Effective Date: June 1, 2025 • Last Updated: February 2026
Quick Summary (TL;DR)
We collect your name and email address when you register or subscribe, along with standard technical data (IP address, browser, pages visited).
We use it to run the site, send newsletters you signed up for, and serve relevant ads.
You can update, export, or delete your data anytime.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Questions? Contact us at contact@fanalmag.com.
1. Who We Are
FanalMag.com is an online destination for insightful commentary, lively discussion, and in-depth coverage of artificial intelligence. Subscribe, along with your address, when you register.
everyday AI adoption guidelines, technology reviews, and the growth of AI across Africa.
Registered address:
FanalMag LLC
123 Creative Avenue, Lagos, Nigeria 10115
Email: contact@fanalmag.com.
We are committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors and registered users of FanalMag.com and any associated services.
2. Information We Collect
A. Information You Provide Voluntarily
Account Registration
When you create an account to comment on articles, subscribe to our newsletter, or join our community forum, we collect your name or chosen nickname,
email address, and a password (stored as a one-way hash; we never see your plain-text password). Optional profile fields, such as a profile picture or short biography,
are stored only if you choose to provide them.
User-Generated Content
Comments, forum posts, and private messages you create on FanalMag.com are stored so that you and other community members can reference them.
You retain ownership of your content; see Section 8 for deletion and export rights.
Newsletter Subscriptions and Contact Forms
Subscribing to our newsletter or using our contact form requires your email address. If you use the contact form, we also retain the subject and message content
of your inquiry to respond to you.
B. Automatically Collected Data
Server Logs and Site Analytics
Every visit to FanalMag.com generates server log entries, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps.
We use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or Matomo) to produce aggregate reports that help us improve content and fix technical issues.
We do not identify individual users by name within these analytics.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to remember your preferences, maintain your logged-in session, and measure site performance.
Advertising-related cookies may be set by our ad partners (see Section 2C). You can control or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.
However, disabling cookies may impair certain site features such as persistent login and personalised content.
C. Third-Party Data
Social Login Providers
Where available, you may log in using your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account. When you do so, those providers share limited profile data, typically your name and email address,
solely for the purpose of creating or authenticating your FanalMag account. Please review each provider’s own privacy policy for details on what they collect.
Advertising Networks
To fund our operations and fairly compensate our contributors, we display advertisements. Our advertising partners may independently collect data about your visit, such as pages viewed,
approximate location, device type, and browser, to serve interest-based ads. We do not control what our ad partners collect or how they process it.
Please refer to each ad network’s privacy policy for full details.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To operate and continuously improve FanalMag.com, including enabling account registration, commenting, and forum participation.
- To send you newsletters, notifications about replies or mentions, and service-related emails such as password resets (only where you have registered or subscribed).
- To analyse usage trends and content performance, and to conduct A/B testing of new features.
- To process purchases and subscriptions, and to send order confirmations where applicable.
- To deliver interest-based advertising through our ad partners if you have not opted out.
- To investigate and address technical issues, policy violations, and security incidents.
- To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and valid legal processes.
We do not use your personal information for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects without human review.
4. How We Share Your Information
Service Providers
We engage carefully selected third-party vendors to help us operate FanalMag.com. Each vendor receives only the data necessary to perform its function:
- Email service providers (e.g., Mailchimp, SendGrid) receive your email address and name to deliver newsletters and transactional messages on our behalf.
- Payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) handle purchase transactions. We never receive or store your full payment card details; we only receive confirmation of a successful transaction.
- Hosting and infrastructure providers store site files and databases under contractual data protection obligations.
Legal and Safety Disclosures
We may disclose information when required by law, regulation, or valid legal process (such as a court order or subpoena).
We will attempt to notify affected users of such requests unless we are legally prohibited from doing so.
We may also share information when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect the safety of any person or to prevent serious harm.
Business Transfers
In the event of a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or other corporate restructuring, your data may be transferred to the successor entity.
We will notify registered users by email and post a prominent notice on our homepage at least 30 days before any such transfer takes effect.
Aggregate and Anonymised Data
We may share aggregated, de-identified statistics (for example, “70% of our readers are located in sub-Saharan Africa”) with partners, advertisers, or the public.
This data cannot reasonably be used to identify you.
5. Your Choices and Controls
Accessing and Updating Your Information
You may log in at any time to review and update your profile details, change your email address or password, and adjust your notification preferences.
For additional assistance, contact us at privacy@fanalmag.com.
Opting Out of Marketing Communications
Every promotional email we send includes a clearly labelled Unsubscribe link. Clicking it will promptly remove you from all marketing lists.
Please note that you will continue to receive service-related emails, such as password resets and security alerts, as these are necessary for the operation of your account.
