PRIVACY POLICY
Effective October 24, 2026
Front One News (“Front One News,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit frontonenews.com, submit information through our website, email us, or otherwise interact with Front One News.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, phone number, location information, message content, story tips, links, documents, photographs, video, public records, and other materials you submit through our website, by email, or through other communications.
Some website forms may allow anonymous or partially anonymous submissions. Where a field is optional, you are not required to provide that information.
2. Story Tips and Submitted Materials
When you submit a story tip through our Submit a Story page or email tips@frontonenews.com, we may review, store, organize, investigate, verify, and use the information for newsgathering, editorial evaluation, reporting, follow-up communication, and related journalistic purposes.
Submitting information to Front One News does not create an attorney-client, confidential-source, fiduciary, or other privileged relationship. We may contact you for clarification or verification if you provide contact information.
3. Contact Forms and Website Submissions
Our website uses WordPress.com and Jetpack form functionality. Form submissions may be stored in the website’s form-response system and may also generate email notifications to authorized Front One News personnel. Form responses may include information you enter as well as technical information associated with the submission, such as an IP address used for spam prevention and administration.
4. Automatically Collected Information
When you use our website, certain information may be collected automatically, such as browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate geographic information, session information, and other usage data.
5. Analytics and Cookies
We may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use the site, improve content, measure traffic, and evaluate website performance. Analytics services may use cookies or similar technologies to distinguish users and sessions and may collect device, browser, session, and approximate location information.
You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through consent or privacy controls provided on the site or by third-party services.
6. Embedded Content and Third-Party Platforms
Articles and pages may include embedded video, social-media posts, maps, or other content from third-party platforms such as YouTube or social networks. Those third parties may collect information about your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies and settings.
7. Advertising and Sponsorship Information
If you contact us regarding advertising, sponsorships, partnerships, or business opportunities, we may collect and use business contact information, company information, campaign goals, communications, and related details to respond to inquiries, evaluate opportunities, administer agreements, and maintain business records.
8. How We Use Information
We may use information to operate and improve the website; respond to messages and requests; evaluate story tips; conduct research and reporting; communicate with sources, readers, advertisers, and partners; detect spam, abuse, fraud, or security issues; comply with legal obligations; maintain records; and protect our rights, users, sources, systems, and services.
9. When We May Share Information
We may share information with service providers that support website hosting, email, analytics, spam prevention, security, business operations, or other services. We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, court order, subpoena, or governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, security, or property.
For editorial and journalistic activities, information may also be used or disclosed as part of reporting, verification, publication, or newsgathering decisions consistent with applicable law and editorial judgment.
10. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for editorial, legal, security, operational, recordkeeping, or business purposes. Because story tips, source materials, and reporting records may remain relevant to continuing or future coverage, retention periods may vary.
11. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information. However, no website, email system, or method of electronic transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Do not submit highly sensitive credentials, financial account numbers, Social Security numbers, medical records, or other highly sensitive personal information unless it is necessary and you understand the risks of electronic submission.
12. Children’s Privacy
Front One News is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website for commercial purposes. If you believe a child has provided personal information improperly, please contact us so we can review the situation.
13. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide rights relating to certain personal information, such as requesting access, correction, or deletion. These rights may be subject to exceptions, including exceptions relating to journalism, freedom of expression, legal obligations, security, and recordkeeping.
14. External Links
Our website may link to other websites or services that we do not control. Front One News is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date shown at the top of this page.
16. Contact Us
For privacy-related questions or requests, use our Contact page or email hello@frontonenews.com. For story tips and case information, use the Submit a Story page or email tips@frontonenews.com.
