BuzzFlash USA, LLC operates the website located at www.buzzflashusa.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information. Last Updated: January 1, 2025.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly:

  • Name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter
  • Contact information when you submit our contact form
  • Comments or feedback you submit on articles
  • Information provided when you report a story tip

Information Collected Automatically:

  • IP address and approximate geographic location
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring URL
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies

2. How We Use Your Information

  • Deliver and improve our news content and services
  • Send you newsletters and editorial updates with your consent
  • Respond to your inquiries and story tips
  • Display personalized advertisements through Google AdSense
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

3. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

4. Cookies

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the Site to function properly
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site via Google Analytics
  • Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant ads
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share with service providers, advertising partners (Google AdSense), legal authorities when required by law, and in the event of a business transfer.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time.

7. Your Rights (CCPA / California Residents)

  • The right to know what personal information we collect
  • The right to delete personal information we have collected
  • The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, contact us at: privacy@buzzflashusa.com

8. Children\’s Privacy (COPPA)

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Contact privacy@buzzflashusa.com if you believe your child has provided us with personal information.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no internet transmission is completely secure.

10. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

BuzzFlash USA, LLC
1250 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Email: privacy@buzzflashusa.com