Welcome to StateHear
Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit https://www.statehear.com/ or otherwise use our services.
By using our Site or services, you accept the practices described in this policy.
1. What StateHear Is / What We Do
StateHear is a digital content / news / blog platform covering topics such as business, finance, technology, entertainment, politics, etc. State Hear
Users can browse articles, read blog posts, and possibly subscribe, comment, or interact with content.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
- Registration / Account Information. If you sign up for an account, newsletter, or subscription, you may provide your name, email address, and other contact details.
- Content / Comments / Feedback. If you post comments or interact, you may provide content (text, media), and possibly your user name, profile photo, etc.
- Correspondence. If you contact us (e.g. via email, support forms), you provide information in your messages.
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you interact with the Site, we may automatically collect:
- Device & Technical Data. IP address, browser type & version, operating system, device type, screen resolution.
- Usage Data. Pages visited, time spent on pages, click paths, referral URLs, navigation behavior.
- Log Data. Server logs capturing access timestamps, request URIs, HTTP headers.
- Cookies & Tracking Technologies. Cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, local storage, and similar tech to track usage, remember preferences, and manage sessions.
- Analytics / Performance Data. Data collected via analytics services (e.g. Google Analytics) or performance monitoring tools.
2.3 Third-party / External Sources
- Analytics Providers. We may receive aggregated or anonymized usage data from analytics service providers.
- Advertising / Ad Networks. If we run ads, we may use third-party ad networks that collect data about your interaction with ads.
- Social Media / Login Providers. If we allow login via social media or allow sharing via social platforms, those platforms may provide certain information (depending on permissions).
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use collected information for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our Site and services
- To deliver content and personalized experiences — e.g. recommending relevant articles or sections
- To send communications such as newsletters, updates, security alerts, or marketing (if permitted)
- To monitor usage and analytics for optimizing performance, understanding trends, traffic, and site behavior
- To facilitate commenting or community interaction
- To enforce our terms, detect fraud or abuse, ensure security
- To comply with legal obligations or defend our rights
- To manage advertising & monetization, if applicable (e.g. deliver targeted ads)
If we intend to use your personal data for a purpose not described here, we will provide notice and, where required, obtain consent.
4. Legal & Legitimate Basis for Processing (Where Applicable)
Depending on your location and applicable law, our basis for processing may include:
- Your consent (e.g. opting into newsletters or communications)
- Performance of a contract (e.g. providing services you request)
- Legitimate interests (e.g. improving our Site, detecting abuse, security)
- Compliance with legal obligations
5. Cookies, Tracking & Advertising
- We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to store settings, remember preferences, manage sessions, and collect analytics.
- You can typically configure your browser to reject or block cookies, but some features of the Site may not function properly without them.
- We may partner with advertising networks that use cookies or other tracking methods to deliver relevant ads.
- We may use third-party analytics (e.g. Google Analytics) to gather insights about usage patterns.
6. Sharing & Disclosure of Data
We may share your information:
- With Service Providers / Vendors who perform services on our behalf (hosting, analytics, email delivery, content delivery network).
- With Advertising Networks or partners (if we run ads) under terms that limit their use of your data.
- In the case of a business transaction (e.g. merger, acquisition, sale of assets), your data may be transferred (with appropriate protections).
- To comply with legal obligations (court orders, warrants), or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or users’ safety.
- With your consent or direction, for other purposes.
We do not sell personal data to third parties unrelated to our operations (unless you’ve explicitly agreed).
7. Data Retention
We keep your personal data only as long as needed:
- To fulfill the purposes in this policy (e.g. to maintain your account, provide services)
- To satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements
- To resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or protect our rights
When data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
8. Security
We implement appropriate technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no system is perfect — we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Access rights within our organization are limited only to those who need it to perform their roles.
9. Your Rights & Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights including:
- Access / Copy: Request the personal data we hold about you
- Correction / Update: Ask to correct or update inaccurate or partially incomplete data
- Deletion / Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (within legal constraints)
- Restriction: Request limitation on how we process your data
- Objection: Object to processing for direct marketing or certain other uses
- Data Portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may revoke that consent
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details in Section 11. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
10. International & Cross-Border Transfers
If we transfer your data internationally (e.g. servers located in other countries, or using third-party services abroad), we will ensure adequate safeguards are in place — such as standard contractual clauses, encryption, or other measures — to comply with applicable data protection laws.
11. Children & Minors
Our Site is not intended for children below the age of __ [specify age, e.g. 13 or 16, depending on jurisdiction].
We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we discover we have collected such data without parental consent, we will take steps to remove it.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do:
- We’ll post the revised policy here with the updated “Last updated” date
- If the changes are significant, we may notify you (e.g. via email, or notice on the Site)
Your continued use of the Site after the changes are posted means you accept the revised policy.
13. Contact Information
If you have questions, concerns, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:
StateHear
Email: info@statehear.com
Website: State Hear