Microburst respects the privacy of our constituents. In order to better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected when you visit microburst.news (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy works in conjunction with the Terms and Conditions.
Information we collect and how we use it
In the course of using our Website, we may collect your email address for our mailing list, and payment information for donations. We may also aggregate non-personal information about how the Website is used. We use IP addresses (which are not linked to personal information of any individual user) to analyze trends, track volume of usage, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use; this information helps us measure the number of visitors to various sections of this website and to help make the website more useful.
Microburst does not sell names or other personal information about our Website users and subscribers to mass marketers or any other entity, nor do we engage in exchanges of such information. We do not share donor information with other organizations. Online credit card donations are processed through Stripe and we do not retain, store, sell, or share any of your credit card, payment-related, or other personal information.
We protect our database by means of various technical and procedural measures, and we restrict access to your information by unauthorized persons.
We reserve the right to use personal information to protect the security or integrity of our Website: to protect against a threat to personal safety or destruction of property, to protect against legal liability, to cooperate with government officials or parties in litigation, or as otherwise required by law.
Privacy of children
We are pleased when youth visit our Website to learn more about the news that is happening in their community. However, we do not knowingly solicit data from children or knowingly reach out to minors.
Links to other websites
The Website provides links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of other websites (including security, collection of personal information, or use of cookies) or practices of other organizations and individuals.
Anti-spam policy and your opt-out rights
We are committed to permission-based communication and preventing the spread of spam or other forms of unsolicited emails. If you have received an email in error, you may remove your information from our database by clicking the Unsubscribe button at the bottom of our emails.
Commitment to data security
Microburst takes precautions to host and maintain a secure website and to safeguard data from unauthorized use. We undertake a range of security practices, including measures to help restrict web access to or inappropriate use of sensitive data.
Your consent and questions
By submitting personal information through this Website, you give your consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of such information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or requests about the status and correctness of data you have provided to Microburst, please email mail@microburst.news.
Changes to the privacy policy
We review our privacy practices from time to time, and these practices are subject to change. Any change will be effective immediately upon posting on our website and by changing the effective date below. You may return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.
Effective date: May 28, 2024