At Gauteng News (accessible from www.gautengnews.net), we value your trust and are fully committed to protecting your online privacy. This policy outlines the limited information we collect, how we use it, and how we handle third-party advertising.

1. Information We Collect Automatically (Log Files)

Like most professional news platforms, we automatically collect basic technical data when you browse our site. This includes:

-Your Internet Protocol (IP) address
-Browser type and language
– Internet Service Provider (ISP)
– Date and time stamps
– Referring and exit pages

We use this data strictly to analyse traffic trends, manage the website, and improve your reading experience. It is completely anonymous and is never linked to your personal identity.

2. Cookies and Personalisation

Gauteng News uses “cookies” to store small pieces of data about your preferences. This helps us recognise your device so we can optimise how our layout, articles, and pages display on your screen.

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

We partner with Google AdSense to serve advertisements on our website. Because of this, Google and its partner vendors use cookies to customise your advertising experience.

Personalised Ads: Google uses advertising cookies (including the DART cookie) to serve ads based on your previous visits to Gauteng News or other websites across the internet.

User Control: You can choose to opt out of personalised Google advertising at any time by visiting the Google Ads Settings page.

Alternative Opt-Out: You can also choose to opt out of many third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting AboutAds.info.

4. Personal Information You Share Voluntarily

If you choose to leave a comment on an article, fill out our “Contact Us” form, or sign up for a newsletter, we will securely store the specific information you provide (such as your name or email address). We will never sell, rent, or share your contact details with outside marketers.

5. Third-Party Links

Our articles frequently link to outside web sources, social media networks, and official documents. Once you click a link and leave our domain, our privacy policy no longer applies. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those individual sites.

6. Your Consent

By continuing to read and use Gauteng News, you hereby consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.