Data Usage Policy

This Data Usage Policy (“Policy”) explains how NextNews (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares your data when you use our website and through newsletters and marketing communications, we send you. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with a clear understanding of how we handle your data.

Data We Collect:

We collect two main types of data:

  • Personal Information: This includes data that identifies or can be used to identify you directly, such as your name, email address, phone number, and account information.
  • Non-Personal Information: This includes data that does not identify you directly, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, browsing activity on and off our network, pages you visit, clicks, and time spent on pages. We may also collect information from other trusted businesses with whom you have a relationship or from public sources.

How We Collect Data:

We collect data in several ways, including:

  • Directly from you: When you create an account, sign up for newsletters, or contact us.
  • Automatically: When you use our websites and services, we may automatically collect information about your activity using cookies and similar technologies.

How We Use Data:

We use your data for a variety of purposes, including:

  • Personalizing your experience: We use your data to personalize the content and advertising you see on our websites and services.
  • Improving our services: We use your data to analyze how you use our websites and services and make improvements.
  • Providing customer support: We use your data to respond to your questions and requests for assistance.
  • Marketing and advertising: We use your data to send you marketing communications and target advertising to you both on and off our network.
  • Data analysis and research: We may use your data for research purposes, such as understanding user trends and preferences.

Data Sharing and Third Parties:

We will not share your personal information with third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

  • To comply with legal requirements: We may share your data with law enforcement or other government agencies as required by law.
  • To protect our rights and interests: We may share your data to protect our rights, interests, or safety, or the rights, interests, or safety of others.
  • To service providers: We may share your data with trusted service providers who help us operate our websites and services. These service providers are obligated to protect your data and will only use it in accordance with our instructions.

We may share non-personal information with third parties for a variety of purposes, such as:

  • To provide targeted advertising: We may share your non-personal data with third-party advertising partners to target advertising to you on and off our network.
  • To analyze user trends: We may share your non-personal data with third-party analytics providers to understand how users interact with our websites and services.
  • To improve our services: We may share your non-personal data with third-party partners to improve our websites and services.

Your Choices and Rights:

You have the following choices and rights regarding your data:

  • Access your data: You have the right to access your personal information that we hold.
  • Rectify your data: You have the right to correct any inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
  • Erase your data: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information.
  • Restrict data processing: You have the right to restrict how we process your personal information.
  • Object to data processing: You have the right to object to how we process your personal information, including for marketing purposes.
  • Withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time for any processing of your personal information that is based on your consent.

Data Security:

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

International Data Transfers:

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, which may have different data protection laws than your country. We will take appropriate safeguards to protect your data when it is transferred internationally.