Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 13, 2026

Who We Are
AF Observer is an independent publication available at https://afobserver.com. Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to contact@afobserver.com.

Information We Collect
When you contact AF Observer, we may collect your name, email address, subject, and message. We use this information to respond to questions, corrections, tips, or feedback. Please do not submit sensitive or confidential information through the contact form. When visitors leave comments, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help detect spam and abuse. An anonymized version of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. After your comment is approved, your profile image may be publicly visible with your comment. Gravatar is operated by Automattic, whose privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. WordPress.com, Jetpack, and other service providers may automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, referring website, and general usage information. This information may be used to operate and secure the website, prevent abuse, measure site traffic, and improve performance. AF Observer and its service providers may use cookies or similar technologies for essential website functions, security, comment features, administrative logins, and site statistics. If you leave a comment, you may be offered the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect how the website functions. Articles may include embedded videos, images, posts, or other content from third-party websites such as Rumble, YouTube, X, or Facebook. Embedded content may behave in the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly. These third parties may collect information, use cookies, or track your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies. AF Observer is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

How We Use Information
We may use collected information to: Respond to questions, tips, corrections, and feedback. Operate, maintain, and protect the website. Review and moderate comments. Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats. Understand website traffic and improve our content and services.

How We Share Information
AF Observer does not sell or rent visitors’ personal information. Information may be processed through services and tools that help operate the website, including WordPress.com, Jetpack, WPForms, hosting providers, email-delivery services, security services, and spam-detection services. We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the website, its visitors, or our legal rights.

How Long We Retain Information
Contact form submissions may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the message and maintain appropriate records. Approved comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and moderated properly. Technical, security, and website-usage information may be retained according to the settings and policies of the services used to operate this website.

Your Rights and Choices
You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided to AF Observer. Certain information may be retained when required for legal, security, fraud-prevention, or recordkeeping purposes. You may also control cookies through your browser settings and choose not to submit personal information through the contact or comment forms.

Children’s Privacy
AF Observer is not directed toward children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact us so that it can be reviewed and removed.

Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, or legal obligations change. The date at the top of this page will indicate when the policy was most recently updated.

Contact Us
For privacy-related questions or requests, contact: contact@afobserver.com