This policy explains what information ISU News collects when you visit this website, why we collect it, how it is used, and what control you have over it. We have written it in plain language rather than legal boilerplate, because a privacy policy nobody can read protects nobody.
Last updated: July 2026
Information we collect automatically
Like virtually every website, our servers record technical information each time a page is requested. This includes your Internet Protocol address, browser type and version, operating system, the page you requested, the page that referred you, and the date and time of the request. This data is generated by the act of connecting to a web server and is used to deliver pages correctly, diagnose faults, detect abuse and automated attacks, and produce aggregate traffic statistics.
We use analytics software to understand which articles are read and how readers navigate the site. This produces aggregate reports: how many people read a piece, which countries they were in, which devices they used, how they arrived. We configure analytics to limit the retention of identifiable information and we do not attempt to identify individual readers from it.
Information you provide
You can read this site without giving us anything. Where you choose to provide information, it is used only for the purpose you provided it for.
If you email us, we hold your message and address in order to reply and, where relevant, to keep a record of a correction report. If you subscribe to a newsletter, we store your email address and subscription preferences until you unsubscribe, which you can do from any message we send. If you post a comment, your name, email address, comment text, and IP address are stored; the name and comment are public, the email and IP are not.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files stored by your browser. We use them in a limited number of ways: essential cookies that make the site function and remember display preferences, analytics cookies that help us measure readership, and, where advertising is shown, cookies set by advertising partners.
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect how parts of the site work. Where required by law, we ask for consent before setting non-essential cookies, and you can change or withdraw that consent at any time.
Advertising
Where this site displays advertising, some of it may be served by third-party networks that use cookies and device identifiers to select and measure advertisements. These networks operate under their own privacy policies and we do not control their processing. You can generally limit personalised advertising through your device settings or through industry opt-out tools.
We do not sell reader email addresses, and we do not provide advertisers with information that identifies individual readers.
Embedded content from other sites
Articles sometimes embed material hosted elsewhere, such as video players, social media posts, or interactive charts. Embedded content behaves as though you had visited the other site directly, which means the provider may collect data about you, set cookies, and track your interaction with the embed. We embed only where it serves the article, and we prefer static images to third-party embeds where a static image will do.
Why we are allowed to process this data
For readers in jurisdictions with data protection legislation, our legal bases are as follows. Delivering the website and protecting it from abuse rests on our legitimate interest in operating a functioning, secure publication. Newsletter delivery rests on your consent. Responding to your correspondence rests on our legitimate interest in answering people who write to us. Non-essential cookies rest on consent. Retention of correction records rests on our legitimate interest in maintaining an accurate editorial record.
How long we keep information
Server logs are retained for a limited operational period, typically measured in weeks, and then deleted or anonymised. Analytics data is retained in aggregate form. Newsletter subscriptions are held until you unsubscribe. Email correspondence is retained while it remains relevant, and correction reports are retained as part of the editorial record. Comments remain until removed by you or by us.
Who we share it with
We share data only with service providers who need it to operate the site on our behalf: our hosting provider, content delivery and security services, analytics providers, email delivery services, and, where applicable, advertising partners. These providers are permitted to use the data only to perform the service.
We may disclose information where we are legally obliged to, where necessary to protect the security of the site, or to establish or defend legal claims. We do not sell personal data.
International transfers
Our infrastructure and service providers may be located in countries other than yours, which means your data may be transferred and processed internationally. Where such transfers involve personal data from jurisdictions requiring safeguards, we rely on the appropriate contractual and legal mechanisms available for that transfer.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, to have inaccurate data corrected, to have data deleted, to object to or restrict certain processing, to withdraw consent you previously gave, and to receive your data in a portable format. Readers in California and comparable jurisdictions may also have the right to know what categories of information are collected and to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information; we do not sell personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, write to privacy@isunews.com. We will respond within the period required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request, and we will explain if any part of a request cannot be met.
Children
This site is intended for a general adult readership. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We use encrypted connections, access controls, and current software to protect the information we hold. No system is perfectly secure, and we do not claim otherwise. If a breach occurs that affects your personal data, we will notify affected readers and the relevant authorities where the law requires it.
Changes to this policy
We will update this page when our practices change, and we will revise the date at the top. Material changes will be flagged on the site. Questions about anything on this page can be sent to privacy@isunews.com.