HFH NEWS (hfh-news.com) respects your privacy. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have. Last updated: November 2026.

Newsletter emails

If you subscribe, we store your email address and your chosen language (Tigrinya or English) so we can send you new articles. Every email includes an unsubscribe link; using it deletes your address from our list straight away. We never sell or share your email address.

Comments

When you post a comment we store the name you give, your comment and the time. To fight spam we also keep a scrambled (hashed) form of your internet address, which cannot be turned back into the address. Comments are reviewed before they appear, and the name you give is shown publicly next to your comment.

Tips

Tips sent through "Send a tip" are only read by the editor. Name and contact details are optional. Location data and other hidden information are removed from uploaded photos.

Analytics

To understand which stories people read, we count page views and note where visitors come from (for example Facebook, Google, WhatsApp or Telegram). We do this on our own server, without advertising trackers or third-party analytics, and without storing your internet address: it is turned into a scrambled code that cannot identify you. We do not use cookies for analytics.

Cookies

We only use a small cookie to remember that you voted in a reader poll, so you can't accidentally vote twice.

Donations

Donations are processed by Stripe. Your card details go directly to Stripe and are never seen or stored by HFH NEWS. Stripe's own privacy policy applies to the payment.

Fonts

Our fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, which means your browser contacts Google's servers when you open the site.

Your rights and contact

You can ask us to see, correct or delete information we hold about you. Contact the editor using the email on the About page.