Privacy Policy
Effective Date: February 26, 2026
Last Updated: March 23, 2026
Breaking News Negros Oriental (https://breakingnewsnegrosoriental.com), operated by Breaking News-Negros-Oriental News Agency Services (DTI Business Name No. 6392353), is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our visitors and users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.
This policy complies with the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, as enforced by the National Privacy Commission (NPC).
1. Information We Collect
a. Information You Provide Directly
- Newsletter Subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. Our newsletter is delivered through Brevo (Sendinblue), a third-party email marketing platform.
- Comments and Submissions: When you comment on articles or submit content, we collect the content you provide.
- Contact Forms: When you contact us, we collect your name, email address, and message content.
- Corrections Requests: When you report factual errors, we collect the details you provide.
b. Information Collected Automatically
- Device and Browser Information: Browser type and version, operating system, device type, and screen resolution.
- Network Information: IP address (anonymized for analytics), internet service provider, and referring URL.
- Usage Data: Pages viewed, time spent on pages, click patterns, scroll depth, and navigation paths.
- Location Data: General geographic location based on IP address (city/country level only).
c. Information from Third-Party Services
- Google Analytics (GA4): Collects anonymized usage data to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. See Google Analytics Data Practices.
- Involve Asia: Serves affiliate advertisements on our website. Involve Asia and its partners may use cookies to track affiliate conversions. See Involve Asia Privacy Policy.
- Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel): Collects data about your interactions with our website to measure content distribution effectiveness on Facebook and Instagram. See Meta’s Data Policy.
- Brevo (Sendinblue): Processes newsletter subscription data including your email address and email engagement metrics. See Brevo’s Privacy Policy.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To Provide and Maintain Our Services: Delivering news content and processing newsletter subscriptions.
- To Improve Our Services: Analyzing usage patterns to enhance user experience, site performance, and content quality.
- To Communicate With You: Sending newsletters you have subscribed to, responding to inquiries, and notifying you of important updates.
- To Serve Advertisements: Displaying relevant affiliate advertisements through Involve Asia to support our journalism.
- To Measure Content Distribution: Understanding how our content performs across social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
- To Ensure Security: Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
- To Comply With Legal Obligations: Fulfilling our legal and regulatory obligations under Philippine law.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (Under RA 10173)
- Consent: When you provide explicit consent, such as subscribing to our newsletter or accepting cookies.
- Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary to provide the services you have requested.
- Legitimate Interest: When processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
- Legal Obligation: When processing is required to comply with applicable laws.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our website and serve advertisements. For detailed information, please see our Cookie Policy.
- We use strictly necessary cookies for site functionality and user sessions.
- We use analytics cookies (Google Analytics GA4) to understand site usage.
- We use affiliate tracking cookies (Involve Asia) for advertisement attribution.
- We use social media tracking pixels (Meta Pixel) to measure content distribution effectiveness.
- You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
5. Advertising and Third-Party Partners
Breaking News Negros Oriental uses Involve Asia to display affiliate advertisements. Involve Asia and its partners may use cookies to track affiliate conversions and collect information including your IP address, browser information, and pages visited.
6. Social Media Platforms
Breaking News Negros Oriental maintains a presence on the following social media platforms:
- Facebook (multiple pages)
- YouTube
- Instagram (@brknewsnegor)
- TikTok
When you interact with our content on these platforms, those platforms may collect data about you according to their own privacy policies.
7. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your information with service providers (e.g., hosting providers, Brevo for email delivery), advertising partners through cookies, when required by law, or to protect rights and safety.
8. Data Retention
- Newsletter Subscription Data: Retained until you unsubscribe.
- Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized data may be retained indefinitely. Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months.
- Cookie Data: Retained according to our Cookie Policy.
- Consent Records: Retained for 5 years to comply with the Data Privacy Act.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure server infrastructure with access controls, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
10. Your Rights Under the Data Privacy Act
Under the Philippine Data Privacy Act (RA 10173), you have the following rights: Right to Be Informed, Right to Access, Right to Object, Right to Erasure or Blocking, Right to Rectification, Right to Data Portability, Right to Damages, and Right to File a Complaint with the National Privacy Commission.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at breakingnewsnegrosoriental@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.
12. International Data Transfers
Our servers are located in the Philippines. Third-party service providers (Google, Meta, Involve Asia, Brevo) may process data in other jurisdictions according to their respective privacy policies.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date.
14. Contact Us
Email: breakingnewsnegrosoriental@gmail.com
Website: https://breakingnewsnegrosoriental.com/contact
You may also file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission of the Philippines at https://www.privacy.gov.ph.
