Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Orinoco Tribune collects, uses, and protects the personal information you provide when you subscribe to our email newsletter, which we manage using the Mailchimp platform.

By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect
When you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, we collect the following information via Mailchimp:

Email Address: Required to deliver the newsletter.

Name (Optional): If you choose to provide it, we use it to personalize communications.

Other Data (Optional): We may collect additional information you provide, such as your company name or preferences.

Automated Data: Mailchimp and our emails may collect technical data, including:

Whether you open our emails or click on links (open/click rates).

Your IP address, browser type, and general location (at a city/country level).

The device you use to read the emails.

2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information solely for the following purposes:

To send you the periodic newsletter you requested.

To personalize your experience (e.g., using your name in the greeting).

To analyze the performance of our newsletter campaigns and improve our content.

To manage our subscriber list and ensure its accuracy.

3. Third-Party Service Provider (Mailchimp)
We use Mailchimp, a marketing automation platform provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC, to store your data and manage our newsletter.

Your data is stored on Mailchimp’s secure servers.

Mailchimp has its own Privacy Policy and Terms of Use governing its handling of your data. We encourage you to review them: Mailchimp Privacy Policy and Mailchimp Terms.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with any other third parties for their promotional purposes.

4. Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your information. Mailchimp employs industry-standard security measures to protect data under its control. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Your Rights & Choices
You have control over your information:

Subscription Management: Every email we send includes an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom. Clicking this link will immediately remove you from our mailing list.

Access & Correction: You can request to see what personal data we hold about you, or to update/correct it, by contacting us at [Your Contact Email].

Data Deletion: You may request the deletion of your personal data from our records, subject to any legal obligations we have to retain it.

Do Not Track: Our newsletter system does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals.

6. Data Retention
We retain your subscription information for as long as you remain an active subscriber or as necessary to provide you with the service. If you unsubscribe, we may retain a minimal record (e.g., your email address) on a “suppression list” solely to comply with your wish not to be contacted again.

7. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

8. Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date at the top will reflect any changes. We will notify subscribers of any material changes via the newsletter or by posting a prominent notice on our website.

10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us using our contact form.