Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025-02-09

At Lunar Daily Times, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.lunardailytimes.com.

1. Information We Collect

When you use our website, we may collect the following information:

Your name and email address if you subscribe to our newsletters, leave a comment, or contact us.
Comments you leave on our site, which may include your name, email address, IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and device information (for site analytics).
Cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and analyze site traffic. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features of the site may not function properly.
If you leave a comment, an anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

2. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly. These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content. Your interaction with such content is subject to the privacy policies of those websites.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

Provide daily updates, newsletters, and other requested content.
Improve our website and services.
Respond to your enquiries or feedback.
Send you information about our content, products, or services (only if you consent).

4. Disclosure of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data.
We may share information only with:

Service providers who help us operate our website (e.g., email, analytics, or spam‑detection providers).
Trusted third‑party services such as Google Analytics, newsletter and form plugins, or comment spam‑detection services. These providers process data only as necessary to perform their functions and are not permitted to use it for other purposes.
Authorities, if required by law.

5. Retention of Data

We will retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes stated above or as required by law.

Comments may be retained indefinitely to maintain discussion history, unless you request removal.

6. Protecting Your Data

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.

7. Your Rights

You may:

Withdraw consent to our collection or use of your personal data.
Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction or deletion of your personal data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at:
📧 service@lunardailytimes.com

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.