Effective date: July 12, 2025
Thank you for visiting Dpenews.com (“we”, “our”, “us”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share your information when you visit or interact with https://dpenews.com.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://dpenews.com.
For privacy-specific concerns, you can contact us at:
[email protected]
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
We collect various types of personal and non-personal data for the purposes described below.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms
If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any information you include in your message. This information is used to respond to your inquiry and provide customer support. We do not use contact form submissions for marketing purposes. We retain contact form submissions for up to 12 months for customer service purposes.
Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Enhance your browsing experience
- Remember your preferences
- Provide personalized content and ads
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie determines if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days; screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Log out, and login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie with the post ID is saved. It expires after 1 day.
You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may impact site functionality.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly and may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics and similar analytics services to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics may collect your IP address, browser information, device information, and browsing behavior.
- You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Learn more about Google Analytics privacy practices at: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your data with the following third parties:
- Google AdSense: To display ads, Google and its partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect or receive information from our site and elsewhere on the internet, and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads.
- Analytics providers: To analyze website usage.
- LiteSpeed Cache & QUIC.cloud: To provide caching services that improve site performance. See their privacy policy: https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We do not sell your personal information.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
- Registered Users: For users who register, we store personal information in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (username cannot be changed). Administrators can also see and edit that information.
- Contact Form Entries: Retained for up to 12 months.
- Analytics Records: Retained for up to 26 months.
- Customer Purchase Records: Not applicable.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To request your data, contact: [email protected]
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some of your data may be processed outside the European Union by our third-party providers (such as Google and QUIC.cloud), who are committed to safeguarding data in compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations.
Additional Information
How We Protect Your Data
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption, regular software updates, and access controls.
What Data Breach Procedures We Have In Place
We have internal protocols to respond to and address data breaches, including user notification and cooperation with authorities as required.
What Third Parties We Receive Data From
We may receive aggregated, anonymized data from advertising partners, such as Google, for analytics and advertising performance.
What Automated Decision Making and/or Profiling We Do With User Data
We use automated decision-making for ad personalization and analytics. Google and its partners may use profiling to display more relevant ads.
Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
We comply with all applicable industry standards and privacy regulations.
Google Products & Required Disclosures
Dpenews.com uses Google products and services, including Google AdSense and Analytics.
- Third parties, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, and other identifiers to collect data about your browsing activity as a result of ad serving on our website.
- Google may read and place cookies, use your IP address, and use Privacy Sandbox technologies (on Chrome or Android) to support digital advertising.
- Learn more: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services
- Control your ad experience or opt out at Google Ad Settings.
- Learn about the Privacy Sandbox.
- For more about Google ads, data usage, and privacy: Google Privacy Policy
Contact Information
For privacy concerns, contact us at:
[email protected]
Last updated: July 12, 2025