programmatic access. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

10. Children

The Site is aimed at adult retail traders and is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, the services we use or the way the Site is run. The current version always shows its effective date at the top. Material changes will be flagged at the top of the policy and, where appropriate, communicated to active newsletter subscribers.

12. Contact

For any privacy-related question or to exercise any of the rights described above, please email [email protected]. Please also see the Disclaimer and the Terms of Service for the wider legal framework that governs use of the Site.