At The Facts Desk (accessible at https://thefactsdesk.com), the privacy and trust of our readers are our top priorities. The Facts Desk is an independently operated news and fact-checking website managed directly by its creator and a collaborative group of peer researchers and friends. This Privacy Policy details the types of information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect your personal rights.

1. Information We Collect

  • Direct Contact Information: When you send us an email, news tip, correction request, or message through our contact channels, we receive the name, email address, and message details you choose to provide. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry and verify proposed facts.
  • Server Log Files: Like standard websites, our server logs record non-personally identifiable technical information such as your IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamps, referring/exit pages, and page requests. This data is analyzed strictly to ensure server reliability, detect security issues, and understand traffic trends.

2. Cookies and Web Storage

The Facts Desk itself sets no cookies on this website and runs no analytics or user-tracking scripts. We do not sell reader data to data brokers. Two third-party services are loaded to render pages: Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com / fonts.gstatic.com), which receives your IP address in order to serve the typefaces, and, where enabled, Google Translate. If advertising is introduced in future, the cookie behaviour described in the next section will apply and this page will be updated before it does.

3. Google AdSense & Advertising Partners

We may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising partners such as Google AdSense to support our independent operations:

  • Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve relevant advertisements to users based on their visits to this and other websites across the web.
  • You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page or via AboutAds.info.

4. Data Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

We respect the privacy rights of all readers globally:

  • GDPR (EEA Users): You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data you have voluntarily submitted to us.
  • CCPA (California Users): You have the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion, and opt out of the sale of personal information. The Facts Desk does not sell personal user information.

5. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

The Facts Desk is designed for general news and educational readership and does not knowingly collect any personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided personal details to us, please notify us and we will promptly remove the records.

6. Contact the Operator

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices, you can contact the site administrator and editorial team directly at privacy@thefactsdesk.com or via our Contact Page.