Last updated: September 21, 2026
254News (“we”, “us”, “our”), operating 254news.com, respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019.
Who is responsible for your data
The data controller is 254 News, Nairobi, Kenya. Contact: info@254news.com.
Information we collect
- Information you give us: your name, email address and message when you use a contact form, comment on an article, or subscribe to a newsletter.
- Information collected automatically: IP address, device and browser type, pages visited, time on site, referring website, and approximate location, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
How we use your information
- To run, secure and improve the website
- To respond to your messages and requests
- To send newsletters or updates you have signed up for
- To understand audience behaviour through analytics
- To show advertising, including personalised advertising where permitted
- To comply with legal obligations
Cookies and similar technologies
254 News uses cookies to make the site work, to measure traffic and to serve ads. You can control or delete cookies in your browser settings. Where required, we will ask for your consent through a cookie banner. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.
Third-party services
We use trusted third parties that may collect data through cookies on our site, including:
- Google Analytics to measure site usage
- Google AdSense and other advertising partners to show ads. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising at https://adssettings.google.com.
- Social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok, through embedded posts and share buttons
These providers have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices.
Legal basis for processing
We process personal data with your consent, to perform a service you requested, to meet legal obligations, or for our legitimate interests in operating and improving a news website, always in line with the Data Protection Act.
Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us run the site, with advertising and analytics partners as described above, and with authorities where the law requires.
Data retention
We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purposes above or as required by law, and then delete or anonymise it.
Data transfers
Some of our service providers are based outside Kenya. Where we transfer data abroad, we take steps to make sure it is protected as the law requires.
Your rights
Under the Data Protection Act you may ask to access, correct or delete your personal data, object to or restrict certain processing, withdraw consent at any time, and receive a copy of your data. Email info@254news.com and we will respond within the time required by law. You may also complain to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) of Kenya.
Children
254 News is not directed at children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, but no online service is completely secure.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.
