Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 30, 2026
Last Updated: September 30, 2026

ArundelPost (“ArundelPost,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the privacy of our readers, subscribers, contributors, advertisers, and website visitors.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you visit the ArundelPost website, subscribe to our newsletters, communicate with us, participate in surveys or events, submit information or news tips, purchase products or services, or otherwise interact with ArundelPost.

By using our website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through ArundelPost's website, newsletters, digital products, subscription services, forms, advertising services, events, surveys, promotions, and other services that link to this policy.

Because ArundelPost is a news organization, we also collect information for newsgathering, reporting, research, editorial, and journalistic purposes. Information gathered or maintained as part of our journalism, reporting, editorial activities, public-record research, source development, or published news content may be treated differently from ordinary consumer information where permitted by applicable law.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with ArundelPost, we may collect:

Contact information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, or organization.
Subscription information, including newsletter preferences and subscription status.
Account information, if accounts or memberships are offered.
Payment and transaction information when you purchase a subscription, advertising, event admission, product, or other service. Payment card information may be processed directly by third-party payment providers rather than stored by ArundelPost.
Information you submit, including comments, letters to the editor, story suggestions, news tips, surveys, photographs, event submissions, business information, documents, or other materials.
Advertising information provided by advertisers or organizations purchasing advertising or sponsored services.
Technical information, including IP address, device type, browser, operating system, referring website, pages viewed, approximate geographic location, and interaction data.
Cookie and analytics information collected through cookies, pixels, analytics tools, advertising technologies, and similar technologies.
Communications, including messages you send to ArundelPost through email, contact forms, social media, or other channels.
Publicly available information, including government records, public meetings, court records, public websites, social media, press releases, and other sources used for legitimate journalistic purposes.

3. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to operate and improve ArundelPost; publish and distribute journalism; deliver newsletters and subscriptions; respond to questions and requests; process transactions; manage advertising relationships; operate events, surveys, contests, or promotions; personalize reader experiences; understand readership and website performance; detect fraud, abuse, or security threats; maintain our records; comply with legal requirements; and protect the rights, safety, property, and integrity of ArundelPost, our readers, and others.

We may also use aggregated or de-identified information for analytics, audience measurement, research, business planning, advertising measurement, and other lawful purposes.

4. Journalism, News Tips, and Sources

ArundelPost encourages members of the community to contact our newsroom with news tips, documents, photographs, story ideas, corrections, and other information.

Submitting information to ArundelPost does not automatically create a confidential-source relationship.

If confidentiality is important, please discuss confidentiality with a member of our editorial team before providing sensitive information through ordinary website forms or email.

Information obtained for legitimate journalistic, newsgathering, editorial, or public-interest purposes may be retained and used as part of our reporting activities, subject to applicable law and ArundelPost's editorial standards.

5. Newsletters and Email Communications

If you subscribe to an ArundelPost newsletter, we may use your email address and related information to deliver the newsletter and administer your subscription.

We may measure whether emails are delivered, opened, or clicked to understand reader engagement and improve our publications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in the email.

We may still send administrative or transactional communications when necessary, such as subscription confirmations, receipts, account notices, or responses to requests you initiated.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

ArundelPost and service providers working on our behalf may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics technologies, and similar tools.

These technologies may be used to keep the website functioning, remember preferences, measure traffic, understand how readers use the website, improve content, prevent fraud, measure advertising performance, and support advertising.

You may be able to restrict cookies through your browser settings or through privacy controls provided on our website.

Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality.

7. Analytics

We may use third-party analytics providers to understand website traffic, readership patterns, device information, referral sources, and interactions with ArundelPost content.

These providers may collect information through cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy policies and contractual arrangements with ArundelPost.

8. Advertising

ArundelPost may display advertisements, sponsored content, or other paid promotions.

Advertising and technology partners may use cookies, pixels, device identifiers, or similar technologies to measure advertisement performance or, where permitted, provide advertising based on interests or activity.

Some privacy laws may characterize certain advertising-related disclosures as “selling,” “sharing,” or processing information for “targeted advertising,” even when no money is exchanged for the personal information itself.

