Tampa Bay Times

The Tampa Bay Times, accessible via tampabay.com, is a major news organization covering the Tampa Bay region of Florida. While its primary function is journalism, it collects personal information from individuals who subscribe, register for an account, fill out forms, or use its services. This data can include names, email addresses, mailing addresses, and payment information, which is used for marketing, delivering targeted advertising, and analyzing website traffic. The site also automatically gathers user data such as IP addresses, browser types, and pages viewed through cookies and other tracking technologies. While not a traditional data broker, the aggregation of reader data for advertising purposes creates privacy concerns, as this information could be shared with third-party partners. To protect their privacy, individuals should be cautious about the information they share, manage their cookie preferences, and can contact the company for customer service inquiries.