Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://thenews-record.com
We are an online news and media publication dedicated to delivering reliable information to our readers.


Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if any) will be visible to the public within your comment.


Media

If you upload images to thenews-record.com, avoid uploading images that include embedded GPS/location data (EXIF). Other visitors may download and extract location data from images on the site.


Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your information when leaving future comments. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and display settings.

  • Login cookies last for two days.
  • Screen display preference cookies last for one year.
    If you select “Remember Me”, your login will continue for two weeks.
    Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.


Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, social media posts, etc.).
Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited that website directly.

These websites may:

  • Collect your data
  • Use cookies
  • Track your activity
  • Monitor interaction with embedded content (including tracking if you are logged in to that service)

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.


How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are kept indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register an account on this site (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in your user profile.
Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username changes).
Website administrators can also view and edit this information.


Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, except data we must keep for legal, administrative, or security reasons.


Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service.