Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2026

Tribune’s Roar (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you visit tribunesroar.com.

1. Data Controller

Tribune’s Roar
Email: admin@tribunesroar.com

2. Server Location

This website is hosted on servers located in Germany.

3. Data We Collect

  • Comments: When you leave a comment (wpDiscuz), we collect your name, email address, and comment content.
  • Donations: When you make a donation (GiveWP), we collect your name, email address, and payment information. Payment is processed by third-party payment processors; we do not store credit card details.
  • Contact form submissions: Via Contact Form 7, we collect your name, email, and message.
  • Newsletter subscriptions: When you subscribe via MailPoet, we collect your email address.
  • Analytics data: We use Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit) to collect anonymized usage data.
  • Social sharing interactions: AddToAny may collect data about shared content.
  • Server logs: IP address, browser type, operating system, and visit timestamps.
  • Cookies: See our Cookie Policy.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Art. 6)

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): For marketing, analytics, newsletter subscriptions, and non-essential cookies.
  • Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): For processing donations.
  • Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): For website security (Wordfence), spam protection (Akismet, Loginizer), and comment moderation.
  • Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): For retaining donation records as required by German tax law.

5. Third-Party Services

  • Google Analytics (Google LLC) — Website usage statistics.
  • AddToAny — Social sharing functionality.
  • MailPoet — Newsletter email delivery.
  • Akismet (Automattic Inc.) — Comment and form spam filtering. Comment data (IP, user agent, content) is sent to Akismet servers for analysis.
  • Payment processors — Donation payment data is handled by third-party gateways. Refer to their respective privacy policies.

6. International Data Transfers

  • Google LLC — United States, under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
  • Automattic Inc. (Akismet) — United States, under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
  • AddToAny — United States, under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

These transfers are safeguarded by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, ensuring adequate data protection as recognized by the European Commission.

7. Data Retention

  • Donation records: 10 years (German tax law requirements).
  • Comments: Retained indefinitely or until you request deletion.
  • Newsletter subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe.
  • Contact form submissions: 1 year, then securely deleted.
  • Analytics data: Per Google Analytics retention settings.
  • Server logs: 30 days, then automatically purged.

8. Donor Privacy

We respect the privacy of our donors. Donor personal information is never sold, shared, or made public without explicit consent. Donation amounts and donor identity are kept confidential.

9. Your Rights (GDPR Art. 13–22)

  • Access (Art. 15): Request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification (Art. 16): Correct inaccurate data.
  • Erasure (Art. 17): Request deletion, subject to legal obligations (e.g., tax records).
  • Restriction (Art. 18): Restrict processing under certain circumstances.
  • Portability (Art. 20): Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Objection (Art. 21): Object to processing based on legitimate interest.

To exercise these rights, contact admin@tribunesroar.com.

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint

Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI)
Graurheindorfer Str. 153
53117 Bonn, Germany

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top indicates the most recent revision.

12. Contact

Email: admin@tribunesroar.com