Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 March 2025

1. Who We Are

This Privacy Policy applies to the website located at gosdebter.com (the "Website"), operated by Gosdebter ("we," "us," or "our"). Gosdebter is a non-commercial information portal focused on global sovereign debt data.

For privacy-related enquiries, you may contact us at: info@gosdebter.com

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the information you actively provide to us and basic technical data required for the website to function. We do not collect data for commercial, marketing, or advertising purposes.

2.1 Information You Provide

When you use our contact form, you may provide us with the following:

• Your first and last name
• Your email address
• Your organisation or institution (optional)
• The subject and content of your message

This information is provided voluntarily and used solely to respond to your enquiry.

2.2 Automatically Collected Technical Data

When you visit our website, our web server may automatically record certain technical information, including:

• Your IP address (anonymised or truncated where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URL and pages visited
• Date and time of access

This information is used solely for security purposes and to diagnose technical problems. It is not linked to any personal identifier.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and equivalent legislation, we process personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent — where you voluntarily submit a contact form and confirm acceptance of this policy.
• Legitimate interests — for basic server logging and security purposes.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the personal data you provide exclusively to:

• Respond to your enquiry or question
• Correct data errors you have reported
• Communicate with researchers, journalists, or educators who contact us

We do not use your data for marketing communications, profiling, advertising, or any commercial purpose. We do not share, sell, or license your personal data to any third party.

5. Data Retention

We retain correspondence received via our contact form for a period of up to 24 months, after which it is securely deleted. Technical server logs are retained for a maximum of 30 days and then automatically purged.

6. Cookies

We use a minimal number of cookies necessary for the basic operation of this website. We do not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics services. For full details, please see our Cookie Policy.

7. Third-Party Services

This website loads the following third-party resources:

• Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — for typography. This may involve your browser sending a request to Google's servers. Please refer to Google's privacy policy for details.
• Phosphor Icons (unpkg.com) — for icons. This CDN may log basic request data.
• Unsplash — stock photographs hosted on Unsplash's CDN. Unsplash may log image requests.

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other behavioural tracking or analytics platform.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical measures to protect data transmitted to and stored by this website, including HTTPS encryption for all web traffic. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of data in transit.

9. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — to request a copy of personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing — to request limitation of how we use your data
• Right to data portability — to receive your data in a portable format
• Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@gosdebter.com. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority.

10. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 16 and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal data to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the most recent revision was made. Continued use of the website following any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact us at:

Email: info@gosdebter.com
Website: gosdebter.com

This Privacy Policy was last reviewed and updated on 14 March 2025.