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Privacy Notice

The Buzz Bosson 8 days ago

A. INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) applies to the U.S. website, mobile application, or other digital service, or when you subscribe to a print or online publication or service (each a “Service”) linking to this Privacy Notice and owned or operated by BuzzTrimmer or its affiliates (“we”, “us”, “our”, or “BuzzTrimmer”). This Privacy Notice describes the privacy practices of BuzzTrimmer only and does not cover the practices of other companies, including those that may advertise or sponsor content, products, or services on the Services.

B. WHAT INFORMATION WE OBTAIN

When you use a Service, we may obtain various types of information related to you and your use of the Service. This may include information that directly identifies you, such as your name, address, or contact information (this type of information may be called “personal information,” “personal data,” or “personally identifiable information”). Certain pieces of information we obtain (for example, account login, payment card information, race, or ethnicity) may be considered “sensitive” under privacy laws. The information we obtain generally consists of information (1) you give us about yourself, (2) you give us about others, (3) automatically collected about your interactions with the Services and our content or ads on third-party websites, apps, or other media, and (4) we get from other sources.

1. Information You Give Us​​

We may ask you to provide information about yourself when you use our Services. For example, to subscribe to one of our newsletters, you will need to give us an email address. You may not be able to use certain features if you choose not to submit the requested information.

The information you give us may include details such as:

  • • Contact information (e.g., name, mailing address, email address, or phone number).

  • • Demographic, interests, and household information (e.g., age, gender, or education).

  • • Payment information for subscriptions or purchases made through our Services (e.g., payment card number, expiration date, and billing information collected via our third-party payment processors).

  • • Comments, photos, videos, and other content or information you choose to publish on our Services or otherwise share with us.

  • • Information you provide when you choose to participate in surveys, polls, sweepstakes, contests, or promotions (including information about your participation in activities that may generate loyalty or rewards points).

  • • Location information, which may include precise location information when you permit our Services to access device location. To prevent the collection of precise location information, please refer to instructions provided by your mobile service provider or device manufacturer.

  • • Other information you may allow us to access through your device’s permissions settings, such as your contacts or address book.

  • • Transactional and activity information (e.g., requests, searches, or orders).

​​2. Information You Give Us About Others​​

You may give us information about other people, such as the name and email of a friend or contact with whom you want to share an article, the name and address of a gift subscription recipient, or if you participate in a survey or a research initiative. Do not give us information about others unless you are authorized or have their consent to do so. We will use their information for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice.

​​3. Information Automatically Collected​​

Our Services automatically log certain information about visits, such as the number and frequency of visitors, technical information about browsers and devices used to access our Services, and information about crashes or other technical issues. In addition, we and third parties may automatically collect certain information through automated means about your activities over time across our Services as well as across third-party sites, apps, or other media. The tools that collect this information vary depending on the Services and include technologies such as cookies, web beacons, tags, scripts, pixels, and software development kits (“SDKs”). These technologies may be included in our web pages, mobile apps, emails, and other digital content. The tools may assign or collect unique cookie IDs or other identifiers associated with your browser or device. The tools may collect information while you are using our Services or while they are running in the background of your device.

The information automatically collected may include:

  • • Information about your computer, device, browser, and operating system (e.g., type, model, or version).

  • • Internet protocol (IP) address, which may be used to derive your general geographic area (e.g., city and country).

  • • Device identifiers (e.g., mobile advertising IDs).

  • • Information about your interactions with our Services, including browsing activities and clickstream data that reflect the content you have accessed, clicked on, or viewed.

  • • Information about how you accessed our Services, including details about websites or apps visited immediately before or after accessing our Service.

  • • Demographic, interests, and household information.

  • • Information about your interactions with email messages and other communications, such as whether you opened or forwarded the email or clicked on links contained in the email.

For more information about the use of automated means in the context of targeted advertising and how you can limit tracking for advertising and marketing purposes, see section C. 3 For advertising and marketing purposes, including targeted advertising.

