Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The Sovereignty Report ("TSR," "we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of visitors to thesovereigntyreport.com and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains the types of information that may be collected through this website, how that information may be used, disclosed, retained, protected, and transferred, and the privacy rights that may be available to individuals under applicable law.

The Sovereignty Report is operated from the United States. Because our website, programs, interviews, publications, videos, podcasts, and other content may be accessed internationally, this policy is intended to address both United States and international visitors.

2. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect information that you voluntarily provide as well as limited technical information generated automatically through ordinary website operation.

Information You Provide

Information voluntarily submitted may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Contact information
• Messages or correspondence sent to TSR
• Newsletter subscription information
• Information submitted through website forms
• Transaction or support information if financial contribution features are later made available

Information Collected Automatically

Our web server, hosting provider, security systems, analytics services, or other technical infrastructure may automatically receive information such as:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Approximate geographic location
• Pages or resources accessed
• Date and time of access
• Referring website or source
• General website interaction information
• Server and security log information

3. How We May Use Information

Personal information may be processed for purposes including:

• Operating and maintaining the website
• Providing requested information or services
• Responding to inquiries and correspondence
• Delivering newsletters or requested communications
• Processing voluntary financial support
• Improving website functionality and performance
• Understanding general website usage
• Preventing fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
• Maintaining network and information security
• Complying with applicable legal obligations
• Establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Where privacy law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, including where the European Union General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") or United Kingdom GDPR applies, we may rely on one or more legally recognized bases as appropriate.

These may include:

• Your consent
• Processing necessary to perform a contract or take steps requested before entering into a contract
• Compliance with a legal obligation
• Our legitimate interests, including operating, securing, improving, and protecting the website and communicating with users
• Establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims
• Other grounds authorized by applicable law

Where processing is based on consent and applicable law provides a right to withdraw consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing completed before withdrawal.

5. Newsletter and Email Communications

The Sovereignty Report may offer newsletters and other voluntary email communications.

If you voluntarily subscribe, we may use your email address to provide the communications you requested. Where required by applicable law, we will obtain appropriate consent before sending marketing or similar communications.

You may unsubscribe from future newsletter or promotional communications using the unsubscribe mechanism contained in those communications or by contacting us.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The website may use cookies, server-side technologies, local storage, pixels, or similar technologies for functionality, security, performance, analytics, and user preferences.

Some cookies may be essential to the operation and security of the website. Other technologies, including analytics or advertising technologies, may be subject to consent requirements in certain jurisdictions.

Google Analytics 4

The Sovereignty Report currently uses Google Analytics 4 ("GA4"), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to help us understand how visitors use the website and to measure website performance.

GA4 may collect or receive information such as pages visited, approximate geographic location, browser and device information, referring sources, interactions with the website, and other usage or technical information. Depending on your browser, device, location, and applicable settings, Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies in connection with this measurement activity.

Information collected through Google Analytics may be transmitted to and processed by Google in the United States or other countries in which Google or its service providers operate. Google's handling of information is governed by its own privacy terms and policies.

We use Google Analytics information for website measurement, performance analysis, audience understanding, security, troubleshooting, and improvement of the website. We do not use Google Analytics as a means to sell personal information as a primary business activity.

Visitors may be able to limit or block analytics technologies through browser settings, privacy tools, or other controls made available by their browser or device. Where applicable law requires prior consent before non-essential analytics cookies or similar technologies are used, we will implement appropriate consent controls.

7. Browser Privacy Signals

Browsers and devices may provide privacy signals such as "Do Not Track" or Global Privacy Control.

Where applicable law requires recognition of a legally valid browser-based opt-out preference signal, we intend to honor such signals as required.

Because technical standards and legal requirements surrounding browser privacy signals continue to develop, treatment of signals that are not legally required may vary.

8. How Information May Be Shared

We may disclose information to service providers, contractors, or other parties when reasonably necessary to operate the website or provide requested services.

Categories of recipients may include:

• Website hosting providers
• Infrastructure and security providers
• Email delivery providers
• Analytics providers
• Payment processors
• Professional advisers
• Technology vendors
• Government authorities when disclosure is legally required

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of TSR, our users, or others; investigate fraud or misuse; comply with lawful process; or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

9. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

The Sovereignty Report does not intend to operate as a data broker or to sell personal information as a primary business activity.

If our practices change in a manner that constitutes a "sale," "sharing," targeted advertising, or similar regulated activity under applicable privacy law, we will provide legally required notices and opt-out mechanisms.

10. International Visitors and Data Transfers

The Sovereignty Report is based in the United States. Visitors may access our website from countries and territories throughout the world.

If you access the website from outside the United States, information associated with your use of the website may be transferred to, processed in, or stored in the United States or other countries in which our service providers maintain infrastructure.

Privacy and data-protection laws in the United States may differ from those applicable in your country of residence.

