The Economy Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes how The Economy, a service operated under Gordon Institute Limited (the “Institution”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), collects, uses, and protects personal data when you access our website and related services.

The Economy is a global media and intelligence platform operating within the Gordon Institute of Artificial Intelligence (GIAI) ecosystem. It provides research, analysis, and ranking-based intelligence across industries through its digital platform, including sections such as Research, Review, Market, and Rankings.

This policy applies to:

• economy.ac and its core services
• Regional services including:
  • ar.economy.ac (Arabia)
  • jp.economy.ac (Japan)
  • kr.economy.ac (Korea)

This policy does not currently extend to private or restricted-access services (such as future community platforms), which may be governed by separate policies if introduced.

1. Who we are

• Legal entity: Gordon Institute Limited
• Service name: The Economy
• Registered address: Ground Floor, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, D02 P593, Ireland

Gordon Institute Limited acts as the data controller for the purposes of applicable data protection laws.

Data Protection Officer:
David O’Neill (📧 [email protected])

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2. What personal data we collect

We operate a minimal data collection model.

2.1 Data collected automatically

When you access our website, we may collect limited technical data, including:

• Anonymized IP address
• Device and browser type
• General geographic region (country or city level)
• Pages visited and interaction patterns

This data is collected solely for analytical and operational purposes.

2.2 Public and professional data used in content

As part of our research and ranking activities, we may process:

• Publicly available professional information
• Names, roles, and affiliations of individuals (e.g., executives, academics, public figures)
• Information derived from publicly accessible sources and interviews

This data is used strictly for editorial, analytical, and benchmarking purposes.

We do not collect sensitive personal data unless it is already publicly available and relevant to legitimate research or reporting.

3. How we collect personal data

We collect data through:

• Your interaction with our website (via analytics tools)
• Publicly available sources (e.g., institutional websites, publications)
• Interviews and direct research activities

We do not collect personal data through:

• User accounts
• Comment systems
• Forums or community features
• Direct submissions from companies for rankings

4. Cookies and analytics

We use limited cookies and similar technologies strictly for analytics and performance monitoring.

• We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled
• We do not use cookies for:
  • Personalized advertising
  • Behavioral profiling
  • Cross-site tracking

These analytics tools help us understand how our platform is used and improve performance and content delivery.

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

5. Why and how we use personal data

We process personal data only where there is a legitimate and clearly defined purpose.

Legal bases for processing include:

• Legitimate interest
  • To operate and improve our platform
  • To conduct research and publish analysis
  • To maintain the integrity and comparability of rankings
• Public interest / journalistic purposes
  • For research, reporting, and analytical publication
  • For transparency in institutional benchmarking

We do not use personal data for:

• Targeted advertising
• Data resale
• Commercial profiling of individuals

6. Data storage and international transfers

Our infrastructure is globally distributed to ensure reliability and performance.

Data may be processed and stored across:

• Switzerland
• United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
• Republic of Korea

Regional services may be served from specific locations:

• Arabic services: Dubai
• Korean and Japanese services: Korea
• Global English services: multi-region (Switzerland, Dubai, Korea)

Where data is transferred across jurisdictions, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR.

7. How long we retain personal data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for:

• Operational analytics
• Research and publication purposes
• Institutional record-keeping

Where possible, analytics data is aggregated or anonymized.

Public and professional data used in research may be retained as part of the permanent analytical and editorial record.

8. Data sharing

We do not sell or trade personal data.

We may share limited data with:

• Service providers (e.g., hosting infrastructure, analytics providers such as Google Analytics)
• Technical partners (e.g., Cloudflare for performance and security)

These providers process data strictly on our behalf and under appropriate safeguards.

We do not share personal data with:

• Advertising networks
• Data brokers
• Third-party marketing platforms

9. Security of personal data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, including:

• Distributed infrastructure security controls
• Network-level protection (e.g., via Cloudflare)
• Access restrictions and internal controls

However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be fully secure.

10. Your data protection rights

Depending on your location (including the EU, UK, and California), you may have rights including:

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of personal data
• The right to object to certain processing activities
• The right to withdraw consent where applicable

To exercise your rights, please contact:

📧 [email protected]

We will respond within applicable legal timeframes.

11. California privacy rights

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including:

• The right to know what personal data we collect
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to opt out of the sale of personal data

We do not sell personal data.

Requests can be submitted via:
📧 [email protected]

12. Updates to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

• Legal requirements
• Technical infrastructure
• Service offerings

The latest version will always be available on our website.

13. Contact us

For any questions regarding this policy or your data:

Data Protection Officer
David O’Neill
Gordon Institute Limited
📧 [email protected]