Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information NewsForce collects when you use our websites and how we use it. We collect as little as we can.

Who is responsible

The controller is NewsForce AG, Färberstrasse 4, c/o AUCTOR SCHWYZ AG, 8832 Wollerau, Switzerland. Write to this address for any privacy question or request.

What we collect

• Audience measurement: the page you view, the referring site category (for example search or social), how long the page was actively visible, how far you scrolled, your device type and your country. This data is counted anonymously in aggregate. We do not set a cookie for it and we do not store your IP address or any identifier.
• Ad delivery: which ad was shown, whether it was viewable and whether it was clicked, with the same device and country categories. If you allow advertising cookies, a cookie limits how often you see the same ad.
• Technical logs: our hosting provider processes your IP address and browser information to deliver the site securely, protect it from attacks and fix errors.
• Messages you send us, such as news tips or corrections.

Why we use it

To deliver the Services, keep them secure, understand which journalism is read, measure and limit advertising, and answer your messages. Our legal bases are our legitimate interest in running an independent news service, your consent where required (advertising cookies), and legal obligations.

Who receives it

• Cloudflare, Inc. (hosting, content delivery, security and anonymous measurement)
• Google LLC / YouTube, only when you press play on a video; videos load from the privacy-enhanced youtube-nocookie.com domain

We do not sell personal data and we do not share it with data brokers.

Transfers abroad

Our providers may process data in the United States and other countries. Where a country does not offer adequate protection, transfers rely on recognized safeguards such as the Swiss–U.S. Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses.

How long we keep it

Anonymous measurement data is kept for up to 3 months in raw form and then only as hourly totals. Technical logs are kept for a short period by our hosting provider. Messages are kept as long as needed to handle them.

Your rights

You may ask for access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, object to processing, and withdraw consent at any time through Cookie Settings. We answer within 30 days. You may also complain to the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or, in the EU, to your local supervisory authority.

Cookies

See our Cookie Policy.

Children

The Services are intended for a general adult audience.

Changes

We will update this policy when our practices change. The date at the top shows the latest version.