Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 03, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

Independence Avenue Media Corporation is a non-profit news agency committed to protecting your privacy. We do not sell your personal data, we do not show third-party advertisements on our website, and we do not sell your data for commercial purposes.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Independence Avenue Media Corporation, 5053 LOUGHBORO RD NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016.

• Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

• Country refers to: District Of Columbia, United States.

• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.

• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

• Service refers to the Website.

• Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies (such as hosting providers, analytics providers, payment processors) employed by the Company to facilitate the Service.

• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

• Website refers to Independence Avenue Media, accessible from https://www.indavemedia.com

• You means the individual accessing or using the Service.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. We collect this information when You subscribe to our newsletter, contact us via email, or make a voluntary donation. Personally identifiable information may include:

• Email address (Collected for newsletters, communication, and donation confirmation).

• First name and last name (Collected to personalize communication and process donations).

• Usage Data (Collected automatically via Analytics tools).

Donations and Financial Information

We accept voluntary donations to support our mission via PayPal. When You make a donation:

• We collect Your Name and Email Address to process the transaction, send a donation receipt, and for internal record-keeping required for tax compliance.
• We do not store or collect Your payment card details (credit card number, expiration date, CVV). That information is provided directly to PayPal, whose use of Your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy.

PayPal adheres to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council. You can view PayPal’s Privacy Policy at https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/privacy/privacyhub.

Usage Data, Tracking Technologies and Analytics

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information.

We use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. These tools collect data such as IP addresses, browser types, and pages visited to help us improve our content and user experience.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel)

We use the Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel) to measure the effectiveness of our content and to understand the actions people take on our website. This allows us to ensure our news reaches the right audience. The data collected remains anonymous to us; however, this data is stored and processed by Meta (Facebook), which may link this information to your Facebook account.

For more information, please visit Meta’s Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

Bing Webmaster Tools & Yahoo

We use Bing Webmaster Tools and Yahoo related services to monitor the “health” of our website in search results and to analyze traffic originating from these search engines.

For more information on Microsoft (Bing) privacy practices, please visit: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service: including to monitor the usage of our Service via analytics tools.
• To process donations: To manage Your voluntary financial contributions, send receipts, and maintain necessary financial records for non-profit compliance.
• To contact You: To contact You by email regarding updates, newsletters, or informative communications related to our news coverage or your inquiries.
• To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

We do not sell, trade, or rent Your personal identification information to others.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain donation records to comply with applicable tax laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information is processed at the Company’s operating offices in Washington, DC, and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. By submitting your information, you agree to this transfer.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation (including tax reporting for non-profits).
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company.
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: info@indavemedia.com

• By visiting this page on our website: https://www.indavemedia.com/contact-us/