Modern Expat Magazine ("we", "us", "our") is an online publication covering life abroad, with stories, interviews, guides, events and community features. We do not run user accounts on the website. Most visits are anonymous unless you choose to send us information through a form, subscribe to the newsletter, or contact us directly.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you give us directly and information that is generated automatically when you use the site.

Information you provide

  • Newsletter signup information, usually your email address.
  • Enquiry form details such as your name, email address, phone number, message, project type, and any other fields you choose to submit.
  • Any information you send us by email or through direct contact.

Information collected automatically

  • Technical information such as browser type, device information and pages viewed.
  • Submission metadata such as page, source, user agent and a hashed IP address used for security and abuse prevention.
  • Usage and analytics events, including newsletter signups, lead submissions, app clicks, and popup interactions.
  • Cookie or local storage data used to remember preferences such as whether you subscribed or dismissed a modal.
Firebase note

We store newsletter and enquiry data using Firebase/Google Cloud services. That means your submission data may be processed by Google as our service provider/processor in order to store, secure and deliver the forms on our behalf.

How We Use Your Information

  • To send newsletters and updates if you subscribe.
  • To reply to enquiries and send your enquiry to one of our trusted partners where that is relevant to your request and you have submitted the form.
  • To operate, maintain, secure and improve the website.
  • To monitor spam, abuse, fraud and technical issues.
  • To understand which content and features are used most often.
  • To measure site performance using analytics tools such as Google Analytics where enabled.

Newsletter Consent

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you give us permission to send you information, stories, event updates and similar editorial or marketing emails. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us.

Enquiry Forms

If you fill out an enquiry form, you give us permission to contact you about that enquiry. Where relevant, you also give us permission to pass your enquiry to one of our trusted partners so they can help respond.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We only share it when necessary to run the site, respond to your request, or meet a legal obligation.

  • With Firebase/Google and other service providers that help us host, store, secure or send data.
  • With trusted partners if you submit an enquiry that is relevant to their services.
  • When required by law, to protect our rights, or to respond to lawful requests.

Retention

We keep newsletter and enquiry records for as long as needed for the purpose they were collected for, unless a longer retention period is required by law or is needed for legitimate business, tax, audit or security reasons.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information we collect. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Cookies And Similar Technologies

We use a small amount of essential storage to keep the site working smoothly, for example remembering whether you have subscribed, suppressing repeat prompts, and respecting device-level internal/testing settings. These items use browser local storage rather than account login cookies.

With your permission, we also use Google Analytics cookies and related measurement technology to understand how visitors use the site. If you reject non-essential cookies, analytics will not load. We do not use advertising or remarketing cookies on this site.

  • Essential storage: subscription and modal state, internal-device opt-out, and security-related form handling.
  • Analytics storage: Google Analytics cookies and related identifiers, only after you accept analytics.
  • Browser controls: you can also clear or block cookies and local storage through your browser settings.

Your Choices

  • You can unsubscribe from newsletter emails at any time.
  • You can reject or later change cookie consent by clearing your browser storage and revisiting the site.
  • You can ask us to review, correct or delete information you have submitted, subject to legal and operational limits.
  • You can disable cookies or local storage through your browser, although some site features may not work as intended.

Children

This website is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new last-updated date.

Contact

If you have any questions about this policy or want to make a privacy request, email legal@modernexpatmagazine.com.