Where applicable law provides a right to opt out of such processing, ArundelPost will provide a method for exercising that right.

Sponsored or paid content will be identified as appropriate under our editorial and advertising practices.

We may disclose personal information to companies that provide services to ArundelPost, such as website hosting, email delivery, newsletter management, analytics, payment processing, advertising, cybersecurity, customer support, data storage, and professional services.

We may also disclose information when required by law, court order, subpoena, or other valid legal process; when reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, security incidents, or violations of our policies; or when necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of ArundelPost or others.

If ArundelPost or substantially all of its assets are sold, merged, reorganized, financed, or transferred, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We do not sell sensitive personal information.

10. Maryland Privacy Rights

Residents of Maryland may have privacy rights under the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act and other applicable laws when those laws apply to ArundelPost.

Depending on the circumstances, Maryland residents may have the right to request confirmation of whether we process their personal data, access certain personal data, correct inaccuracies, request deletion, obtain a copy of certain information, and opt out of certain sales, targeted advertising, or profiling activities.

Maryland residents may also have the right to appeal certain decisions regarding privacy requests and to exercise their rights without unlawful discrimination.

Some rights are subject to exceptions. For example, we may retain information when necessary to comply with law, protect security, establish or defend legal claims, complete requested transactions, or perform other activities permitted by law.

These consumer privacy rights do not necessarily apply in the same manner to information maintained for journalistic, editorial, public-record, or other legally protected purposes.

11. Exercising Your Privacy Rights

To submit a privacy request, contact ArundelPost using the contact information listed at the end of this policy.

Please include sufficient information for us to understand your request and reasonably verify your identity.

We may request additional information when necessary to verify that a request relates to you.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by applicable law, although we may require evidence that the agent has authority to act on your behalf.

If we deny a request and applicable law gives you a right to appeal, instructions for submitting an appeal will be provided with our response.

12. Sensitive Personal Information

ArundelPost does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through ordinary website interactions unless the information is reasonably necessary for a requested service, voluntarily provided by the individual, used for legitimate journalistic purposes, or otherwise permitted by law.

We do not sell sensitive personal information.

Please avoid submitting highly sensitive information through general website forms or ordinary email unless it is necessary.

13. Reader Comments and Public Submissions

Information you submit for public posting—including comments, letters to the editor, event information, business announcements, photographs, or community submissions—may become publicly available.

Once information has been published or made public, ArundelPost may not be able to control how other individuals, search engines, archives, or third parties copy, preserve, or redistribute it.

ArundelPost articles and pages may contain links to websites, social networks, government resources, businesses, advertisers, or other third parties.

ArundelPost does not control the privacy practices of these third parties. When you leave our website or interact directly with a third-party service, that organization's privacy policy generally governs its handling of your information.

15. Data Security

ArundelPost uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

However, no website, database, email system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should exercise care when transmitting confidential or sensitive information electronically.

16. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing services, maintaining business and financial records, protecting our legal interests, preventing fraud, meeting legal obligations, and maintaining legitimate journalistic archives.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

Journalistic records and published materials may be maintained for archival, historical, public-interest, or editorial purposes.

17. Children's Privacy

ArundelPost is intended for a general audience and is not directed primarily to children under 13.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information online from children under 13 in circumstances prohibited by applicable law.

If we learn that personal information from a child has been collected in a manner requiring parental consent and appropriate consent was not obtained, we will take appropriate steps consistent with applicable law.

Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information to ArundelPost may contact us using the information below.

18. Your Choices

You can unsubscribe from newsletters using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

You may control certain cookies through your browser, device settings, or website privacy controls where available.

Depending on your location and applicable privacy law, additional opt-out rights may be available relating to targeted advertising, sales or sharing of personal information, or certain types of profiling.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

ArundelPost may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or legal requirements.

When material changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and may provide additional notice where appropriate.

Continued use of ArundelPost after an updated policy becomes effective constitutes acknowledgment of the revised policy to the extent permitted by law.

20. Contact ArundelPost

Questions, privacy requests, correction requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

ArundelPost
Privacy / Administrative Contact
Email: contact@arundelpost.com
Website: www.arundelpost.com