4. Information We Obtain From Other Sources​​

We receive information about you from other sources, and it may be combined with other information about you. For example, we may obtain data from:

  • • Operators of third-party sites or apps, content distribution channels and platforms (e.g., Roku, Amazon Fire TV), voice-activated assistants (e.g., Amazon Alexa, Google Home) or other devices and technologies when you interact with our content, products, services, or ads available on those channels and platforms. The information we receive may include information about the content you view or access as well as your demographic information and information about your interests.

  • • Third-party data suppliers such as data aggregators, data resellers, public databases, and business partners. They may provide us with demographic information, information about your purchases, and other information that helps us learn about you and other users of our Services.

  • • Social Media Platforms and similar services (“Social Media Platforms”). When you engage with our content or ads on Social Media Platforms, or interact with features on our Services that contain content or features provided by Social Media Platforms (e.g., login or sign-in features or tools that allow you to share our content with others on Social Media Platforms), we may obtain information from Social Media Platforms, including your username, user ID, demographic information, and other information, subject to the settings and privacy practices of the relevant Social Media Platform. We may obtain this information directly from the Social Media Platform or through plug-ins, integrations, or applications. Please keep in mind that the operators of the Social Media Platforms may also gather information about your use of our Services and their features and tools.

C. HOW WE USE INFORMATION WE OBTAIN

If you make a purchase or place an order through or in connection with our Services (including for paid content), we use your payment card information (e.g., your card number and expiration date) for limited purposes such as to process your transaction (including recurring payments, if applicable), to provide you with the requested products or services and for the purposes described under the section “To protect our rights or the rights of others” below.

With respect to information other than your payment card information, we use that information:

  • 1.To provide you with our Services. This includes:

    • • Processing your requests regarding our Services and our subscriptions, products, or services, or your participation in a survey, sweepstakes, contest, promotion, event, or similar initiative.

    • • Providing customer assistance or technical support.

    • • Customizing content, providing recommendations, and enhancing the quality and your overall experience with our Services, including by retaining your user preferences or presenting content in the most effective manner for the browser or device you use to access our Services.

    • • Maintaining, operating, improving, and developing our Services and related content, products, or services, including developing new products and features based on users’ interactions with our Services.

    • • Learning about users of our Services and analyzing how you and others interact with and respond to our Services, including by measuring and optimizing usage, reliability, and performance, conducting market research, analyzing trends, and supporting BuzzTrimmer's operations (e.g., for accounting, auditing, financial, legal, or other purposes).

  • 2.To communicate with you. This includes:

    • • Sending you informational messages about our Services (e.g., to confirm your subscription or notify you of changes to a Service).

    • • Delivering marketing or promotional communications, including offers or promotions about our or third parties’ products, services, or other initiatives.

    • • Responding to your questions or addressing your requests.

    • • Communicating with you about surveys, sweepstakes, contests, promotions, or events.

  • 3.For advertising and marketing purposes, including targeted advertising. This includes:

    • • Developing, managing, and conducting advertising and marketing campaigns, promotions, and offers, including about our content, products, and services or third parties’ products, services, and other initiatives.

    • • Targeted advertising (also known as online behavioral advertising) is advertising based on your interests in topics and content based on your activities over time on our Services and online services operated by third parties, as well as information from other sources, including information collected offline. Targeted ads may consist of text ads, images, animations, or videos and may be displayed to you based on various factors, including the context of the site or app in which they appear (e.g., sport or travel section), information you provided to the operator of the site or app (e.g., when you created an account), your activities on the site or app (e.g., pages viewed, searches performed, or ads clicked), and information such as your demographic, interests, and household information.

      • • On our Services and on third-party sites, apps, or other media, we, our service providers, and third parties may use automated means to (a) collect information for targeted advertising purposes or (b) serve you targeted ads. These automated means vary depending on the Services and include technologies such as cookies, web beacons, tags, scripts, pixels, and SDKs. These technologies may use unique identifiers associated with your browser or device to support targeted advertising.

      • • We may use and/or combine online and offline information we obtain about you, including your personal information, for targeted advertising purposes. We may aggregate the information we obtain to create audiences that are most likely to respond to ads based on demographic, interests, or household information.

      • • Targeted ads may be displayed to you by third parties, such as ad networks or exchanges.

