Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://night.ke

Comments

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

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) 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 approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Email subscribers

Data Collection and Use

When you subscribe to our site updates via email, we collect your email address and any other information you voluntarily provide. We use this data to:

  • Send you updates and information about our site and services.
  • Provide customer support and respond to your inquiries.
  • Improve our services based on your feedback.

Consent 

By subscribing to our email updates, you consent to the processing of your data for the purposes outlined above. You may withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in every email.

Data Storage and Security 

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it. Your data is stored securely and is accessible only to authorized personnel.

Third-Party Services 

We may use third-party service providers to manage and send our email updates. These providers are bound by contractual agreements to ensure the security and confidentiality of your data.

Your Rights 

As a subscriber, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction of any incorrect or incomplete data.
  • Request deletion of your data.
  • Object to the processing of your data.
  • Withdraw your consent to receive emails at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at data@night.ke

Media

When you subscribe to our site updates via email, we collect your email address and any other information you voluntarily provide. We use this data to:

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

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.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

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.

Who we share your data with

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

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

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