Privacy Policy
ANKIT2WORLD (A2W) PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: 3 September 2026
1. About this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Ankit2World, also known as A2W, collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you visit ankit2world.com, register for an account, participate in A2W The Grid, contact A2W, subscribe to communications or otherwise interact with the website.
Ankit2World is an independently operated UK-based digital publication and fan community operated by an individual publisher.
For the purposes of applicable UK data protection law, Ankit2World is the data controller in relation to personal information collected through the Website.
Questions, requests or complaints concerning privacy may be sent to:
This Privacy Policy should be read together with the Ankit2World Terms and Conditions.
2. Applicable law
A2W processes personal information in accordance with applicable United Kingdom data protection and privacy legislation, including, where applicable:
- the UK General Data Protection Regulation;
- the Data Protection Act 2018;
- the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003;
- the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and amendments brought into force under it; and
- other applicable UK privacy or electronic communications legislation.
3. Information A2W may collect
Depending upon how you use A2W, information collected may include:
Information you provide directly
This may include:
- your name;
- username or display name;
- email address;
- account registration details;
- profile information or avatar;
- information submitted through contact forms;
- newsletter or subscription preferences;
- competition or survey information;
- comments;
- forum posts;
- replies;
- reactions;
- predictions;
- rankings;
- badges;
- user-submitted images or other material;
- reports or complaints submitted to A2W; and
- correspondence between you and A2W.
You are not required to provide more personal information than is reasonably necessary to use the relevant feature.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, A2W or its service providers may automatically receive information including:
- IP address;
- browser type;
- operating system;
- device type;
- referring page or website;
- pages visited;
- approximate location derived from technical information;
- date and time of visits;
- interaction with Website features;
- security and error logs; and
- cookie or similar technology identifiers.
4. Why A2W uses personal information
A2W may process personal information to:
- operate and maintain ankit2world.com;
- create and administer user accounts;
- provide access to The Grid;
- display user profiles and community contributions;
- operate rankings, badges or other community functionality;
- respond to questions and contact requests;
- moderate comments, discussions and user-generated content;
- investigate complaints and reports;
- prevent spam, fraud, abuse and misuse;
- protect the security and integrity of the Website;
- analyse Website performance and readership;
- improve Website content and functionality;
- send newsletters or marketing communications where permitted;
- comply with legal obligations;
- establish, exercise or defend legal claims;
- enforce A2W’s Terms and Conditions; and
- protect A2W, its users or other persons from unlawful or harmful activity.
5. Lawful bases for processing
Depending upon the circumstances, A2W may rely upon one or more of the following lawful bases.
Consent
Consent may be relied upon for:
- non-essential cookies;
- analytics or advertising technologies where consent is legally required;
- optional newsletters or marketing communications; and
- other processing where A2W specifically requests consent.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
Contract
Where you create an account or request a service from A2W, certain processing may be necessary to provide that service or take steps at your request.
Legitimate interests
A2W may rely upon legitimate interests where reasonably necessary for purposes including:
- operating and improving the Website;
- responding to correspondence;
- protecting Website security;
- preventing misuse;
- administering The Grid;
- moderating user-generated content;
- maintaining records;
- understanding Website performance; and
- establishing or defending legal rights.
A2W will consider whether those interests are overridden by the rights and freedoms of affected individuals.
Legal obligation
Information may be processed where reasonably necessary for A2W to comply with applicable law, regulatory obligations, court orders or lawful requests from competent authorities.
6. A2W The Grid and public information
The Grid is intended as a fan community and discussion area.
Information you intentionally publish publicly may be visible to other visitors and may be indexed, quoted, linked to, cached or otherwise accessible through internet services outside A2W’s control.
This may include:
- usernames;
- avatars;
- posts;
- comments;
- rankings;
- badges;
- reactions; and
- other community contributions.
Users should not publish sensitive personal information about themselves or another person.
A2W may retain limited records relating to moderation, abuse prevention, account enforcement or legal disputes even where other account information is subsequently deleted.
7. Children
A2W is a general-audience publication and fan community.
The Grid is not intended for registration by children under 13.
A2W does not knowingly seek unnecessary personal information from children.
Where required by law, A2W may introduce additional age-related safeguards, parental controls, moderation measures or restrictions.
If A2W becomes aware that personal information has been collected from a child contrary to applicable requirements, appropriate steps may be taken to restrict or delete that information.
Concerns should be reported to:
8. Cookies and similar technologies
A2W may use cookies, local storage, pixels and similar technologies.
These may include:
Strictly necessary technologies
Required for functions such as:
- website operation;
- security;
- authentication;
- session management;
- user preferences; and
- fraud or abuse prevention.
Analytics technologies
These help A2W understand how visitors interact with the Website and improve content and performance.
Advertising or measurement technologies
If advertising or commercial measurement services are introduced, relevant technologies may be used subject to applicable legal requirements and user consent where required.
Functionality technologies
These may remember settings or enable additional Website features.
Where consent is legally required, non-essential technologies will not be activated until the appropriate consent has been obtained.
Users may change available choices through the Website’s cookie or privacy controls.
Browser settings may also permit cookies to be blocked or deleted, although doing so may affect some Website functionality.
