Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are
Weekly News operates at www.weeklynews.ca, managed by The Eh Plus in QC, Canada. For inquiries, email us at support@weeklynews.ca.

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
We collect personal data, including name, email, account preferences, and technical data like IP addresses and cookies. Data is collected through comments, contact forms, and analytics tools (Google Site Kit, Google AdSense). This data is used to enhance user experience, process inquiries, and analyze website performance.

3. Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect data shown in the comment form, along with IP addresses and browser information for spam detection.

4. Media
If users upload images to the website, any embedded location data (EXIF GPS) can be accessed by other visitors.

5. Contact Forms
When you submit information via contact forms, we retain your data for customer service purposes but do not use it for marketing unless explicitly stated.

6. Cookies
We use cookies to improve user experience and provide targeted ads. Cookies may store login information and user preferences. Plugins like Google Site Kit and Google AdSense may set cookies. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent.

7. Analytics
We use Google Site Kit for analytics, collecting data such as user activity and page visits. Google’s Privacy Policy can be found here.

8. Who We Share Your Data With
Data may be shared with third-party services like Google AdSense for advertising purposes. These third parties are responsible for maintaining privacy compliance.

9. How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain personal data such as comments and analytics records for varying periods. Contact form submissions are stored for six months, while analytics data may be kept for one year.

10. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data. Contact us at support@weeklynews.ca to exercise these rights.

11. Where Your Data is Sent
Data may be transferred to servers outside of the European Union, including those of third-party services like Google. We ensure compliance with European data protection standards through appropriate safeguards.

12. How We Protect Your Data
We employ industry-standard encryption, regular security audits, and two-factor authentication to secure your data. Staff undergo data protection training to ensure compliance.

13. Data Breach Procedures
We have internal processes in place to report, contain, and address potential or actual data breaches. In case of a breach, users will be notified as required by law.

14. What Third Parties We Receive Data From
We may receive anonymized data from third-party advertisers, such as Google AdSense, which is used to display targeted ads on our site.

15. Automated Decision Making and Profiling
We do not engage in automated decision making or profiling with user data.

16. Contact Information
For privacy-related concerns or inquiries, contact our Data Protection Officer at support@weeklynews.ca.

17. Updates to This Policy
This policy may be updated periodically. Changes will be reflected on this page with a revised date.