Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 25, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to Rebuild Local News. Your privacy is very important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, rebuildlocalnews.org (hereinafter “Website”).
Information We Collect
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our Website, such as when you sign up for newsletters, fill out contact forms, or participate in surveys. This information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, postal address, and phone number.
- Newsletter Sign-Up: When you sign up to receive our newsletter, we collect your name and email address to send you updates, news, and other information related to our services and initiatives.
Non-Personal Information
We also collect certain non-personally identifiable information automatically when you visit our Website. This information may include your IP address, browser type, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and other statistical data.
Cookie Policy
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by web pages that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your user experience on our Website. Cookies help us understand how you interact with our Website, allowing us to improve functionality and services, and to provide personalized content. For example, cookies can help us:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Understand how you use our Website and provide analytics
- Ensure that our services are secure and working correctly
Types of Cookies
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them.
- Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by third-party services that we use on our Website.
Managing Cookies
You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, revoke consent by deleting cookies, or provide notification when cookies are being used. However, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Website may not function properly.
Use of Your Information
The information we collect is used to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our Website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our Website
- Understand and analyze how you use our Website
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
- Process your transactions and manage your orders
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Protect against fraud and ensure the security of our Website
- Newsletter: To send periodic emails, including newsletters, promotions, and other updates, provided you have opted in to receive these communications. You can opt out at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. We may share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, including for donations. Specifically, we partner with fundjournalism.org for processing donations. Please note that the privacy practices of fundjournalism.org are governed by their privacy policy, which can be found here: https://fundjournalism.org/privacy-policy/.
We do not control and are not responsible for the content or practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously and use reasonable measures to protect it. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new privacy policy on our Website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at:
Rebuild Local News
Email: info@rebuildlocalnews.org
Address: 535 Flatbush Avenue, Suite 326, Brooklyn, NY 11225.
Thank you for visiting Rebuild Local News.