Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 16, 2026

NYMetro 5 ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit nymetro5.com.

1. About This Policy

NYMetro 5 is an independently operated digital news and press release platform serving the greater New York metro area.

2. Data We Collect

Server-Side Data: Our servers automatically log technical details such as your IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps of each visit.

Press Release Data: When you submit a release via our API, we store the details you provide.

3. How We Use Data

We use collected data to operate and improve the platform; publish submitted releases; display third-party news headlines; monitor usage; troubleshoot; and respond to inquiries. We never sell your personal data.

4. Third-Party Services

We aggregate headlines from publicly available news feeds via the MediaStack news API, keyword-filtered for New York metro relevance. Each headline links to the original article. We do not collect or transmit visitor data to source publishers or MediaStack.

Weather: Forecasts from Open-Meteo. Alerts: from the U.S. National Weather Service.

5. Cookies

The Site may use cookies for essential functionality.

6. Data Retention

Press releases remain unless the submitter requests removal. Server logs purged after 90 days.

7. Your Rights

Contact press@nymetro5.statesyncrecordermedia.com for any privacy requests.

8. Minors

The Site is not intended for anyone under 13.

9. Updates

We may revise this policy periodically.

10. Contact

For privacy questions: press@nymetro5.statesyncrecordermedia.com.