Effective date: 10 July 2026. This notice supplements our Privacy Policy with the information required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Controller
The controller of personal data processed via readthegilt.com is MDZ Strategic Communication (publisher of The Gilt), Brussels, Belgium. Contact: hello@readthegilt.com.
Legal bases
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — newsletter subscription; non-essential cookies. Withdraw any time: unsubscribe link, or email us.
- Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) — site security, server logs, comment moderation, aggregated readership statistics.
- Contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) — where you request services from us (e.g., advertising).
Your GDPR rights
Access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction (Art. 18), portability (Art. 20), objection (Art. 21), and withdrawal of consent (Art. 7(3)). We answer within one month. We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects.
International transfers
Our email and analytics processors (beehiiv, Klaviyo, Google) may process data in the United States under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and/or Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46).
Supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority — Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit, Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels, dataprotectionauthority.be — or with the authority of your country of residence.