Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 28, 2025

Your privacy is paramount. At The American Nexus, trust is the foundation of our relationship. This isn’t the usual yada yada yada legalese; it’s our simple promise describing how we treat your information.

Privacy in Plain English

Let's get right to it. Here is what our approach to your data privacy looks like in plain language.

1) What information do you collect? We collect very little. If you comment, we see the name and email you enter. If you get the newsletter, we have your email. We also rely on standard tools, like Google Analytics, that collect information in the aggregate (Anonymized) about our readers (where they’re located, for example), how they use our stories (such as which articles are more popular than others) and how to reach them (like identifying when an article is shared with someone we think will be interested in it).

2) Why do you collect it? We utilize this information to perform the website. Comments allow for community discussion. You’re getting the user newsletter email so we can send you the content you requested. We want to hear what you think about this article. We use advertising to support our work.

3) Do you sell my data? Absolutely not. Your Personal Information: We will never sell your personal information. Period. We use third-party services, such as Google AdSense, to serve ads, and they may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website, but we do not run interest-based advertising programs that track your visits to our website and elsewhere on the Internet.

4) How do you manage my information? You are in control. You can control cookies through your browser settings. You may opt out of our newsletter at any time by using the link in every email. If you would like a comment that you have made to be removed, please get in touch with us.

The Detailed Privacy Policy

This section provides more information about how we process information about you at The American Nexus.

1) Information We Collect and Why

The first step to trusting us with any information is simply understanding what information we collect. Here's a breakdown:

Comments: When you comment, our (Blogger’s) systems may collect the name you provided and, if your comment was an advertisement, your website, which is also collected by our system, along with the information your browser transmits to us. We need this to keep out spam and enable real conversation. Your name will be public, but your email and IP will not be.

Newsletter Subscriptions: If you decide to become one of our users by signing up for our newsletter, we will collect your email address. We use this only to send you the newsletter you requested. We gather this information under your express consent, which you have the right to retract at any point.

Cookies and Web Beacons: We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences, when you visit our site. These are small snippets of text that the site can save on your computer. They remind themselves of your tastes and make sure that your visit is more seamless. We use them for:

• Site Functionality:  For everything to function correctly.

• Google Analytics: This is used to track the behaviour of our audiences and to generate aggregated reports of the use to search for improvements or site optimization. It tells us what you want to read, not who you are.

• AdSense: We utilize this service to display advertisements on our media websites and have partnered with companies such as Google AdSense. AdSense employs cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites.

Log Files: The American Nexus follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files record visitors when they visit websites. Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information Certain visitors to OpenPrivacy may choose to interact in ways that require us to gather Personally-Identifying Information. It is used for site administration, security, and trend analysis, and does not track the online activities of individuals.

2) Third-Party Services

Your data privacy is at the core of what we do, but we are a mission-driven company that needs to work with trusted partners to deliver our products and services. Please note that third-party service providers (including account providers like Google) have their own privacy policies that apply to their collection, use, and disclosure of your information. We recommend that you read the privacy policies of these third-party websites for more information.

3) Your Data Rights

We believe you should own your data. You have the right to:

• Request Access: You may request access to the personal data we maintain about you.

• Request Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal data by removing your comments.

• Unsubscribe: You can unsubscribe from our email newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link.

You may request to access, rectify, or erase your personal data, or you may restrict the processing of your personal data. To request that we exercise any of these rights, please get in touch with us.

4) Data Security

We are dedicated to protecting the data you trust us with. We have put in place reasonable and appropriate technical and administrative procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorised access to personal information we collect.

5) Changes to This Privacy Policy

As the digital world and our business continue to evolve, we may change this Policy from time to time. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. We have provided the full text of our Policy below so that you can review it anytime you like.

6) Contact Us

If you have any concerns about The American Nexus' privacy policy or believe that it's not followed, please get in touch with us.