Effective August 29, 2026
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Olkeri ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, shares and protects information when you visit www.olkeri.space.
Olkeri is operated by Mark Chweya, an independent publisher based in Kenya. You can contact us at any time at chweyahub@gmail.com.
By using this website you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
Information you give us
We only collect information you choose to provide, which may include:
- Your name and email address when you contact us or send a story tip
- Any message content you submit through our contact form
- Your email address if you subscribe to updates
Information collected automatically
When you visit the site, certain information is collected automatically by us and by our service providers:
- IP address and approximate location (city or country level)
- Browser type, device type and operating system
- Pages viewed, time spent and referring website
- Cookie and similar identifiers
How we use information
We use information for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain and improve the website
- To respond to your enquiries and story tips
- To send updates you have requested, which you can stop at any time
- To measure traffic and understand which articles readers value
- To display advertising and measure its performance
- To detect, prevent and address abuse, fraud or technical problems
- To comply with legal obligations
Legal bases for processing
Where the UK GDPR or EU GDPR applies to you, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent, for advertising and analytics cookies, and for marketing emails
- Legitimate interests, for operating and securing the site and understanding readership
- Legal obligation, where we are required to retain or disclose information by law
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our partners use them for the following purposes:
You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where a consent banner is shown, through your consent choices. Blocking cookies may affect how parts of the site work.
- Essential cookies, which are required for the site to function
- Preference cookies, which remember your language and display settings
- Analytics cookies, which help us understand how the site is used
- Advertising cookies, which are used to select and measure advertisements
Advertising and Google AdSense
This website displays advertising. We use Google AdSense, and third-party vendors including Google may serve advertisements on this site.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this and other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at www.google.com/settings/ads. You may also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices or www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Third-party advertising vendors and ad networks operate under their own privacy policies, which we do not control. We encourage you to review them.
Consent in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we ask for your consent before setting advertising and analytics cookies, in line with Google's EU User Consent Policy.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time using the cookie controls on the site, and withdrawal does not affect processing carried out before you withdrew.
Analytics
We may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use the site. These services collect information such as pages visited, time on page and referring sources, and process it on our behalf.
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data using the browser opt-out available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in the following circumstances:
- With service providers who host the website, deliver email, provide analytics or serve advertising, acting on our instructions
- Where required by law, regulation, legal process or an enforceable governmental request
- To protect the rights, property or safety of Olkeri, our readers or the public
- In connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, subject to this policy continuing to apply
International transfers
Our service providers, including hosting, database and advertising providers, may process information outside your country, including in the United States and the European Union.
Where such transfers occur from the EEA or UK, they are made under appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.
Data retention
We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy.
Contact form messages and story tips are retained for up to 24 months. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Aggregated analytics data may be retained indefinitely because it does not identify you.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights over your personal information:
To exercise any of these rights, email chweyahub@gmail.com. We will respond within the period required by applicable law, normally within 30 days. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
- Access to the information we hold about you
- Correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion of your information
- Objection to, or restriction of, processing
- Withdrawal of consent at any time
- Portability of information you provided to us
- For California residents, the right to know, to delete, to correct, and to opt out of sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information
Data security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, including encrypted connections and restricted access to our systems.
No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children's privacy
This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Third-party links and embedded content
Our articles link to other websites and may include embedded content such as videos or social media posts.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites, and embedded content may collect information according to the provider's own policy.
Artificial intelligence disclosure
We use AI tools in our production process, including for drafting, translation and illustration. Articles are published under the responsibility of the publisher.
Any information you send us may be processed using such tools. Please do not send confidential or sensitive personal information through the contact form.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised, and material changes will be announced on the site.
Contact
Olkeri
Publisher and data controller: Mark Chweya
Website: www.olkeri.space
- Email: chweyahub@gmail.com