FEMEST Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 2026

1. About FEMEST

FEMEST is a global women’s magazine headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

This Privacy Policy explains how FEMEST collects, uses, stores and handles personal information when individuals visit our websites, subscribe to our communications, contact us, participate in interviews, contribute content, work with us commercially or otherwise interact with FEMEST.

This policy applies to FEMEST’s digital platforms, including:

femest.com — FEMEST’s global website
femest.in — FEMEST’s Asia-focused website

References to “FEMEST”, “we”, “our” or “us” throughout this policy refer to FEMEST as applicable to the relevant service or interaction.

2. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with FEMEST, we may collect information including:

  • your name;
  • email address;
  • telephone number where voluntarily provided;
  • company, organisation or professional information;
  • job title or professional biography;
  • social media profiles or website details;
  • information submitted through our contact forms;
  • newsletter subscription information;
  • interview responses;
  • contributor submissions;
  • photographs and other materials provided for publication;
  • PR and media enquiries;
  • correspondence with FEMEST;
  • commercial enquiry and invoicing information;
  • technical information relating to your use of our websites; and
  • other information you voluntarily provide to us.

We aim to collect only information that is reasonably relevant to the purpose for which it is being processed.

3. Information Provided for Interviews and Editorial Features

Individuals participating in FEMEST interviews, profiles or editorial features may provide personal and professional information intended for publication.

This can include names, photographs, professional biographies, career information, opinions, experiences, social media accounts, business information and interview responses.

Where information is provided specifically for an interview or feature, the individual should reasonably expect that relevant information may be published through FEMEST’s websites and may also be used to promote the feature through FEMEST’s associated digital and social media channels.

Interviewees and their representatives should avoid providing private information that they do not wish to be published.

Editorial information is also subject to the FEMEST Editorial Policy and FEMEST Corrections & Complaints Policy.

4. Newsletter Subscriptions

Visitors may choose to subscribe to FEMEST newsletters or other editorial communications.

When you subscribe, we may collect information such as your name and email address.

We use this information to send the communications you requested and, where permitted, relevant FEMEST editorial or promotional communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe option included within the relevant communication or by contacting FEMEST.

5. Contact Forms

When you contact FEMEST through a website contact form, email or another communication channel, we may collect the information you provide in order to:

  • respond to your enquiry;
  • consider an editorial pitch;
  • process an interview or feature request;
  • communicate about a commercial opportunity;
  • respond to a complaint or correction request;
  • manage a contributor relationship; or
  • otherwise provide the information or assistance requested.

Please avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal information through general contact forms.

6. Contributors, Columnists and Freelancers

Where you contribute content to FEMEST, we may process information necessary to manage our professional relationship with you.

This may include your contact information, biography, professional details, photograph, submitted articles, correspondence, payment information where applicable and records relating to commissioned or published work.

Some contributor information may be published alongside articles where appropriate.

7. Commercial Enquiries and Clients

Where an individual, company, agency or representative contacts FEMEST regarding advertising, paid features, partnerships, sponsored content or another commercial service, we may process information necessary to respond to and administer the relationship.

This can include contact details, company information, campaign information, correspondence and billing or invoicing information.

FEMEST currently handles commercial payments through invoices rather than collecting payment-card information directly through the FEMEST website.

8. How We Use Personal Information

Depending on the circumstances, FEMEST may use personal information to:

  • operate and maintain our websites;
  • publish editorial content;
  • manage interviews and features;
  • communicate with contributors and interviewees;
  • respond to enquiries;
  • provide newsletters and communications;
  • administer commercial partnerships;
  • issue and manage invoices;
  • maintain business and editorial records;
  • manage complaints and correction requests;
  • improve our websites and editorial services;
  • understand how audiences interact with our digital platforms;
  • protect our websites and business from misuse;
  • comply with legal and regulatory requirements; and
  • establish, exercise or defend legal rights.

9. Our Basis for Processing Information

Depending on the circumstances and applicable data protection law, FEMEST may process personal information because:

  • you have provided consent;
  • processing is necessary to provide a service or fulfil an agreement;
  • processing is necessary for FEMEST’s legitimate business or editorial interests;
  • processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation; or
  • another lawful basis applies.