      • • There are steps you can take to limit the collection of your information for targeted advertising purposes. These steps vary for the web and mobile app environments and are browser and device specific. To learn more about targeted advertising and opt-out choices,

      • • In serving targeted ads, we adhere to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising developed by the Digital Advertising Alliance.

    • • Cross-device linking. If you access our Services from multiple browsers or devices, we, our service providers, and third parties may try to establish connections among and link the different browsers and devices you use to access our Services and our content or ads published elsewhere. This helps us provide you with a seamless experience across the browsers and devices you use and serve you with more relevant content and ads (e.g., so that we don’t show you the same article twice). See section Website (Browser) Opt-Outs for steps you can take to limit browser and mobile app tracking for targeted advertising purposes.

    • • Analyzing and measuring the performance, effectiveness, and reach of our advertising (including interest-based ads) and marketing efforts on our Services and elsewhere.

  • 4.To protect our rights or the rights of others. This includes:

  • • Detecting, preventing, and responding to fraud or potentially illegal activities, misuse of our Services, intellectual property infringement, or other violations of law, this Privacy Notice, our Terms of Use, or other BuzzTrimmer policies.

  • • Performing audits, assessments, and testing or troubleshooting activities.

  • • Backing up our systems (including for disaster recovery purposes) and enhancing the overall security of our Services.

  • • Complying with and enforcing applicable industry and legal requirements (including legal process such as court orders, warrants, or subpoenas) and fulfilling contractual obligations.

D. HOW WE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO OTHERS

We may provide the information we obtain to:

  • • 1.​​Affiliates and Subsidiaries.​​ We work closely with affiliates and subsidiaries within BuzzTrimmer's corporate group to whom we provide your information as necessary or appropriate.

  • • 2.​​Service Providers.​​ In connection with the operation and provision of our Services, we engage various vendors to provide services or handle transactions on our behalf, such as payment card processing, email distribution, list processing, postal mailing, cloud computing, analytics, digital content performance measurement, ad serving and managing sweepstakes, contests, promotions or events. These service providers use the information we provide to them as necessary or appropriate for the performance of their services.

  • • 3.​​Advertisers, Advertising- and Marketing-Related Service Providers and Partners.​​ We may provide your information to advertisers, advertising agencies, ad networks, ad exchanges, marketing businesses, technology vendors and other entities that create, deliver and assess advertising or marketing campaigns, including targeted ads.

  • • 4.​​Content Measurement Companies.​​ We and third parties seek to measure the performance of content across the internet, including on our Services. We may include third-party measurement software in our Services to enable market research or to measure digital and video content consumption.

  • • 5.​​Social Media Platforms.​​ If you interact with social media widgets, share content using social media share buttons, or access features of our Services that contain content or features provided by Social Media Platforms, the relevant Social Media Platforms may collect information. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of the Social Media Platforms that you engage with as we are not responsible for their privacy practices.

  • • 6.​​Business Partners.​​ We may provide your information to business partners including, without limitation, joint marketing partners and content sponsors, for various purposes. For example, we may partner with a third party to offer products on a co-branded, co-sponsored or cross-promotional basis that involves providing your information to others. We may share your contact information and/or email with business partners and others for their own advertising, marketing, and other commercial purposes. These initiatives may be offered on our Services or on other media.

  • • 7.​​Other Parties When Required by Law or As Necessary to Protect Our Rights.​​ We may provide your information to others as we believe is necessary or appropriate to protect, enforce, or defend our legal rights, the privacy or safety of our employees, users of our Services or other individuals and entities, or to comply with or enforce applicable industry standards, law or legal process, including responding to court orders, warrants, subpoenas and other requests from public and government authorities.

  • • 8.​​Corporate Transactions.​​ We reserve the right to transfer any of the information we have about you to proceed with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a sale or transfer of all or a portion of our business or assets to a third party, such as in the event of a merger, acquisition or other disposition, or in connection with a bankruptcy reorganization, dissolution, or liquidation.

  • • 9.​​With Your Consent or Otherwise at Your Direction.​​ In addition, we may provide your information to others with your consent or at your request.

