BuzzFeed Privacy Policy

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 To contact Independent Digital News and Media Limited, please email [customerservices@independent.co.uk](mailto:customerservices@independent.co.uk).
 Below are additional contacts:
 **Data Protection Officer (DPO)**
+The DPO for Buzzfeed USA is DQM GRC Ltd. Their contact details are:
+The DPO for Buzzfeed USA is DP Dock DPO Services GmbH. Their contact details are:
+- DQM GRC Limited, Oakridge House, Cressex Business Park, Wellington Road, High Wycombe HP12 3PR
+- DP Dock DPO Services GmbH, Grüffkamp 10, 24159 Kiel, Germany
+- +44 01494 442900
+- +49 (0) 1515 7868665
+- [buzzfeeddpo@dqmgrc.com](mailto:buzzfeeddpo@dqmgrc.com).
+- [buzzfeed@dp-officer.com](mailto:buzzfeed@dp-officer.com).
 The DPO for Buzzfeed UK is Nicola Mckilligan-Regan. Their contact details are:
 - Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London, United Kingdom, EC2A 1AH
 - [dpo@independent.co.uk](mailto:dpo@independent.co.uk).
 If you are based in the EEA please contact our EU Representative:
 **EU Representative**
+We have appointed IT Governance Europe Ltd to act as our EU representative. If you wish to exercise your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or have any queries in relation to your rights or privacy matters generally, please email our representative at [eurep@itgovernance.eu](mailto:eurep@itgovernance.eu) or post your request or query to: EU Representative, IT Governance Europe, The Mill Enterprise Hub, Stagreenan, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 CD3D, Ireland. Please ensure you include our company name in any correspondence.
+We have appointed EU-REP.Global GmbH to act as our EU representative. If you wish to exercise your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or have any queries in relation to your rights or privacy matters generally, please email our representative at [buzzfeed@eu-rep.global](mailto:mailto:buzzfeed@eu-rep.global) or post your request or query to: EU-REP.Global GmbH, Attn: BuzzFeed, Inc., Hopfenstraße 1d, 24114 Kiel, Germany. Please ensure you include our company name in any correspondence.
 ## **15\. Privacy Information for United States Residents**
 Residents of certain states have additional rights and choices beyond what is described in Sections 1-13 of this Privacy Policy. This section addresses those additional rights.
 ### **15.1 United States Privacy Rights**