Last updated: September 2026

Belize News Post (“BNP,” “we,” “us”) operates belizenewspost.com. This page explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

What We Collect

Information you provide

  • Contact forms: When you contact us via our contact form (powered by Contact Form 7), we collect your name, email address, and message. We use this only to respond to your inquiry. The form is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile, which checks that a human is submitting it. Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
  • Email sign-up: Some pages show a sign-up prompt from Grow, a service operated by Mediavine. If you enter your email address there, it is collected and stored by Mediavine, not by us. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email sent through it. Mediavine Legal and Privacy Center.

Information collected automatically

When you visit belizenewspost.com, the following data may be collected automatically by our analytics, advertising, and security systems:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system and device type
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Referring URLs
  • General geographic location (country/city level, not precise)
  • Advertising identifiers stored in cookies or similar technologies, used by our advertising partners to recognize a browser across websites

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect site functionality.

Types of cookies we use

  • Strictly necessary: Required for the site to function. Includes LiteSpeed Cache cookies that manage page delivery and performance, and Cloudflare cookies set for security, bot detection, and content delivery.
  • Analytics: We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site, and Cloudflare Web Analytics for page performance. Data is aggregated and reported to us in summary form. Google Privacy Policy.
  • Advertising: Our ads are managed by Journey by Mediavine. Mediavine and its advertising partners set cookies and read advertising identifiers to measure ads and to show advertising based on your browsing across this and other websites. See the Mediavine partner list for each partner and its own privacy policy.
  • Reader features: Grow, also operated by Mediavine, powers the sign-up prompt and the optional reader account. It sets cookies to remember whether you are signed in and what you have already seen.

Advertising

Belize News Post is supported by advertising. Our advertising is managed by Journey by Mediavine. We do not sell advertising directly, and we do not choose which individual ads you see.

Mediavine works with a large number of advertising partners, including advertising exchanges, video advertising providers such as Google, and identity providers that assign a pseudonymous identifier to a browser or to a hashed email address so that advertising can be measured and targeted across different websites. Those partners may combine what they observe on this site with data they collect elsewhere. The current list, with a link to each partner’s own privacy policy, is published at mediavine.com/ad-partners.

Visitors in the European Union and the United Kingdom are shown a consent prompt before advertising cookies are set, and can change that choice at any time through the prompt. To limit interest-based advertising generally, you can use your browser and device privacy settings, Google My Ad Center, or the industry opt-out pages at optout.aboutads.info and optout.networkadvertising.org.

Affiliate Disclosure

Belize News Post participates in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program that allows us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Affiliate links help support the site and allow us to continue publishing free content. They do not affect our editorial recommendations.

Email

Email addresses entered into the Grow sign-up prompt are held by Mediavine under its own privacy policy. We use them only to let readers know about new recipes and articles from belizenewspost.com. We do not sell or rent email addresses.

We also use Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) to deliver mail the site itself generates, such as contact form notifications. We are not currently running marketing email campaigns through Brevo. Brevo Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Links

Our site links to third-party websites, including Amazon, our Pinterest profile, and other social platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before sharing personal information.

Data Retention

  • Contact form submissions: kept for as long as we may need them to answer you. Ask us to delete yours and we will.
  • Email sign-ups: held by Mediavine until you unsubscribe.
  • Analytics data: retained according to our Google Analytics 4 settings, then deleted automatically by Google.
  • Advertising data: retained by each advertising partner under its own policy. See the Mediavine partner list.

Children’s Privacy

Belizenewspost.com is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, contact us and we will delete it promptly.

Your Rights

EU and UK residents

You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data. Advertising and analytics cookies are set only after you consent through the prompt shown on your first visit, and you can withdraw that consent at any time. To make a request, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

California and other US state residents

You can ask what personal information we hold about you, ask us to delete it, and ask us to stop sharing it with advertising partners.

We do not sell personal information. Our advertising partners do use cookies and advertising identifiers to show advertising based on your activity across different websites. Tell us to stop that for you and we will.

To make any of those requests, email us at [email protected] and we will act on it. You can also limit interest-based advertising yourself using the browser, device, and industry opt-out tools listed under Advertising above. We treat everyone the same whether or not they ask.

All users

Changes to This Policy

We will update this page when our data practices change. The date at the top reflects when this policy was last revised. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the current policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy: Contact us here or email [email protected].