Effective Date: February 16, 2026
At IBO News (International Broadcasting Organization), we are committed to ensuring the security and protection of the personal information that we process, and to provide a compliant and consistent approach to data protection. We have always had a robust and effective data protection program in place which complies with existing law and abides by the data protection principles. However, we recognize our obligations in updating and expanding this program to meet the demands of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
1. Who We Are (Data Controller)
For the purposes of the GDPR, the Data Controller is:
International Broadcasting Organization (IBO News)
- Global Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Regional Bureau: Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Data Protection Officer (DPO): privacy@ibonews.com
2. Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following data protection rights. IBO News aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
- The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions (e.g., if the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected).
- The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data (e.g., for direct marketing purposes).
- The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, in a structured, machine-readable format.
- The Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@ibonews.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We process your personal data only when we have a legal basis to do so. The legal bases we rely on include:
- Consent: You have given us permission to do so for a specific purpose (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
- Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g., a paid subscription).
- Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., improving our website security, fraud prevention, and analyzing readership trends), provided these interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights.
- Legal Obligation: We may process your data to comply with a legal obligation (e.g., keeping financial records for tax purposes).
4. International Data Transfers
IBO News operates globally. By using our services, you acknowledge that your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in:
- The United States (Our Headquarters)
- Bangladesh (Our Technical & Regional Hub)
We take all necessary steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this policy. Safeguards include standard contractual clauses (SCCs) and strict internal data access controls.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.
- Newsletters: We retain your email until you unsubscribe.
- Analytics: We retain anonymized user data for 26 months to analyze long-term trends.
- Legal Records: We retain financial records for 7 years as required by law.
6. Cookies & Consent
We use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to manage cookies. Upon your first visit to ibonews.com from an EU IP address, you will be presented with a banner allowing you to:
- Accept All Cookies
- Reject Non-Essential Cookies
- Customize Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Privacy Settings” link in the footer of our website.
7. Complaints
If you believe that we have infringed your rights, we encourage you to contact us first at privacy@ibonews.com so that we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a Supervisory Authority (Data Protection Authority) in your Member State of residence.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this GDPR Policy, please contact us:
IBO News Data Protection Office
- Email: privacy@ibonews.com
- Address: International Broadcasting Organization, New York, NY, USA