Last updated: 1 August 2026
LRTVS Newswatch (“we”, “us”, “our”) publishes news, sport and community reporting for Berbice and the wider Guyana. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit lrtvsnewswatch.com, why we collect it, how we use it, who we share it with, and what choices you have.
Who we are
LRTVS Newswatch is an independent news publication operating from New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana. Our website address is https://lrtvsnewswatch.com. You can reach us through our Contact Us page.
Information you give us
You can read the site without telling us anything about yourself. We only receive personal information when you choose to send it, which happens in a few situations.
When you use our contact form or submit a story, we receive the name, email address and any other details you type into the form, along with the message itself. When you leave a comment, we receive your name, email address, comment text, IP address and browser user agent string. If you sign up for updates, we receive your email address.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our servers keep standard access logs. These record your IP address, the pages you requested, the date and time, the referring page and your browser and device type. This information helps us keep the site running, diagnose faults and detect abuse.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website. We use cookies for a small number of purposes: to remember your details if you leave a comment, to keep editors logged in to the publishing system, and to support advertising and audience measurement as described below.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Every major browser lets you block cookies, delete existing ones, or warn you before one is set. Blocking cookies will not stop you reading the site, though some features such as comment pre-fill may stop working.
Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertising on this site. Advertising is what allows us to publish free of charge.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet. Third-party vendors and ad networks may also serve ads on this site and may use cookies or similar technologies to do so.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. You can opt out of personalised advertising from many other vendors at https://www.aboutads.info/choices and https://www.youronlinechoices.com. Opting out does not remove advertising; it means the advertising you see will be less relevant to you.
Advertisers do not receive your name, email address or any other information you have submitted directly to us.
Analytics and measurement
We may use analytics tools to understand which articles are read, how readers arrive at the site and how the site performs on different devices. These tools report to us in aggregate. We do not use them to identify individual readers.
Comment spam filtering
Comments left on the site are checked by an automated spam detection service. To do this, the comment text and limited metadata, including the commenter’s IP address, may be transmitted to the service provider. This is necessary to keep the comment sections usable.
Embedded content from other sites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, social media posts or maps. Embedded content from another website behaves exactly as if you had visited that website directly. Those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that service. We do not control the privacy practices of those third parties.
How we use your information
We use the information described above to publish and improve our journalism, to respond to messages and story tips, to moderate comments, to keep the site secure and available, to understand our audience in aggregate, and to display advertising that funds our work. We do not sell your personal information.
Who we share information with
We share personal information only where it is necessary: with the service providers who host our website, filter spam, deliver our forms and serve our advertising; and where we are required to do so by law, or where it is necessary to protect our rights, our readers or the public.
How long we keep information
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically rather than held in a moderation queue. Messages sent through our contact and story submission forms are kept for as long as they are editorially useful. Server access logs are kept for a limited period for security and diagnostic purposes.
Your rights
You may ask us for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to erase it. Please make the request through our Contact Us page. We may need to keep some information where we have a legal obligation or a legitimate journalistic reason to do so, and we will explain if that is the case.
Children
This site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will remove it.
Security
The site is served over an encrypted HTTPS connection and hosted on managed infrastructure with routine security updates. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold.
International transfers
Our hosting and service providers operate servers outside Guyana. By using this site you understand that information may be processed in other countries whose data protection laws may differ from those of your own.
Changes to this policy
We will update this page when our practices change. The date at the top shows when it was last revised. Significant changes will be noted on the site.
Contact
Questions about this policy, or about how we handle your information, should be sent through our Contact Us page.