Privacy Policy

When you visit Corrupt America, we automatically log basic visit data to understand readership and improve the site. This includes your country (derived from IP address), the page you viewed, the referring URL that brought you here, and a session identifier. No personally identifiable information is stored with this data.

If you choose to submit a tip, link, or receipt through our intake form, we collect whatever information you voluntarily provide. We do not require real names or verified identities. Submissions are reviewed by editors before publication.

Authenticated editors who log in to manage content or advertisements provide an email address and basic profile information through our authentication provider. This data is handled under their respective privacy terms and is not shared with third parties.

Visit analytics help us understand which stories resonate, where our readership is located, and how people discover the site. This informs editorial priorities and resource allocation. The data is aggregated and never used to build individual user profiles.

Theme preferences (dark or light mode) and sidebar state are saved locally in your browser so the site remembers your settings between visits. These values do not leave your device.

We use cookies and browser local storage for two purposes only: to remember your theme preference and to store whether you have dismissed the cookie consent banner. These are first-party, functional cookies that do not track you across the web.

Third-party embedded content (such as videos, social media embeds, or external links) may set their own cookies or tracking mechanisms. We do not control these and encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external platforms you interact with through our site.

We may display advertisements from third-party networks. These providers may use cookies or similar technologies to measure ad performance and prevent fraud. We do not share reader data directly with advertisers.

Our authentication and hosting infrastructure is provided by platform services that process data on our behalf. These services maintain their own security and privacy standards.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Doing so will not prevent you from reading the site, though your theme preference will not persist between sessions and the cookie banner may reappear.

If you have submitted content and wish to have it removed, contact us with details and we will review the request. We respect the right to be forgotten within the bounds of journalistic integrity and public interest.

Visit analytics are retained for operational analysis. If you request deletion of personal data associated with a submission or account, we will comply within a reasonable timeframe, subject to legal obligations or archival necessities.

Questions about this policy or your data can be directed to the editorial team through the tip line or the contact channels listed on the site.