E. YOUR PRIVIVACY RIGHTS, INCLUDING MARKETING AND TARGETED ADS OPT-OUTS

Your U.S. State Privacy Rights

Residents of states with applicable privacy laws are afforded certain rights with respect to their personal information. Depending on where you live, and subject to certain exceptions, you may be entitled to the rights described below. Please note that if you submit a request to exercise any of the below rights (a “Privacy Rights Request”), we may request additional information to enable us to process your request. We will use the information you provide to make Privacy Rights Requests to verify your identity, locate your personal information that we may hold about you, and to fulfill your request. When you submit a Privacy Rights Request, you will be required to verify access to the email address you submitted, and you will receive an email with a verification link to complete your email verification process. You are required to verify your email for us to proceed with your Privacy Rights Request. If you do not see the verification in your email inbox, please check your spam or junk folder. If you have any questions regarding your privacy rights, please contact us at ???@???.com.

  • 1.Right to access your personal information. Under applicable privacy laws, you have the right to know the types and the specific pieces of the personal information we hold about you. To exercise this right, please complete the form available on our website and include your name, email address and your postal address, as well as your subscription account number, if you have an active subscription. Depending on where you live, you may also exercise your right by calling our customer service number.

  • 2.Right to delete your personal information. In some circumstances, you may ask us to delete your personal information. Please note that this is not an absolute right under applicable privacy laws, and we may not be able to delete all or some of your personal information. To request that we delete your personal information, please complete the form available on our website and include your name, email address and your postal address, as well as your subscription account number, if you have an active subscription. Depending on where you live, you may also exercise your right by calling our customer service number.

  • 3.Right to correct your personal information. You may request that we modify or update your personal information if it is inaccurate. Please be aware that not all personal information is able to be corrected, and we reserve the right to deny a request to correct your information where exceptions apply. To request that we modify or update your personal information, please call customer service or email ???@???.com and include your name, email, and postal address, as well as your subscription account number, if you have an active subscription, and specify the personal information you would like to be corrected, and what you would like the change to be. Please note that if you would like to correct the email you use to receive newsletters from us, you must unsubscribe from the newsletters and re-subscribe using your preferred email address.

  • 4.Right to opt out. Applicable privacy laws may provide you with the right to limit or opt out of the use of your personal information for certain purposes, including the below:

Please remember that cookie-level opt outs are browser and device-specific and applied to the website (domain) with respect to which you complete your opt-out request. If you use multiple devices such as your smartphone, laptop or tablet or you visit multiple BuzzTrimmer websites, you will need to submit separate requests from these devices or for these websites.

Right to Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Advertising: We may provide your personal information to third parties for “targeted advertising” purposes or in ways that constitute “sales” under applicable laws. You may request that we not “sell” or provide your data to others for “targeted advertising” purposes on a go-forward basis. To opt out of this use of your data, please click on the “Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads)” link in the footer of the BuzzTrimmer website and complete the opt out form, including your name, email address, and postal address, as well as your subscription account number if you have an active subscription. Depending on where you live, you may also submit an opt out request by calling our customer service number. Please note that if you choose to exercise your opt out rights, you may still see certain ads on our sites and mobile apps. If you reengage with us after opting out of “selling” or providing your personal information for “targeted advertising”, such as by signing up for a newsletter and/or entering a sweepstakes or contest you acknowledge that your personal information may be used and shared in accordance with this Privacy Notice, including in ways that may constitute “selling” or providing personal information for “targeted advertising” under applicable laws.

Right to Limit Processing of Sensitive Personal Information: Certain pieces of personal information that we have about you may be considered “sensitive” under applicable laws. You may request that we only use or provide this personal information to others for certain purposes, subject to exceptions. To submit a request to limit the processing of this personal information, please click on the “Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads),” link in the footer of the BuzzTrimmer website, and complete the opt out form, including your name, email address, and postal address, as well as your subscription account number, if you have an active subscription. Depending on where you live, you may also exercise your right by calling our customer service number. Certain pieces of information that we use to provide you with access to our Services (such as account login and payment card information) are not subject to this right to limit.

