Privacy Policy

📋 Information We Collect

• Account details: name, email, username, and hashed password (if you register).
• Optional profile information you provide (bio, photo).
• Usage information: pages visited, interactions, article views, timestamps.
• Technical details: IP address (for coarse geolocation), browser, device, and user agent.
• Cookies and similar technologies (see "Cookies & Tracking").

🛠️ How We Use Your Data

• To provide and maintain your account and the Site.
• To personalize content and deliver relevant ads (with your consent where required).
• To analyze and improve Site performance and features (analytics).
• To send updates, newsletters and transactional messages (with your consent for marketing).
• To meet legal and safety obligations.

We do not sell personal information.

🤝 Third Parties, Ads & Cookies

We use third-party vendors, including Google, which may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve ads and measure performance. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this Site and other sites. See Google Advertising Policy.

You can opt out of personalized ads from Google via Google Ads Settings or AboutAds.

EU/UK/EEA Users: We comply with the Google EU User Consent Policy and request consent before setting advertising cookies.

💰 Advertising & Affiliates

• We may show Google AdSense ads and other third-party ads. Ads may be personalized or non-personalized depending on your choice.
• We support Non-Personalized Ads (NPA) as required by Google.
• Affiliate links and sponsored content will always be clearly labeled.
• Our authorized sellers are listed in ads.txt.

📢 Google AdSense Policy Compliance

We comply with the Google AdSense Program Policies. All ad placements follow the guidelines, and we do not click on our own ads or encourage users to do so.

✍️ Publisher & Content Types

We are a digital publisher committed to transparency, accuracy, and compliance with Google News Publisher Guidelines and Google Discover Policies.

Our content types include: news, blog, fact-check, press-release, jobs, event, product, faq, local-business, lists, live, music, recipe.

Each type follows proper schema markup and editorial standards expected by Google News and Discover.

💬 User-Generated Content

Users may submit comments or content. We moderate all content to ensure it meets our editorial standards and complies with Google News Policies. We reserve the right to remove any content violating laws or guidelines.

⏳ Data Retention

We retain personal data while your account is active and as necessary for the purposes described. If you delete your account, we remove data within 30 days unless required by law.

🛡️ Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or port your data. Contact us at contact@heycolleagues.com to exercise these rights.

🧒 Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has shared information with us, please contact us immediately.

🔐 Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption, access controls, and secure hosting. However, no online transmission is completely secure.

🔄 Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy at any time. Material changes will be posted with an updated "Last Updated" date.

⚖️ Jurisdiction & Compliance

This policy complies with international privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, COPPA). Our services are not available in regions restricted by applicable laws.

📩 Contact

For questions, contact us at contact@heycolleagues.com or use our Contact Page.