Privacy Policy | News Network

This Privacy Policy explains how News Network ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit www.newsnetwork.asia. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable UK and Swiss data protection law.

Who We Are

News Network is an international news publication. For data protection enquiries, contact us at privacy@newsnetwork.asia.

What Data We Collect

News Network does not operate user accounts, comment systems, or contact forms. We do not directly collect your name, email address, or any personal details. The only data collected about your visit comes from third-party services embedded on this site:

Google Analytics — collects anonymised usage data including pages visited, time on site, browser type, device type, and approximate location (country/city level). This data is used solely to understand how our content is used and to improve the site.

Google AdSense — serves advertisements and may set cookies to personalise ads based on your browsing history and interests. If you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you will be asked for your consent before personalised ads are shown.

Cookies

This site uses the following categories of cookies:

Strictly necessary — a small localStorage entry to remember your light/dark theme preference. No personal data is stored.

Analytics cookies — set by Google Analytics to measure site usage (e.g. _ga, _gid). These are active unless you opt out via your browser or Google's opt-out tools.

Advertising cookies — set by Google AdSense for ad personalisation. If you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, these are only set after you give consent via the cookie banner.

You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Blocking cookies will not affect your ability to read articles on this site.

Legal Basis for Processing

Where GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases:

Consent — for advertising cookies and personalised ads (EEA, UK, Switzerland visitors).

Legitimate interests — for anonymised analytics to improve the site, where this does not override your rights.

Third-Party Services

We use the following Google services, each governed by Google's own privacy policy:

Google Analytics — policies.google.com/privacy

Google AdSense — policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Google Consent Management Platform — manages your advertising consent preferences for EEA, UK and Swiss visitors.

News Network does not sell your data to any third party.

Data Retention

Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months by default and then automatically deleted. We do not hold any personal data directly on our servers — this is a fully static website with no database.

Your Rights

Under GDPR and equivalent laws, you have the right to:

Access — request a copy of any personal data held about you.

Erasure — ask us to delete your personal data.

Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data.

Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.

Withdraw consent — withdraw advertising consent at any time by clicking "Manage options" in the cookie banner or adjusting your browser settings.

Complain — lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (e.g. the ICO in the UK, or your national DPA in the EU).

Because we do not collect personal data directly, most requests will relate to data held by Google. To exercise rights over Google Analytics data, visit Google's Analytics opt-out tool. For advertising preferences, visit Google Ad Settings.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@newsnetwork.asia.