Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 18 August 2026

Last Updated: 18 August 2026

Welcome to BROKEN NEWS Business Desk (“BROKEN NEWS,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

This Privacy Policy explains how BROKEN NEWS Business Desk collects, uses, protects, and may disclose information when you visit or interact with our website, including through articles, comments, contact forms, newsletters, advertisements, analytics services, and other features available on our Blogger website.

We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. About BROKEN NEWS

BROKEN NEWS Business Desk is an online news and information publication providing readers with news, analysis, business information, technology coverage, sports news, entertainment, international affairs, Ghanaian news, and other informational content.

Our website is hosted using Blogger, a Google service.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website and does not necessarily apply to websites or services operated by third parties that may be linked from our articles.

2. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with BROKEN NEWS, we may collect or receive different types of information.

2.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

You may voluntarily provide information when you:

Contact us through a contact form;
Send us an email;
Submit a news tip;
Leave a comment;
Subscribe to a newsletter or mailing list;
Participate in a survey or other website activity;
Communicate with our editorial team.

This information may include your:

Name;
Email address;
Telephone number, if voluntarily provided;
Message or comments;
News tip or other information you submit;
Other information you voluntarily provide.

Please do not submit passwords, financial-account information, government identification numbers, medical information, or other highly sensitive personal information through ordinary contact forms or comments.

3. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit BROKEN NEWS, certain technical information may automatically be collected by Blogger, Google, analytics providers, advertising providers, or other technologies operating on the website.

This may include information such as:

IP address;
Browser type;
Device type;
Operating system;
Language preference;
Approximate geographic information;
Referring website;
Pages visited;
Date and time of visits;
Time spent on pages;
Links or advertisements interacted with;
General website usage information.

Some of this information may be collected through cookies, pixels, web beacons, server logs, or similar technologies.

Google states that its advertising products can use cookies and other technologies to support advertising, measurement and reporting. (Google Support)

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

BROKEN NEWS may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor activity, measure website performance and support advertising.

A cookie is a small text file that may be stored on your device when you visit a website.

Cookies may help us or our service providers:

Remember certain preferences;
Understand how visitors use the website;
Measure website traffic;
Improve website performance;
Provide relevant advertising;
Measure advertising performance;
Prevent repeated advertisements;
Understand which pages are popular.

Google explains that cookies may be used by AdSense to support advertising, frequency management, and aggregated reporting. (Google Support)

You may configure your browser to reject or delete cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

5. Google AdSense and Advertising

BROKEN NEWS may participate in Google AdSense or other advertising programmes.

If advertisements are displayed on our website, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to provide advertisements and measure advertising performance.

Google requires publishers using AdSense to disclose that third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a user's previous visits to the publisher's website or other websites. (Google Support)

Depending on applicable settings and consent requirements, advertisements may be personalised or non-personalised.

Personalised advertising may use information relating to a user's previous activity to help determine advertising relevance.

Non-personalised advertising is generally based on contextual information rather than a user's previous browsing activity, although Google notes that cookies or similar identifiers may still be used for functions such as frequency capping and aggregated reporting where applicable. (Google Support)

BROKEN NEWS does not sell visitors' personal information directly to advertisers.

6. Managing Advertising Preferences

Users may manage certain Google advertising preferences through Google's advertising settings.

Google provides users with options for managing personalised advertising. (Google Support)

Users may also find information about controlling certain forms of interest-based advertising through industry opt-out mechanisms where available.

Advertising preferences may not prevent all advertisements from appearing. Instead, changing those preferences may affect whether advertisements are personalised.

7. Google and Third-Party Services

BROKEN NEWS may use third-party services to operate, analyse, advertise on, or improve the website.

These services may include:

Blogger;
Google AdSense;
Google Analytics or similar analytics services;
Google Search-related services;
Social-media platforms;
Embedded video services;
Commenting services;
Other advertising or technology providers.

These third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies.

For example, Google's publisher policies require publishers to disclose data collection and usage associated with Google products, including cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and other identifiers. (Google Support)

You should review the privacy policies of third-party services for additional information about how they process information.

8. How We Use Information

Information collected through BROKEN NEWS may be used for legitimate purposes including:

Operating and maintaining the website;
Responding to enquiries;
Reviewing news tips and submissions;
Moderating comments;
Improving our content;
Understanding website traffic;
Analysing reader interests;
Improving website functionality;
Detecting spam, abuse or malicious activity;
Maintaining website security;
Measuring advertising performance;
Supporting advertising;
Complying with applicable legal obligations.

We will not knowingly use information for purposes that are materially inconsistent with the purpose for which it was collected without appropriate notice or other lawful basis where required.

9. News Tips and User Submissions

BROKEN NEWS may receive information from members of the public through email, contact forms, social media or other communication channels.

If you voluntarily submit a news tip, document, photograph, video, statement or other information to us, you should understand that editorial use may be considered.

Submitting information does not automatically guarantee publication.

