Privacy Policy and Advertising Policy

Who we are Our website address is https://thegfinews.com.

Comments When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media If you upload images to the website, please refrain from uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors to the website can download and extract this information from the images.

Cookies If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

When you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Advertising Policy

In addition to our privacy policy, we adhere to Google’s policies and guidelines for advertising and the use of Google AdSense on our website. The following information outlines our advertising practices:

Google AdSense We utilize Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google that allows us to earn revenue by displaying targeted advertisements to our visitors.

Third-Party Vendors Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites. These cookies allow these vendors to display ads tailored to the user’s interests and browsing history. Users can opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting the Ads Settings page provided by Google.

DoubleClick DART Cookies We may also use DoubleClick DART cookies, which are used by Google to serve ads to users based on their visit to our website and other websites on the internet. Users can opt-out of the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

Advertising Partners Our website may engage with advertising partners who may also use cookies and similar technologies to provide personalized advertisements when you visit our site. These partners may collect information about your visits to our website and other websites to provide you with relevant ads.

Data Collection Please note that our advertising partners may collect certain information about you, including your IP address, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), device type, and other data. This information is used to deliver targeted advertisements and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We do not have access to or control over the cookies that may be used by third-party advertisers.

Opting Out If you wish to disable cookies or opt-out of personalized advertising, you can do so by adjusting your browser settings or visiting the appropriate opt-out pages provided by Google and other third-party vendors.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of our advertising partners to understand how they handle your information and to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.

Retention of Data and User Rights If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. However, this does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Please ensure that you comply with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA when displaying ads to your users. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) are important privacy laws that you should adhere to.

If you have any further questions or concerns regarding our privacy and advertising policies, please contact us.