Privacy Policy

Who We Are
Our website address is: http://starnews23.com.

Monumetric Advertising
This Site is affiliated with Monumetric (dba for The Blogger Network, LLC) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site. Monumetric will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Monumetric’s data usage, click here: Publisher Advertising Privacy.

We also require that this site is approved by Google and other premium advertisers before ad setup. This ensures authority for ad management and helps maximize ad revenue potential.

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

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

Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, lasting for one year.
  • Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check browser compatibility. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • Upon login, several cookies save login information and screen preferences:
    • Login cookies last for two days.
    • Screen option cookies last for a year.
    • Selecting “Remember Me” extends login cookies to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
  • Editing or publishing an article saves an additional cookie in your browser with no personal data, expiring after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction, including tracking if you have an account and are logged in.

Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automated follow-up approvals.
  • For registered users, we store personal information in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request:

  • An exported file of personal data we hold about you.
  • Deletion of personal data, excluding data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.