Last Updated: 26 / 11 / 2025
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.heybali.info/news. Hey Bali News is an independent digital media platform operated under PT Hey Timur Indonesia, providing news and insights about Bali’s tourism, culture, and business landscape.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide better services to our users. The types of information we collect include:
2.1 Personal Information
- Name and email address (when subscribing to newsletters or creating an account)
- Contact information (when submitting opinions or contacting our editorial team)
- User credentials (for registered users)
- Payment information (for premium services, if applicable)
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
- IP address and browser type
- Device information and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on our website
- Referring website addresses
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies
3. Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect:
- Data shown in the comments form
- Visitor’s IP address
- Browser user agent string to help spam detection
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
4. Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
5. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website:
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
- Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
6. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
7. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for:
- Providing and maintaining our news services
- Personalizing your reading experience
- Sending newsletters and updates (with your consent)
- Responding to your inquiries and feedback
- Analyzing website traffic and user behavior
- Detecting and preventing fraud and spam
- Complying with legal obligations
8. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with:
- Service providers and business partners who assist in our operations
- Legal authorities when required by law or to protect our rights
- Third parties in connection with business transfers or mergers
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
9. Data Retention
9.1 Comments
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
9.2 Registered Users
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
10. Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to:
- Receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you
This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
11. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information, including:
- SSL encryption for data transmission
- Secure servers and access controls
- Regular security assessments
- Limited access to personal data
12. Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, and we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.
13. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
14. Advertising
- We work with advertising partners who may use cookies
- Personalized ads are based on browsing behavior (where permitted)
- Users can opt-out of personalized advertising through their account settings
15. Newsletter Communications
- Subscribers can unsubscribe at any time using the link in each email
- We track open rates and click-through rates for optimization
- Newsletter preferences can be customized in user accounts
16. User-Generated Content
- Comments and opinions submitted by users become our property
- We reserve the right to moderate and remove inappropriate content
- User content may be publicly visible and shared
17. Analytics and Performance
- We use analytics tools to understand reader preferences
- Data helps us improve content quality and relevance
- Aggregate data may be used for business reporting
18. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Hey Bali News Privacy Team
Email: ask@heybali.info
Website: www.heybali.info/news
By using our website, you consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
