Privacy Policy
Crosswinds News respects your privacy. This is our privacy policy:
We track how our visitors use the Site to determine the content our users read and to which they respond. We also analyze information about usage patterns and share that aggregated data with sponsorship and business partners.
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our website, to notify visitors about updates to our products and services and to contact visitors for marketing purposes. It is not shared with third parties. Ever.
We do not disclose personally identifiable information to outside parties, unless we are under a legal order to do so, it becomes necessary to enforce our Terms of Service or Privacy Policy or to protect the rights, property, safety or best interest of users of the Site or the public.
The Site cannot be responsible for any unauthorized third party use of information that you disclose.
We make content, applications, products and services available through business relationships with third-party providers, where the brands of our partners appear on the Site. In some cases, our partners' privacy policies may apply. If you have questions regarding the privacy policy of our partners, you should contact the partner directly.
If you would like us to delete your data, you may request that we do so by emailing us at admin@crosswindsnews.net and adding to the subject line, “Please delete my data.”
Information gathered about visitors
We collect aggregate information about the pages our readers access. This information helps us assess user interest in the content we provide thereby enabling us to improve our content. We can provide a better site if we know which stories our users are reading, their visit frequency and the length of time they stay on a page.
The Site automatically collects limited information about your computer’s Internet connection, including your IP address, when you visit our sites. Your IP address does not contain personally identifiable information nor does it identify you personally.
Cookies
We use cookies to help us customize the Site to your preferences so we can provide more personalized content. Also, we use cookies to identify unique browsers that visit the Site.
Information you submit
To use certain features on the Site, such as commenting and other interactive applications, you must register and provide your name, email address and zip code.
After registering with the Site, we may email you regarding your account status. If you have signed up for our emailed newsletters, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions included in the email you receive. From time to time, we may send you email about reader surveys, fundraising campaigns and other information about our work.
Information we gather
We may analyze our reader preferences. When we provide information to our business partners, it is conveyed in generalized, aggregated form and does not contain any specifically identifiable personal information.
In some cases, we contract with third parties to provide services, including credit card and bill processing, shipping, email, analytics or promotions management. We provide these parties with only the basic information necessary for them to perform their specific services.
Google is one of our business partners. We may have implemented various Google technologies, including but not limited to Advertising Features, such as Google Analytics.
Facebook is one of our business partners. We may have implemented various Facebook technologies, including but not limited to features, such as a Meta Pixel. Data about our traffic is collected by Google and Facebook via advertising cookies and anonymous identifiers. We do not combine first-party cookies from Google and other third-party cookies or individual identifiers. You may opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features.
Children under the age of 13
If you are under the age of 13, do not send us any information about yourself including your name, address or email address. You may only send us personally identifiable information if your parents have verified to us their consent to the collection of such information.
As a media company, some of our services and content may be attractive to children. We strive to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
The Site:
• Includes our contact information• Explains the types of personal information we collect and the ways we use it• Explains our practices in terms of sharing personal information with third parties• Allows parents to consent to the collection and use of their children’s personal information, without consenting disclosure to third parties• Does not condition a child’s participation in an activity on the child’s providing more personal information than is reasonably necessary for the activity• Allows parents to review their child’s information, have it deleted or refuse to permit any further collection, by contacting us.
We encourage children under the age of 13 to talk with their parents before supplying personal data.
Parents need to supervise their children’s online activities and consider using parental controls available from online services and software manufacturers to provide a child-friendly online environment. These tools can also prevent children from disclosing their personal information online without parental permission. For additional information about parental control tools, please consult http://www.icra.org/_en/parents.