Where applicable law imposes restrictions on international transfers of personal information, we will use a legally permitted transfer basis or safeguard when required. Depending on the jurisdiction and circumstances, this may include adequacy decisions, approved contractual safeguards, standard contractual clauses, consent, contractual necessity, or another transfer mechanism recognized by applicable law.

11. European Union and European Economic Area

If the GDPR applies to our processing of your personal data, you may have certain rights subject to the conditions and exceptions provided by applicable law.

These may include the right to:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of personal data
• Request restriction of processing
• Object to certain processing
• Receive certain data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis
• Lodge a complaint with an applicable data-protection supervisory authority

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal limitations or exceptions.

12. United Kingdom

If United Kingdom data-protection law applies to our processing of your personal information, you may have rights substantially similar to those described above, including rights relating to access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability, and withdrawal of consent where applicable.

Individuals may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the United Kingdom Information Commissioner's Office or another applicable authority.

13. Switzerland

Where Swiss data-protection law applies, individuals may exercise rights provided under applicable Swiss law, including rights concerning information about processing, access, correction, and other protections applicable to personal data.

International transfers involving personal data subject to Swiss law will be handled using legally recognized safeguards where required.

14. Canada

Where Canadian federal or provincial privacy laws apply, individuals may have rights relating to access, correction, consent, transparency, and appropriate handling of personal information.

Personal information may be processed by service providers located outside Canada and may therefore be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is processed.

15. Brazil

Where Brazil's Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais ("LGPD") applies, individuals may have rights provided by Brazilian law, which may include confirmation of processing, access, correction, anonymization, blocking, deletion, portability, information regarding sharing, withdrawal of consent, and other rights provided by law.

International transfers of personal data subject to the LGPD will be conducted using an authorized legal basis or mechanism where required.

16. Australia and New Zealand

Where Australian or New Zealand privacy laws apply, individuals may have rights relating to transparency, access, correction, security, and responsible handling of personal information as provided by applicable law.

17. United States State Privacy Rights

Residents of certain United States jurisdictions may have additional privacy rights under state law when those laws apply to TSR.

Depending on the applicable law, these rights may include:

• The right to know or confirm whether personal information is being processed
• The right to access personal information
• The right to request correction
• The right to request deletion
• The right to obtain a portable copy of certain information
• The right to opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information
• The right to opt out of certain targeted advertising or profiling where applicable
• The right not to be discriminated against for exercising legally protected privacy rights

These rights depend upon the jurisdiction, the nature of the processing, and whether applicable legal thresholds or requirements are met.

18. California Residents

California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"), when those laws apply to TSR.

These rights may include requesting information about categories and specific pieces of personal information collected, requesting deletion or correction, and opting out of certain sales or sharing of personal information.

TSR will not discriminate against an individual for exercising a privacy right protected by applicable California law.

19. Exercising Your Privacy Rights

Where applicable privacy law grants you rights regarding personal information processed by TSR, you may submit a request by contacting:

media@thesovereigntyreport.com

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests in order to protect personal information from unauthorized disclosure or deletion.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by applicable law. We may require reasonable evidence of the agent's authority and, where legally permitted, direct verification from the individual concerned.

We will respond to valid requests within the time required by applicable law.

20. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including operational, security, contractual, accounting, legal, and compliance purposes.

Retention periods may vary depending upon the type of information, the purpose of processing, applicable legal requirements, and legitimate operational needs.

21. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No website, computer system, network, transmission method, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

22. Children's Privacy

The Sovereignty Report is a general-audience news, commentary, research, interview, and public-affairs publication and is not directed toward children.

We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children under 13 through the website.

Where a jurisdiction imposes a higher age for lawful consent to the processing of children's personal information, applicable legal requirements will govern.

If we become aware that personal information from a child has been collected in circumstances requiring parental or guardian consent that was not obtained, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information as required by applicable law.

23. Third-Party Websites, Video Platforms, and Social Media

The website may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites and platforms, including video, podcast, payment, social-media, and other services.

When you leave the TSR website or interact directly with a third-party platform, that provider's privacy policy and terms generally govern its collection and use of information.

TSR is not responsible for the independent privacy or security practices of third-party websites or platforms.

24. Legal and Safety Disclosures

We may preserve, use, or disclose information when we reasonably believe doing so is necessary to comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or other lawful governmental process; protect our legal rights; investigate misconduct; prevent fraud or security threats; or protect the safety of individuals.

25. Organizational Changes

If TSR undergoes a reorganization, merger, transfer, restructuring, or similar organizational transaction, information associated with the operation of the website may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by law.

26. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy as our services, technology, vendors, or legal obligations change.

Material revisions will be reflected on this page by updating the effective date or providing another form of notice when required by applicable law.

Visitors are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

27. Contact Us

Questions, privacy requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or TSR's handling of personal information may be directed to:

The Sovereignty Report
United States
media@thesovereigntyreport.com