Media & Cookies

HSTV Kenya respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information you share with us.

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 with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address 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, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location data from images.

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, cookies are set to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the original website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected to respond to inquiries, manage comments, process donations where applicable, improve our website, and communicate relevant updates where appropriate.

Payments and Third-Party Services

Any payments or donations made through the website are processed securely by trusted third-party providers. HSTV Kenya does not store your card or mobile money details.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal information. Data may only be shared with trusted service providers where necessary, or when required by law.

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments.

For registered users (if any), personal information provided in user profiles is stored. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time, except for their username. Administrators can also access and edit this information.

Your Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data, except where we are required to retain it for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us using the form here.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.