Effective Date: [March 27, 2024]
1. Introduction
Welcome to NewzRightNow.com (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and users (“you”, “your”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://newzrightnow.com/ (the “Site”).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms, please do not access the Site.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
- Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments, or contact us.
- Derivative Data (Non-Personal): Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address (which may be anonymized), browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
- Cookie and Tracking Data: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site, improve your experience, and serve relevant advertising. See the “Cookies and Tracking Technologies” section below for more details.
3. How We Collect Information
We collect information through:
- Direct Interactions: When you provide information directly, such as filling out forms (newsletter subscription, contact forms) or posting comments.
- Automated Technologies: As you navigate through the Site, we may automatically collect Derivative Data and Cookie Data using technologies like cookies, server logs, and web beacons.
4. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:
- Operate and maintain the Site.
- Send you newsletters or other communications you have opted into.
- Respond to your comments or inquiries.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
- Deliver targeted advertising, coupons, newsletters, and other information regarding promotions and the Site (including through third-party advertising networks like Google AdSense).
- Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
5. Legal Basis for Processing (For EEA/UK Users)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the information concerned and the specific context. We normally collect personal information only where we have your consent (e.g., for newsletters, non-essential cookies), where we need the information to perform a contract with you, or where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms (e.g., site operation, basic analytics, fraud prevention).
6. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:
- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
- Third-Party Advertisers (Google AdSense): We use third-party advertising companies, such as Google AdSense, to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Please see the “Third-Party Advertising & Google AdSense” section below.
- Business Transfers: If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience.
- What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit websites.
- How We Use Cookies:
- Functionality: To remember your preferences.
- Analytics: To understand how users interact with our Site (e.g., using Google Analytics). This data is often aggregated and anonymized.
- Advertising: To show advertisements relevant to your interests (see AdSense section).
- Your Choices: Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. For more information on how to control cookies, check your browser or device’s settings.
8. Third-Party Advertising & Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site.
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Site.
- Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
- We may also use other third-party advertising networks. These companies may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve ads tailored to interests they infer from your browsing habits.
You can opt out of personalized advertising from many third-party vendors by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Opt-Out page at: http://optout.aboutads.info/ or the Network Advertising Initiative’s Opt-Out page at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/.
9. Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties.
10. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law (for example, for tax or accounting purposes). Non-personal information may be retained indefinitely for statistical purposes.
11. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
- The right to opt-out: You have the right to opt-out of marketing communications we send you at any time (usually via an “unsubscribe” link in the email).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.
12. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
By email: [contact@newzrightnow.com]