9. Analytics
A2W may use analytics services to understand aggregated Website usage, including which pages are viewed and how users navigate the Website.
Where analytics involves storing or accessing information on a user’s device and consent is required under applicable law, A2W will seek that consent before activating the relevant technology.
10. Email communications
Where you subscribe to a newsletter or other optional communications, A2W may use your email address for that purpose.
You may unsubscribe using the unsubscribe functionality provided in the communication or by contacting:
A2W may retain limited suppression information after an unsubscribe request where necessary to ensure that the address is not inadvertently re-added to a marketing list.
Service, account, security or legal communications are not necessarily marketing communications and may still be sent where necessary.
11. Sharing personal information
A2W does not sell personal information.
Information may be disclosed to carefully selected third-party service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the Website.
Depending upon the services enabled on A2W, these may include providers involved in:
- web hosting;
- content management;
- Website security;
- backups;
- email delivery;
- analytics;
- spam prevention;
- community functionality;
- database infrastructure;
- technical support; and
- other Website operations.
Providers processing information on behalf of A2W are expected to process it only for the relevant purpose and subject to appropriate contractual and security arrangements.
Personal information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary:
- to comply with applicable law;
- in response to a lawful court or regulatory order;
- to investigate fraud, threats or illegal activity;
- to enforce A2W’s legal rights;
- to protect users or other individuals;
- in connection with legal proceedings; or
- in connection with a genuine transfer or restructuring of the Website, subject to applicable law.
12. Third-party websites and embedded content
A2W articles may contain:
- links to external websites;
- social-media posts;
- videos;
- embedded media;
- advertisements; or
- content supplied through third-party services.
Those third parties may process information independently from A2W.
Their processing is governed by their own privacy policies and practices.
A2W is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or platforms that it does not control.
13. International processing
Some service providers used by A2W may operate in, store information in, or permit access to information from countries outside the United Kingdom.
Where a transfer is subject to UK international data-transfer rules, A2W will seek to use an appropriate lawful transfer mechanism, safeguard or recognised adequacy arrangement where required.
14. Data retention
A2W will not intentionally keep identifiable personal information longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
As a general policy:
- active account information may be retained while an account remains active;
- account information may normally be retained for up to 24 months following account closure where reasonably required for administration, security or dispute purposes;
- ordinary contact correspondence may normally be retained for up to 24 months;
- newsletter information may be retained until consent is withdrawn or the subscription is cancelled;
- suppression records may be retained where necessary to honour an opt-out;
- technical and security information may be retained for a reasonable period necessary for security, diagnostics and abuse prevention;
- complaint or moderation records may be retained where necessary to demonstrate how a complaint or safety matter was handled; and
- information relevant to legal claims may be retained for the applicable limitation period.
Public forum contributions may in some circumstances remain visible after an account is closed where necessary to preserve the integrity of a discussion, but A2W may remove or anonymise associated personal identifiers where appropriate and legally required.
Backup copies may continue to exist temporarily until overwritten through normal backup cycles.
15. Security
A2W uses reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect personal information against:
- unauthorised access;
- alteration;
- disclosure;
- misuse;
- accidental loss; and
- destruction.
No internet service can guarantee absolute security.
Users are responsible for keeping their passwords and account credentials secure and should notify A2W promptly if they believe an account has been compromised.
16. Your data protection rights
Subject to applicable law and any relevant exemptions, you may have rights including:
- the right to be informed about processing;
- the right to request access to your personal information;
- the right to request correction of inaccurate information;
- the right to request erasure in appropriate circumstances;
- the right to request restriction of processing;
- the right to object to certain processing;
- the right to data portability where applicable;
- the right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent; and
- rights relating to certain automated decision-making.
A2W does not currently intend to make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects solely through automated processing.
Requests may be sent to:
A2W may reasonably request information necessary to verify your identity before acting on a request.
17. Privacy complaints
If you believe A2W has handled your personal information incorrectly, please contact:
A2W will provide a reasonable electronic means of making a complaint, acknowledge qualifying data-protection complaints within the period required by applicable UK law, investigate the matter and provide an outcome without undue delay.
Where appropriate, A2W will keep you informed regarding the progress of the complaint.
You also have the right to raise concerns with the United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office.
A2W encourages users to contact A2W first where appropriate so that concerns can be investigated promptly.
18. Legal requests
A2W may preserve, use or disclose information where reasonably believed necessary to:
- comply with applicable legislation;
- comply with court proceedings;
- respond to competent public authorities;
- investigate suspected criminal activity;
- comply with online-safety requirements;
- protect a person’s safety;
- establish or defend legal rights; or
- prevent misuse of A2W services.
Any such disclosure will be limited to what A2W reasonably believes is required or permitted by law.
19. Changes to this Privacy Policy
A2W may update this Privacy Policy where:
- Website functionality changes;
- new services are introduced;
- service providers change;
- legal requirements change; or
- A2W otherwise considers an amendment appropriate.
The current version will be published on the Website with its latest revision date.
Material changes may be communicated through the Website or by other appropriate means.
20. Contact
For privacy questions, data-rights requests or complaints:
Ankit2World / A2W
United Kingdom
Email: aki.malik@ankit2world.com
