Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
1. Introduction
The Broker Report ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website thebrokerreport.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website, how we use it, who we share it with, and what rights you have regarding your data.
This policy applies to all visitors of our website, regardless of location. If you are based in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with data protection laws, additional rights may apply to you as described in this document.
2. Data Controller
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws, the data controller is:
3. What Data We Collect
We collect different types of data depending on how you interact with our website:
a) Analytics Data
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain usage data through Google Analytics (implemented via Google Tag Manager), including:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website or source
- Browser type and version
- Operating system and device type
- Screen resolution
- Approximate geographic location (country/city level, derived from IP address)
- IP address (anonymized where required by law)
b) Contact Form Submissions
If you contact us through our website, we collect the information you provide, which typically includes your name, email address, and the content of your message.
c) Newsletter Subscriptions
If you subscribe to our newsletter or email updates, we collect your email address. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in every email.
d) Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyze traffic, remember preferences, and improve your experience. For full details on the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.
e) Affiliate Click Tracking
When you click on affiliate links (such as "Visit Broker" buttons or links on our /go/ pages), basic click data may be recorded by our affiliate partners to attribute referrals. This may include a click identifier, timestamp, and the referring page. We do not collect your financial or trading account information.
4. How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for the following purposes:
- Website improvement: Understanding how visitors use our site so we can improve content, navigation, and performance
- Analytics and reporting: Measuring traffic, identifying popular content, and understanding audience demographics
- Communication: Responding to your inquiries and, if you opted in, sending newsletter updates
- Service operation: Ensuring the website functions correctly and securely
- Legal compliance: Meeting our obligations under applicable laws and regulations
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Under the GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: For analytics cookies, marketing communications, and newsletter subscriptions. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legitimate interest: For website analytics (understanding how our site is used), fraud prevention, and website security. We have balanced our interests against your rights and determined that our processing does not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
- Contractual necessity: When you submit a contact form, we process your data to respond to your request.
- Legal obligation: Where required by law to retain or disclose data.
7. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may process your data:
- Google Analytics: Website analytics and traffic measurement. Google may process data on servers located outside the EEA. Google Privacy Policy
- Google Tag Manager: Tag management system used to deploy analytics and tracking scripts. Google Privacy Policy
- Vercel: Our website hosting provider. Vercel processes server logs and may collect IP addresses for security and performance purposes. Vercel Privacy Policy
- YouTube: We embed YouTube videos on some pages. YouTube may set cookies and collect data when you interact with embedded videos. Google Privacy Policy
Each of these services has its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them for full details on how they handle your data.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
- Analytics data: Retained in Google Analytics for up to 26 months, then automatically deleted
- Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months after the last communication, then deleted
- Newsletter subscriptions: Retained until you unsubscribe, after which your email is deleted within 30 days
- Cookie consent preferences: Stored for 12 months via a cookie on your device
- Server logs: Retained by our hosting provider for up to 30 days
9. Your Rights
Under the GDPR and other applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data (subject to certain exceptions)
- Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances
- Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format
- Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@thebrokerreport.com. We will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we have not handled your data appropriately.
10. Data Sharing & Security
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share data in the following limited circumstances:
- With service providers who assist in operating our website (hosting, analytics), under strict data processing agreements
- With affiliate partners, limited to click and referral data necessary for attribution
- When required by law, regulation, or legal process
- To protect our rights, safety, or property, or that of our users
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption across the entire website. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. The financial products discussed on our website (forex, CFDs) are not suitable for minors and require users to be of legal age. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at privacy@thebrokerreport.com and we will promptly delete it.
12. International Data Transfers
Some of the third-party services we use (such as Google Analytics and Vercel) may process data on servers located outside the European Economic Area. Where data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or the service provider's participation in recognized data protection frameworks.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
Email: privacy@thebrokerreport.com