This Privacy Policy explains how CRN Times may collect, use, disclose and protect information when you visit our website, contact our newsroom or interact with our digital services.
1. Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide information when you contact CRN Times, submit a news tip, request a correction, subscribe to or request a newsletter, make a privacy request or otherwise communicate with us. This may include your name, email address, message contents, documents, links or other materials you choose to provide.
2. Information Collected Automatically
When you use the site, CRN Times and service providers used by the site may automatically receive technical information such as browser type, device type, IP address, approximate location, pages viewed, referring pages, date and time information, and advertising or analytics identifiers where applicable.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
CRN Times and third-party service providers may use cookies, local storage, pixels, web beacons and similar technologies for website functionality, security, audience measurement, preferences, analytics and advertising.
Your browser may allow you to delete or block cookies. Some site features may not function as intended if certain technologies are disabled.
4. Google AdSense and Advertising
CRN Times may display advertising provided by Google AdSense and other advertising partners. Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to serve, measure and, where permitted, personalize advertisements.
Google may process information from sites or apps that use its services in accordance with its own policies. More information is available at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Information about Google's advertising technologies and controls is available at Google's advertising technologies page and My Ad Center.
5. Consent and Privacy Choices
Where required by applicable law or advertising-platform requirements, CRN Times may display a consent-management message that allows users to make choices about advertising, personalization, measurement, cookies or similar technologies.
The choices presented may vary by location and by the technologies or service providers in use. Where a consent control is available on the site, users may use that control to review or change available choices.
6. Analytics
CRN Times may use analytics services to understand how readers find and use the site, measure audience and performance, identify technical problems and improve content and website functionality.
7. How We Use Information
- Operate, maintain and secure CRN Times.
- Improve site functionality, performance and content.
- Respond to readers and other inquiries.
- Review news tips, correction requests and editorial feedback.
- Deliver requested communications.
- Measure website and audience performance.
- Prevent spam, fraud, abuse and security threats.
- Display, personalize where permitted, and measure advertising.
- Comply with applicable legal obligations and protect legitimate rights.
8. Third-Party Services
CRN Times may rely on third-party providers for hosting, analytics, advertising, embedded media, security, communications and other website functions. Those providers may process information under their own privacy policies and terms.
9. External Links and Embedded Content
Articles may link to or embed content from external websites, social platforms and other services. CRN Times does not control the privacy practices of third-party services.
10. Data Retention
Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate records, address disputes, protect security, enforce rights or meet applicable legal obligations.
11. Children
CRN Times is a general-audience news publication and is not specifically directed to young children. We do not intentionally ask children to submit sensitive personal information through ordinary site contact channels.
12. Your Privacy Requests
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to access, correction, deletion, objection, restriction, portability or withdrawal of consent regarding personal information.
To make a privacy request, email info@crntimes.com with PRIVACY in the subject line.
13. Security
CRN Times uses reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information under its control. No internet transmission or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
14. Changes to This Policy
CRN Times may update this Privacy Policy when our services, technology, advertising configuration or applicable requirements change. The current version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
Privacy contact: info@crntimes.com
Last updated: August 19, 2026