Last updated: January 2026

At KYS Africa, accessible from https://kysafrica.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information that are collected and recorded by KYS Africa and how we use it.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://kysafrica.com
KYS Africa is a digital news and media platform providing news, features, and information relevant to Africa and beyond.

2. Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if applicable) is visible to the public alongside your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

4. Cookies

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

If you visit our login page, we will 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 you log in, we will set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences.

  • Login cookies last for two days
  • Screen options cookies last for one year
  • If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks

If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on KYS Africa may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, social media posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.

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

6. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.

We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile.

  • Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username)
  • Website administrators can also see and edit this information

8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on KYS Africa or have left comments, you can request:

  • An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
  • That we erase any personal data we hold about you

This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

KYS Africa may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us through the website at https://kysafrica.com.