Effective Date: May 17, 2026
At TN News HUB, accessible from [Your Domain Name, e.g., tnnewshub.com], one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by TN News HUB and how we utilize it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us at webmaster@tnnewshub.com.
1. Information We Collect
TN News HUB collects data to provide better local news coverage, understand reader interests, and ensure site security. We collect information in two ways:
Information You Provide Voluntarily
- Newsletter Subscriptions: When you sign up for our daily or weekly Tennessee news digests, we collect your name and email address.
- News Tips & Contact Forms: If you contact us directly with a news tip or general inquiry, we receive your name, email address, the contents of the message, and any attachments you choose to provide.
- Comments & Community Engagement: If you leave a comment on an article, the information submitted in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string, may be collected to assist with spam detection.
Information Collected Automatically
- Log Files: TN News HUB follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamps, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks.
- Cookies and Web Beacons: Like any other modern digital publication, we use “cookies” to store information including visitor preferences and the specific pages on our website that you accessed. This data is used to optimize user experience by customizing our web page content based on your browser type or other technical attributes.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our digital news platform.
- Improve, personalize, and expand our news coverage and website performance.
- Understand and analyze how readers navigate and interact with our articles.
- Develop new features, local reporting verticals, and site functionalities.
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, to provide you with news updates, editorial newsletters, or marketing communications.
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent activity, spam, or malicious cyber threats.
3. Third-Party Services & Advertising
TN News HUB maintains strict independent editorial control, but we rely on third-party integrations to keep our infrastructure running smoothly. These third parties may use tracking technologies:
- Analytics Providers: We use tools like Google Analytics to track reader demographics, traffic volume, and high-performing articles across Tennessee.
- Advertising Partners: Some advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that send promotional links directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.
Please Note: TN News HUB has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers. You should consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices or instructions on how to opt out.
4. State Privacy Rights (US Law Compliance)
Under various evolving US state data privacy acts, American consumers—including residents of Tennessee—possess specific rights regarding their personal data:
- The Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you.
- The Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data collected by us.
- The Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: TN News HUB does not sell your personal data to data brokers. However, if third-party ad networks track your data for targeted advertising, you can exercise your right to opt out of targeted data sharing via our cookie banner.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@tnnewshub.com. We have 30 days to respond to you.
5. Children’s Privacy Protection
Another priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. TN News HUB does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will make our best efforts to promptly remove such records.
6. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to mirror changes in legal regulations or site functionalities. We advise you to review this page periodically for any modifications. We will notify you of changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page, with a new “Effective Date” at the top.