Privacy Policy

Last updated: 24 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how The Caribbean Current ("we", "us") collects, uses, retains and protects information when you visit our website or interact with our publications. We take a minimal-data approach: we only collect what we need to operate the site and respond to you.

Information we collect

We collect a limited amount of information, described below.

Contact form submissions

When you use our contact form we collect the name, email address, subject, category and message you provide. This information is used only to review and respond to your message and to route it to the appropriate team (for example, corrections, media or business inquiries).

Newsletter subscriptions

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect the email address you provide. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.

Cookies

We use a small number of strictly necessary cookies to operate the site (for example, remembering that you have dismissed a banner). We do not use cookies for cross-site advertising profiles.

Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns, such as which pages are read most often. Where possible we use analytics tools configured not to collect personal data or share it with third parties for advertising.

Embedded YouTube videos

Our documentary and video pages embed videos from YouTube using YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). YouTube may still set cookies or collect device information once you press play. Playback is governed by YouTube's own privacy policy.

Social media integrations

Links to our official accounts on YouTube, X, Facebook, Instagram and Patreon open on those platforms in a new tab. When you follow those links, the destination platform's own privacy policy applies.

How we use information

• To respond to messages you send through the contact form.
• To deliver our newsletter, if you have subscribed.
• To operate, secure and improve the website.
• To comply with legal obligations where they apply.

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for advertising.

Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information you provide. Contact form submissions are transmitted over HTTPS and delivered to a restricted administrative inbox. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, but we work to limit the information we hold and who can access it.

Data retention

We retain contact form submissions only for as long as needed to respond to your message and to keep a reasonable audit record of correspondence. Newsletter records are retained until you unsubscribe. Records that are no longer needed are deleted.

Third-party services

We rely on a small set of trusted third parties to operate the site — for example, hosting, email delivery for contact form replies, and video hosting through YouTube. These providers process information only on our behalf and under their own security and privacy commitments.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict the information we hold about you, or to object to certain processing. To exercise these rights, please use our contact page.

Children's privacy

The Caribbean Current is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

Policy updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or to legal requirements. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

Contact

For any privacy questions or requests, please use our secure contact form.