This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected when you visit veritynewspaper.com ("VERITY", "we", "us"), how it is used, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
Readers do not need an account to use VERITY, and the site has no sign-up, comment or newsletter forms. If you use our contact form, we receive the name, email address and message you enter; we use them only to read and reply to your message and do not add you to any mailing list.
When you visit the site, the following information may be collected automatically:
- Technical data processed by our hosting provider (Vercel) to deliver the site, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, kept in short-term server logs.
- Usage statistics collected by Google Analytics, only if you accept analytics cookies.
- Advertising cookies and identifiers used by Google and its partners, only if you accept advertising cookies (see below).
- Your cookie choice and selected news edition, stored in your browser's local storage.
How we use information
- To deliver, secure and maintain the website.
- To understand which content is read so we can improve the site.
- To show advertising that helps fund the site.
We do not sell personal information.
Advertising and Google AdSense
VERITY uses, or may use, Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or 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 opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info (US) or www.youronlinechoices.eu (Europe).
- Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Your consent choices
When you first visit, a banner asks whether you accept non-essential cookies. Until you accept, analytics and advertising storage are switched off using Google Consent Mode. You can change your choice at any time with the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer, or by clearing cookies and site data in your browser. Read more in our Cookie Policy.
Third-party services
- Vercel (website hosting)
- Google Analytics (audience measurement)
- Google AdSense (advertising)
- Image hosts such as Unsplash and flagcdn.com, which receive standard request data when images load
Each of these providers processes data under its own privacy policy.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the EU/UK GDPR or the California Consumer Privacy Act), you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data, to object to or restrict processing, and to withdraw consent. To make a request, send us a message through our contact form with the topic "Privacy request". Most data about your visit is held by the providers listed above, and you can withdraw consent on this site at any time through Cookie Settings.
Children
VERITY is a general news website and is not directed at children under 13.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.