Last updated: 19 October 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how That Is News (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit https://www.thatisnews.com (the “Site”). We respect your privacy and collect only what is needed to run and improve the Site.

1. Information We Collect

  • Usage and device data: pages visited, referring page, approximate location (country or city level), browser, device type, operating system, IP address and time of visit, collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies.
  • Comment and contact data: if you leave a comment or contact us, we receive the name, email address, website and message you provide, plus your IP address and browser information.
  • Account data: only site administrators and contributors have accounts. Visitors do not need an account to read the Site.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information, and we do not sell your personal information.

2. How We Use Information

  • to operate, secure and maintain the Site and prevent spam and abuse;
  • to understand which content is read so we can improve our journalism and the Site;
  • to respond to messages, corrections and removal requests;
  • to measure and, in future, support advertising, subscriptions or reader contributions; and
  • to comply with legal obligations.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies for essential site functions, analytics and security. You can control or delete cookies in your browser settings; blocking some cookies may affect how the Site works.

4. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services that may process information about your visit under their own privacy policies:

  • Google Analytics and Google Site Kit – traffic and audience measurement (Google Privacy Policy);
  • Google Search Console and Google News Publisher tools – search performance and news distribution;
  • Google Reader Revenue Manager – may be used to offer subscriptions or contributions and loads a Google script on our pages;
  • Jetpack (Automattic) – site statistics, performance and security;
  • Akismet (Automattic) – spam filtering of comments, which sends comment data to Akismet for analysis;
  • Search engines – we notify search engines such as Bing and Yandex about new URLs through the IndexNow protocol; no personal data about visitors is shared; and
  • Social platforms – we may share links to our articles on social media. Those platforms have their own privacy policies.

5. Legal Bases (UK / EU Visitors)

Where the UK GDPR or EU GDPR applies, we process personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests (running, securing and improving the Site), your consent (where required, for example for non-essential cookies), and legal obligation where applicable.

6. Sharing of Information

We share information only with the service providers listed above, with professional advisers where needed, with authorities when legally required, or with your consent. These providers may process data outside your country, including in the United States, using safeguards such as standard contractual clauses where required.

7. Data Retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described here. Comments and their associated data are kept until they are deleted. Analytics data is retained according to the retention settings of the relevant analytics provider.

8. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal data, to object to processing, to withdraw consent, and to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority (for example the Data Protection Commission in Ireland or the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK). To exercise a right, contact us using the details below.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the Site and information, including HTTPS encryption and spam and security tooling. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 where local law requires), and we do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

11. External Links

Our articles link to other websites, such as Wikipedia and news outlets. We are not responsible for their privacy practices; please read their policies.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above shows the latest revision. Material changes will be reflected on this page.

13. Contact

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, contact us through the contact details published on thatisnews.com. See also our Terms of Service.