Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 5/1/25

Welcome to Uptown Sunday. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at http://uptownsunday.com.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: http://uptownsunday.com. Uptown Sunday is a news and media platform focused on amplifying stories that matter to the Black community.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, and any other information voluntarily submitted through contact forms, comments, or newsletter sign-ups.
• Non-Personal Information: Browser type, device, IP address, referral source, and site usage data collected via cookies and analytics tools.

3. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

4. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from such images.

5. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, analyze traffic, and serve personalized ads. Specific uses include:

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
• A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.
• If you log out, the login cookies are removed.
• When you edit or publish an article, a cookie (with no personal data) stores the post ID. It expires in one day.

You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on Uptown Sunday may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the other site directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interactions, especially if you’re logged into that service.

7. Third-Party Services

We use tools like:

• Google Analytics: To understand how visitors use our site.
• Google AdSense: To show relevant ads using cookies and tracking pixels.

These services have their own privacy policies and may collect and process data independently.

8. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

9. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register on the site (if any), we store their personal information in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data at any time (except their username). Site admins can also view and edit that information.

10. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data, including any information you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data, except for any we’re required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

11. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

12. Children’s Privacy

Uptown Sunday does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have such information, we will delete it promptly.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

📧 Email: hello@uptownsunday.com
🌐 Website: http://uptownsunday.com