Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2026 September 02

1. Introduction

Welcome to Glowls News (“Glowls”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We operate the website www.glowls.com (the “Site”), a digital news and entertainment publication covering technology, gaming, science, lifestyle and related topics.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site. It also describes your rights regarding your personal data. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and other relevant legislation.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

Subscribe to our newsletter or email updates
Contact us via email or any contact form
Leave comments on articles (if enabled)
Participate in surveys, contests, or promotional activities

This information may include your name, email address, and any other details you choose to share.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Site, we and our third-party partners automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referring URLs
Pages viewed, time spent on pages, and navigation paths
Device identifiers and approximate location (derived from IP address)
Cookie and similar tracking technologies data

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyse Site traffic, and deliver personalised advertising. For full details of the cookies we use, their purposes and how you can manage them, please see our dedicated Cookies Policy. Additional information about advertising cookies is also provided in Section 4 (Google AdSense and Advertising).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To operate, maintain, and improve the Site
To provide news content and personalise your experience
To send newsletters and respond to your enquiries
To analyse usage trends and improve content and performance
To display relevant advertisements (including through Google AdSense)
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or abuse
To comply with legal obligations

This section is specifically included to comply with Google AdSense programme requirements.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Site. Google and other third-party vendors use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.

In accordance with Google’s requirements, we disclose the following:

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting https://optout.aboutads.info.

4.1 Additional Third-Party Vendors

Other third-party vendors or ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads on our Site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties. You may opt out of certain third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ or the Digital Advertising Alliance page at https://optout.aboutads.info.

4.2 Google Privacy & Terms

For more information about how Google collects and processes data, please review Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and the Google Ads Controller-Controller Data Protection Terms.

5. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

Consent: where you have given clear consent (e.g., cookie consent, newsletter subscription).
Legitimate interests: for operating the Site, analytics, security, and non-personalised advertising, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal obligation: where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.

6. Sharing of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:

Service providers: hosting, analytics, email delivery, and security providers who process data on our behalf.
Advertising partners: Google and other ad networks as described in Section 4.
Legal authorities: when required by law or to protect our rights, safety, or property.
Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

7. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your country of residence, including the United States, where data protection laws may differ. Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or rely on adequacy decisions.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Analytics and advertising data are retained according to the policies of the respective providers (e.g., Google).

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure: request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
Restriction: request restriction of processing.
Data portability: receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
Withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent.
California residents: additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know, delete, and opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information (we do not sell personal information).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 13. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under the age of 16 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.

11. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Artificial Intelligence and Editorial Standards

We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist in the research, drafting or editing of content published on the Site. Any personal data processed in connection with such tools is handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy. AI-assisted content is subject to human review before publication.

For full details of how we use AI and our editorial standards, please see our Editorial Standards & AI Transparency page.

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Terms of Service.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or have concerns about our data practices, please contact us at:

Glowls News
Website: www.glowls.com/contact-us

We recommend that you also check the contact details published in the footer of the Site.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the Policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.