Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 18, 2026

Welcome to PeakNews Kenya. This legal document details our rigorous processes regarding your personal identifier credentials. Your trust, safety, and operational transparency under local privacy guidelines remain our top daily commitments.

1. Who We Are / Data Controller

The entity in control of processing your information under this policy is:

2. Scope of Application

This privacy declaration governs all registered users, guest readers, corporate digital platform subscribers, and form-submitters on our official domain and corresponding portal instances.

3. Categories of Collected Data

Specifically, our databases store individual data blocks category-by-category:

4. Purposes and Local Legal Bases for Processing

Core Processing GoalData Categories LinkedKenyan Legal Justification basis
Providing Subscriptions & ContentName, Email, Device LogsPerformance of Subscription Contract (Kenya Data Protection Act Section 30)
Platform Analytics & PerformanceIP log, browser cookiesLegitimate Operational Interest (Security, system audit checks)
Targeted Marketing & InquiriesEmail address, phone numberExplicit consent (opt-in authorization confirmed on submission forms)

5. Cookies and Google Consent Mode v2 Integration

Our systems incorporate advanced Consent Mode frameworks. Before you authorize cookie categories in our bottom toggle panel, analytical tracking remains disabled by default. Review cookie guidelines in our integrated Cookie Policy for settings.

6. Third-Party Transmission and Zero-Sale Guarantees

PeakNews Kenya definitely does not trade, rent, or lease your private coordinates to commercial entities. Transmission is limited to trusted infrastructure providers, legally authorized audit agents, or the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) when mandated by the Data Protection Act (2019).

7. International Data Relocation

Hosting facilities are strategically scattered throughout safe territories and cloud partitions conforming to strict Standard Contractual Safeguards verified by regulatory commissions.

8. Retention Thresholds

Personal datasets expire within 36 calendar months of inactivity, except records legally bound to transaction archival and accounting provisions.

9. Legal Rights of the Data Subject

Per the Kenyan Data Protection Act 2019, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or permanent deletion of your stored records. All concerns may also be escalated to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), Nairobi.

10. Security Safeguards

All transfers utilize HTTPS encryption, restricted internal directory profiles, and premium malware threat scanning networks to keep security robust.

11. Protection of Children

In accordance with Kenyan laws, we do not knowingly process data of individuals below 18 years of age without explicit written parental or legal guardian consent.

12. External Website links

Our platform incorporates external resources. We assume zero operating liabilities for their respective layouts or external privacy policies.

13. Systematic Amendments

Any revisions to these segments register automatically on this page with changed effective dates.

14. Inquiry Contact Point

Contact our Data Officer via [email protected] or call +254 20 271 2345.