Privacy Policy

TL;DR

I do not snoop, sell or have any intention to monetize your data.
I use a self-hosted version of listmonk as newsletter and mailing list manager.
I use Umami for website analytics.
I use Sentry for error reporting and debugging.
I use a tracking pixel in the newsletter to track open rates.

At Weekly Vue News, accessible from https://weekly-vue.news, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Weekly Vue News and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us. Our Privacy Policy was generated with the help of GDPR Privacy Policy Generator

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We are a Data Controller of your information.

Michael Hoffmann legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

Michael Hoffmann needs to perform a contract with you
You have given Michael Hoffmann permission to do so
Processing your personal information is in Michael Hoffmann legitimate interests
Michael Hoffmann needs to comply with the law

Michael Hoffmann will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
The right of rectification.
The right to object.
The right of restriction.
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent

Log Files

Weekly Vue News follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Privacy Policies

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Weekly Vue News, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that Weekly Vue News has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Weekly Vue News's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

Sentry

We are constantly improving and developing our website to provide our users with the best possible user experience. However, not all malfunctions, such as those caused by programming errors, can be reliably ruled out from the start. Therefore, we use Sentry, an error tracking tool from Functional Software Inc., 132 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Sentry”). To improve the accessibility and technical stability of our website by monitoring system stability and detecting code errors, we may automatically send the following information to Sentry in the event of a software failure:

Device information (operating system, browser version, browser type)
Date and time of error

There is no explicit analysis for advertising purposes in this process. The information is collected anonymously, is not used for personal reasons, and is subsequently deleted. This analysis helps us to continuously improve our website and fix hidden code errors. Such processing is in our legitimate interest because the data is used solely for identifying and analyzing errors. For more information on Sentry’s data processing and how it works, see Sentry’s privacy policy: https://sentry.io/privacy/

Umami

Weekly Vue News uses umami as powerful web analytics solution. It's an open source, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics.

Umami does not collect any personally identifiable information and anonymizes all data collected. Users cannot be identified and are never tracked across websites. Umami does not use any cookies in the tracking code.

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Weekly Vue News does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Online Privacy Policy Only

Our Privacy Policy created at GDPRPrivacyPolicy.net) applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Weekly Vue News. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.