Verita Post ("we", "our", "us") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

  • Email address: When you subscribe to our newsletter
  • Comments: Name (required) and email (optional) when commenting
  • Contact form submissions: Name, email, message content
  • Anonymous tip submissions: Only the message content (no personal data stored)
  • Payments: Processed via Paystack — we do not store card details

Information Collected Automatically

  • Analytics data: Anonymized usage activity, browser type, general location (country/city)
  • Cookies: To remember your preferences (dark mode, bookmarks, etc.)
  • IP address: Stored temporarily for security and hashed for anonymous tips

How We Use Your Information

  • To send newsletter emails you've subscribed to
  • To respond to your inquiries and comments
  • To improve our journalism through anonymized analytics
  • To detect and prevent spam or fraud
  • To comply with legal obligations

Third-Party Services

We may share limited information with:

  • Google Analytics: Anonymized traffic data
  • Paystack: Payment processing (for tips)
  • Email service providers: To deliver newsletters
  • Advertising partners: Data used to serve, measure, limit and personalise advertising where permitted, as described below

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate information we hold about you
  • Object to processing of your personal data

Cookies and Advertising

We use essential cookies for site functionality and analytics technologies to understand site usage. When advertising is enabled, advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses or similar identifiers to serve, measure, limit and personalise ads where permitted.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to Verita Post or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users can manage or opt out of personalised advertising through Google Ads Settings. Other authorised advertising networks may use their own cookies or similar technologies and provide their own privacy and opt-out controls.

Where consent is legally required, including relevant traffic from the EEA, United Kingdom and Switzerland, we use consent controls required by our advertising partners. You can also control cookies through your browser and, where available, the privacy choices shown on the site. Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures including SSL encryption, secure password hashing, and hashed IP addresses for anonymous tips. However, no online system is 100% secure.

Children's Privacy

Our site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect any changes.

Contact

For privacy-related inquiries: privacy@veritapost.com
Or use our contact form.