Privacy Policy – Chronicle uz

Welcome to Chronicle uz (hereinafter "we", "us", or "our"), a news and analysis platform covering the automotive industry, politics, social trends, and technology.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your rights when you use our website chron.uz.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

Email address (newsletter subscriptions, comments, contact forms)
Name or nickname (optional)
Comments and any information you choose to provide

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referring/exit pages
Time zone
Pages visited, time spent, and interactions
Device information
Cookies and similar technologies

2. How We Use Your Information

To operate, maintain, and improve our website
To provide news content, newsletters, and updates
To personalize user experience
To analyze traffic and usage trends
To prevent fraud, spam, and security issues
To display relevant advertisements
To comply with legal obligations

3. Advertising – Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertisers

We use Google AdSense and may use other third-party advertising networks.

Google uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads based on users’ visits to this and other websites.

This enables the display of advertisements relevant to your interests.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:

Third-party vendors may also use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to measure ad performance.

4. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We and our partners use the following types of cookies:

Type	Purpose	Can be disabled?
Essential	Site functionality, security, anti-spam	No
Analytics	Traffic analysis, content performance (Google Analytics, etc.)	Yes
Advertising	Personalized ads (Google AdSense, other networks)	Yes (see section 3)
Social Media	Social sharing buttons, embedded content	Partially

Where required by law, we obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.

5. Third Parties We Share Data With

We may share information with:

Google (AdSense, Analytics, reCAPTCHA, Fonts, YouTube embeds)
Newsletter service providers (Mailchimp, Brevo/formerly Sendinblue, etc.)
Cloud hosting/CDN providers
Legal authorities when required by law

We do NOT sell your personal data to third parties.

6. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your jurisdiction (including the United States) by Google and other service providers. We rely on appropriate safeguards including Standard Contractual Clauses where required.

7. Your Rights

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

Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion of your data
Object to or restrict processing
Request data portability

To exercise your rights, contact us at: chroniclenewsuz@gmail.com

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law.

9. Children’s Privacy

Chronicle uz is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

11. Contact Us

Email: chroniclenewsuz@gmail.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chronicleuz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chronicleuz?utm_source=qr&igsh=MW00ajZ5cGppa3AyMg==
Website: https://chron.uz