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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 12, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to JAccountable (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our web application.

JAccountable is a public accountability platform that aggregates and classifies Jamaican news articles related to governance, corruption, and public accountability. The platform does not require user accounts or registration. This policy applies to all visitors of our service.

By using our application, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We do not require user accounts, registration, or login. We do not collect personal information such as names, email addresses, or passwords through our platform.

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

When you access our application, we automatically collect limited technical and usage data:

  • Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device type
  • Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, search queries, and click patterns
  • Performance Data: Page load times and application errors
  • Location Data: General geographic location based on IP address

We use third-party analytics and error monitoring services to collect this data on our behalf.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use automatically collected data for the following purposes:

  • Platform Improvement: Analyze usage patterns to improve features and user experience
  • Bug Detection and Resolution: Identify and fix application errors and performance issues
  • Product Development: Understand which features are used to guide future development
  • Security: Monitor for unusual activity and protect against abuse

We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or marketing purposes.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

4.1 Cookies We Use

  • Analytics Cookies: Used to track anonymous usage sessions, distinguish unique visitors, and record feature interactions so we can understand how the platform is used.
  • Error Monitoring Cookies: Used to correlate error reports with sessions for debugging purposes.

4.2 Your Cookie Choices

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the platform, as all content remains fully accessible.

5. Third-Party Services

We use third-party service providers for analytics, error monitoring, and cloud hosting. These providers process limited data (such as IP addresses and usage information) on our behalf and are contractually obligated to protect it and use it only for the specified purposes.

We do not sell your data to any third party.

6. Third-Party Links

Our application contains links to external websites and services, including:

  • Jamaican news sources (Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica Observer, and others)
  • Social sharing platforms (WhatsApp, X/Twitter)
  • External contact form (Google Forms)

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before interacting with them.

7. Data Retention

Since we do not collect personal information or require user accounts, data retention applies only to automatically collected analytics and error data. This data is retained according to our service providers’ configured retention policies, typically no longer than necessary for the purposes outlined above.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Under Jamaica’s Data Protection Act 2020, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or object to the processing of your personal data, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. Since we do not collect personally identifiable information or require user accounts, these rights primarily apply to any analytics data that may be linked to your IP address or device. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the form in Section 10, and we will respond within 30 days as required by the Data Protection Act.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our platform is a public information resource and is not specifically directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a new “Last Updated” date.

Your continued use of our platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Acknowledgment: By using our platform, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.