Privacy Policy

Jetpack

Duru Magazine uses Jetpack, a WordPress service operated by Automattic, for certain website features, security, performance, analytics, and related functionality.

Depending on the Jetpack features enabled on our website, Jetpack may process information such as IP addresses, user-agent information, referring URLs, timestamps, browser language, country code, WordPress.com information, comments, and website activity.

Jetpack may also provide functionality associated with WooCommerce and website activity.

The information processed by Jetpack depends on the specific features enabled on our website.

Analytics

Duru Magazine uses analytics and measurement technologies to understand how visitors use our website.

These may include:

• Google Analytics;
• Google Search Console;
• Google Tag Manager;
• Jetpack analytics and related tools; and
• Other analytics technologies that may be introduced in the future.

Analytics information may include pages viewed, traffic sources, device information, browser information, approximate location, interactions, and other website usage information.

We use analytics information to understand audience behavior, improve website performance, improve our content, and make better editorial and business decisions.

Google AdSense and Advertising

Duru Magazine uses Google AdSense to display advertising.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, advertising identifiers, and similar technologies to provide, personalize, measure, and improve advertising.

Advertising technologies may collect information about your browsing activity, device, browser, approximate location, and interactions with advertisements.

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have choices regarding personalized advertising, cookies, and other advertising technologies.

Advertisements displayed on Duru Magazine may be provided by third-party advertising companies. Duru Magazine does not control the privacy practices of every third-party advertiser.

Affiliate Marketing

Duru Magazine participates in affiliate marketing programs.

Some articles, product recommendations, shopping guides, or other content may contain affiliate links.

If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase or take another qualifying action, Duru Magazine may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate networks and merchants may use cookies or similar technologies to recognize that a visitor came to a website through an affiliate link and to attribute a transaction appropriately.

Affiliate partners may have their own privacy policies and terms, which govern their processing of information.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Duru Magazine uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files placed on your device that help websites remember information and provide functionality.

We may use cookies for purposes including:

• Website functionality;
• Login and account functionality;
• WooCommerce shopping-cart functionality;
• Checkout functionality;
• Security;
• Analytics;
• Advertising;
• Affiliate-link attribution;
• Preferences; and
• Improving website performance.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function, while others are used for analytics, advertising, personalization, or other purposes.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website, including shopping-cart, login, or checkout features.

Where required by applicable law, Duru Magazine may provide additional cookie controls or consent mechanisms.

Social Media and Embedded Content

Duru Magazine may display or embed content from third-party platforms such as:

• TikTok;
• YouTube;
• Twitter/X;
• Facebook;
• Pinterest; and
• Other social media or content platforms.

Embedded content may behave as though you have visited the third-party website directly.

These third-party services may collect information about your device, IP address, browser, and interactions with the embedded content, and may place cookies or similar technologies on your device.

The privacy practices of these services are governed by their respective privacy policies.

How We Share Information

Duru Magazine may share personal information with trusted third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our website and provide services.

These may include:

• Hostinger, our website hosting provider;
• WordPress and WordPress-related services;
• Jetpack/Mailpoet;
• WooCommerce;
• Flutterwave;
• Google Analytics;
• Google Search Console;
• Google Tag Manager;
• Google AdSense;
• Newsletter and email-service providers;
• Affiliate networks and merchants;
• Security, spam-prevention, and website-performance providers;
• Professional service providers;
• Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required; and
• Other service providers necessary to operate our website.

We do not sell your personal information as a standalone business transaction.

Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and contractual obligations.

WooCommerce notes that the specific data shared by a store can depend on the extensions, payment providers, shipping services, analytics tools, and other integrations used by that store.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

• Providing requested services;
• Maintaining customer accounts;
• Processing and documenting transactions;
• Maintaining business and accounting records;
• Resolving disputes;
• Preventing fraud and abuse;
• Enforcing agreements; and
• Complying with legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

WooCommerce provides tools for store owners to configure personal-data retention and deletion settings.

Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and should notify us if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate information;
• Request deletion of personal information where legally applicable;
• Request restriction of certain processing;
• Object to certain processing;
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• Request information about how your personal information is processed;
• Request a copy of certain personal information; and
• Make a complaint to a relevant data-protection authority.

Some rights may be subject to legal limitations or exceptions.

To make a privacy request, contact us at:

contact@durumagazine.com

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

International Data Transfers

Duru Magazine has a global audience.

Some of the service providers we use may process or store information outside Nigeria, including in countries where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.

For example, third-party services such as Google, Mailpoet/Jetpack, WooCommerce-related services, and payment providers may process information through infrastructure located in different countries.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Children’s Privacy

Duru Magazine is intended for a general audience.

We do not knowingly seek to collect unnecessary personal information from children.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us in a manner that should not have occurred, please contact us at contact@durumagazine.com so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

Third-Party Websites

Duru Magazine may contain links to third-party websites, including retailers, fashion brands, affiliate partners, social-media platforms, advertisers, and other websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Changes may be made when we:

• Add or remove website features;
• Introduce new services;
• Add payment or shipping providers;
• Add or change advertising or analytics services;
• Change our use of cookies;
• Introduce new affiliate programs; or
• Need to comply with changes in applicable law.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise an applicable privacy right, or have concerns about how Duru Magazine handles personal information, please contact us.

Duru Magazine
Website: durumagazine.com
Email: contact@durumagazine.com

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related requests within the time required by applicable law.