Privacy Policy

Welcome to HumanCrisisNews (“we,” “our,” or “us”). HumanCrisisNews is an independent humanitarian news platform operated by its founder, Sultan, and accessible at humancrisisnews.com. This website was launched in March 2026 and is dedicated to covering the world’s most ignored humanitarian crises for audiences primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

This Privacy Policy explains how HumanCrisisNews collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you visit our website. By accessing and using humancrisisnews.com, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please do not use our website.

This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, readers, newsletter subscribers, and anyone who contacts us through our contact form or email. It covers all pages, content, and services available on humancrisisnews.com.

HumanCrisisNews collects two types of information — information you provide directly to us, and information collected automatically when you visit our website.

• Contact Form: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, country, subject, and message content.
• Newsletter Subscription: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and name.
• Email Correspondence: When you contact us by email, we retain your email address and the content of your messages.
• Contributor Submissions: If you submit a guest article or news tip, we collect your name, email, and submission content.

• Log Files: Our server automatically records IP addresses, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, date and time of visits, and time spent on pages.
• Cookies: We use cookies to improve your experience. See our full Cookies section below for details.
• Analytics Data: Through Google Analytics, we collect anonymized data about how visitors use our website — including pages viewed, session duration, and traffic sources.
• Advertising Data: Google AdSense may collect data related to your browsing behavior for the purpose of serving relevant advertisements.
• Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our website, including device type, screen resolution, and browser settings.

HumanCrisisNews uses the information we collect for the following purposes only:

• To respond to your contact form submissions and email enquiries
• To send newsletters to subscribers who have opted in
• To improve our website content, structure, and user experience
• To analyze website traffic through Google Analytics
• To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• To prevent spam and protect the security of our website
• To comply with applicable legal obligations
• To process advertising and sponsorship enquiries

HumanCrisisNews uses Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is a service provided by Google LLC that allows us to earn revenue by displaying ads that are relevant to our content and our visitors.

Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites across the internet. Google uses this data to serve ads that are relevant to your interests.

• Uses cookies to track your browsing behavior across websites
• Serves personalized advertisements based on your browsing history
• May collect your IP address, browser type, and device information
• Uses DoubleClick cookies to measure ad performance

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendor advertising through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

HumanCrisisNews uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects anonymized data about page views, session duration, traffic sources, device types, and user behavior on our site.

The data collected by Google Analytics does not personally identify you. It is aggregated and used only to improve our website content and user experience. Google Analytics stores this data on Google’s servers and processes it according to Google’s own privacy policy.

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Geographic location (country and city level only)
• Device type, browser, and operating system
• Referring website or search engine
• Number of returning vs new visitors

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

HumanCrisisNews uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — to improve your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and serve relevant advertisements. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this section.

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being placed. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy and Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions

HumanCrisisNews articles contain links to external websites, including sources such as UNICEF, WHO, Human Rights Watch, and other news organizations. These external websites have their own privacy policies, which we do not control and are not responsible for.

We also use the following third-party services on our website:

• Google AdSense — Advertising platform (Google LLC, USA)
• Google Analytics — Website analytics (Google LLC, USA)
• Google Fonts — Typography service (Google LLC, USA)
• Font Awesome — Icon service (Fonticons Inc., USA)
• WordPress — Content management system

If you are located in the United Kingdom or the European Union, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR regarding your personal data:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at Sultanibrahiminetwork@gmail.com. We will respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days.

If you are a resident of California, United States, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regarding your personal information:

• Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell about you.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we have collected from you.
• Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. HumanCrisisNews does not sell personal information.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at Sultanibrahiminetwork@gmail.com with the subject line “CCPA Rights Request.”

HumanCrisisNews is a news platform intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age.

In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), if we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our records.

HumanCrisisNews retains personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law.

• Contact Form Data: Retained for up to 12 months from the date of submission, then securely deleted.
• Newsletter Subscriptions: Retained until you unsubscribe. Upon unsubscription, your email is removed from our active list within 7 days.
• Email Correspondence: Retained for up to 24 months for the purpose of addressing follow-up enquiries.
• Analytics Data: Google Analytics retains anonymized data for up to 26 months by default.
• Server Log Files: Retained for up to 30 days for security and troubleshooting purposes.

HumanCrisisNews does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to any third party. We may share limited information only in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We share data with Google (Analytics, AdSense, Fonts) to operate our website. All such providers are bound by their own privacy policies.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Protection of Rights: We may share information where necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of HumanCrisisNews, our readers, or others.

In all other circumstances, your personal data remains confidential and is never shared with third parties without your explicit consent.

HumanCrisisNews takes the security of your personal information seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

• SSL Encryption: Our website uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption — indicated by the padlock icon in your browser. All data transmitted between your browser and our website is encrypted.
• Secure Hosting: Our website is hosted on a secure server with appropriate access controls and regular security updates.
• Limited Access: Only the website founder (Sultan) has access to personally submitted data. No data is shared with employees or contractors without strict need.
• Regular Updates: We maintain our website platform and plugins with security updates to protect against known vulnerabilities.

Articles and pages on HumanCrisisNews may include embedded content from third-party sources, such as videos, images, maps, and social media posts. Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited those websites directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content. This is particularly relevant for embedded YouTube videos, Google Maps, and social media share buttons.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services whose content appears on our website.

If you subscribe to the HumanCrisisNews newsletter, we will use your email address to send you periodic updates about our latest articles and humanitarian crisis coverage. By subscribing, you consent to receiving these emails.

• We will never send you spam or unsolicited commercial emails.
• You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email.
• We will never share your email address with third parties for their marketing purposes.
• Upon unsubscribing, your email address will be removed from our active list within 7 days.

HumanCrisisNews is primarily aimed at readers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. The website is operated from Saudi Arabia. When you visit our website, your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own.

Google Analytics and Google AdSense process data on Google’s servers, which may be located in the United States or other countries. Google LLC participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and implements standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission for international data transfers.

By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information as described in this section. We take all reasonable steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

HumanCrisisNews follows standard practice of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites — a standard procedure for hosting companies and part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes:

• Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
• Browser type and version
• Internet Service Provider (ISP)
• Date and time stamp of visit
• Referring and exit pages
• Number of clicks and pages viewed

This information is not linked to any personally identifiable information. It is used solely for website administration, security, and to analyze trends in website traffic.

HumanCrisisNews reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When we make significant changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify subscribers by email.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of humancrisisnews.com after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

By using humancrisisnews.com, you consent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use our website. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to this policy will constitute your acknowledgment of those changes and your consent to abide by the updated policy.

For cookies specifically, continued use of our website after being informed of our cookie usage constitutes your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings to refuse cookies or by contacting us to request deletion of your data.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how HumanCrisisNews handles your personal information, please contact us:

For GDPR-related requests, please include “GDPR Request” in your email subject line. For CCPA-related requests, please include “CCPA Request.” For DMCA complaints, please include “DMCA Notice.” We will respond to all legitimate privacy-related requests within 30 days.