Information We Collect
We may collect information you choose to send us, such as your name, email address, pitch details, newsletter signup information, event details, advertising enquiries, correction requests, and messages submitted through our forms.
We may also collect limited technical information, such as device type, browser type, pages visited, referral source, approximate location, and interaction data. This helps us understand what readers use and where the site needs improvement.
How We Use Information
We use personal information to respond to enquiries, review pitches, send newsletters, manage submissions, improve our site, measure audience interest, prevent abuse, and maintain editorial and business records.
Newsletters
If you join an OyaSpot mailing list, we use your email address to send updates. You can unsubscribe using the link in a newsletter or by contacting us.
Contributors and Sources
If you pitch, contribute, or speak to us as a source, we may keep communication records connected to the story or project. We handle sensitive source information carefully and only share it internally where needed for editorial work.
Sharing Information
We do not sell personal information. We may share limited information with service providers who help us run the site, send email, host content, analyze traffic, or manage business operations. We may also share information if required by law or to protect our rights, safety, readers, contributors, or partners.
Cookies and Analytics
We may use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working, understand site traffic, measure campaign performance, and improve content. See our Cookie Policy for more detail.
Data Security and Retention
We use reasonable safeguards to protect information, but no website or online service is perfectly secure. We keep information only as long as needed for the reasons described here, unless a longer period is required for legal, accounting, or legitimate editorial reasons.
Your Choices
You may ask to access, correct, update, or delete personal information you have provided, subject to legitimate editorial, legal, security, or record-keeping limits.
Contact
For privacy questions, contact privacy@oyaspot.co.ke.