(Effective Date: December 14, 2025)
Welcome to WorldView Digest ("WVD," "we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
This policy is part of our User Agreement and should be read alongside our DMCA Policy. By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
As a small team of enthusiasts, we believe in data minimization. We only collect what is strictly necessary to provide our services and improve your experience.
Account Information: When you register for an account to use features like Bookmarks, we collect your username, email address, and an encrypted password.
Profile Data: Any additional information you choose to add to your profile (such as an avatar image).
Communications: If you contact us via email, we store the content of your message to respond to your inquiry.
Usage Data (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g., pages visited, time spent, browser type). This data is aggregated and anonymized; we do not use it to identify you personally.
Technical Logs: For security and debugging purposes, our servers may automatically log your IP address and access times. These logs are protected with encryption and are routinely purged.
We use the collected data for specific, limited purposes:
To Provide Services: Managing your account, login authentication, and saving your Bookmarks.
To Improve WVD: Analyzing aggregated statistics to understand which content topics are most popular.
To Maintain Security: Detecting and preventing fraudulent logins or attacks on our website.
WVD uses cookies (small text files stored on your device) for two main reasons:
Essential Cookies: These are necessary for you to log in and stay logged in while navigating between pages.
Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics cookies to generate anonymous insights. You can opt-out of these through your browser settings or by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We do not sell your personal data. We do not trade or rent your email address to marketers.
We share data with trusted technical partners who help us run the site (e.g., our cloud hosting provider and database services). They are contractually bound to protect your data.
Our Shopping section and some articles contain affiliate links. When you click on a link to a retailer (e.g., Amazon), that third party may place their own cookie on your browser to track the referral. This allows us to earn a small commission to support the blog. We do not receive your personal purchase details (credit card, address) from these retailers.
We take the security of your data seriously.
Encryption: Your passwords are salted and hashed (encrypted) before being stored in our database. We never store passwords in plain text.
Transmission: All data transferred between your browser and our servers is encrypted via SSL (Secure Socket Layer).
Regardless of where you live, WVD grants you the following control over your data:
Access & Correction: You can view and update your profile information directly in your Account Settings.
Deletion: You have the right to request the complete deletion of your account and associated data. You can do this within your Profile settings or by contacting us.
Our Services are not intended for users under the age of 13 (or 16, depending on your local laws). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, we will take steps to delete such information.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].