Effective date: 2 September 2026
Last updated: 2 September 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how The Biafra Post ("we", "us" or "our") handles information when you visit and use the website www.thebiafrapost.com (the "Site").

We are committed to protecting the privacy of our readers and to limiting the information processed through the Site to what is reasonably necessary to operate, secure and improve it.

1. INFORMATION WE PROCESS

Technical and log information. Like most websites, our hosting and content-delivery providers automatically record technical information when a page is requested. This may include your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, language and regional settings, referring page, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. This information is used to deliver pages, diagnose technical problems, prevent abuse and maintain security.

Cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files placed on your device. The Site and its third-party providers may use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, measure traffic, and deliver and measure advertising. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings; disabling cookies may affect how parts of the Site work.

Approximate location. Technical services may infer a general geographic area, such as a country, region or city, from an IP address. The Site does not request or require precise GPS location.

Comments. If you leave a comment, the comment system records the content of your comment, the name or profile associated with the account you comment with, and the date and time. Comments are public. Do not post information in a comment that you do not want to be publicly visible.

Information you provide voluntarily. If you contact us, submit a news tip or make a privacy request, we process the information you choose to send us, which may include your name, contact details and the contents of your message.

2. INFORMATION WE DO NOT COLLECT

The Site does not require an account to read our content, and we do not request or require:

  • contacts or address books;
  • SMS messages or call logs;
  • health information;
  • financial or payment information;
  • precise GPS location;
  • personal photos, videos or files stored on your device.

We do not sell personal information in exchange for money.

3. HOW INFORMATION IS USED

  • to display and deliver the Site and its content;
  • to maintain and improve performance and reliability;
  • to diagnose errors and technical problems;
  • to understand general readership and traffic patterns;
  • to display and measure advertising, where applicable;
  • to moderate comments and protect the Site against spam, fraud and abuse;
  • to respond to enquiries and privacy requests; and
  • to comply with applicable legal obligations.

Where UK or European data protection law applies, our processing is based on legitimate interests, consent, or compliance with a legal obligation, depending on the circumstances.

4. ADVERTISING

The Site displays advertising served by third-party advertising providers, including Google.

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve advertisements to you based on your visit to this Site and other sites on the internet.
  • You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies at www.aboutads.info/choices.
  • Where required by law, a consent notice is presented before advertising or measurement cookies that require consent are set.

Advertising providers process information in accordance with their own privacy policies, which we do not control.

5. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND EMBEDDED CONTENT

The Site is published on Google's Blogger platform and uses third-party services for hosting, content delivery, fonts, advertising, analytics, social media features and embedded content. Pages may include embedded material such as videos, social media posts and images hosted by other companies. Embedded content behaves as though you had visited that other website, and the provider may set its own cookies and collect technical information about you.

Third-party services referenced or embedded on the Site may include Google (Blogger, advertising), Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube and StatCounter. Please review their privacy policies for details of their practices.

6. DATA SHARING

We do not sell reader information. Information may be made available to service providers where reasonably necessary for them to provide services on our behalf, such as hosting, content delivery, advertising and analytics. Information may also be disclosed where required by applicable law or valid legal process, where reasonably necessary to protect the security or integrity of the Site, or to protect the rights or safety of readers or others.

Service providers may process information in countries other than the country in which you are located. Where required by applicable data protection law, appropriate safeguards are used for international transfers.

7. DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect information processed through the Site, including access controls and limiting access to authorised persons. No internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

8. DATA RETENTION

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was processed, subject to technical, operational and legal requirements. Server logs, analytics and advertising information may be deleted, anonymised or aggregated after they are no longer reasonably required. Published comments remain visible until removed by you or by us.

9. YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access to personal information concerning you, correction of inaccurate information, deletion of personal information, restriction of or objection to certain processing, or withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent.

To make a request, please use our Privacy Contact / Data Request form. Please provide enough information for us to understand and process your request. For security reasons we may need to verify that a request relates to the person making it. We will respond within the period required by applicable law.

10. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps in accordance with applicable law.

11. EXTERNAL LINKS

The Site contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of websites we link to. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Site, our providers, or legal requirements. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when it was most recently revised.

13. CONTACT

The Biafra Post

For privacy questions, access requests, data deletion requests or general enquiries, please use our Privacy Contact / Data Request form. We do not publish an email address on this page, so the form is the fastest way to reach us.

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