About Us
The website address for News Dubai is https://newsdubai.org. Protecting your privacy is of utmost importance to us.
Comments Policy
When visitors post comments, we collect the data entered in the comments form along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to prevent spam.
A hashed version of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. For more details, refer to their privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will appear publicly alongside the comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other users on the site can extract location data from uploaded images.
Cookies Usage
To enhance user convenience, cookies may store your name, email, and website when you leave a comment. These cookies will last for up to one year.
For users visiting our login page, a temporary cookie will check if your browser accepts cookies. It does not store personal data and is deleted when the browser is closed.
Upon login, cookies will store login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, while screen preference cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends the login cookie’s duration to two weeks. Logging out removes all login cookies.
For article editing or publishing, a cookie specific to the article ID will be saved and expires in one day.
External Content
Articles on our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or other articles). Embedded content behaves as if you have visited the originating site, which may collect your data, use cookies, or track your interaction. This applies especially if you are logged into those external websites.
Data Sharing
In cases where a password reset is requested, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to allow follow-up comments to be automatically approved.
For registered users, we store the personal details entered in their profile. Users can view, update, or delete their details at any time (except for their username). Administrators also have access to edit this data.
Your Rights
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request an exported copy of your personal data. You may also request data deletion, except for information retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Processing Locations
Visitor comments may be analyzed by automated spam detection services to maintain site security and functionality.
