Your trust is essential to our work. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.
Welcome to The Hill Voice (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are an independent news report focused on the Appalachian region. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you visit our website (the “Site”).
We are committed to transparency and protecting your privacy. Our policy is designed to be as clear and straightforward as possible.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in two main ways:
● Personally Identifiable Information (PII): This is information you voluntarily provide to us. The only PII we currently collect is your email address, and only if you choose to subscribe to our newsletter or contact us directly via email.
● Non-Personally Identifiable Information: Like most websites, we automatically collect anonymous technical information to help us understand our audience and improve our site. This includes your browser type, operating system, general geographic location (e.g., country or state), and website usage data (e.g., pages visited, time on site). We collect this via standard analytics tools.
2. How We Use Your Information
Our use of your information is limited and purposeful:
● To Provide Services: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address to send it to you.
● To Improve Our Reporting: We analyze aggregated, anonymous data to understand what content is most valuable to our readers, which helps us focus our journalistic efforts.
● To Maintain Our Site: We use technical data to monitor site performance, ensure security, and prevent fraud.
3. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We will only share your information in the following limited circumstances:
● With Service Providers: We may use third-party companies to perform services on our behalf, such as an email provider to manage our newsletter. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.
● For Legal Reasons: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, or defend against legal liability.
4. Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies (small text files stored on your device) and similar technologies to help operate our Site and collect anonymous analytics data. These cookies help us understand how readers interact with our content, such as which articles are most popular. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative and technical steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. However, no internet transmission is ever 100% secure.
6. Third-Party Links
As a news organization, our reports contain links to our sources and other websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external site you visit.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@thehillvoice.com.
Last Updated: November 12, 2025