Privacy Policy

Information you provide directly: When you create a publisher account, subscribe to our newsletter, submit a contact form, or comment on articles, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide.

Information collected automatically: We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and time spent on pages.

Cookies and tracking technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to recognise your browser, remember preferences, and analyse site traffic. See the "Cookies" section for details.

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and improve our news services
• Send newsletters and email alerts you have subscribed to
• Respond to enquiries and provide customer support
• Personalise your experience and remember your preferences
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
• Comply with our legal obligations
• Analyse website usage and produce aggregated, anonymised analytics

We do not sell your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

We use the following categories of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g. Google Analytics). These are only placed with your consent.
• Preference cookies: Remember choices you've made, such as your language or region.
• Third-party cookies: Set by services such as Disqus (comments) and social sharing buttons.

You can manage your cookie preferences through our Cookie Policy page or through your browser settings.

We work with the following third-party service providers who may process your data on our behalf:

• Cloudinary — Image hosting and optimisation
• Disqus — Comment hosting (subject to Disqus's own privacy policy)
• Google Analytics — Website analytics (IP anonymisation enabled)
• Email providers — Newsletter delivery

All providers are contractually required to handle your data in accordance with applicable data protection law.

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with our legal obligations. Account data is retained until you request deletion. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymised form indefinitely.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data
• Objection: Object to certain processing activities
• Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@daylightinfo.com.ng. We will respond within 30 days.

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection team: