Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Nature Coast Daily ("Nature Coast Daily", "we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at https://naturecoastdaily.com.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, and phone number when you submit forms, sign up for our newsletter, or contact us.
• Submission Content: News tips, event submissions, business listings, classified ads, and community posts you submit to us.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, including pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs.
• Cookies: Small data files stored on your device to improve your experience and analyze site traffic.
• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, and IP address for security and analytics purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer service
• To send you our newsletter and local updates (only if you subscribe)
• To review and publish community-submitted content
• To improve our website and user experience
• To detect and prevent spam and fraudulent activity
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will send you local news, events, deals, and community updates. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us directly. We will not sell or share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and understand where our visitors come from. You can control cookie settings through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality of our website.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services including:

• Analytics: To understand website traffic and user behavior
• Weather Services: wttr.in for weather data display
• Email Marketing: For newsletter delivery
• Advertising Networks: For displaying advertisements

These third parties have their own privacy policies governing their use of your information.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. Our site uses SSL/HTTPS encryption. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.

9. Your Rights

You 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 at any time
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Security & Technical Logging

For security, spam prevention, duplicate account detection, and moderation purposes, this website automatically collects certain technical information when you interact with it. This includes:

• IP Address: Your internet protocol address is recorded when you create an account, log in, post a comment, submit a news tip, or submit any form on this site.
• Date & Time: The date and time of each interaction is logged.
• Browser & Device Information: Your browser type, operating system, and device type may be recorded.
• Submission Source: The type of form or action that generated the log entry.

Anonymous tips do not require your name, email, or phone number, but technical security logs may still be recorded as described above.

This technical information is used solely for: spam prevention, abuse prevention, duplicate account detection, moderation, site security, and legal protection if needed. It is accessible only to authorized site administrators and is never sold, shared with third parties, or displayed publicly.

IP addresses are not used to automatically ban or block users. Shared internet connections (family households, businesses, public WiFi, schools, and workplaces) may share the same IP address. Our system flags possible related accounts for administrator review only. Blocking actions are taken manually by administrators on a case-by-case basis.

Security logs are retained for a reasonable period necessary for moderation and legal purposes, and are not kept longer than needed unless there is a safety, abuse, spam, moderation, or legal reason to preserve them.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: