Privacy Policy for AlutaNews
Welcome to AlutaNews. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data when you use our website https://alutanews.ng and any related services (collectively, “Services”).
By accessing or using the Site/Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process several kinds of information:
1.1 Information You Provide
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Account or Registration Data: If you create an account, subscribe to newsletters, comment, or otherwise register, we may collect your name, email address, username, password, profile picture, and other contact information.
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User-Generated Content: Comments, posts, feedback, submissions, or other content you provide.
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Communication Data: When you contact us (via email, contact form, etc.), we may retain a record of your communication and your contact details.
1.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit the Site or use our Services, we may collect certain information automatically, including:
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Log Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, timestamps, and usage statistics.
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Device Information: Device model, ID, browser version, screen resolution, OS version, mobile network information.
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Usage Data: How you interact with the Site — pages viewed, click paths, scroll behavior, time spent.
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Cookies & Similar Technologies: We (and third parties) use cookies, web beacons, local storage, and other tracking technologies to collect or store information.
1.3 Third-Party Sources
We may receive information about you from third parties, for example:
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Analytics providers (e.g. Google Analytics)
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Advertising networks
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Social media platforms (when you connect or share via social login)
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Publicly available sources
2. How We Use Your Information
We use information we collect for purposes including:
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To provide, maintain, and improve our Services
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To personalize content and recommendations
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To send you newsletters, updates, promotional materials (if you have opted in)
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To respond to your comments, questions, or requests
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To analyze usage and trends, monitor, and understand how users interact with the Site
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For security, fraud prevention, and diagnostics
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To enforce our Terms of Service or to comply with legal obligations
3. Legal Basis for Processing (If Applicable)
If you are covered under jurisdictions (e.g. the EU) that require legal basis disclosures, we rely on:
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Consent: When you opt in (e.g. for newsletters)
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Contract performance: To provide services you request
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Legitimate interests: For analytics, improving services, fraud detection
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Legal compliance: To comply with legal obligations
4. Disclosure of Information
We may share your information in the following ways:
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Service Providers: To third-party vendors, contractors, or agents who perform services on our behalf (analytics, email delivery, hosting, etc.).
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Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets.
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Legal Requirements & Protection: If required by law, court order, or to defend our rights, protect user safety, or investigate fraud.
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Aggregated or De-identified Data: We may share non-identifiable aggregated statistics that don’t reveal your identity.
5. Cookies & Similar Technologies
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We use cookies, web beacons, local storage, and similar technologies to track usage, store preferences, and serve personalized content or ads.
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You can usually control cookies via your browser settings (e.g. refuse or delete cookies). However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
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Third-party advertising or analytics providers may place cookies or similar tools; we don’t control their policies but may link to their privacy practices.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
After that, we will either delete or anonymize it.
7. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:
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To access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal data
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To restrict or object to certain processing
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To receive your personal data in a portable format (“data portability”)
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To withdraw consent (if processing is based on consent)
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To lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If you want to exercise any of these rights, please contact us (see Section 11).
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not directed to children under a specified age (e.g. 13 or 18, depending on jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, contact us for removal.
10. International Transfers
Because we operate online, your information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in places outside your home country (including servers or third parties in other jurisdictions). In such cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, in accordance with applicable laws.
11. Contact Information
If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data handling, contact us at:
Email: [your contact email]
Address: [your physical address, if any]
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time (e.g. to reflect changes in law, services, or practices). When we make changes, we will post the updated version with a revised “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review it periodically.
