Privacy Policy

At Newsroom.co.ke, protecting your privacy is the bedrock of the trust that lets you engage boldly with our fearless independent journalism. Launched in 2025 as Kenya’s premier platform for insightful, unbiased reporting, we deliver stories that matter—politics, business, environment, culture—while treating your personal data with the highest integrity. This policy is built on Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019 and the ethical standards of the Media Council Act. Because real journalism starts with real respect for you.

We are proudly self-funded through ethical advertising, reader subscriptions and voluntary donations—with zero ties to any political party, government or external organisation. This independence guarantees that your data is never influenced by outside agendas.

1. Data We Collect

Identity & Contact: Name, email, phone, address (when you subscribe, comment or send tips)
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device info, pages viewed
User Content: Comments, feedback, story tips you voluntarily submit
Payment Info: Processed securely via trusted third-party providers

2. How We Use Your Data

Deliver personalised newsletters and content
Respond to your messages and manage subscriptions
Improve site performance through internal analytics
Comply with Kenyan law when required
Support anonymised research that strengthens public-interest journalism

We never sell your data or use it for unrelated marketing without your explicit consent.

3. Sharing Your Data

Data is shared only when strictly necessary and always under confidentiality agreements:

Trusted service providers (hosting, analytics, payment processors)
Legal authorities when required by Kenyan law
Anonymised data for academic or journalistic research

4. Data Security

We protect your information with industry-leading encryption, access controls, firewalls and regular audits. Any breach will be reported to you and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner as required by law.

5. Your Rights (Data Protection Act, 2019)

Access your data
Correct inaccuracies
Request deletion
Object to processing
Data portability
Withdraw consent anytime

Exercise these rights free of charge by contacting info@newsroom.co.ke – we respond within 30 days.

6. Cookies & Tracking

We use essential, analytics and advertising cookies. You control them via our cookie banner and browser settings. Opting out never affects access to our journalism.

7. Data Retention

Personal data is kept only as long as needed. Anonymised data may be retained for legitimate journalistic or historical purposes, as permitted by law.

8. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18 without parental consent.

9. Policy Updates

Major changes will be notified via email or prominent site banners.

10. Contact Our Data Protection Officer

Email: info@newsroom.co.ke
Phone: +254 724 038 792 (Mon–Fri, 8 AM–5 PM EAT)
Address: Newsroom House, 5th Floor, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD | P.O. Box 724038792-00100, Nairobi
Social: @NewsroomKE (X, Facebook, Instagram)