Your privacy matters to us at CW News. We are committed to protecting your personal information while delivering accessible, timely, and relevant news content. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data—whether you reside in the UK, US, or elsewhere.
1. Information We Collect
- Information You Provide: Your name, email address, contact reason, and optional location if you fill out our contact form, newsletter sign-up, or submit feedback.
- Usage & Device Data: IP addresses, pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device type, referral pages, and click patterns—collected via cookies, pixel tags, and analytics services.
- Subscriber Preferences: Topics of interest for newsletters or alerts (e.g., Social Security updates, local council budgets).
2. How We Use Your Data
- To Deliver Services: Respond to inquiries, distribute newsletters, and manage subscriptions.
- To Improve the Site: Analyze traffic trends, preferred topics, local news demand, or content performance.
- To Ensure Security: Protect against fraud, spam, or misuse.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: Such as responding to court orders or government requests.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
- Consent: For newsletter subscriptions and cookies when you opt in.
- Legitimate Interests: For site performance, audience analytics, and personalized content suggestions.
- Legal Compliance: To meet regulatory and public authority requests.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to track user behavior, manage logins, remember preferences, and run remarketing. You can opt out or adjust settings via your browser, though this may affect site functionality.
5. Third-Party Services
We use vendors such as Google Analytics, Mailchimp, and ad management partners. Each may collect data under its own policies. We vet providers to ensure they maintain adequate data protection standards, including GDPR or CCPA compliance.
6. Data Sharing
- Service Providers: Shared only as needed to run the website and newsletters.
- Legal Compliance: We may share data with authorities for legal processes.
- Business Transfers: In the event of sale, merger, or acquisition, user data may be transferred, but will remain subject to this policy.
7. Data Retention
We store personal data only as long as needed—typically, newsletter info is retained until unsubscribed, support inquiries for 2 years, and usage data for up to 12 months. You may request deletion by contacting us.
8. Your Rights
- UK/EU Users: Rights under GDPR—access, correction, deletion, processing limits, data portability.
- California & US Users: Rights under CCPA—access, deletion, opt-out of sale (we don’t sell data), and non-discrimination.
- All Users: Can withdraw consent, lodge complaints, or request support via our Data Protection Officer at [email protected].
9. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If we become aware of such information, it will be promptly deleted.
10. Policy Updates
This policy may evolve in response to regulatory changes or service expansion. The “Last updated” date reflects when changes take effect. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.
Thank you for trusting CW News. We take your privacy seriously and welcome your questions or concerns at any time.