1. Information We Collect
When you visit Daily News, we may collect the following types of information:
Information you provide: When you submit a comment, sign up for our newsletter, or contact us through our contact form, we collect your name and email address.
Automatically collected information: We automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To deliver our news content and services to you. To send you our daily newsletter if you have subscribed. To respond to your comments and enquiries. To improve our website and understand how our readers use it. To display relevant advertising through Google AdSense.
3. Cookies
Daily News uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your experience on our website. We use cookies for the following purposes:
Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they visited prior to coming to our site.
Advertising cookies: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies to show you ads that are relevant to your interests based on your browsing history.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
4. Google AdSense and Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is a service provided by Google LLC. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
5. Third Party Services
Our website uses the following third party services:
Google Analytics — for website traffic analysis. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
Google AdSense — for displaying advertisements. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
Firebase by Google — for storing articles and comments. Privacy policy: firebase.google.com/support/privacy
Cloudinary — for storing and delivering images. Privacy policy: cloudinary.com/privacy
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
With service providers who assist us in operating our website, such as Google Analytics and Firebase, subject to their own privacy policies. When required by law or to protect our legal rights. To protect the safety and security of our users and the public.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. Comments posted on our website are retained indefinitely unless you request their removal. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe.
8. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
The right to access the personal information we hold about you. The right to request correction of inaccurate information. The right to request deletion of your personal information. The right to opt out of our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send you.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@dailynews.ug
9. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:
Daily News
Plot 45, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda
Email: info@dailynews.ug
Phone: +256 700 000 000