PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: 27 August 2026
NTK NEWS respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store and protect personal information when you use https://ntkmedia.com/ (the “Website”), contact us, submit information or otherwise interact with NTK NEWS.
1. Who we are
NTK NEWS is an independent digital news publisher based in Australia.
Website: https://ntkmedia.com/
General and privacy enquiries: contact@ntkmedia.com
News tips: news@ntkmedia.com
In this policy, “NTK NEWS”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the operator of the Website and related NTK NEWS services.
2. Scope of this policy
This policy applies to personal information handled through the Website, contact forms, email communications, comments, newsletters, news tips, content submissions and related online services operated by NTK NEWS.
It does not govern the independent privacy practices of external websites, social-media platforms, advertisers or other third parties that may be linked to or embedded on the Website.
3. Personal information we may collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:
- Your name, email address and other contact details.
- Information contained in enquiries, feedback, correction requests and correspondence.
- Comments, news tips, documents, photographs, videos, recordings or other material you submit.
- Account or subscription information if those features are offered.
- Information about another person contained in a news tip or submission.
- Your IP address, browser type, operating system, device type and approximate location.
- Pages viewed, links followed, referring pages, visit times and other usage information.
- Cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers and information about interactions with advertisements.
- Information needed to detect spam, fraud, misuse or security threats.
Please avoid sending sensitive, confidential or legally privileged information unless it is reasonably necessary and you understand the risks of electronic communication.
4. How we collect information
We may collect personal information:
- Directly from you when you contact us, complete a form, subscribe, comment or submit material.
- Automatically through cookies, server logs, analytics, advertising and security technologies.
- From public records, official statements, court records, media releases, social-media posts and other publicly available sources for journalistic purposes.
- From third parties, including sources, witnesses, representatives, service providers and members of the public.
5. How we use personal information
We may use personal information to:
- Operate, maintain, secure and improve the Website.
- Respond to enquiries, feedback, complaints and correction requests.
- Review, assess, verify and investigate news tips or submitted material.
- Prepare, publish and distribute journalism and related content.
- Moderate comments and prevent spam or abusive conduct.
- Provide newsletters or updates where you have requested them.
- Understand Website traffic, audience engagement and content performance.
- Display, measure and manage advertising.
- Enforce our Terms and Conditions and protect our legal rights.
- Comply with legal obligations and lawful requests.
- Carry out other purposes explained when the information is collected.
6. News tips, submissions and journalistic use
Information submitted as a news tip may be reviewed, verified, investigated or used in our reporting. We may contact you for further information.
Submitting information does not automatically create a confidential source relationship. If you require confidentiality, contact us before providing identifying, sensitive or legally protected information so that appropriate arrangements can be discussed.
Material accepted for publication may become publicly available through the Website, social-media pages or other NTK NEWS channels. Our Terms and Conditions explain the rights applying to submitted material.
7. Comments and public information
If you post a comment or submit material for public display, your name, comment and other information you choose to publish may be visible to others.
We may review, moderate, edit, restrict or remove comments and submissions that breach our Terms and Conditions or that we reasonably consider unlawful, abusive, misleading, defamatory, infringing, unsafe or inappropriate.
8. Cookies and similar technologies
The Website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, tags and similar technologies. These technologies may be used to:
- Keep the Website functioning properly.
- Remember settings and preferences.
- Protect against fraud, spam and security threats.
- Measure traffic and audience engagement.
- Understand how visitors use the Website.
- Deliver, personalise and measure advertising.
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect how the Website operates. Where a consent-management message is displayed, you can use it to manage available privacy choices.
9. Google advertising cookies
NTK NEWS uses Google AdSense to display advertising.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s previous visits to this Website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve advertisements to visitors based on their visits to this Website and other websites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising through Google Ads Settings at:
Other third-party advertising vendors or ad networks may also use cookies to serve or measure advertisements. Where applicable, information about those providers and available choices may be provided through the Website’s consent-management controls. You may also be able to opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at:
Google’s Privacy Policy is available at:
10. Analytics
We may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand Website traffic and improve our content and services.
Analytics providers may collect information such as IP address, device and browser details, approximate location, referral source, pages viewed and time spent on the Website. This information may be processed using cookies or similar technologies.
11. Embedded content and external links
Articles may contain embedded videos, social-media posts, images, maps or other content supplied by third parties. Embedded content may allow the relevant provider to collect information about your interaction with it as if you had visited that provider’s website directly.
External websites and platforms have their own privacy policies and practices. NTK NEWS does not control and is not responsible for those independent practices.
12. When we may disclose information
We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:
- Website hosting, email, cloud storage, analytics, advertising, form-processing, security and technical service providers.
- Journalists, editors, contractors and professional advisers assisting NTK NEWS.
- Investigate or verify submitted information for journalistic purposes.
- Comply with a law, court order, subpoena or lawful government request.
- Protect the safety, rights, property or security of NTK NEWS, our users or the public.
- Investigate suspected fraud, abuse, unlawful activity or security incidents.
- Complete a business restructure, transfer or change of control, subject to applicable law.
- Carry out another purpose with your consent or as otherwise permitted by law.
We do not sell personal information for money.
Information may be published where it forms part of lawful news reporting, commentary or other public-interest content.
13. Overseas processing
Some service providers used by NTK NEWS may store or process information outside Australia. These providers may operate in the United States and other countries where they or their service providers maintain facilities.
Privacy and data-protection laws in those countries may differ from Australian laws. Where required, we take reasonable steps in relation to overseas handling of personal information.
14. Data security
We take reasonable administrative, technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
However, no website, email system, data transmission or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information electronically at your own risk.
15. Data retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including journalism, recordkeeping, dispute resolution, security and legal compliance.
Retention periods vary depending on the nature of the information and why it was collected. Information that is no longer required may be deleted, destroyed or de-identified where reasonably practicable and legally permitted.
Published journalistic material and related records may be retained as part of the public record or our archives.
16. Access and correction
You may contact us to request access to personal information we hold about you or to request correction of information you believe is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.
We may need to verify your identity before responding. In some circumstances, access or correction may be limited or refused where permitted by law, including where another person’s privacy, confidentiality, legal privilege or journalistic activities would be affected.
17. Your privacy choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights or choices concerning access, correction, deletion, objection, restriction, withdrawal of consent or personalised advertising.
You can:
- Unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter emails using the unsubscribe link provided.
- Manage cookies through your browser or available consent controls.
- Manage Google advertising preferences through Google Ads Settings.
- Contact us about your personal information or privacy rights.
Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn and may not apply where another lawful basis permits continued handling.
18. Children’s privacy
The Website provides general news and is not directed specifically at children under 13. We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us without appropriate permission, contact us so we can review the matter.
19. Privacy complaints
If you have a question or complaint about how NTK NEWS has handled personal information, contact:
Email: contact@ntkmedia.com
Website: https://ntkmedia.com/contact-us/
Please provide enough information for us to understand and investigate your concern. We will aim to acknowledge and respond within a reasonable period.
If you are not satisfied with our response and Australian privacy law applies to your complaint, you may be able to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner:
20. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, technology, legal obligations or information-handling practices change.
The current version will be published on this page, and the “Last updated” date will be revised. We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.
21. Contact us
For privacy enquiries, access or correction requests, complaints or questions about this policy, contact:
NTK NEWS
Email: contact@ntkmedia.com
Website: https://ntkmedia.com/contact-us/