Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

One World Gazette ("we," "us," "our") operates the website 1wg.ai. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and other applicable privacy laws.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is One World Gazette. For any privacy-related inquiries, contact us at: privacy@1wg.ai.

3. What Data We Collect

We collect minimal data:

• Technical data: IP address (anonymized), browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps. This is collected automatically via server logs.
• Geolocation (country-level): Determined via Cloudflare to serve GDPR-compliant cookie consent to EU/EEA/UK visitors. We do not store this data.
• Cookie preferences: Your consent choices are stored locally in your browser (localStorage) and are never transmitted to our servers.

We do not collect names, email addresses, payment information, or any other personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it (e.g., by contacting us).

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Art. 6)

• Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): Server logs and basic analytics to maintain site security and performance.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Analytics and marketing cookies are only activated after you provide explicit consent via our cookie banner.

5. Cookies

For detailed information about the cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

Key points: for EU/EEA/UK/CH visitors we use only strictly necessary cookies by default, and analytics and marketing cookies require your explicit consent. No ads are requested for those visitors until they allow Marketing cookies. Visitors elsewhere are not shown a consent banner, and advertising cookies from Google AdSense are active by default (see section 6 for how to opt out).

6. Third-Party Services

Our website is hosted on Cloudflare Workers. Cloudflare may process limited technical data (IP addresses, request headers) as a data processor on our behalf. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

Advertising on our website is served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising in Google's Ads Settings, or opt out of other vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info. See how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Social share links (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, etc.) are plain outbound links. They do not embed third-party tracking scripts or pixels on our pages.

7. Data Retention

Server logs are retained for a maximum of 30 days and then automatically deleted. Cookie consent preferences are stored in your browser until you clear your localStorage or withdraw consent.

8. Your Rights (GDPR Art. 15-22)

If you are in the EU/EEA/UK, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectify inaccurate personal data.
• Erase your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Restrict processing of your personal data.
• Port your data to another controller.
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior lawful processing).

To exercise any of these rights, contact privacy@1wg.ai. We will respond within 30 days.

9. International Transfers

Your data may be processed on Cloudflare servers located outside the EU/EEA. Cloudflare participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and implements Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure adequate protection.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact & Complaints

For questions or complaints, contact privacy@1wg.ai.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (e.g., the ICO in the UK, CNIL in France, BfDI in Germany).