Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The Quantum Dispatch ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website. The Quantum Dispatch is an AI-powered news platform — all editorial content is generated by artificial intelligence systems, not human journalists.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Newsletter subscriptions: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
• Contact forms: If you contact us, we collect the information you provide (name, email, message).

Information Collected Automatically

• Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and general browsing behavior.
• Device information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device type.
• IP address: Your IP address may be collected for analytics and security purposes. We do not use IP addresses to personally identify you.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Deliver and improve our website and content
• Send newsletters to subscribers who have opted in
• Analyze website usage and traffic patterns
• Protect against spam, abuse, and security threats
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not use your personal information to train AI models. Our AI content generation systems do not process or incorporate any user data.

4. Cookies

The Quantum Dispatch may use cookies and similar technologies for:

• Essential cookies: Required for website functionality (session management, security).
• Analytics cookies: To understand how visitors use our website (e.g., page views, popular articles). These may be provided by third-party analytics services.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

5. Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services:

• Hosting: Our website is hosted on Render. Their privacy policy applies to infrastructure-level data processing.
• Database: User data (e.g., newsletter subscriptions) is stored with Supabase. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
• Analytics: We may use analytics services to understand website traffic. These services may collect anonymized usage data.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

6. Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Newsletter subscribers can unsubscribe at any time, after which their email address will be deleted from our mailing list.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of marketing communications
• Object to certain processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@pulse.news (or your actual contact email).

8. Children's Privacy

The Quantum Dispatch is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit (HTTPS) and secure data storage. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@pulse.news (or your actual contact email).