Last Updated: September 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to AI News Crunch (“we“, “our“, “us“). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our users (“you“, “user“). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website ai-news-crunch.com (the “Site“), and our related services.
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please read it carefully and contact us if you have any questions.
2. Information We Collect
a. Information You Provide
- Account Data: If you create an account or subscribe (e.g., to a newsletter), we may collect your name, email address, and preferences.
- Communications: When you contact us (via email, forms, or comment submissions), we collect the information you provide.
b. Automatically Collected Information
- Usage Data: We collect analytics data like IP address, device type, browser, geographic location, and pages visited.
- Cookies & Tracking: We use cookies and similar technologies (like pixels) to gather usage data and enhance user experience.
c. Third-Party Data
- We may receive data from third parties, such as analytics providers or advertising platforms, to help us understand how the Site is used.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To Provide Services: Deliver content, updates, newsletters, and notifications.
- To Improve the Site: Analyse user behaviour for site optimization and feature development.
- To Communicate: Respond to inquiries, send updates, newsletters, and promotional materials (only with your consent).
- Security & Compliance: Ensure site integrity, comply with legal obligations, and enforce our policies.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (If GDPR Applies)
- Consent: e.g., for newsletters or cookies.
- Legitimate Interests: e.g., to analyse usage and improve user experience.
- Contractual Necessity: e.g., managing subscriptions.
- Legal Compliance: e.g., responding to lawful requests from authorities.
5. Sharing Your Data
We may share data:
- With Service Providers: For hosting, analytics, email, etc.—under strict confidentiality.
- For Legal Reasons: When required by law, or to protect rights, safety, or property.
- In Aggregate or Anonymised Form: Such as usage statistics that don’t identify individuals.
6. Third-Party Links and Widgets
Our Site may link to external websites or services. This Privacy Policy does not cover their practices. Please review their policies separately.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use:
- Essential Cookies: Required for basic site functionality.
- Performance/Analytics Cookies: To understand how users interact with the Site.
- Marketing Cookies: (Only with your consent) to deliver relevant ads.
You can typically control cookies through your browser settings.
8. Your Rights (Where Applicable)
If you are located in jurisdictions like the UK or EU, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws, including:
- Right to access, correct, or delete personal data.
- Right to restrict or object to processing.
- Right to data portability.
- Right to withdraw consent at any time.
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at the email below. We’ll respond promptly and within legal timeframes.
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined (e.g., account maintenance, analytics). We also retain anonymised or aggregated data indefinitely for analysis.
10. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organisational safeguards—such as encryption (TLS/SSL), firewalls, secure hosting, and access controls—to protect your data. However, no system is infallible, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. International Data Transfers
Your data may be processed or stored in countries outside your jurisdiction (e.g., outside the UK/EU). When this occurs, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g., standard contractual clauses or adequacy decisions).
12. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is intended for general audiences and not knowingly directed to children under 16 (or the relevant age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us, and we will delete it.
13. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We’ll post the updated policy with a revised “Last Updated” date. Significant changes may be communicated directly (e.g., via newsletter or notice on the Site).