Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 19, 2025
Last Updated: July 19, 2025
At World Beyond News, accessible at https://worldbeyondnews.com, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy outlines what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://worldbeyondnews.com
We are a news and blogging platform sharing global updates, opinions, and trending topics.
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After comment approval, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms
When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email, and message content to respond to your inquiry. We do not use this data for marketing.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies — for your convenience. These last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It’s discarded when you close the browser.
- Login cookies last two days; screen option cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login to two weeks.
- Editing/publishing an article adds a cookie with the post ID — expires in 1 day.
Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source site directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to auto-approve future comments.
- Registered users (if any) can see, edit, or delete their personal data (except username). Admins can also access and edit this information.
5. Your Data Rights
If you have an account or left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You can also request data deletion, except data we must retain for legal, security, or administrative reasons.
6. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
For any privacy concerns, please reach out via our Contact Page or email us at worldbeyondnews@gmail.com.