Effective Date: May 20, 2025
Last Updated: July 6, 2026

ICT, also known as Indian Country Today, is a division of IndiJ Public Media. IndiJ Public Media operates the website located at https://ictnews.org.

This Privacy Policy explains how ICT (Indian Country Today) and IndiJ Public Media collect, use, share, and protect information when you visit ictnews.org, interact with our content, subscribe to our newsletters, submit information through forms, register for events, make a donation, leave comments, or otherwise communicate with us.

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “ICT,” “Indian Country Today,” “IndiJ Public Media,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to IndiJ Public Media and its ICT (Indian Country Today) division.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through ictnews.org and related audience, newsletter, donation, event, and communication tools connected to the website. It does not necessarily describe every way information may be collected or used in connection with journalism, reporting, employment, contracting, or other organizational activities.

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly to us, information collected automatically when you use our website, and information provided to us by service providers or third-party platforms.

Information You Provide to Us

We may collect information you choose to provide, including:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Mailing address
  • Phone number
  • Organization or title, if provided
  • Newsletter preferences
  • Donation information
  • Event registration information
  • Comments, messages, survey responses, or form submissions
  • Account information, if account registration is available
  • Any other information you choose to submit through the website

If you make a donation, register for an event, or complete a transaction through a third-party platform, payment information may be collected and processed by that third-party payment processor. ICT does not intentionally store full credit card numbers on ictnews.org.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit ictnews.org, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain information about your device and activity, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed
  • Links clicked
  • Referring URLs
  • Date and time of visit
  • Approximate location based on IP address
  • Interactions with emails, newsletters, embedded content, advertisements, or site features

We may collect this information through cookies, pixels, log files, analytics tools, advertising technologies, and similar technologies.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam and protect the site.

An anonymized string created from your email address, also called a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data, including EXIF GPS data. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images posted on the website.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your browser or device. We may use cookies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand site traffic, improve performance, prevent fraud or spam, support advertising, and measure the effectiveness of our content and communications.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for one year.

If you visit a login page, we may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When authorized users log in, we may set cookies to save login information and screen display choices. Login cookies may last for two days, and screen option cookies may last for a year. If “Remember Me” is selected, login may persist for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies will be removed.

If an authorized user edits or publishes an article, an additional cookie may be saved in the browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article that was edited. It expires after one day.

You can usually set your browser to remove or reject cookies. Some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

Website Platform, Hosting, and CMS Provider

ICT uses Newspack, a publishing platform built on WordPress and hosted by WordPress.com, to operate and manage ictnews.org. Newspack, WordPress.com, Jetpack, and related services are provided by Automattic Inc.

As part of providing website hosting, content management, security, performance, analytics, spam protection, support, and related technology services, Newspack, WordPress.com, Jetpack, Automattic, and their service providers may process certain information related to the operation and use of ictnews.org. This may include technical information, site activity, administrator activity, analytics information, email signup activity, donation-related activity, and other information needed to provide and improve the platform.

IndiJ Public Media remains responsible for the privacy practices described in this Privacy Policy. Newspack, WordPress.com, Jetpack, Automattic, and other third-party providers may have their own privacy policies that apply to their services.

How We Use Information

We may use information we collect to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve ictnews.org
  • Publish and moderate comments
  • Send newsletters, updates, alerts, fundraising messages, event information, and other communications
  • Respond to questions, requests, or feedback
  • Process donations, event registrations, purchases, or other transactions
  • Manage contact records, donor records, sponsor records, and audience relationships
  • Analyze website traffic and audience engagement
  • Deliver, personalize, and measure content, advertising, sponsorships, and communications
  • Protect the security and integrity of the website
  • Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Carry out any purpose disclosed at the time information is collected

Newsletters, Email Communications, and Audience Records

If you subscribe to an ICT newsletter, register for an event, make a donation, complete a form, or otherwise choose to provide your information to us, we may use that information to communicate with you.

We may use Mailchimp to manage newsletter subscriptions, email lists, and email communications. We may use Salesforce to manage contact records, donor records, sponsor records, audience relationships, fundraising activity, event information, and related organizational communications.

