Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how TheNewsify.com (“TheNewsify”, “we”, “us” or “our”), owned and operated by Umair Khan, collects, uses, and protects information when you visit https://thenewsify.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to this policy.

Information We Collect

  • Information you provide: such as your name and email address when you contact us, post a comment, subscribe to a newsletter, or register for a membership account.
  • Information collected automatically: such as your IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This is collected through log files, cookies, and similar technologies.

Cookies and Web Beacons

We use cookies to store visitors’ preferences, to understand how the Site is used, and to show advertising. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the Site may then not work properly.

Analytics

We use [Google Analytics / other analytics tool] to understand how visitors use the Site. These tools collect information such as the pages you visit, how long you stay, and how you arrived at the Site, using cookies. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Affiliate Links

Some articles contain affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate partners may use cookies to track referrals.

Comments

When you leave a comment, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user-agent string, to help detect spam. An anonymised string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment. Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely unless you ask us to remove them.

Newsletter and Membership Accounts

If you subscribe to our newsletter or register for a membership account, we collect your email address and any other details you give us (such as your name and username). We use this information to manage your account and to send you the updates you asked for. Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link, and you can ask us to delete your account at any time.

How We Use Information

We use information to operate and improve the Site, respond to enquiries, send newsletters you have subscribed to, show and measure advertising, prevent spam and abuse, and meet our legal obligations. We do not sell your personal information for money.

Your Rights Under GDPR (EEA/UK Visitors)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent at any time. Our legal bases for processing are your consent (for example, for advertising cookies), our legitimate interests (for example, Site security and analytics), and our legal obligations. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority. Where required, we ask for your consent to cookies through a consent banner.

Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)

California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose; to request its deletion or correction; to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information (including for cross-context behavioural advertising); and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. To make a request, email us at the address below with the subject line “Privacy Request”.

Children’s Information

The Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe your child has given us personal information, please contact us, and we will promptly delete it.

Data Retention and Security

We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purposes described in this policy, and we take reasonable measures to protect it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure.

Third-Party Links

The Site contains links to other websites, including in sponsored and guest content. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at thenewsify@gmail.com.