Cookie Preferences
You can manage, block, or delete cookies through your browser’s settings. Turning off certain cookies may affect site functionality.
For targeted advertising opt-outs, please visit the relevant ad network’s opt-out page or use industry tools such as the NAI opt-out at
optout.networkadvertising.org.
Do Not Track
Some browsers transmit a Do Not Track (DNT) signal. Because there is no universally agreed standard for how websites must respond to DNT,
we do not alter our data collection practices in response to DNT signals. You can limit data collection through the cookie and opt-out controls described above.
6. Data Retention and Security
Retention Periods
- Account data is retained for the lifetime of your account and deleted within 30 days of account closure, except where retention is required for legal compliance.
- User-generated content (comments, forum posts) remains live until you delete it or we remove it for a policy violation. If you delete your account, your username will be replaced with “Anonymous,” but quoted content on third-party platforms remains outside our control.
- Newsletter and contact-form data is retained until you unsubscribe or request erasure.
- Server log data is retained for up to 12 months for security and performance analysis, then deleted or anonymised.
How We Protect Your Data
- Encryption in transit: All data transmitted to and from FanalMag.com is encrypted using HTTPS (TLS 1.2 or higher).
- Encryption at rest: Passwords are stored using strong, one-way cryptographic hashing. Other sensitive data is encrypted at rest using industry-standard algorithms.
- Access controls: Only authorised team members can access personal data, and only to the extent required to perform their role. Access is reviewed regularly.
- Staff training: Our team receives periodic training on data privacy best practices and information security policies.
Data Breach Notification
In the unlikely event of a personal data breach, we will notify affected users by email within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach.
Our notification will describe what happened, which data was affected, the steps we are taking to remediate the issue, and actions you can take to protect yourself.
We will also report to relevant supervisory authorities where required by law.
7. Children and Minors
FanalMag.com is intended for users aged 16 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 16.
If we inadvertently collect data from a child under 16 without verifiable parental consent, we will delete that data promptly.
Parents or guardians who believe their child has provided personal information to FanalMag.com are encouraged to contact us at
privacy@fanalmag.com so that we can take appropriate action.
8. Your Rights (Erasure, Portability, and More)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to erasure (right to be forgotten): You may request deletion of your account and associated personal data. To do so, log in and navigate to Account Settings > Delete My Account. We will action your request within 30 days.
- Right to data portability: You may request an export of your personal data in a machine-readable format (e.g., CSV). Send your request to privacy@fanalmag.com with the subject line “Data Export Request.” We will respond within 30 days.
- Right to object: You may object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing at any time.
- Rights related to automated decision-making: Where applicable, you may request human review of automated decisions that significantly affect you.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@fanalmag.com. We will respond within 30 days.
If you are located in the European Union or otherwise subject to the GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
9. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
FanalMag.com may contain links to external websites and may embed third-party content such as YouTube videos, social media posts, or guest contributions.
When you interact with embedded content or click through to a third-party site, that party may independently collect data about your visit.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties. We encourage you to review their policies directly:
- Google / YouTube: policies.google.com/privacy
- Twitter / X: twitter.com/en/privacy
- Meta (Facebook): facebook.com/policy.php
10. International Data Transfers
A distributed team and infrastructure footprint operate FanalMag.com across multiple regions, including Africa, Europe, and Asia.
This means your personal data may be accessed, stored, or processed in the country you are in, as well as in other countries where we,
our contractors, or our service providers operate (for example, hosting, analytics, email delivery, and payment processing).
Where international transfers apply, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, in line with applicable data protection laws.
Depending on your location and the transfer route, these safeguards may include:
- Data processing agreements with service providers that limit how data is used and require security controls.
- EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), and where relevant, the UK addendum to the SCCs.
- Transfers to countries recognised as providing an adequate level of protection, where applicable.
- Practical security measures such as encryption in transit, access controls, and least-privilege permissions.
If you would like more information about our safeguards for cross-border transfers, contact us at
privacy@fanalmag.com.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. We categorise changes as follows:
- Material changes (e.g., new ways of sharing data, new purposes for processing): We will post a prominent notice on our homepage and, where you are a registered user, send you an email notification at least 30 days before the changes take effect.
- Minor changes (e.g., wording clarifications, updated contact details, broken link corrections): These may take effect immediately upon posting. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this document will always reflect the most recent revision.
Continued use of FanalMag.com after any changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.
If you do not agree, please discontinue use and contact us to delete your account.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please get in touch:
General enquiries: contact@fanalmag.com
Privacy-specific requests: privacy@fanalmag.com
Mailing address: FanalMag LLC, 123 Creative Avenue, Lagos, Nigeria 10115
Response time: We aim to respond to all enquiries within five business days.
Thank you for being part of the FanalMag community. Your privacy matters to us, always.