Last updated: 22 March 2026
Digital in Asia (“DIA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website digitalinasia.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our site.
Who We Are
Digital in Asia is an independent publication covering digital markets, technology, and advertising across the Asia-Pacific region. Our website address is https://digitalinasia.com. For any privacy-related questions, you can contact us at [email protected].
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Newsletter Subscriptions
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name. We use this information solely to send you our newsletter and relevant editorial updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in every email we send.
Analytics
We use analytics tools to understand how visitors use our site. These tools may collect information such as your IP address (anonymised where possible), browser type, referring pages, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data is used in aggregate to improve our content and user experience, and is not used to personally identify individual visitors.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts, and interactive elements. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited that website directly. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share data with the following service providers who assist in operating our site:
- Hosting and infrastructure providers
- Email newsletter service providers
- Analytics providers
- Spam detection services (e.g., Akismet)
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
Newsletter subscription data is retained for as long as you remain subscribed. Upon unsubscribing, your data is removed from our mailing list within 30 days.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Our site is hosted on servers that may be located outside your country of residence. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information to these facilities.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at [email protected].