Privacy Policy for Our News Portal

This Privacy Policy describes how our news portal, which publishes daily current news of Australia covering economic, social, and technology topics, collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you visit and interact with our online platform. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner, in compliance with Australian privacy principles and global data protection regulations like GDPR where applicable.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you:

• Information you provide directly to us: This includes information you voluntarily submit when engaging with our site, such as participating in our news preference questionnaire, leaving comments on articles, or subscribing to newsletters. This may include your name and email address.
• Automatically Collected Information: When you access and use our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns. This includes:
  • Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits.
  • Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our site, such as hardware model, device ID, and mobile network information.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. They help us understand user behaviour, remember preferences, and enhance your user experience. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To provide and maintain our news service, including the delivery of economic, social, and technology news content.
• To improve and personalize your experience on our site, such as tailoring news recommendations based on your questionnaire responses.
• To understand and analyze how you use our service, helping us to develop new features and content.
• To monitor the effectiveness of our content and measure audience engagement with our news articles and photo galleries.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security concerns.
• To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support related to our news blog.
• For internal research and development, helping us refine our news delivery and platform features.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, and technical support. These service providers only have access to the personal information needed to perform their functions and are bound by confidentiality agreements.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
• Aggregated or Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated or anonymized information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you with third parties for various purposes, including industry analysis, demographic profiling, and other business purposes.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable physical, technical, and administrative measures designed to protect the information we collect from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, particularly if you are based in a region with robust data protection laws like GDPR, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:

• 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.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the physical contact details provided below.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our news platform may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via a prominent notice on our service prior to the change becoming effective and update the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. 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.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by mail: