Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 August 2026

Talk Talk Nigeria ("we", "us") publishes news, entertainment and culture coverage at talktalknigeria.com. This policy explains what we collect when you visit, why, and what you can do about it.

Who is responsible

Talk Talk Nigeria is the data controller for this website. You can reach us at talker@talktalknigeria.com with any question about your data, or to make any of the requests described below.

What we collect

Information you give us. If you subscribe to our newsletter we collect your first name, last name and email address. If you contact us or use our advertising enquiry form, we collect what you put in it. If you buy from our store we collect the details needed to take payment and deliver the order.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we record technical information each time a page loads: your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, the pages you view, how long you stay, and the site or search that sent you.

We do not ask for, and do not want, sensitive personal information.

Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use them to make the site work, to understand which articles people read, and to show advertising.

  • Essential cookies keep the site functioning, including basic security and remembering your cookie choices. The site cannot work without these.
  • Analytics cookies tell us how the site is used in aggregate, so we know what to write more of.
  • Advertising cookies are set by our advertising partners to select and measure ads.

You can accept or decline non-essential cookies using the banner shown on your first visit, and you can change your mind at any time through the "Manage cookies" option or your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may break parts of the site.

Advertising

We show advertising to fund our journalism, both ads sold directly by us and ads served by third parties.

Google. We use Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and other sites on the internet.

Media.net. We also carry advertising technology from Media.net, which may set cookies to select and measure ads.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by Google at google.com/settings/ads. You can opt out of personalised advertising by many other vendors at aboutads.info/choices and youronlinechoices.com.

Affiliate links. Some links on this site are affiliate links provided through Skimlinks. If you click one and buy something, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Sponsored content. Some articles are paid placements. These are always labelled as sponsored, and any link inside them is tagged so that it does not pass search ranking credit. We do not sell editorial coverage.

Analytics and measurement

We use Google Analytics to measure how the site is used. It sets cookies and processes your IP address. We do not use it to identify you personally.

We use Heap Analytics to understand how visitors move through the site.

We use the Meta Pixel to measure the performance of our own posts and advertising on Facebook and Instagram. Meta may combine this with information it already holds about you. Meta's own policy is at facebook.com/privacy/policy.

We use an X (Twitter) pixel to measure the performance of our posts and advertising on that platform.

Why we are allowed to do this

Where UK and European data protection law applies, we rely on:

  • Consent, for analytics and advertising cookies, and for newsletter emails. You can withdraw it at any time.
  • Legitimate interests, for keeping the site secure, preventing abuse, and understanding aggregate readership.
  • Contract, where you have bought something from us and we need your details to fulfil it.

Where Nigeria's Data Protection Regulation applies, we process your data on the basis of your consent and our legitimate interest in operating and improving the publication.

Who we share it with

We do not sell your personal information.

We share data with the service providers who make the site work: Squarespace, which hosts the website, powers our store and handles our newsletter signups; Google, for advertising and analytics; Meta and X, for advertising measurement; Heap, for analytics; and Media.net and Skimlinks, for advertising and affiliate links. Each processes data under its own terms.

We will disclose information if we are legally required to, or where it is necessary to protect our rights, our readers or our staff.

Some of these providers are outside Nigeria and the UK, including in the United States. Where data leaves the UK we rely on the transfer safeguards those providers put in place.

How long we keep it

Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe. Enquiry and advertising correspondence is kept for as long as needed to deal with it and for our records afterwards. Analytics data is retained according to the retention settings of the tools named above. Order records are kept as long as tax and accounting rules require.

Your rights

You can ask us to: give you a copy of the data we hold about you, correct it if it is wrong, delete it, restrict how we use it, or stop using it for a particular purpose. You can withdraw consent at any time, and you can object to direct marketing at any time with no reason given.

Email talker@talktalknigeria.com and we will respond within one month.

If you are in the UK and unhappy with our response, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk. If you are in Nigeria, you can complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission.

Newsletter

Every newsletter carries an unsubscribe link. Using it removes you from the list and we will not email you again unless you sign up afresh.

Children

This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has given us their details, email us and we will delete them.

Links to other sites

We link out to other websites, including in advertising. We are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices, and you should read their policies before giving them anything.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy we will update the date at the top. Material changes will be flagged on the site.

Contact

talker@talktalknigeria.com

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