Privacy Policy for Industrialnewstoday.com

Last Updated: October 26, 2023

Industrial News Today (“we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”) operates the website industrialnewstoday.com (the “Service” or “Site”). This Privacy Policy document outlines our policies regarding the collection, use, storage, protection, and disclosure of personal and non-personal information when you use our Service.

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring transparency about your data. By accessing or using the Service, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with the terms herein, you must discontinue your use of the Service immediately.

1. Information Collection

We collect information to provide, operate, and improve our Service. The types of information we gather are as follows:

Personal Information: This is data that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly. We collect this information only when you voluntarily provide it, such as when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Create a user account
- Submit inquiries or comments via our contact forms
- Participate in surveys, contests, or promotions
The Personal Information collected may include, but is not limited to: your name, email address, job title, company name, and any other details you choose to provide.
Non-Personal Information: We automatically collect certain data that does not reveal your specific identity. This may include:
- Browser type and version
- Device information (e.g., type, operating system)
- IP address (which may be considered Personal Information in some jurisdictions)
- Pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages
- Other diagnostic data

2. Information Usage

The information we collect is used for the following business purposes:

To provide, maintain, and improve the functionality and content of our Service.
To process and manage your subscriptions, including sending you newsletters and editorial updates.
To personalize your experience and deliver content and product offerings relevant to your interests.
To respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
To administer contests, promotions, surveys, or other Site features.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security breaches, and fraudulent activities.
To analyze trends and user behavior to enhance our Service and develop new features.
To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

Our legal basis for processing your Personal Information is typically your consent, the necessity for the performance of a contract, or our legitimate business interests, as permitted under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and other relevant data protection laws.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of Cookies Used:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of our Service. They enable core functionalities such as security and accessibility.
- Analytics/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how they move around our Site. This helps us improve the way our Site works.
- Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our Site, enabling us to personalize our content for you.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Record your visit to our Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our Site and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

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. For more detailed information, please see our dedicated Cookie Policy.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Information to outside parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our Service, conducting our business, or servicing you (e.g., hosting providers, email service providers, analytics providers), so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential and use it only for the purposes we have disclosed to them.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency) to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
Business Transfers: In the event that we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as a business asset. We will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Protection of Rights: We may disclose information when we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law.

5. Data Security

We implement a variety of commercially reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and secure socket layer (SSL) technology. Access to Personal Information is restricted to authorized personnel who are bound by confidentiality obligations.

However, please be advised that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. User Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Information. These may include:

Right of Access: The right to request copies of the Personal Information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): The right to request that we erase your Personal Information, under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Information, under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Right to Object: The right to object to our processing of your Personal Information, under certain conditions.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent for processing, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the “Contact Us” section below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Information, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Information, to the United States and process it there.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. For transfers of data from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom to the United States, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.

9. Updates 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 and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. We may also, at our discretion, provide notice to you via email or a prominent notice on our Service prior to the change becoming effective.

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.