Privacy Notice

Last updated: March 2026

Privacy Notice

Barna.News (part of Pub.cat) is committed to protecting your privacy. This notice explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under applicable data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who we are

The data controller is Pub.cat, operating Barna.News, a Barcelona-based English-language news publication. You can contact us at privacy@barna.news.

2. What data we collect

Subscribers: name and email address when you sign up for our newsletter
Members: name, email address, and payment information if you become a paying member
Contact submissions: any information you choose to provide when contacting us
Usage data: anonymised analytics about how you interact with our website
Technical data: IP address, browser type, and device information collected automatically by our hosting provider

3. How we use your data

To send you newsletters and editorial content you have subscribed to
To process and manage your membership
To respond to your enquiries
To improve our website and understand our audience
To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal basis for processing

We process your data on the basis of your consent (for newsletters and non-essential cookies), contractual necessity (for memberships), and our legitimate interests (for analytics and security).

5. Data retention

We retain subscriber data for as long as you remain subscribed. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send you. Membership data is retained for the duration of your membership and a reasonable period thereafter for legal and accounting purposes.

6. Third-party services

We use Ghost (our publishing platform) and Stripe (payment processing for members), each of which acts as a data processor on our behalf under their own GDPR-compliant policies.

7. Your rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data; to object to or restrict processing; and to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@barna.news.

8. Cookies

We use cookies on this website. See our Cookie Policy for details.

9. Changes to this notice

We may update this notice from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised date.