Effective Date: [10-dece-2025]
Last Updated: [29-12-2025]

The State News (“we,” “our,” “us”) operates the website https://the-state-news.com and distributes content across social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, WhatsApp, and Facebook. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information in line with Ghana’s Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843).

🔹 Legal Basis for Processing

Under Ghana’s Data Protection Act, we process personal data based on:

  • Consent: When you subscribe, comment, or contact us.
  • Contractual Necessity: To deliver requested services such as newsletters.
  • Legal Obligation: To comply with Ghanaian laws and regulations.
  • Legitimate Interest: To improve our services, monitor analytics, and ensure security.

🔹 Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, or other identifiers.
  • Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs.
  • Cookies & Tracking Technologies: To improve site performance and analyze traffic.
  • Social Media Data: Engagement data when you interact with our content on X, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, WhatsApp, and Facebook.

🔹 How We Use Your Information

We use collected data to:

  • Provide and improve our news services.
  • Personalize your experience on our site and social platforms.
  • Communicate updates, newsletters, and promotional content (with your consent).
  • Monitor site performance and detect fraudulent or unauthorized activity.
  • Fulfill obligations under Ghana’s Data Protection Act.

🔹 Data Sharing & Transfers

  • We do not sell personal data.
  • Data may be shared with service providers (hosting, analytics, advertising).
  • Data may be disclosed to Ghanaian authorities when required by law.
  • If data is transferred outside Ghana, we ensure adequate safeguards in line with Act 843.

🔹 Data Subject Rights (Act 843)

You have the following rights under Ghana’s Data Protection Act:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
  • Right to Object: Opt-out of certain processing activities.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how your data is used.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service provider.

To exercise these rights, contact us at: [Insert Contact Email].

🔹 Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above or as required by Ghanaian law.

🔹 Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

🔹 Security Measures

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, in compliance with Act 843.

🔹 Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

🔹 Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights under Ghana’s Data Protection Act, please contact:
📧 johnsondarkwah@gmail.com]
📍 [East lakeside , community 8]
📞 [0595307644]