EkaiReports aims to handle personal data in line with the Data Protection Act, 2019 of Kenya. This policy explains what happens when you visit our website.

Information we collect

  • Technical data. Like most websites, our servers and hosting providers record standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request. We use it to run and secure the site.
  • Readership counts. We count article views to understand what readers value. To avoid counting repeat visits, your IP address is held briefly in our server’s memory (for up to an hour). It is not saved in our database.
  • Messages you send us. If you email us, we keep your message and address so we can respond and keep a record.

We do not currently run reader accounts, comments or a newsletter. If we introduce any of these, we will update this policy first.

Cookies and browser storage

We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. Our site stores a few small items in your browser: whether you dismissed a breaking-news banner, and short-lived items such as the latest weather reading and whether we have already counted your view of an article. These stay on your device and do not identify you. Staff who sign in to our dashboard receive a secure session cookie.

Third parties

Some features load content from other services, which can see your IP address when they do:

  • Cloudinary delivers our images.
  • Open-Meteo supplies the weather shown at the top of the page. Your browser requests it directly.
  • Our hosting providers serve the website and our systems.

Share buttons and links in our stories lead to other websites, which have their own privacy practices.

How we use information

We use it to operate and secure the site, understand readership, respond to messages and meet legal obligations. We do not sell personal data.

How long we keep it

Server logs are kept by our hosting providers for their standard periods. Emails you send us are kept for as long as needed to respond and to maintain our records.

Your rights

Under the Data Protection Act, 2019 you may ask to access, correct or delete personal data we hold about you, and you may object to certain uses of it. Email newsroom@ekaireports.co.ke and we will respond. You also have the right to complain to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of Kenya.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it last changed.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email newsroom@ekaireports.co.ke.