    1. Right to be free from discrimination. You may exercise any of the above rights without fear of being discriminated against.

For additional information regarding our California-specific data practices, please see the relevant section below titled Notice at Collection/ Additional Information for California Residents.

  • Authorized Agents

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request in relation to the privacy rights listed above. In the request, you or your authorized agent must provide us with sufficient information for us to verify both the identity of your agent and that your agent has been authorized to act on your behalf. This may result in your Privacy Rights Request taking additional time to process. If you are an authorized agent working on behalf of a consumer, you will need to follow the above processes and submit the relevant forms with the consumer’s information for us to process a Privacy Rights Request. Please note that the consumer you are working on behalf of will need to verify access to the email account used to submit the Privacy Rights Request in order for us to move forward with processing that request.

  • Privacy Rights Appeal Process

Certain US state privacy laws afford eligible residents the right to appeal a denial of a Privacy Rights Request in whole or in part. For additional information regarding how to submit a Privacy Rights Request appeal, please email ???@???.com.

  • Direct Marketing Opt-Outs

    • • Email marketing. You may opt out of receiving marketing or promotional emails from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link contained in such emails. Depending on the Service you use, you also may be able to opt out of marketing or promotional emails by logging into your account and managing your email preferences. Please keep in mind that if you opt out of receiving marketing or promotional emails, we may still send you transactional emails or other communications relating to your use of our Services (e.g., to confirm your subscription, to inform you of changes to a Service or in response to your password recovery request).

    • • Text message marketing. If you choose to participate in a text message marketing campaign or promotion offered in connection with our Services, you may opt out of receiving marketing texts from us by following the instructions contained in those messages (e.g., texting the word STOP) or provided to you when you elected to receive text message marketing.

    • • Direct mail. You may request that we stop sending you postal mail offers through the US post office by notifying us in writing at our designated postal address. Please indicate in your correspondence the name of the Service or publication to which your request applies.

    • • Marketing by Third Parties. We may provide your contact information to third parties for their own marketing purposes. To request that third parties do not use your postal mailing contact information for their own marketing purposes (if we have your postal address), you may notify us in writing at our designated postal address. Please indicate in your correspondence the name of the Service or publication to which your request applies. In addition, you may be able to request that third parties do not use your email address (if we have it) for their own marketing purposes by logging into your account or the preferences center (if available) for the relevant Service and adjusting your email preferences.

    • • Co-Branded, Co-Sponsored or Cross-Promotional Offerings. If you choose to participate in a co-branded, co-sponsored or cross-promotional offering, the brand, sponsor or other third party involved in that offering may use your information for its own purposes, including advertising and marketing purposes. You must contact the relevant third party directly to exercise your opt out choices with respect to such party’s use of your information.

F. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include employing encryption technologies, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we make reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

G. NON-U.S. VISITORS

We operate our Services from the United States. Any information we obtain about you in connection with your use of our Services may be processed and stored in the United States or other countries.

H. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY RIGHTS

Our Services are not intended for use by children, especially those under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

Our Services may contain links to websites, mobile apps, or other services operated by companies not affiliated with BuzzTrimmer. In addition, our Services may be made available to you through third-party platforms (such as app stores or Social Media Platforms) or other channels. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any non-BuzzTrimmer operated websites, mobile apps, or other services and channels, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies or notices published by relevant third parties.

J. CAREERS/JOB OPPORTUNITIES

This Privacy Notice does not apply to web pages hosting our careers or job opportunities. Any information obtained through such pages is governed by the privacy notice published thereon.

K. DISPUTE RESOLUTION/TERMS OF USE

Any dispute concerning our Services (including our use of your personal information) will be resolved per the dispute resolution provision in the Terms of Use, which govern your use of our Services. Please take a few minutes to read the Terms of Use before using our Services.

L. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices or applicable laws. In accordance with applicable law, we may make such changes without prior notice. We will publish the updated version on our Services and indicate at the top of the Privacy Notice when it was most recently updated. Your use of our Services will be governed by the then-current version of the Privacy Notice.

M. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, please contact us by email at ???@???.com.