Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 21, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Morning News Watch ("we," "us," "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you. By accessing the website or subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to this policy.

When this policy applies

This policy applies when you visit our website, subscribe to or read our email newsletter, contact us, engage with us on social media, or otherwise interact with our services.

Information we collect

Information you provide. When you subscribe to the newsletter we collect your email address. When you contact us or submit a privacy request we collect the information you include, such as your name, email address, and state of residence.

Information collected automatically. When you use the website, click links in our emails, or submit our forms, we automatically record technical information including your IP address, browser and device type (user agent), the date and time of your visit, pages viewed, and links clicked. Subscription, unsubscribe, and privacy opt-out requests are logged with the date, time, IP address, and user agent for compliance and audit purposes.

Information from third parties. We may receive aggregated information from analytics and advertising partners about how readers interact with our content and ads.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect to: deliver the newsletter and operate the website; measure which stories and editions readers find useful; display advertising, including through third-party partners; respond to your requests and provide support; maintain the security of our services and prevent fraud and abuse; comply with legal obligations and honor privacy requests; and produce aggregated, de-identified statistics.

Advertising and tracking

The website displays advertising served by third parties, including Google AdSense, and the newsletter may contain sponsored placements. Advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect information about your activity on this and other websites in order to show interest-based ads. You can limit personalized advertising in Google's Ads Settings and through aboutads.info.

How we share information

We share information with service providers who help us operate — including our email service provider, which processes subscriber email addresses to deliver the newsletter — and with advertising and analytics partners as described above. We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect our rights and users, or in connection with a business transfer. We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration. However, some sharing of information with advertising partners may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" under certain state privacy laws; you can opt out on our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page.

Cookies

We and our partners use essential cookies (site functionality), analytics cookies (usage measurement), and advertising cookies (interest-based ads). Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings; blocking essential cookies may affect site functionality.

Your choices and rights

You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in every email or our unsubscribe page. You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information via our contact page. You may opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information on our Do Not Sell or Share page.

Categories of personal information (12-month lookback)

In the preceding 12 months we have collected the following categories of personal information, as those categories are defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act:

• Identifiers — email address; IP address; name if you provide it (collected from you directly and automatically; used for newsletter delivery, security, and compliance; shared with our email service provider).
• Customer records information — name and state of residence when you submit a privacy request (collected from you; used to process the request; not shared for advertising).
• Internet or other electronic network activity — pages viewed, links clicked, browser and device type, date and time of visits (collected automatically; used for analytics and advertising; shared with analytics and advertising partners).
• Approximate geolocation — the general location inferable from your IP address (collected automatically; used for analytics and advertising).
• Inferences — reading interests derived from the stories you click (used to understand which coverage readers value).

We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined by the CPRA (such as government identifiers, precise geolocation, financial account details, health data, or biometric data), and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 16. We do not use or disclose personal information for purposes beyond those described in this policy.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to: know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, purposes, and the categories of third parties we share it with; delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to legal exceptions; correct inaccurate personal information; opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information; limit the use of sensitive personal information (which we do not collect); and to non-discrimination — we will never deny you service, charge different prices, or degrade quality because you exercised your privacy rights.

Submitting privacy requests

Submit opt-out requests on our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page, and access, deletion, or correction requests via our contact page. To protect your information, we verify requests by matching the email address you submit against our records; for access and deletion requests we may ask you to confirm the request from that email address. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf if the agent provides your signed permission and we can verify your identity. We respond to verifiable requests within 45 days, extendable once by a further 45 days with notice when reasonably necessary. Where your browser sends an opt-out preference signal such as Global Privacy Control, we treat it as a valid opt-out of sale and sharing for that browser to the extent required by applicable law.

No financial incentives

We do not offer financial incentives, price differences, or service differences in exchange for the collection, sale, or retention of personal information. The newsletter is free for everyone.

Nevada and other state residents

Residents of Nevada, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and other states with privacy laws may have similar rights to access, delete, correct, and opt out of certain processing of personal information. Use the same request channels above; we honor applicable state rights regardless of where you live.

Data retention

We retain subscriber information while your subscription is active and for a reasonable period afterwards for compliance purposes. Compliance logs (subscription, unsubscribe, and opt-out records) are retained as required to demonstrate compliance with applicable law.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS). No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-party links

Our articles cite and link to third-party news sources and websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites; review their policies when you visit them.

Children's privacy

Our services are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

International users

Our services are operated from the United States. If you access them from elsewhere, you understand that your information will be processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the services after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions or privacy requests: see our contact page.