BROKEN NEWS may verify, edit, reject, or publish submitted information according to its editorial standards.

If you submit personal information about another person, you should have a legitimate reason and appropriate authority to provide that information.

10. Comments

BROKEN NEWS may permit readers to comment on articles.

Information voluntarily submitted through comments may be publicly visible.

You should therefore avoid posting:

Telephone numbers;
Home addresses;
Passwords;
Financial information;
Identification numbers;
Private correspondence;
Sensitive personal information.

BROKEN NEWS may remove comments that violate our editorial or community standards.

11. Email Communications

If BROKEN NEWS introduces a newsletter or email subscription service, users who voluntarily subscribe may receive news updates, newsletters, or other communications.

Subscribers may unsubscribe using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in applicable communications.

We will not intentionally use a subscriber's email address for unrelated purposes without appropriate notice.

12. Data Sharing

BROKEN NEWS does not ordinarily sell personal information to third parties.

Information may nevertheless be processed or shared where reasonably necessary to:

Operate the website;
Provide requested services;
Operate advertising systems;
Analyse website traffic;
Prevent fraud or abuse;
Protect website security;
Comply with legal obligations;
Respond to lawful governmental requests;
Protect our rights or the rights and safety of others.

Third-party advertising and technology providers may independently collect or process information through their technologies.

13. Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, legitimate business or editorial purposes, security purposes, dispute resolution, or where retention is required by law.

The retention period may vary depending on the type of information.

Because Blogger, Google and other third-party services may independently process certain technical information, their own retention practices may also apply.

14. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Accordingly, users should avoid sending highly confidential or sensitive information through ordinary website forms or email unless specifically requested through an appropriate secure channel.

15. Children's Privacy

BROKEN NEWS is a general-audience news and information website.

We do not knowingly request or intentionally collect personal information from children for the purpose of creating individual profiles or personalised advertising.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has submitted personal information to us may contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

Google's advertising policies contain additional requirements relating to personalised advertising and children under 13. (Google Support)

16. Links to Other Websites

Our articles may contain links to external websites, including:

Government websites;
News organisations;
Company websites;
Social-media platforms;
Research organisations;
Advertisers;
Other informational resources.

BROKEN NEWS is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.

Once you leave our website, you should review the privacy policy of the website you visit.

17. Social Media

BROKEN NEWS may provide links or embedded content from social-media platforms.

When you interact with such content, the relevant social-media provider may collect information according to its own privacy policy.

Your interaction with third-party social-media services is governed by those services' terms and policies.

18. International Visitors

BROKEN NEWS is operated from Ghana but may be accessed by visitors worldwide.

Consequently, visitors from other countries may be subject to privacy laws and regulations applicable in their jurisdictions.

Where applicable, we will seek to comply with relevant privacy and consent requirements relating to visitors from jurisdictions in which such requirements apply.

For example, Google requires publishers serving personalised advertising to users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland to comply with its EU User Consent Policy, including applicable consent requirements. (Google Support)

19. European Economic Area, UK and Switzerland Users

Where applicable, visitors located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom or Switzerland may be presented with a consent-management message before certain cookies or advertising-related processing occurs.

Google provides a certified Consent Management Platform framework for publishers to obtain required consent for applicable European users. (Google Support)

The specific consent experience may depend on the visitor's location, browser, advertising configuration and applicable legal requirements.

20. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, which can include rights to:

Request access to certain personal information;
Request correction of inaccurate information;
Request deletion where applicable;
Object to certain processing;
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
Manage cookie preferences;
Opt out of certain personalised advertising.

Some rights are subject to legal limitations and exceptions.

To exercise a privacy-related request, contact BROKEN NEWS using the contact information provided below.

21. Ghana Data Protection

BROKEN NEWS is operated in Ghana and intends to respect applicable Ghanaian data-protection requirements.

Where applicable, personal information will be handled in accordance with Ghana's data-protection framework and relevant regulatory requirements.

Users located in Ghana who have questions about the handling of their personal information may contact BROKEN NEWS using the details provided on our Contact Us page.

22. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Changes may be made because of:

Changes to our website;
New services;
New advertising or analytics technologies;
Changes to applicable laws;
Changes to Google's policies;
Changes to our editorial or business practices.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage visitors to periodically review this Privacy Policy.

23. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information by BROKEN NEWS, please contact us through our official Contact Us page.

Website: BROKEN NEWS Business Desk
Location: Ghana
Contact: fpkagbaps@gmail.com

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24. Important Disclaimer

This Privacy Policy is intended to explain BROKEN NEWS's general privacy practices.

It is not legal advice and does not create a contractual relationship between BROKEN NEWS and its visitors.

Because privacy obligations can depend on the website's actual technologies, advertising partners, analytics tools, audience locations, and business practices, BROKEN NEWS should review this policy whenever those practices change.

Further Information

For information about how Google uses data when websites use its advertising and other services, users may consult Google's official privacy and publisher-policy resources.

Last Updated: 18 August 2026