This policy explains what information NEWSFORGES collects when you use this website, why we collect it, and the choices you have.

1. Information We Collect

• Newsletter: your email address and the IP address used to sign up.
• Comments: the name, email address and comment you submit, plus your IP address. Your email is never shown publicly.
• Contact form: your name, email address, subject, message, IP address and browser type.
• Visit statistics: when you read a page, we record your IP address and approximate country. To find the country, your IP address may be sent to the IP lookup service ip-api.com.
• Security records: IP addresses and times of login attempts and other security events, used to protect the site against abuse.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

• Essential cookies: a session cookie that keeps forms secure and keeps staff logged in.
• Preferences: your dark or light mode choice is stored in your browser.
• Analytics: we may use Google Analytics to understand how readers use the site. Google receives information about your visit, such as pages viewed and your IP address.
• Advertising: we may show ads from Google AdSense and Monetag. These networks may use cookies and similar technologies to show and measure ads, including ads based on your interests. You can manage Google ad personalisation at adssettings.google.com.

3. How We Use Information

We use this information to send the newsletter you asked for, publish and moderate comments, reply to your messages, understand our audience, show ads, and keep the website secure. We do not sell your personal information.

4. How Long We Keep It

We keep newsletter details until you unsubscribe, and comments and messages for as long as needed to run the site. Failed login records are deleted automatically after 24 hours.

5. Your Choices and Rights

You can ask us to show you, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, or to remove you from the newsletter, by emailing newsforge2@gmail.com. Depending on where you live, you may have further rights under the data protection laws that apply to you, such as the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to object to processing or to opt out of personalised advertising. Email us and we will respond within 30 days.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy. The date at the top of this page shows when it last changed.