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frontlineAfrica

Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 7, 2026
Last updated: October 7, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how frontlineAfrica ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, shares and protects information about you when you visit https://frontlineafrica.com.ng (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Who We Are

frontlineAfrica is an independent online news platform based in Enugu, South-East Nigeria. Our website address is https://frontlineafrica.com.ng.

For any privacy-related question or request, contact us at:

2. Information We Collect

Information you give us

  • Comments: when you leave a comment, we collect the name, email address and website (if any) you enter in the comment form, along with the comment itself.
  • Contact forms and email: when you write to us with a news tip, press release, correction request or enquiry, we collect your name, email address, phone number (if provided) and the content of your message.
  • Newsletter: if you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
  • Advertising enquiries: if you contact us about advertising, we collect your business contact details and campaign information.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect:

  • Your IP address and approximate location (such as country or city);
  • Browser type, device type and operating system;
  • Pages you visit, links you click, the time and date of your visit, and the website that referred you;
  • Cookie identifiers and similar technologies (see Section 4).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate, maintain and improve the Site and our news coverage;
  • Display, moderate and protect comments, and detect spam and abuse;
  • Respond to your messages, tips, corrections and enquiries;
  • Send newsletters or updates you have asked to receive;
  • Understand how readers use the Site, so we can improve content and performance;
  • Show advertising, including advertising from third parties, and measure how it performs;
  • Keep the Site secure and comply with legal obligations.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use them to make the Site work, remember your preferences, analyse traffic and serve advertising.

  • Essential cookies: needed for the Site to function and to keep it secure.
  • Comment cookies: if you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies so you do not have to re-enter them next time. These cookies last for one year.
  • Analytics cookies: help us understand which pages are popular and how visitors move around the Site. We may use tools such as Google Analytics for this purpose.
  • Advertising cookies: used by us and our advertising partners to show ads and measure their performance (see Section 5).

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the Site work. For instructions, see allaboutcookies.org.

5. Advertising, Google AdSense and Third-Party Vendors

We may display advertisements on the Site served by Google AdSense and other third-party advertising partners. Please note:

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this Site and other websites.
  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the internet.
  • You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
  • To learn how Google uses data from sites that use its services, visit policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We do not control the cookies or tracking technologies used by third-party advertisers, and their practices are governed by their own privacy policies.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on the Site may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts or documents from other websites (for example YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or X). Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

7. Who We Share Your Information With

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:

  • Service providers that help us run the Site, such as web hosting, analytics, email and newsletter services and spam-filtering services (for example, Akismet or similar tools may check comments for spam);
  • Advertising partners, including Google, as described in Section 5;
  • Authorities and legal advisers, where required by law, court order or to protect our rights, safety or property, or the rights and safety of others;
  • A successor organisation, if the Site or our business is reorganised, merged or transferred.

Information you submit in a comment, including your name and comment text, is public and visible to other visitors.

8. Gravatar

If you leave a comment, an anonymised string created from your email address (a "hash") may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you have a profile picture. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment. Gravatar's privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy.

9. How Long We Keep Your Information

  • Comments and their metadata are kept until we delete them or you ask us to remove them, so that we can recognise and approve follow-up comments.
  • Messages and enquiries are kept for as long as needed to respond and for our records.
  • Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe.
  • Analytics and advertising data are kept according to the retention settings of the relevant provider.

We may keep some information for longer where required for legal, administrative or security purposes.

10. Your Rights

Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and other applicable data protection laws, you may have the right to:

  • Ask what personal data we hold about you and request a copy;
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • Ask us to delete your personal data, where we are not required to keep it;
  • Object to or ask us to restrict certain processing, including direct marketing;
  • Withdraw consent you previously gave, at any time;
  • Lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, or the data protection authority in your country.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at Frontlineafricainfo@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request, and we will respond within a reasonable time.

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email we send.

11. Media and Images

If you send us photos or other media, please do not include embedded location data (EXIF/GPS) unless you want it shared. Visitors to the Site can download images from published articles and may be able to extract any location data they contain. By sending us content, you confirm you have the right to share it with us for publication.

12. Children's Privacy

The Site is a general news website and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

13. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information from loss, misuse and unauthorised access. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

14. International Transfers

Some of our service providers, including Google, may process data outside Nigeria. Where this happens, we take steps to ensure your information remains protected in line with applicable law.

15. Links to Other Websites

The Site contains links to third-party websites, including those cited in news stories. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

16. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Please check back periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes means you accept the updated policy.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, contact us:

frontlineAfrica
Enugu, South-East Nigeria
Email: Frontlineafricainfo@gmail.com
Phone / WhatsApp: +234 704 906 4483