Denver 1 News Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Denver 1 News (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit or interact with content on denver1news.com and any pages that link to this Policy. It also covers the technologies we use for analytics and advertising and the privacy choices available to you.

Products, sites, or services operated by other companies are outside this Policy; their terms control your interactions with them.

We collect information in three ways:

• You provide it to us (for example, when you send us tips or feedback, subscribe to alerts, or email us): name, email address, preferences, and any content you submit.
• Automatically when you use our site: device and browser data, IP address, approximate location derived from IP, page views, referring/exit pages, and interactions with our articles and ads (via cookies, pixels, local storage, or similar).
• From other sources: limited data from advertising and analytics partners to understand site usage and improve ad relevance.

We try not to collect sensitive categories of data. If you choose to share such information with us (e.g., in a tip or email), we handle it with additional care.

• Publish and personalize our news coverage and measure what resonates.
• Operate, secure, debug, and improve the site, including performance analytics.
• Provide advertising (including interest-based ads) and report on ad performance.
• Communicate with you (e.g., replies to messages you send us).
• Comply with law, enforce terms, and protect our rights and users.

If GDPR/UK GDPR applies, our processing relies on: (a) legitimate interests (running a local news site, improving content, and securing our services), (b) consent (for placing or reading non-essential cookies and for interest-based advertising where required), and (c) legal obligations (when a law requires us to keep or disclose data).

We use cookies/pixels to understand traffic and deliver ads. The tools presently used on denver1news.com include:

• Google Tag Manager (container that loads tags)
• Google Analytics 4 (audience measurement)
• Google AdSense / Ad Manager (ad delivery, including interest-based ads)
• Meta (Facebook) Pixel (ad measurement and relevance on Meta properties)
• X/Twitter Pixel (ad measurement and relevance on X)
• YouTube embeds (video playback; may set cookies when you play videos)

Interest-based ads. Our partners may use cookies or similar tech to infer your interests from your activity and show ads that are more relevant. You can opt out of many networks at aboutads.info/choices, the NAI opt-out, or the DAAC / EDAA. Platform options include Google Ad Settings, Meta Ad Preferences, and X’s ad settings.

Browser signals. We don’t respond to older browser “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals. Where required by law, we will treat a valid Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as a request to opt-out of targeted advertising or “sale/sharing.”

We share limited data with:

• Service providers (hosting, security, analytics, ad serving, email).
• Advertising and measurement partners named above.
• Authorities when legally required to do so.
• Business transfers (if we undergo a sale, merger, or similar event, your data may transfer with the site’s assets).

Partners are bound by contractual obligations to protect your data and use it only for our instructions or their own legal obligations.

We operate in the United States. If you access the site from outside the U.S., your information may be transferred to and processed in the U.S. (and, in some cases, other countries) where laws may differ from those where you live. Where required, we rely on your consent, contractual necessity, or other lawful mechanisms for such transfers.

We apply industry-standard safeguards to protect information. No online service can be 100% secure. We keep information only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, to comply with law, or resolve disputes.

Your rights depend on where you live. They may include the right to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your information; to withdraw consent; to opt-out of targeted ads (and “sale”/“sharing” of personal information as defined by certain U.S. state laws); and to lodge a complaint with a regulator.

How to exercise your rights: email news@denver1news.com from the address you used with us and tell us what you’d like to do (e.g., “access,” “delete,” “opt-out”). If you’re in California, you may use an authorized agent; we may need to verify your identity and authorization.

Our site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions) without appropriate consent. If you believe a child provided information to us, please contact us and we’ll take appropriate steps.

We will update this page when our practices change. If updates materially affect how we use your information, we will provide additional notice where appropriate. The date at the top shows when we last updated this Policy.

Questions or requests? Email news@denver1news.com. We respond to rights requests consistent with applicable laws. If you use an authorized agent, we may ask you to verify your identity and confirm you authorized the request.