Welcome to TripoliPost.com (“we,” “our,” “us”). Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, read our articles, subscribe to our newsletter, or interact with our content in any way. Please read this policy carefully. By using TripoliPost.com, you agree to the practices described below.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
We collect information you choose to give us, including:
- Name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter
- Name, email, and message content when you contact us or submit a tip
- Comment data (display name, email, comment text) when you engage with our articles
- Account details if you register for a membership or contributor account
- Payment information (processed by third-party providers) if you purchase a subscription
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit TripoliPost.com, we automatically collect:
- Device information: browser type, operating system, device type, screen resolution
- Log data: IP address, referring URLs, pages visited, time spent, click patterns
- Location data: approximate geographic region derived from your IP address
- Cookies and similar technologies: see Section 4
1.3 Information from Third Parties
We may receive information about you from:
- Social media platforms (if you log in or share our content)
- Analytics providers
- Advertising partners
- Public sources used for journalistic research
2. How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Deliver news, articles, and multimedia content
- Send newsletters, breaking news alerts, and editorial updates
- Respond to inquiries, tips, and feedback
- Personalize your reading experience and recommend relevant stories
- Display relevant advertising and measure ad performance
- Analyze site traffic and improve our journalism and platform
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or abuse
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with:
- Service providers who help us operate the site (hosting, email delivery, analytics, payment processing, CDN)
- Advertising partners for serving and measuring ads (aggregated or pseudonymized data)
- Legal authorities when required by law, subpoena, or to protect our rights and safety
- Successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale
- Other users, only when you publicly post comments or content
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
TripoliPost.com uses cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:
- Remember your preferences (language, region, layout)
- Keep you logged in
- Measure readership and engagement
- Serve personalized and non-personalized ads
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit certain features of the site. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where required by law.
5. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate information
- Delete your data (subject to legal and journalistic exceptions)
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent for newsletters or marketing at any time
- Data portability — receive your data in a portable format
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
To exercise these rights, email privacy@tripolipost.com. We respond within 30 days.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe. Comment data is retained while the article remains published, unless you request deletion.
7. Security
We use industry-standard measures — including HTTPS encryption, access controls, and secure hosting — to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children’s Privacy
TripoliPost.com is a general-audience news publication and is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EU). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it promptly.
9. International Data Transfers
Our servers and service providers may be located outside your country. By using TripoliPost.com, you consent to the transfer of your information to jurisdictions that may have different data protection laws than your own. We take steps to ensure adequate safeguards are in place.
10. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
Our articles may link to or embed content from external sites (videos, social posts, sources). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to read their policies before interacting with them.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be announced on the homepage or via email. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated policy.
12. Contact Us
For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy:
TripoliPost.com
Email: info@tripolipost.com
Editorial inquiries: editorial@tripolipost.com
Website: https://tripolipost.com