Privacy Policy

DeSanta NEWS ("we", "our", "us") operates the website desantanews.com (the "Site"), a digital news publication. For data-protection purposes, DeSanta NEWS is the Data Controller.

Contact: contact@desantanews.com

We collect the following categories of personal data:

• ›Usage Data — IP address, browser type, pages visited, time on site, referring URLs (via our analytics).
• ›Cookie Data — Preferences, session identifiers, advertising identifiers (see Section 7).
• ›Contact Form Data — Name, email address, and message content when you contact us.
• ›Newsletter Data — Email address if you subscribe to our newsletter.
• ›Comments — Name, email, and comment content if you post comments on our articles.

We process your personal data for the following purposes and legal bases:

• ›Delivering and improving our content and services (Legitimate Interest)
• ›Responding to your enquiries and messages (Contract / Legitimate Interest)
• ›Sending newsletters to subscribers who have opted in (Consent)
• ›Analysing website traffic and user behaviour (Legitimate Interest)
• ›Displaying personalised advertising via Google AdSense (Consent)
• ›Complying with our legal obligations (Legal Obligation)

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• ›Google Analytics — Website analytics. Google Privacy Policy
• ›Google AdSense — Advertising. Cookies may be used to show relevant ads.
• ›Supabase — Database, authentication, and storage hosting.
• ›Vercel — Hosting and CDN.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third parties.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Page-view analytics are retained for 180 days. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe.

If you are located in the EU/EEA, you have the following rights:

• ›Access — Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• ›Rectification — Request correction of inaccurate data.
• ›Erasure — Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• ›Restriction — Request we limit how we use your data.
• ›Portability — Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• ›Objection — Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• ›Withdraw Consent — Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@desantanews.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with Romania's data-protection authority (ANSPDCP) at dataprotection.ro.

We use cookies to operate the Site and provide you with relevant advertising. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie-consent banner. For more details on how Google uses advertising cookies, visit google.com/policies/technologies/ads.

Types of cookies we use:

• ›Essential — Necessary for the website to function.
• ›Analytics — Help us understand how visitors interact with our site.
• ›Advertising — Used to display personalised ads (Google AdSense).

If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. Use the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link in our footer to submit a request, or email us at contact@desantanews.com.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.

DeSanta NEWS is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

For any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• ›Email: contact@desantanews.com
• ›Website: desantanews.com/contact