Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2025

Our Promise

We respect your privacy.

We collect minimal data.

We don't sell your information.

What We Collect

When You Visit Our Site

We collect:

• Pages you visit
• Time spent on site
• Device type (phone, computer)
• Browser type
• General location (city/country level)

We use this to:

• Improve our site
• Understand what stories people read
• Fix technical problems

We collect this through:

• Cloudflare Analytics (privacy-friendly)
• No tracking cookies
• No personal identification

When You Email Us

We collect:

• Your email address
• Your name (if you provide it)
• Your message

We use this to:

• Reply to you
• Fix errors you report
• Answer questions

We keep this:

• Until your issue is resolved
• Or 1 year, whichever is sooner

What We Don't Collect

• ❌ We don't track you across sites
• ❌ We don't sell your data
• ❌ We don't require accounts
• ❌ We don't store personal information (unless you email us)

Advertising & Third-Party Services

If we use advertising services (like Google AdSense):

• Third-party companies may use cookies and web beacons
• These collect information about your visits to this and other websites
• This helps serve relevant ads to you
• You can opt out of personalized advertising at aboutads.info/choices

If we use analytics (like Google Analytics):

• We would track page views and user interactions
• Data would be aggregated and anonymized where possible
• You could opt out using browser extensions or Do Not Track settings

Cookies

We use minimal cookies:

Essential cookies:

• Remember your preferences
• Keep the site working

Analytics (Cloudflare):

• Privacy-friendly
• No personal tracking
• Aggregated data only

You can disable cookies in your browser.

The site will still work.

How We Use Your Data

Analytics data:

• Improve site design
• Understand popular stories
• Fix technical problems

Email data:

• Respond to you
• Fix reported errors
• Answer questions

We never:

• Sell your data
• Share with advertisers
• Track you for marketing

Third-Party Services

Cloudflare

We use Cloudflare for:

• Hosting
• DDoS protection
• Analytics

Cloudflare's privacy policy: cloudflare.com/privacypolicy

Your Rights

You Have the Right To:

• ✅ Know what data we have - Email us, we'll tell you
• ✅ Request deletion - Email us, we'll delete it
• ✅ Opt out of analytics - Use browser's Do Not Track
• ✅ Correct errors - Email us to fix information

Data Security

We protect your data:

• HTTPS encryption on entire site
• Secure servers (Cloudflare)
• Minimal data collection (less to protect)
• No password storage (no accounts)

Children's Privacy

KlearNews is for everyone.

We don't knowingly collect data from children under 13.

We don't target children.

Parents: If we have your child's data, email us to delete it.

International Users

Our servers are hosted by Cloudflare worldwide.

By using our site, you consent to data transfer.

EU visitors:

• We comply with GDPR
• You have rights listed above
• Contact us to exercise them

California visitors:

• We comply with CCPA
• You have rights listed above
• We don't sell personal information

Changes to This Policy

We can update this policy anytime.

Changes take effect when posted.

We'll note the date at the top.

Contact Us About Privacy

Questions? Concerns? Requests?

Email: contact@klearnews.com

We respond within 7 days.

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