Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 05 Aug 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Rumour Detector (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with transparency and care. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect from you when you use our website (https://rumourdetector.com/), why we collect it, and how we use and protect it.

By using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in a few different ways to provide and improve our services to you.

A. Information You Provide to Us Directly:

  • When You Submit a Claim: When you use our “Submit a Claim” feature, we may collect your name, email address, the information related to the claim (including links, text, and any files you upload), and any other details you provide. We collect this to investigate the claim and to contact you for further information if necessary.

  • When You Contact Us: If you contact us via our contact form or by email, we will collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.

  • When You Comment on Articles: If you leave comments on our articles, we may collect your name, email address, and the content of your comment.

B. Information We Collect Automatically:

  • Log Data: Like most websites, we automatically collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our site. This “Log Data” may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages you visit on our site, the time and date of your visit, and other statistics.

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

    • What are cookies? They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

    • Why we use them: We use cookies to understand how our site is used (analytics), to remember your preferences, and to ensure the site functions correctly. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes:

  • To Provide Our Services: To operate and maintain our website and to carry out our core mission of fact-checking claims.

  • To Investigate Claims: To research and verify the information you submit for fact-checking.

  • To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, comments, and questions. We may contact you for clarification or follow-up regarding a claim you submitted.

  • To Improve Our Website: To analyze how our audience uses our site, allowing us to improve its content, design, and functionality.

  • To Ensure Security: To monitor for and prevent fraudulent or malicious activity and to protect the security of our website.

4. How We Share and Disclose Information

Your trust is paramount. We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We only share your information in the following limited circumstances:

  • With Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis (e.g., Google Analytics), and email delivery. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.

  • For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a court order or subpoena.

  • To Protect Our Rights: We may disclose information where we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Rumour Detector, our users, or the public.

5. Data Security

We are committed to protecting your information. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use SSL/TLS encryption to protect data transmitted to and from our site. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. For example, we will retain information related to a fact-check claim for our internal records and for the integrity of our public-facing reports.

7. Your Rights Regarding Your Data

You have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you. Depending on your location, these may include the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.

  • Rectify any inaccurate personal data.

  • Erase your personal data from our records.

  • Object to or restrict the processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@rumourdetector.com.

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

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