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Privacy Policy

The Visa Wire (TVW) publishes visa policy news. We collect minimal data, store it narrowly, and never sell or share it for advertising.

This page explains what we collect, why, and what choices you have. Last updated: 26 October 2026.

What we collect

On the public site:

  • Pageview analytics via Google Analytics 4 (anonymized; no personal identification sent from TVW). Includes page URL, referrer, country, device type.
  • Standard server logs (IP address, user agent, request timestamp) handled by Cloudflare for security and operations. Standard 30-day retention.

For newsletter subscribers:

  • Email address (required to deliver Wire Dispatch)
  • Optional name (if provided at signup)

We do not collect names, addresses, phone numbers, financial information, or government IDs from public site visitors. Google Analytics 4 sets its own analytics cookies (such as _ga) to count visits. TVW sets no advertising cookies and does not build behavioural profiles that follow readers across the web.

How we use it

Analytics data informs which articles readers find useful, where they come from, and where coverage could improve. Aggregated only — never tied to individual readers.

Newsletter data is used to deliver Wire Dispatch issues. Wire Dispatch is relaunching; subscribers will receive the first issue. Email open and click tracking (basic; via Buttondown) helps identify which items resonate. Every issue includes an unsubscribe link.

TVW does not use reader data for advertising. TVW does not sell or license reader data to third parties and does not use reader data for AI model training.

Third parties

Three services receive limited data on TVW's behalf:

Advertising

The Visa Wire does not currently carry advertising and sets no advertising cookies. If labelled Sponsored placements are added to Visa Guides, they will be selected using the country of the reader's network connection, which is not stored, and they will set no tracking cookies. This section will be updated before any placement runs.

Reader rights

If you live in the European Union, European Economic Area, United Kingdom, California, or another jurisdiction with data protection laws, you have the right to access your data, correct inaccuracies, delete your data, or withdraw consent (such as unsubscribing from the newsletter).

Email editor@thevisawire.com to exercise any of these rights. We respond within 30 days.

Children

TVW is intended for adult readers. The Visa Wire does not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16 years of age.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, this page is updated with a new effective date. The current version is dated above.

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