Privacy Policy: Journalism News Network
Introduction: To provide a functional and secure browsing experience, Journalism News Network utilizes standard web technologies. We do not require users to register or provide personal names to browse our site.
1. Technical Data Processing When you visit our site, technical information—such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you view—is automatically processed through our server logs and third-party services like Google. This data is used anonymously for system administration, site security, and to analyze traffic patterns to improve the user experience. We do not use this information to identify individual visitors personally.
2. Voluntary Information Personal information, such as your name or email address, is only collected when you choose to provide it—for example, when commenting on an article, emailing our news desk, or writing a letter to the editor. In such cases, we will clarify why the information is needed and how you can contact us to have your details amended or deleted.
3. Cookies We use cookies to enhance site functionality and analyse visitor behaviour for editorial improvement purposes. Where third party services place cookies for advertising purposes, this is governed by those third parties’ own policies. You can manage or refuse cookies through your browser settings; however, please note that some features, including the delivery of specific advertisements, may not function as intended without them.
4. Personal Responsibility Disclosure of personal or confidential material via comments or public forums is at your own risk. Individuals under the age of 18 should obtain permission from a parent or guardian before disclosing any personal information.
5. Use and Disclosure of Information Information collected is used solely for the administration, security, and editorial improvement of this Website. No personal information collected through this Website is used for commercial profiling or sold to third parties. We will only disclose personal information to third parties where we are obliged or permitted to do so by law.
6. Third-Party Advertising Our site may utilise third-party services including analytics and content delivery tools. Any advertising content delivered through third-party networks is subject to those networks’ own privacy and data policies, over which we have no direct control. These companies may use non-identifying information about your visits to this and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
7. Third-Party Policies Our site may contain links to external websites. We are not liable for the privacy practices of unconnected companies. Journalistic content published on this site is produced in the public interest and is subject to the journalistic exemption provided under applicable data protection legislation, including but not limited to the UK Data Protection Act 2018, Schedule 2, Part 5, Paragraph 26, which exempts personal data processed for journalistic purposes from certain data protection principles where publication is in the public interest.
8. Your Rights & Data Protection You are entitled to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you or request that we correct any inaccuracies. We aim to protect any information you supply to us in accordance with standard data protection practices.
9. Policy Updates This policy may be updated periodically. We encourage users to review this page frequently to stay informed.
10. Contact For questions regarding this policy, please email info [at] journalism.net.in. We typically respond within three working days.