Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Baseline Chronicle (https://dailysportswire.com) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website. We’re committed to being transparent about our data practices and respecting your privacy rights.
Information We Collect
We collect information in several ways when you use our website:
- Comments: When you leave comments on articles, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your comment
- Contact Forms: When you contact us through our website forms, we collect your name, email address, and any information you choose to share in your message
- Analytics Data: We automatically collect information about how you use our site, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring websites
- Device Information: We may collect information about the device you’re using, such as your operating system and screen resolution
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Content Improvement: Understanding which articles and topics interest our readers helps us create better sports coverage
- Responding to Inquiries: We use your contact information to respond to questions, feedback, and news tips you send us
- Comment Management: Your information helps us manage and moderate comments on our articles
- Website Analytics: We analyze site usage to improve navigation, load times, and overall user experience
- Legal Compliance: We may use your information to comply with legal obligations or protect our rights
Cookies and Tracking
Baseline Chronicle uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. This service uses cookies to track page views, session duration, and user behavior
- Advertising Cookies: We may use advertising networks that place cookies to show you relevant ads based on your interests
- Functional Cookies: These cookies help our website function properly and remember your preferences
When you first visit dailysportswire.com, you’ll see a cookie consent banner. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings, though disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.
Third-Party Services
We work with several third-party services that may collect information about you:
- Analytics Providers: Google Analytics helps us understand site traffic and user behavior
- Advertising Networks: We may partner with ad networks to display relevant advertisements
- Social Media Embeds: When we embed social media content (like tweets or videos), those platforms may collect information about your visit
- Content Delivery Networks: We use CDNs to deliver content faster and more reliably
These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they collect and use your information.
Data Retention
We keep your personal information only as long as necessary:
- Comments: Stored indefinitely unless you request deletion or we remove them for moderation reasons
- Contact Form Data: Kept for up to two years to maintain our correspondence records
- Analytics Data: Google Analytics data is automatically deleted after 26 months
- IP Addresses: Typically stored in server logs for 90 days for security purposes
Your Rights
GDPR Rights (European Users)
If you’re located in the European Union, you have these rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate information
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information
- Data Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format
- Objection: Object to certain types of data processing
- Restriction: Ask us to limit how we use your information
CCPA Rights (California Users)
California residents have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect and how we use it
- Delete personal information we’ve collected
- Opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
- Non-discrimination for exercising these rights
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
Children’s Privacy
Baseline Chronicle does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. Our website is designed for general audiences interested in sports news. If we discover we’ve collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly. Parents who believe their child has provided us with personal information should contact us immediately.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will:
- Post the updated policy on this page with a new effective date
- Notify readers through a banner on our homepage
- For major changes affecting how we use personal information, we may send email notifications to registered users
We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
We’ll respond to your privacy-related inquiries within 30 days. Please include “Privacy Request” in your subject line to help us process your message quickly.






