Privacy policy

Who we are

WO/ is an independent publication founded and run by Giulia Bono. In this policy, "WO/", "we" and "us" mean WO/. If you have any question about your data, email hello@wo-mag.com.

What we collect and why

The WO/ Dispatch, our newsletter

When you subscribe, we collect your email address so we can send you the newsletter. Subscriptions are managed by our newsletter provider, beehiiv. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can leave at any time. We rely on your consent for this.

The pitch form

When you send a pitch, we collect the name or pseudonym you give us, your email address, what you tell us, any contact preferences you add, and the options you tick. We use this to read your message, reply to you and consider it for our reporting. Submissions are processed by our website host, Netlify, stored in our Netlify account and delivered to our email inbox.

What you tell us may include sensitive information, such as details about your health or experiences of violence. Only share what you feel comfortable sending. By ticking the privacy box, you give us your explicit consent to use what you send for the purposes described here.

If you tick "I'd like to stay anonymous", we will not publish your name or any details that could identify you.

Emails you send us

If you email us, we receive your email address and the content of your message. We use it to reply and, where relevant, to follow up on your story or request.

Visiting our website

• Our host, Netlify, processes technical information such as your IP address to deliver the site and keep it secure.
• Our fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, which receives your IP address when the page loads.
• We store one small note in your browser (local storage) so the newsletter pop-up does not keep reappearing. It is not used to track you.
• The newsletter sign-up box is provided by beehiiv, which may use its own cookies.

Who we share it with

We only share your information with the services that help us run WO/: Netlify (website hosting and forms), beehiiv (newsletter) and Google (email and fonts). Some of these companies are based in the United States and use legal safeguards for international data transfers.

We never sell your data. We do not pass on what you send us to anyone else, unless the law requires it.

How long we keep it

• Newsletter: until you unsubscribe.
• Pitches and emails: for as long as we need them to reply to you and to work on the story, then we delete them.

You can ask us to delete your information at any time.

Your rights

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you, to correct it, to have it deleted, to withdraw your consent and to object to how we use it. To do any of this, email hello@wo-mag.com and we will reply within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your information, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

Changes to this policy

If we change how we use your information, we will update this page and the date at the top.