Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 27, 2026
Lubbock Chronicle, a publication of Flatland Media, respects the privacy of our readers and subscribers. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect through LubbockChronicle.com, our newsletters, subscription forms, and related services, and how that information may be used.

Information We Collect
We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including your name, email address, news tips, event submissions, advertising inquiries, survey responses, and other information you send to us. We may also collect technical and usage information such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring website, pages viewed, links clicked, and general location information.

Newsletter Subscriptions: 
When you subscribe to Lubbock Chronicle, we collect your email address and information associated with your subscription. We use this information to deliver newsletters, manage subscriptions, measure engagement, and improve our services. You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

Cookies and Analytics
LubbockChronicle.com and our service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, understand readership, measure traffic and engagement, remember preferences, and improve our services.

Email Analytics
Our newsletters may contain technologies that allow us to determine whether an email was delivered, opened, or clicked. This information helps us understand reader engagement and improve our newsletters.

How We Use Information: We may use information to operate and improve Lubbock Chronicle, deliver newsletters, respond to inquiries, process news tips and event submissions, measure readership, maintain security, prevent abuse, and communicate with subscribers.

Service Providers: 
Lubbock Chronicle uses third-party service providers to operate portions of our website, newsletter, email delivery, analytics, hosting, and other services. These providers may process information on our behalf subject to their own privacy and security practices.

Advertising: 
We may use advertising or sponsorship services that collect limited information necessary to deliver, measure, or report advertising. We do not sell our subscriber email list to advertisers.

Third-Party Links: LubbockChronicle.com may link to websites operated by government agencies, businesses, organizations, media outlets, and other third parties. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

Information Sharing: 
We may share information with service providers when necessary to operate Lubbock Chronicle, comply with legal requirements, protect our rights or users, or complete a business transaction involving Flatland Media. We do not sell our readers' personal information as a standalone mailing or marketing list.

Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the publication, maintain records, comply with legal requirements, and protect our legitimate interests.

Children's Privacy
Lubbock Chronicle is a general-audience news publication and is not intended to collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the current version on LubbockChronicle.com with its effective date.

Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
Lubbock Chronicle
A Flatland Media publication
[email protected]