The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) respects your digital privacy. This policy outlines how we handle the personal information collected when you access https://www.icirnigeria.org/ and engage with our investigative publishing platform. We only request information when it is genuinely required to deliver our news coverage, maintain site integrity, or process reader contributions.
Direct User Submissions
When you communicate with us through our contact or whistleblowing forms, we record your name, email address, and whatever details you choose to share in your message so our team can follow up appropriately.
If you register for our newsletter service, we store your email address to deliver our latest investigative reports directly to your inbox; you can remove yourself from this distribution list at any point using the unsubscribe option present in every broadcast.
When you make a financial contribution to sustain The ICIR’s independent journalism, our designated payment processors collect the necessary transaction details to clear the payment. The ICIR does not directly store, process, or hold your bank details or credit card numbers.
For articles where reader discussions are enabled, submitting a comment requires you to submit basic identifying information alongside your message, which we keep on record to manage public discussions.
Technical Data and Automated Collection
Visiting The ICIR triggers standard web hosting protocols that automatically log basic technical parameters, such as your IP address, browser type, device operating system, referring web pages, and access timestamps. These logs are used strictly for network security monitoring, server health diagnostics, and general performance analytics.
To keep the site secure and filter out malicious software, we run automated spam detection tools like Akismet on interactive areas of the website, which analyse incoming technical data to block automated bot submissions.
Cookies, Ads, and Third-Party Media
Our platform uses cookies—small text files stored in your web browser to keep the site functioning smoothly and remember user preferences across sessions. You can configure your internet browser to refuse or block cookies, though doing so may limit your access to certain website features.
We work with third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense, who place tracking cookies to serve advertisements based on your prior browsing activity across The ICIR and other online destinations. You can opt out of targeted ad tracking by adjusting your personal Google Ad settings.
Furthermore, our stories frequently include embedded multimedia elements from platforms like YouTube, X (Twitter), and Facebook. Interacting with these embedded clips or posts is identical to visiting those platforms directly, meaning those external networks may set their own cookies and monitor your activity according to their individual privacy rules.
Data Management and Inquiries
We protect all gathered user data using industry-standard security safeguards to prevent unauthorised access, data breaches, or unlawful disclosure. The ICIR does not sell, rent, or distribute reader information to outside parties unless compelled by valid legal processes.
For questions about this policy or to request updates to your personal records, please reach out directly to info@icirnigeria.org