1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide Directly
- Newsletter subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
- Comments: When you leave a comment on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comment form (name, email address, and comment content), along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- Contact: If you contact us by email or through a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
- Membership/subscription: If you sign up for our membership program, we collect the information needed to create and manage your account, such as your name, email address, and payment details. Payment information is processed by third-party payment providers and is not stored on our servers.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Site, we and our third-party service providers automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address and approximate location (city/country level)
- Browser type and version, operating system, and device type
- Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring website, and click behavior
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 4)
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content
- Send you our newsletter and updates (only if you have subscribed)
- Manage your membership account and process subscriptions
- Display and moderate comments
- Respond to your inquiries and support requests
- Analyze Site traffic and usage trends
- Detect, prevent, and address spam, abuse, and security issues
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information.
3. Legal Bases for Processing (EEA/UK Visitors)
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data on the following legal bases: your consent (e.g., newsletter subscription), the performance of a contract (e.g., membership access), our legitimate interests (e.g., site security and analytics), and compliance with legal obligations.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The Site uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to enhance your browsing experience. These include:
- Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function (e.g., login sessions for members, comment preferences).
- Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics (via Site Kit by Google) to understand how visitors use the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as pages visited, time on site, and approximate location. You can learn how Google uses this data at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Functional cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to cookies that save your name, email, and website so you don’t have to re-enter them.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some Site features.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following categories of third-party services, which may process your data under their own privacy policies:
- Google (Site Kit, Google Analytics): Site analytics and performance measurement
- Email/newsletter provider: Delivery of our newsletter to subscribers
- Payment processors: Handling of membership payments
- Hosting provider: Storage and delivery of the Site
- Social media platforms: Our pages link to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. If you interact with these platforms, their own privacy policies apply.
6. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically.
- Newsletter subscribers: We retain your email address until you unsubscribe. Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link.
- Member accounts: We retain account information for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account at any time.
- Analytics data: Retained according to the retention settings of Google Analytics.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribe from the newsletter)
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
If you have left comments on the Site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase it. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 12.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children’s Privacy
The Site publishes true crime content and is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
11. International Data Transfers
The Site is operated globally, and your information may be processed on servers located outside your country of residence. Where required, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:
Email: support@thecasehunter.com Website: https://thecasehunter.com
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.