Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

The Press Radio is an online African news platform operated as a general partnership. We provide curated news and editorial content to subscribers worldwide, with a focus on African and diaspora audiences. References to "we," "us," or "our" throughout this policy refer to The Press Radio.

2. Information we collect

We only collect information that is necessary to provide and maintain your subscription. This includes:

Information you provide when subscribing

• Your email address
• Any additional personal details you voluntarily provide during the subscription process (such as your name, country of residence, or payment-related details handled by our payment processor)

Information we do not collect

We do not collect or store sensitive personal data such as government identification numbers, financial account details (these are handled securely by our third-party payment processor), or health or biometric information. We do not require users to create public profiles or post content on our platform.

3. How we use your information

We use the information we collect solely for the following purposes:

• To create and manage your subscription account;
• To process payments and send billing confirmations;
• To send you news content, newsletters, and service-related communications;
• To notify you of changes to your subscription, our Terms of Service, or this Privacy Policy;
• To respond to your enquiries or support requests;
• To comply with legal obligations where required.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Data retention after unsubscribing

If you cancel your subscription or unsubscribe from The Press Radio, we may retain your email address and any other information you provided during your subscription. We retain this data in order to contact you in the future if necessary — for example, regarding account matters, billing disputes, legal obligations, or to reach out about returning to the platform.

We will retain your data for as long as reasonably necessary for these purposes. You may request the deletion of your data at any time by contacting us (see Section 8). We will honor such requests unless we are required by law to retain the information.

5. How we store and protect your data

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Your data is stored on secure servers and access is limited to authorized personnel only.

However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Third-party services

We may use trusted third-party service providers to help us operate our platform, including:

• Payment processors to handle subscription billing securely;
• Email delivery services to send newsletters and account notifications;
• Hosting providers to run our website infrastructure.

These providers are only given access to the information necessary to perform their specific function and are not permitted to use your data for any other purpose. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites linked from our platform.

7. International users

The Press Radio is an international platform serving users primarily across Africa and the diaspora. If you are accessing our Services from outside the country in which our servers are located, please be aware that your information may be transferred to and processed in a different jurisdiction.

We are committed to handling your data in accordance with applicable data protection laws in the regions we operate, including relevant provisions from African data protection frameworks where applicable.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access the personal information we hold about you;
• The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• The right to request deletion of your personal data, subject to our retention needs and legal obligations;
• The right to withdraw consent to marketing communications at any time by unsubscribing from our emails.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11 below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

9. Cookies and tracking

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and understand how visitors use our platform. These may include session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period).

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect some functionality of our website.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. If changes are material, we will notify subscribers via email. Continued use of our Services after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please reach out to us: