Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2025

Our Promise

We respect your privacy.

We collect minimal data.

We don't sell your information.

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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

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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)

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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

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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.

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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

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Third-Party Services

Cloudflare

We use Cloudflare for:

• Hosting
• DDoS protection
• Analytics

Cloudflare's privacy policy: cloudflare.com/privacypolicy

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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

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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)

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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.

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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

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Changes to This Policy

We can update this policy anytime.

Changes take effect when posted.

We'll note the date at the top.

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Contact Us About Privacy

Questions? Concerns? Requests?

Email: contact@klearnews.com

We respond within 7 days.

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