Where FEMEST relies upon legitimate interests, we aim to consider those interests alongside the rights and reasonable expectations of the individuals concerned.

Certain journalistic, artistic or literary processing may also be subject to specific protections or exemptions under applicable law.

10. Cookies and Website Information

FEMEST websites may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for website functionality and, where applicable, audience measurement, analytics, performance or other digital services.

Cookies are small pieces of information stored on or accessed through a user’s device.

Where required, visitors may be provided with options to manage non-essential cookies through the website’s cookie controls.

The specific technologies and providers used by FEMEST may change as our websites and digital services develop.

Further information may be provided through FEMEST’s cookie notice or cookie management interface where applicable.

11. Analytics

FEMEST may use website analytics or measurement technologies to understand matters such as website traffic, article performance, general audience behaviour, device information and how visitors discover or interact with FEMEST content.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential analytics technologies will be subject to appropriate consent mechanisms.

12. Sharing Personal Information

FEMEST does not sell personal information as a business model.

We may share information where reasonably necessary with organisations or individuals that help us operate FEMEST, including website and technology providers, email and newsletter platforms, professional advisers, accounting or administrative service providers and other suppliers.

Information may also be disclosed where:

  • you have requested or authorised disclosure;
  • it is necessary to provide an agreed service;
  • publication forms part of an editorial feature;
  • disclosure is required by law;
  • it is necessary to protect FEMEST’s legal rights; or
  • it is otherwise permitted under applicable law.

Service providers are expected to process information appropriately for the services they provide.

13. International Data

FEMEST operates with an international editorial outlook and may work with contributors, interviewees, agencies, suppliers and partners in different countries.

This means personal information may sometimes be accessed or processed outside the country in which it was originally collected.

Where applicable data protection law requires safeguards for international transfers, FEMEST will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate measures are used.

14. How Long We Keep Information

FEMEST retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and for legitimate editorial, business, administrative, contractual or legal requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information.

Published editorial content may form part of FEMEST’s permanent journalistic archive and may therefore remain publicly available even after the original editorial relationship has ended.

15. Published Editorial Content

Information published as part of journalism, interviews, contributor articles or other editorial material is different from information held privately within FEMEST’s administrative systems.

A request to delete personal information does not necessarily create an automatic right to remove previously published journalism or archived editorial material.

Requests concerning published content will be considered in accordance with applicable law, FEMEST’s editorial responsibilities and our Corrections & Complaints Policy.

16. Your Rights

Depending on where you are located and the law applicable to your information, you may have rights relating to your personal data.

These may include rights to:

  • request access to personal information;
  • request correction of inaccurate information;
  • request deletion in certain circumstances;
  • restrict certain processing;
  • object to certain processing;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
  • request transfer of certain information where applicable.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions, including those relating to journalism, freedom of expression, legal obligations and the establishment or defence of legal claims.

17. Children

FEMEST is primarily intended for a general adult audience.

We do not knowingly seek to collect unnecessary personal information from children through our general website services.

Where editorial content involves children or young people, additional consideration may be given to privacy, consent and safeguarding as appropriate to the circumstances.

18. Security

FEMEST takes reasonable organisational and technical measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, alteration or disclosure.

However, no internet-based service or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

19. Third-Party Websites

FEMEST articles and websites may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, brands or other third-party services.

FEMEST is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites.

Visitors should review the privacy information provided by those organisations when using their services.

20. Changes to This Policy

FEMEST may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our websites, services, technology, business operations or applicable requirements.

The latest version will be made available through the FEMEST website with an updated revision date.

21. Contacting FEMEST

If you have a privacy-related question or wish to exercise an applicable data protection right, please contact FEMEST using the contact details provided on our website.

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line where appropriate so that your enquiry can be directed to the relevant team.

We may request reasonable information to confirm your identity before responding to certain data protection requests.

22. FEMEST’s Commitment

FEMEST values the trust of its readers, contributors, interviewees, clients and partners.

We aim to handle personal information responsibly while maintaining the editorial independence and freedom of expression necessary for a global women’s publication.