Policies
Privacy Policy
How this website collects, uses and protects personal information.
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This Privacy Policy explains how [SITE NAME] ("we", "us") handles personal information when you visit this website or contact us. Questions can be sent to [PRIVACY CONTACT EMAIL].
Information we collect
- Information you give us. When you use the contact form, submit a story or event, or sign up for the newsletter, we collect what you enter — such as your name, email address, organization, phone number (optional), your submission and any image you upload.
- Technical information. Like most websites, our hosting provider records standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages requested, date and time) for security and troubleshooting. [Update this if your host keeps logs for a specific period.]
- Cookies. This site does not set cookies and does not use advertising or tracking technologies. [Update this section if you add analytics, advertising or embedded third-party content.]
How we use information
- To respond to messages and review submissions.
- To publish submissions you have agreed may be published (your email address and phone number are never published).
- To send the newsletter to people who have subscribed.
- To keep the website secure and prevent spam.
We do not sell personal information.
Newsletter
If you subscribe, your email address is stored [locally on our server / with our email provider: PROVIDER NAME] and used only to send the newsletter. Every issue includes an unsubscribe link, and you can ask us to delete your address at any time.
Sharing
We share information only with service providers that help us run the website (for example, hosting [and email delivery]), when required by law, or with your permission.
Retention
Contact messages and submissions are kept for up to [NUMBER] months unless they are needed longer for a published item or legal reason. Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe.
Your choices
You may ask to access, correct or delete personal information we hold about you by contacting [PRIVACY CONTACT EMAIL].
Children
This website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes
We may update this policy. The "Last updated" date above shows when it last changed.