Privacy Policy - US News Stories

Effective Date: June 17, 2025

Welcome to US News Stories (usnewsstories.com). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our services, including:

Information You Voluntarily Provide:
- Contact Information: When you contact us through forms, email, or for guest posting inquiries, you may provide your name, email address, and any other information you choose to share.
- Guest Post Submissions: If you submit a guest post, we collect the content of your submission, your author bio, and any associated contact information you provide.
Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data):
- When you access our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and Browse activity. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and the dates and times of your visits.
- This data helps us understand how visitors use our site, improve content, and troubleshoot technical issues.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies:
- We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.
- We use both session cookies (which are deleted when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them).
- How We Use Cookies:
  - Essential Cookies: For the website to function correctly (e.g., remember preferences).
  - Analytics Cookies: To analyze website traffic, usage patterns, and performance (e.g., Google Analytics).
  - Advertising Cookies: To deliver relevant ads and measure ad campaign effectiveness (e.g., Google AdSense).
  - Affiliate Cookies: To track referrals from our affiliate links to third-party sites for commission purposes.
- You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

Operate, maintain, and provide the features and functionality of our website.
Improve our content, services, and user experience.
Analyze website usage and trends to enhance our website’s performance.
Personalize your experience on our website, including delivering tailored content and advertisements.
Communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and send you updates or newsletters if you’ve subscribed.
Publish guest posts you submit, including your author attribution.
Monitor and analyze advertising and affiliate marketing campaign effectiveness.
Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activities.
Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, email delivery, and marketing assistance.
For Advertising (Google AdSense): We partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and other technologies to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet. Please see the “Google AdSense” section below for more details.
With Affiliate Partners: When you click on an affiliate link on our site, you may be redirected to a third-party website. Our affiliate partners may place cookies on your device to track your activity and ensure we receive a commission for qualified purchases. This process does not typically involve us sharing your personal information directly with them beyond the initial referral.
Guest Posting: If your guest post is published, your provided author name and bio will be publicly visible on our website alongside your content.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.

4. Google AdSense

US News Stories uses Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited. Google AdSense uses technologies like cookies to collect data about your visits to our website and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Google’s Use of Data: Google uses this data to show relevant ads. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services by visiting Google’s Privacy & Terms site.
Opting Out of Personalized Ads: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings page. You can also visit AboutAds.info to opt out of interest-based advertising from various companies.

5. Guest Posting

If you choose to submit a guest post to US News Stories, any personal information you include in your author bio (such as your name, website link, or social media handles) will be publicly displayed with your published content. By submitting a guest post, you consent to the publication of this information.

6. Affiliate Marketing Disclosure

US News Stories participates in various affiliate marketing programs. This means that we may earn a commission when you click on certain links on our website and make a purchase or take another action on a third-party site. This comes at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products and services that we believe will add value to our readers.

7. Data Retention

We retain collected information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Information you submit for guest posts will be retained for as long as the post remains published on our site, unless you request its removal.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These may include:

The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the “Contact Us” details below. We may require specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and process your request.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us, and we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. 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 “Effective Date” at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.