Privacy Policy & Data Governance
Comprehensive Disclosure of Data Collection, Programmatic Advertising & Reader Privacy Rights
1. Institutional Commitment & Governance
OPA News (Optimum Public Affairs), headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operates an international news wire service across seven languages. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of reader confidentiality, journalistic integrity, and digital data protection.
This Privacy Policy applies to opanews.com and all associated digital products. We adhere strictly to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) of Canada, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).
2. Information We Collect
Log & Device Data: When you access OPA News, our edge web servers and delivery networks automatically record standard browser information, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, referring/exit URLs, operating system, and timestamps.
Subscriber Data: If you voluntarily subscribe to our morning briefings or breaking news alerts, we collect your email address and language preference. You may unsubscribe at any time via the link in every newsletter.
Whistleblower & Investigative Tips: Communications submitted through our tip portal are processed through secure, encrypted channels. We do not log IP addresses or identifying metadata for confidential news tips.
3. Third-Party Advertising & Technology Partners (Google & Ezoic)
To support our global newsroom operations and provide open-access journalism without subscription paywalls, OPA News partners with certified third-party advertising vendors, including Google Ad Manager, Google AdSense, DoubleClick, and Ezoic Inc. ("Ezoic").
Third-party vendors, including Google and Ezoic, use cookies, web beacons, and device identifiers to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to opanews.com and other websites across the Internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including to serve programmatic advertisements and optimize user experience.
A detailed list of Ezoic's advertising and technology partners, as well as Ezoic's privacy policy and GDPR consent management, can be reviewed at: https://www.ezoic.com/privacy-policy/ and https://g.ezoic.net/privacy/opanews.com.
4. Cookie Controls & Personalized Advertising Opt-Out
You hold the complete right to control or disable personalized advertising cookies at any time without restricting your access to our news dispatches:
• Google Ads Settings: You can opt out of personalized Google advertising by visiting https://adssettings.google.com.
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): You can opt out of participating third-party advertising networks at https://optout.networkadvertising.org.
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): Learn more and opt out at https://optout.aboutads.info.
• European Visitors (EDAA): Readers within the EU/EEA may exercise choice at https://www.youronlinechoices.eu.
5. European Economic Area (GDPR) Data Rights
If you reside in the EEA or United Kingdom, you possess specific statutory rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, rectify, delete, restrict processing, or receive a portable copy of your data.
Our legal basis for processing data includes our legitimate interest in delivering international journalism, performance of subscriber contracts, and explicit consent for cookie-based advertising managed via our certified Consent Management Platform (CMP).
6. California Consumer Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)
California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion of personal information, and opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising.
OPA News does not sell personal information for monetary compensation. To exercise your rights under California law, contact our privacy desk at [email protected].
7. Data Security & Contact Information
We implement industry-standard encryption (TLS/HTTPS), role-based administrative access, and strict internal firewalls to protect reader information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.
For questions or privacy inquiries, contact our Data Protection Officer at: [email protected] or write to: Optimum Public Affairs, Legal & Privacy Desk, Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, ON M5H 2R2, Canada.
Have questions regarding our editorial governance?
Contact the Standards & Trust Editor at [email protected].