Last Updated: August 8, 2025
1. Introduction
Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how World Today News (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, protects, and discloses your information when you visit our website, https://www.world-today-news.com/ (the “Site”).
This policy should be read in conjunction with our Cookie Policy and our regional notices for California (CCPA/CPRA).
2. Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us and information that is automatically collected when you use our Site.
- Personal Information: Name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you sign up for a newsletter, leave a comment, or contact us directly.
- Automatically Collected Data: IP address, browser type and version, device information, operating system, and usage data such as pages visited, time spent on pages, and other interaction analytics.
- Information from Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Please see our Cookie Policy for detailed information.
3. Lawful Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: We will process your data for specific purposes (like sending newsletters) only when you have given us clear, affirmative consent.
- Legitimate Interests: We process your data for our legitimate interests, such as improving our Site, providing analytics, and securing our services, provided that these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.
- Legal Obligation: We may process your data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
4. How We Use and Share Your Information
We use your information to provide and improve our services. We share information only with trusted partners under specific circumstances:
- Service Providers: We share data with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting, analytics (e.g., Google Analytics), email delivery, and technical support.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
- Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
5. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
- The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information corrected if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
- The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
- The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
- The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.
- The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.
- The right to complain. You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your personal data.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
7. Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
8. International Data Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at: privacy@world-today-news.com.