Last updated: 27 July 2026
Who controls your data
SPOT ON, a French SASU with registered office at 140 rue Saint-Charles, 75015 Paris, France, is the controller of personal data described in this policy. Privacy requests can be sent to handles@spot.news.
Information we collect and why
Inquiries and correspondence
If you submit a partnership, funding, press, consulting, or general inquiry, we collect the details you provide, such as your name, organisation, role, email address, website, project information, budget, timeline, and message. We use this information to evaluate and respond to your request, take steps before entering a contract where relevant, and pursue our legitimate interests in operating Spot On and developing professional relationships.
Job applications
If you apply for a role by email, we process the information in your application to assess your candidacy, communicate with you, and manage recruitment. The legal basis is taking steps at your request before a possible employment contract and our legitimate interest in recruiting.
Website and security data
Our hosting provider processes technical information needed to deliver and secure the site, which may include IP address, request time, requested URL, browser and device information, and diagnostic logs. Spot On uses Netlify Web Analytics, which provides aggregate, cookie-free traffic statistics, to understand site performance and readership. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in providing, securing, and improving the site.
Required and optional information
Using our inquiry forms is optional. We need enough contact information and context to respond; without it, we may be unable to handle your request.
Who receives the information
Personal data is available only to authorised Spot On personnel who need it for the relevant request. It may also be processed by service providers acting for us, including Netlify for hosting and form handling and our email and collaboration providers. We do not sell personal data.
How long we keep it
- Business, press, funding, and consulting inquiries: up to three years after our last substantive contact, unless a longer period is needed for a contract, legal obligation, or dispute.
- Unsuccessful job applications: deleted after the recruitment process, unless you agree that we may retain the application for future roles for up to two years.
- General and corrections correspondence: for as long as reasonably needed to respond and, where relevant, to maintain an appropriate legal or editorial record.
- Technical and security logs: for the periods set by the relevant service provider or as reasonably needed to investigate security and reliability issues.
International transfers
Some providers may process information outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Where required, transfers are protected by an adequacy decision, participation in the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, Standard Contractual Clauses, or another lawful safeguard. You may contact us for information about the safeguards relevant to your data.
Third-party services
Video pages use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embed domain. YouTube may receive technical information and may store or read data when you play an embedded video. Links to Substack, social networks, and other external websites take you to services governed by their own privacy policies.
Cookies
Spot On does not currently use advertising trackers or first-party analytics cookies on this website. Netlify Web Analytics is server-side and does not place analytics cookies or use client-side tracking code. Essential storage or security mechanisms may be used by our hosting infrastructure. Third-party services may set or access data after you interact with them, such as by playing an embedded video or following an external link.
Your rights
Subject to the conditions in data-protection law, you may ask to access, correct, erase, restrict, or receive a portable copy of your personal data, and you may object to processing based on legitimate interests. Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting earlier lawful processing.
Send requests to handles@spot.news. We may need to verify your identity. You may also lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL).
Automated decisions and changes
We do not use personal data covered by this policy to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects. We may update this policy as our services or legal obligations change; the current version and update date will remain available on this page.