Privacy Policy

Who we are
Diplomatic News (https://diplomaticnews.pk) is an independent news platform covering diplomacy, foreign policy and global affairs.

Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service. After approval, your profile picture is visible publicly with your comment.

Media
If you upload images, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email and website in cookies for one year. Login and screen-option cookies are set for registered users and expire between one day and two weeks.

Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site (pages visited, time on site, general location). This data is aggregated and does not personally identify you. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising
We display advertisements served by Google AdSense and other third-party vendors. These vendors use cookies (including the Google advertising cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings (https://adssettings.google.com) or www.aboutads.info/choices.

Embedded content from other websites
Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, social posts). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website, which may collect data, use cookies and track your interaction.

Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not sell your personal data.

How long we retain your data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for moderation purposes. Registered users can see, edit or delete their personal information at any time.

What rights you have over your data
You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase it, excluding data kept for administrative, legal or security purposes.

Contact
For any privacy questions, contact us at: [aap ka email yahan]

Last updated: July 2026