Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 17, 2026

CrockShock News ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at news.crockshock.in.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages you visit and the time spent on them
  • Referring website URL
  • IP address (anonymized)
  • Date and time of your visit

1.2 Cookies and Local Storage

We use minimal local storage to remember your theme preference (dark/light mode). We do not use tracking cookies for advertising.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and maintain our website
  • Improve user experience and website performance
  • Analyze usage patterns and trends
  • Ensure security and prevent abuse

3. Third-Party Services

Our website may use the following third-party services:

  • Google Fonts — We use Google Fonts to render typography. Google may collect your IP address when fonts are loaded. See Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Cloudflare Pages — Our website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may collect analytics data. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties. We may share anonymized, aggregated data for analytics purposes.

5. Data Retention

We retain automatically collected data for a reasonable period to analyze trends and improve our services. This data is anonymized and does not personally identify you.

6. Your Rights

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

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to or restrict processing
  • Data portability

To exercise these rights, please contact us.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website 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.

8. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, secure headers, and content security policies to protect data transmitted through our website.

9. 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. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at crockshocknews@gmail.com or visit our Contact page.