Privacy Policy

Climate News Task Force (“Climate News Task Force”, “CNTF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a collaboration of news organizations that produce or publish climate news. We care about your privacy, and we want to be straightforward about what information we collect when you visit our website and how we use it. If anything here is unclear, please reach out to us at contact@newscollaborative.org.

This policy covers information collected through our website. It doesn’t cover information you share with us in other ways – for example, by phone, in person, or through postal mail.

You can use this CNTF website without telling us anything about yourself. We only collect personal information when you choose to share it. When you sign up for the newsletter, we collect your name and email address so we can send you our newsletter and those from the members of CNTF.

Like most websites, ours collects some information automatically when you visit. This includes:

• Your IP address
• Your browser type and device type
• The pages you visit on our site and how long you spend on them
• The site you came from (the “referring” site)

We use this information to understand how readers find and use Floodlight, to improve the site, and to keep it secure.

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files a website places on your device that help it remember things – like whether you’ve visited before, or what you read last time. We use cookies to:

• Make the site work properly
• Understand how readers use the site (for example, through Google Analytics)
• Remember your preferences

You can turn off or delete cookies through your browser’s settings. If you do, some parts of the site may not work as smoothly, but you’ll still be able to read our journalism.

We use the information you give us to:

• Send you newsletters and updates you’ve asked for
• Process and acknowledge donations
• Respond to questions or requests you send us
• Understand who our readers and supporters are, so we can serve them better
• Keep our website running and secure
• We do not sell your personal information.

We share information only with the service providers that help us run CNTF and the members that form part of the collaboration. These include:

• Email/newsletter platforms (to deliver newsletters)
• Payment processor (to process donations)
• Website analytics provider (to understand site traffic)
• Donor management system (to keep track of supporters)
• Our 12 members:
  • Canary Media
  • Drilled
  • Floodlight
  • Grist
  • High Country News
  • Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
  • Mountain West News Bureau
  • Planet Detroit
  • Sentient
  • Wisconsin Watch
  • Mother Jones/Reveal
  • The Xylom

These providers can only use your information to do work for us. We may also share information if we’re legally required to – for example, in response to a subpoena or court order – or if it’s necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of CNTF, our readers, or others.

We use reasonable security measures to protect the information you share with us. No system is 100% secure, but we work to safeguard your data and we only keep it as long as we need it.

You can:

• Unsubscribe from our newsletter, or any of the 12 member newsletters, anytime by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any emails you receive.
• Ask us to update or delete the personal information we have about you by emailing contact@newscollaborative.org
• Opt out of cookies and analytics through your browser settings or by using tools like the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on

 

CNTF’s website isn’t directed at children under 13. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has shared information with us, please contact us and we’ll delete it.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information – including the right to know what we’ve collected, to request a copy, or to have it deleted. To make a request, email us at contact@newscollaborative.org.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll change the “Effective date” at the top. We encourage you to check back occasionally so you know what’s current.

Questions about this policy, or about your information? Email us at contact@newscollaborative.org.