You may unsubscribe from newsletter or promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those emails. We may still send non-promotional messages when necessary, such as administrative, transactional, donor-related, event-related, or security-related communications.

Donations, Payments, and Transactions

If you make a donation, register for an event, purchase a product, or complete another transaction connected to ICT, we may collect information needed to process and document that transaction.

We may use Stripe and other payment processors to process payments. Payment processors may collect payment information, billing information, transaction details, and related information needed to complete the transaction, prevent fraud, comply with legal obligations, and provide their services.

ICT does not intentionally store full credit card numbers on ictnews.org.

Analytics, Advertising, and Measurement

We use third-party tools and service providers to understand how visitors use ictnews.org, measure audience engagement, deliver and measure advertising, improve site performance, and support our journalism and business operations.

These services may include:

  • Google Analytics, which helps us understand website traffic, audience behavior, and content performance.
  • Google Ad Manager, which helps us manage, deliver, and measure advertising on ictnews.org.
  • Jetpack, which may support site performance, security, analytics, and related WordPress/Newspack functionality.
  • Newspack, WordPress.com, and Automattic, which support website publishing, hosting, CMS functionality, security, analytics, and platform operations.

These providers may use cookies, pixels, device identifiers, IP addresses, browser information, and similar technologies to collect information about activity on ictnews.org and, in some cases, activity across other websites or services.

You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Some analytics, advertising, or site features may not function properly if cookies are blocked or disabled.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, posts, maps, audio players, social media posts, or articles from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. This may include tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that third-party website.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may link to websites or services operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of those third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Who We Share Information With

We may share information with service providers and partners that help us operate ictnews.org, communicate with readers, process donations, manage records, deliver advertising, measure audience engagement, protect the site, and conduct our operations.

These may include:

  • Newspack, WordPress.com, Jetpack, Automattic, and other website hosting, CMS, security, performance, and technology providers
  • Google Analytics and other analytics or measurement providers
  • Google Ad Manager and other advertising or sponsorship service providers
  • Mailchimp and other email newsletter or communication providers
  • Salesforce and other CRM, donor management, or audience relationship platforms
  • Stripe and other donation, payment, or transaction processors
  • Event registration platforms, if used
  • Spam detection, security, and fraud-prevention providers
  • Professional advisers, such as accountants, attorneys, consultants, auditors, or insurers
  • Law enforcement, regulators, courts, or others when required by law or when necessary to protect our rights, safety, users, organization, or the public
  • Other parties with your consent or at your direction

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify you.

How Long We Retain Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate ictnews.org, provide services, send communications, manage donations and records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, maintain security, and preserve appropriate business records.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose for which it was collected, our operational needs, and applicable legal requirements.

For example, if you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

When information is no longer needed, we may delete, de-identify, aggregate, archive, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with our internal policies and applicable law.

We may retain information longer when necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, resolve disputes, maintain security, or respond to an actual or reasonably anticipated legal, regulatory, audit, or other proceeding.

Your Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and how you interact with our website, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to request access to personal information we hold about you, request correction, request deletion, unsubscribe from email communications, or object to certain uses of your information.

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided to us. You may also request that we erase personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required or permitted to keep for administrative, legal, security, journalistic, archival, or other legitimate purposes.

To make a privacy request, contact us at:

Email: admin@ictnews.org

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

Advertising Choices

Some advertising or analytics technologies may use cookies, pixels, or similar tools. You may be able to limit certain tracking technologies through your browser settings, device settings, industry opt-out tools, or settings provided by the relevant third-party service providers.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide applicable choices regarding certain uses of personal information, such as targeted advertising, sale, or sharing as those terms may be defined by privacy laws.

Children’s Privacy

ICT does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at admin@ictnews.org, and we will take appropriate steps to delete the information.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information. However, no website, system, or method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Visitors

ICT is based in the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be processed and stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date above. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice as appropriate.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:

ICT (Indian Country Today)

A division of IndiJ Public Media

Address: 555 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Email: admin@ictnews.org