Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 14.04.2026
Last Updated: 12.04.2026

Who we are

EMTV Limited (“EMTV”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is Papua New Guinea’s national television broadcaster and digital media provider. We are committed to protecting personal information in accordance with the laws of Papua New Guinea and applicable digital governance standards.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our website, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so that you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will remain for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will remain active for two weeks. Logging out of your account removes the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply identifies the post you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you are logged in to their services.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognise and automatically approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Individuals may request access to or correction of personal information subject to legal exceptions.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information such as names, contact details, digital identifiers, and media content provided voluntarily or captured during broadcasts.

Use of Information

Personal information is used for broadcasting, audience engagement, digital services, compliance with legal obligations, and public interest journalism. Information may be disclosed with consent, where required by law, or for legitimate media and operational purposes.

Legal Framework

This policy is guided by PNG laws including the Privacy Act 2020, Cybercrime Code Act 2016, Protection of Private Communications Act 1973, Digital Government Act 2022, and the National Data Governance & Data Protection Policy 2024.

Contact

Privacy Officer
EMTV
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Email: hr@emtv.com.pg