Privacy Policy

CelebLedger is an open-access public reference archive and biographical journal. Unlike many digital publications, we do not require user account registration, subscription logins, credit card numbers, or passwords to read our biographies, filmographies, or financial analyses.

Our fundamental principle is data minimization: we process only the minimum technical telemetry necessary to deliver fast, secure, and reliable web pages to your browser, monitor site availability, and safeguard our infrastructure against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and malicious automated data scrapers.

For visitors residing within the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, our processing of personal data is anchored in the following lawful grounds established under Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): To maintain network and information security, detect and prevent fraudulent bot traffic, optimize edge delivery performance, and publish biographical reference materials in the public interest.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Where you explicitly grant permission through our cookie preference banner for non-essential analytical measurement cookies.
• Legal Obligations (Art. 6(1)(c)): To satisfy statutory compliance requirements, such as responding to lawful court orders, subpoenas, or statutory copyright notifications under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to ensure web functionality and measure reader engagement. CelebLedger categorizes cookies as follows:

Third-Party Advertising Compliance: CelebLedger may display advertisements served through Google AdSense or certified programmatic partners. These partners adhere to Google Publisher Policies, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Transparency and Consent Framework, and applicable consumer privacy regulations. Readers may manage personalized advertising preferences or opt out entirely via the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) and the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI).

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), California residents are afforded specific statutory rights regarding their personal information:

• Right to Know & Access: The right to request disclosure of the specific categories of personal information collected, the sources of collection, the business purpose for processing, and third parties with whom data was shared over the past 12 months.
• Right to Deletion: The right to request the deletion of personal information collected directly from you, subject to statutory exceptions (such as legal compliance or completing a transaction).
• Right to Correction: The right to request rectification of inaccurate personal telemetry maintained in our records.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: CelebLedger does not sell personal information for monetary compensation, nor do we share consumer information with data brokers.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We do not deny services, adjust quality, or charge different rates based upon the exercise of your statutory privacy rights.

To exercise any of these California privacy rights, submit a verifiable consumer request to privacy@celebledger.com with the subject line “California Privacy Rights Request.”

Readers located in the EU and UK possess the right to access (Art. 15), rectify (Art. 16), erase (Art. 17), restrict processing (Art. 18), and object to processing (Art. 21) regarding their personal telemetry data.

Biographical Profiles & Article 85 GDPR: Please note that biographical archives chronicling public figures, historical filmographies, and public interest economics are published pursuant to the statutory journalistic, academic, and literary exemption codified in Article 85 of the GDPR and Section 124 of the UK Data Protection Act 2018. While we welcome verifiable corrections of demonstrably false facts via our corrections desk, the “Right to be Forgotten” does not mandate the removal of historically accurate public interest journalism concerning notable public figures.

CelebLedger enforces stringent security protocols to protect all operational data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Our technical posture includes:

• Transport Layer Security: Full TLS 1.3 / SSL encryption enforced across all domain endpoints with HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) headers.
• Log Rotation & Scrubbing: Standard server access telemetry is pseudonymized and automatically rotated or purged within 30 to 90 days.
• Access Controls: Newsroom editorial correspondence and editorial ticketing queues are restricted through multi-factor authentication (MFA) and least-privilege role-based access controls (RBAC).

CelebLedger is an informational publication intended for general audiences and film researchers. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain European jurisdictions). If we determine that a minor under 13 has transmitted personal data through our contact forms without verifiable parental consent, we will promptly delete that information from our active queues.

If you have questions, comments, or statutory requests concerning this Privacy Policy or our information governance practices, please reach out to our appointed Data Protection Officer: