Privacy notice
Budapest Global Review · Effective: 26 September 2026 ·
Data controller
Universal Production, publisher and operator of Budapest Global Review (https://globalreview.hu).
Privacy questions and requests: media@universalproduction.eu
Editorial contact: Peter Talanda, Media@universalproduction.eu
Legal framework
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR); Hungarian Act CXII of 2011 on informational self-determination and freedom of information; Act CVIII of 2001 on electronic commerce; s. 155 of Act C of 2003 on electronic communications; Act XLVIII of 2008 on commercial advertising.
What we process, why, and for how long
Visiting the website
| Data | IP address, browser and device type, time of request, page opened. |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Serving the site securely, troubleshooting, preventing abuse. |
| Legal basis | Legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)). |
| Retention | For a short period, under the hosting providers’ logging rules. |
People who appear in our articles
| Data | Names, positions, statements and images of people who appear in articles, interviews, photos and videos, and other information relating to the subject of the story. |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Journalism and informing the public on matters of public interest. |
| Legal basis | Legitimate interest and the freedom of expression and information (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) and Art. 85); for public figures, information relating to their public role. |
| Retention | For as long as the journalistic purpose requires; published articles remain available as part of our press archive. Corrections, additions or formal correction requests can be sent to the newsroom. |
Newsletter
| Data | E-mail address, chosen language and topics, time of subscription and confirmation. |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Sending the newsletter. |
| Legal basis | Consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a); Hungarian Advertising Act, s. 6). |
| Retention | Until consent is withdrawn. You can unsubscribe via the link in the newsletter or by writing to the controller’s e-mail address. |
Usage statistics
| Data | Pseudonymised event data (page or article opened, search, click, language), a random session identifier. |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Improving the content and the site. |
| Legal basis | Consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a); Hungarian Electronic Communications Act, s. 155(4)). |
| Retention | Up to 2 years, or until consent is withdrawn. |
External images
| Data | Some images load from external providers (for example Wikimedia Commons, Unsplash, organisers’ official websites); your IP address is sent to the image provider. |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Displaying images. |
| Legal basis | Legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)). |
| Retention | Under the image provider’s rules. |
Fonts
| Data | Fonts load from Google Fonts, which sends your IP address to Google. No cookie is set. |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Consistent appearance of the site. |
| Legal basis | Legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)). |
| Retention | Under Google’s rules. |
Processors and recipients
Base44, Inc. (part of the Wix.com group; c/o Wix.com Inc., 520 W 20th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA; compliance@base44.com): hosting, database, backend functions, e-mail delivery and sign-in. The service is delivered through the Cloudflare content delivery network.
Rackhost Informatikai Zrt. (6722 Szeged, Tisza Lajos krt. 41., Hungary): domain, e-mail and hosting services.
We do not sell personal data and do not share it with third parties for advertising.
Transfers outside the EEA
Base44 and the Wix.com group may process data in the United States and Israel. Israel is covered by a European Commission adequacy decision; transfers to the United States rely on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses (GDPR Art. 46).
Security
The sites are available only over encrypted (HTTPS) connections. Only authorised editors can access personal data, and passwords are stored in encrypted form.
Your rights
You may request access to your data (GDPR Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction (Art. 18) and portability (Art. 20), and you may object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21). You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of earlier processing. We reply within one month.
How to exercise your rights
Send your request to media@universalproduction.eu. Tell us which of our sites and which data it concerns, and what you would like us to do.
If we have reasonable doubts about your identity, we may ask for additional information, used only to identify you. We handle requests free of charge, without undue delay and within one month at the latest. This may be extended by two further months where requests are complex or numerous; if so, we will tell you within the first month (GDPR Art. 12(3)).
Providing data is voluntary
You do not need to give us any personal data to read the site. Filling in forms is voluntary; without the required fields we cannot provide the service concerned (for example the newsletter).
Automated decision-making
We do not use automated decision-making, including profiling.
Personal data breaches
We keep a record of personal data breaches. If a breach is likely to result in a risk to your rights, we notify NAIH within 72 hours; if the risk is high, we also inform you directly (GDPR Arts. 33 and 34).
Remedies
You may lodge a complaint with the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH), 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 9–11; postal address: 1363 Budapest, Pf. 9; phone: +36 1 391 1400; e-mail: ugyfelszolgalat@naih.hu; website: www.naih.hu. You may also go to court; proceedings may be brought before the regional court of your place of residence or stay.
Children
For processing based on consent, persons under 16 may give consent only with the consent of the holder of parental responsibility.
Changes
We update this notice when our processing changes; the current version is always on this page.
Last updated 26 September 2026: added a summary, how to exercise your rights, and information on the voluntary provision of data, automated decision-making and personal data breaches.