Effective date: September 22, 2026
The Wider Chronicle (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit thewiderchronicle.com, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
Information we collect
Information you provide. If you use our Contact form, we may receive your name, email address, and message. If you submit an opinion article, we may receive your full name, email address, article, and any other information you include. If you subscribe to updates, we may receive your email address.
Information collected automatically. When you browse the site, our website, hosting, security, and analytics services may process technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, approximate location, referring page, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. Cookies or similar technologies may be used to operate the site, remember preferences, protect it from abuse, and understand site usage.
How we use information
- To respond to messages and requests.
- To review, edit, and communicate about submitted opinion articles.
- To send updates when you have chosen to subscribe.
- To operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
- To understand general readership and site performance.
- To comply with applicable law and protect our rights and users.
Analytics, cookies, and third-party content
We use Google tools, including Google Analytics and Search Console, to understand website traffic and performance. Google Analytics may use cookies and process device, browser, and site-interaction information. You can learn more in Google’s Privacy Policy and about Google Analytics data safeguards.
Some pages include content hosted by third parties, such as embedded YouTube videos. When you load or interact with embedded content, the provider may receive information about your device and activity and may use cookies or similar technologies under its own privacy policy. You can review Google/YouTube’s Privacy Policy.
Your browser may let you block or delete cookies. Doing so may affect how some parts of the site work. Google also provides a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
When information may be shared
We do not sell personal information. Information may be processed by service providers that help us host, secure, analyze, maintain, or deliver the website and its communications. We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to a valid legal request, prevent fraud or abuse, protect safety or rights, or in connection with a transfer of the website or its operations.
Data retention and security
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, including responding to correspondence, reviewing submissions, maintaining appropriate records, resolving disputes, and meeting legal obligations. We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information, but no internet transmission or storage system is completely secure.
Your choices and requests
You may choose not to submit personal information through our forms. You may unsubscribe from newsletter emails using the unsubscribe option in the message, when available, or by contacting us. Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, such as requesting access, correction, deletion, or restriction. To make a request, email us at sharkordhe@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
Children’s privacy
The site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.
External links
The site may link to websites we do not control. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, and we encourage you to review them.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the site or our practices change. The effective date at the top of this page indicates the latest revision.
Contact us
For privacy questions or requests, email sharkordhe@gmail.com.