Who We Are
Our website address is: https://newstalk16.com
Newstalk16 is a digital news platform dedicated to delivering trusted and timely information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you use our website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if any) becomes visible to the public in the comment section.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images posted online.
Cookies
1. Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details every time you comment. These cookies last for 1 year.
2. Login Cookies
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies.
This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies are set up to save your login information and screen display preferences.
- Login cookies last 2 days
- Screen option cookies last 1 year
- If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for 2 weeks
- When you log out, login cookies are removed
3. Editor Cookies
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved that stores the post ID of the article you edited.
This contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.).
Embedded content from external websites behaves exactly the same as if you visited those websites directly.
These sites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Embed third-party tracking
- Monitor your interaction with embedded content (including tracking if you are logged in to that website)
We have no control over how these websites handle your data.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely.
This helps us automatically approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our website (if any):
- We store the personal information provided in their user profile.
- All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information anytime (except the username).
- Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on our site, or have left comments, you may request:
- An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- Deletion of any personal data we hold about you
This excludes data we must retain for:
- Administrative
- Legal
- Security
purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.