Last updated: 02.09.2026

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and used when you visit this-hour.com, subscribe to a newsletter, create an account, submit a comment, contact us or otherwise interact with This Hour.

Who controls your data

This Hour is operated by thishour snc, based at largo valgioie, Turin, Italy (referred to in this policy as “This Hour”, “we”, “us” or “our”).

For questions or requests concerning personal data, contact privacy@this-hour.com.

Personal data we may collect

The information collected depends on how you use the website.

Information you provide

This may include:

  • your name and email address;
  • newsletter subscription preferences;
  • account details, if reader accounts are enabled;
  • comments, messages, correction requests and other correspondence;
  • payment and billing information when you purchase a subscription or service;
  • information you provide when responding to a survey or promotion.

Payments may be handled by a specialist payment provider. This Hour does not normally receive or store your complete payment-card number.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the website, technical systems may collect:

  • IP address;
  • browser and device type;
  • operating system;
  • referring page;
  • pages viewed and approximate visit times;
  • language and approximate location derived from technical data;
  • cookie identifiers and consent choices;
  • security, diagnostic and server-log information.

Depending on your consent choices, analytics and advertising services may collect additional information as described in our Cookie Policy and consent panel.

Why we use personal data

We may use personal data to:

  • provide, operate and secure the website;
  • deliver newsletters and manage subscriptions;
  • process payments and provide paid services;
  • respond to messages, correction requests and privacy inquiries;
  • publish and moderate comments, where comments are enabled;
  • understand website performance and audience use;
  • prevent fraud, abuse, spam and security incidents;
  • comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights;
  • display and measure advertising where permitted;
  • improve our products, coverage and reader experience.

Legal bases for processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation or equivalent law applies, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Contract: processing needed to deliver a subscription, membership or other service you requested.
  • Consent: for optional analytics, advertising cookies, certain marketing communications and other processing where consent is required. You may withdraw consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests: operating and securing the website, preventing abuse, responding to ordinary correspondence and understanding basic service performance, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Legal obligation: maintaining records or responding where the law requires us to do so.
  • Legal claims and public interest: where processing is necessary to establish or defend legal rights or, in limited circumstances, support responsible journalistic activity.

Newsletters and communications

If you subscribe, we use your contact details to send the publication or updates you requested. You can unsubscribe using the link in any marketing or newsletter email.

Transactional messages concerning an account, payment, security issue or requested service may still be sent when necessary to provide that service.

We do not sell email lists.

Comments and public submissions

Comments and profile information submitted for public display may be visible to anyone. Do not include sensitive personal information in a public comment.

We may use spam and abuse-detection services to review submissions. Comments may be retained with the related article to preserve the discussion, subject to applicable rights and moderation requirements.

Journalism and public information

This Hour reports on matters of public interest and may process personal data contained in public records, official statements, interviews, research, social posts and reporting from other sources. Such processing is assessed under applicable law, including rules and exemptions that protect freedom of expression and journalistic activity.

Publication decisions consider accuracy, relevance, proportionality, safety and the legitimate privacy interests of the people involved.

Artificial intelligence

This Hour uses automated systems to assist with public-source monitoring, research organization and editorial production, as described in our AI & Automation Policy.

We do not intentionally submit private reader correspondence, payment details or identity documents to editorial AI systems unless this is necessary for a disclosed purpose and supported by an appropriate legal basis and safeguard.

Cookies, analytics and advertising

Necessary technologies may operate to provide security, network delivery, login sessions, subscription functions and consent storage.

Optional analytics or advertising technologies are activated according to your consent choices where consent is required.

For more information, see our Cookie Policy.

Service providers

We may use service providers for:

  • website hosting and content delivery;
  • security, backups and technical monitoring;
  • email and newsletter delivery;
  • analytics and audience measurement;
  • advertising;
  • payment processing;
  • customer support;
  • editorial and automation infrastructure.

They may process personal data only as needed to provide services to us or as otherwise explained in their own notices. Providers currently in use should be identified in the website’s consent panel or an updated version of this policy where required.

International transfers

Some providers may process data outside the European Economic Area or the country where you live. Where required, we use recognized safeguards such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or another lawful transfer mechanism.

Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, security and dispute-resolution needs.

Retention periods differ by data type. For example:

  • newsletter information is generally retained until you unsubscribe, plus a limited suppression record where needed to respect that choice;
  • correspondence is retained while the matter remains relevant and for a reasonable period afterward;
  • transaction records may be retained for the period required by tax and accounting law;
  • security logs are normally retained for a limited period unless needed to investigate an incident;
  • published journalistic material may be retained as part of the public record, subject to applicable law.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • request access to your personal data;
  • correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • request deletion;
  • restrict or object to processing;
  • receive certain data in a portable format;
  • withdraw consent without affecting earlier lawful processing;
  • object to direct marketing;
  • lodge a complaint with a data-protection authority.

These rights are not absolute. Exceptions may apply, including protections for freedom of expression, journalism, legal obligations and legal claims.

To make a request, email privacy@this-hour.com. We may ask for limited information necessary to confirm identity and prevent unauthorized disclosure.

If you are in Italy, you may also contact the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali through its official website at https://www.garanteprivacy.it.

Children

This Hour is a general-audience news publication and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly request personal data from children who are below the age at which they may independently consent to the relevant processing under applicable law.

If you believe a child has provided personal data improperly, contact privacy@this-hour.com.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect personal data. No website or transmission method can be guaranteed completely secure.

External links

Articles frequently link to source documents and third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not govern those websites, and their operators may collect information under their own policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the website, providers or legal requirements change. The current version will be posted on this page with a revised date. Material changes may also be communicated through the website or other appropriate channels.

Contact

Privacy questions and requests: privacy@this-hour.com