Last Updated: 11 October 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to The Nairobi Review. We are committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of our readers, visitors, subscribers, and other users of our website.
This Privacy Policy explains how The Nairobi Review collects, uses, stores, protects, and discloses personal information when you visit our website, read our articles, contact our editorial team, or subscribe to our updates.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. Where consent is required by applicable law, we will seek your consent before processing your personal information.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
Personal information: Information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, telephone number, or other contact details when contacting us or subscribing to our newsletter.
Technical information: Information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and general website usage data.
Usage information: Details about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, articles read, time spent on pages, and referring websites, where such information is collected.
Communication information: Messages, enquiries, feedback, corrections, or other correspondence you send to our editorial or administrative team.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information collected to:
- Provide news, articles, commentary, and other website content.
- Send newsletters and updates to subscribers who have requested them.
- Respond to enquiries, feedback, and requests for corrections.
- Maintain, operate, and improve our website.
- Monitor website performance, security, and technical issues.
- Detect and prevent spam, fraudulent activity, and unauthorised access.
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
We will only process personal information for lawful purposes and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, remember preferences, analyse website traffic, and support website functionality.
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to operate properly, while others may be used for analytics or advertising if these services are enabled.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.
Where required by law, we will obtain consent before using non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies.
5. Newsletter Subscriptions
If you subscribe to The Nairobi Review newsletter, we may use your email address to send news updates, editorial highlights, and other information relating to our publication.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails, where available, or by contacting us directly.
We do not intend to send unsolicited newsletters to individuals who have not requested them, except where otherwise permitted by applicable law.
6. Sharing of Personal Information
The Nairobi Review does not sell personal information to third parties.
We may share information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate our website, deliver newsletters, maintain security, or analyse website performance.
We may also disclose information where required by law, a valid court order, or a lawful request from an authorised authority.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that such processing is subject to suitable safeguards and applicable legal requirements.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should avoid sending sensitive personal information through unsecured communication channels.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, meet applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain legitimate business records.
The retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it is processed.
When personal information is no longer required, we will take appropriate steps to delete it or otherwise dispose of it securely, subject to applicable legal requirements.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Be informed about the collection and use of your personal information.
- Request access to personal information held about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading information.
- Request deletion of personal information where legally applicable.
- Object to certain types of processing.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Request restriction of processing or exercise other applicable data protection rights.
- Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
10. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our articles or pages may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, embedded content, or external services.
These third parties may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies. The Nairobi Review does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing their personal information.
11. Children's Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in circumstances where doing so would be unlawful.
Where applicable, we will take appropriate steps to address the collection of children's personal information in accordance with relevant data protection requirements.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website operations, technology, or applicable laws.
Any revisions will be published on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or need further information about how we handle personal information, please contact The Nairobi Review.
Website: https://nairobireview.africa/
Email: nairobireviewnews@gmail.com
Telephone: 0768074076
Postal Address: P.O. Box 24715–00100, Nairobi, Kenya
14. Applicable Law
This Privacy Policy is intended to be interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of Kenya, including the Data Protection Act, 2019, and relevant regulations, as applicable to our activities.
Where applicable, matters concerning personal data protection may be referred to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of Kenya.
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