Effective date: October 16, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Wicked Crime (“we”, “us”) collects when you visit wickedcrime.com (the “Site”), how it is used, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
Information you give us. If you use our contact form we receive your name, email address and message. We use this only to respond to you and keep it no longer than needed for that purpose.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our servers and service providers automatically receive technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, referring page and the date and time of your visit. We use this to operate, secure and improve the Site and to understand which stories readers find useful. We count page views without identifying individual visitors.
Cookies and advertising
The Site is funded by advertising. We use Google AdSense and may work with other advertising partners to show ads.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info, or, in the EU, UK and Switzerland, at www.youronlinechoices.eu.
- To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we will ask for your consent before personalised advertising cookies are used, and you can change your choice at any time. Non-personalised ads may still use cookies for frequency capping, aggregated reporting and fraud prevention. More detail is in our Cookie Policy.
How we use information
- To provide, maintain and secure the Site.
- To show advertising that funds our journalism.
- To measure readership and improve our stories.
- To respond to messages, tips, corrections and removal requests.
- To comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information for money. Some states treat the sharing of identifiers with advertising partners for targeted advertising as a “sale” or “sharing”; see “Your rights” below.
Service providers
We share information with companies that help us run the Site, including our web host, content delivery network, email provider and advertising partners. They may use the information only as needed to provide their services or as described in their own privacy policies.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, including California and other U.S. states with privacy laws and the EEA/UK, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information we hold about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, to withdraw consent, and to opt out of targeted advertising. You can opt out of personalised Google ads at any time using the links above. To make any other request, contact us through our contact page. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
Children
The Site is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Data retention and security
We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described here and take reasonable measures to protect it. No method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure.
Links to other sites
Our stories link to court records, news organisations and other websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.
Changes
We may update this policy. The effective date at the top shows when it was last changed.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent through our contact page.