GDMgroup Asia Limited (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our visitors (“visitor”, “user” or “you”). This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) applies to the website located at https://dailytimes247.com (the “Site”). The information found in the policy describes the information that we collect on the Site, how we use it, how we protect it and the choices you can make about your information. Our privacy policy is for all visitors of our Site, please read this policy carefully.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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, may include, but is not limited to: your name, address, email address, telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as online chat, post comments and message boards (if any). While using our Site, we may collect certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you which also includes: IP Address, Cookies, Usage Data.
This personal information is necessary to provide our services, communicate with you about your usage of the Site and services, and for other purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. You voluntarily consent to the collection, use and disclosure of such personal information by providing personal information to us and by continuing to use the Services. Without limiting the aforesaid, if appropriate, you may be asked to provide your consent when we collect, use, or disclose your personal information in particular circumstances. Take into account, occasionally, your consent will be implicit through your conduct with us in the case the purpose of the collection, use or disclosure is clear and voluntarily provided by you. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.
Non-personal Information:
When you visit our Site, information about your visit (e.g. how you navigate the site) may be collected and stored. This information may include the length of your visit, the date and time of your visit, the pages you look at and the sites you visit before and after leaving our site. If you access the Site from a mobile device, we collect such information, as mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device. It does not include personally-identifiable information such as your name, mailing or email address or telephone number. We use this non-identifiable and aggregate information to better design our website and for the purpose of optimizing our services. We also may share this general non-identifiable information with our affiliates, suppliers, sponsors and advertisers.
Data from Social Networks:
If you access or log-in to the Site through social networking sites or connect a Site to social networking sites, the information we collect may also include your user ID and/or user name associated with that social media service, any information or content you have permitted the social networking sites to share with us, such as your profile picture, email address or friends lists, and any information you have made public in connection with that social networking sites. When you access the Site through social networking sites or when you connect the Site to social networking sites, you are authorizing us to collect, store, and use such information and content in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Data from User content:
We may permit users to post, upload, transmit through, or otherwise make available on our Website comments, messages, templates, text, illustrations, files, images, graphics, photos, comments, sounds, music, videos, information, content, and/or other materials (“User content”).
When visitors leave User content on the Site we collect the data shown in the comments form and the information about you that accompanies those posts or content, which may include a name, user name, geographical location, likes, status, profile information and picture, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
User content are always public, which means it is available to everyone and may be displayed in search results on external search engines.
If you upload images or content to the Site, you should avoid uploading images or content with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the Site can download and extract any location data from images on the Site.
We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor User content that you voluntarily disclose and post to the Site. We reserve the right to remove any such content for any reason or no reason, including without limitation, if in our sole opinion it violates, or may violate, any applicable law or guidance, this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service. We also reserve the right to remove content upon the request of any third party.
How do we use your information?
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
- to provide and maintain the Site,
- to provide information that may improve the Site,
- to create, manage and control your account information, and to verify access rights to the Site and its options,
- to notify you about changes or additions to our Services,
- to compile aggregate data about Site traffic and Site interaction so that we can offer better Services,
- to deliver targeted advertising, newsletters, and other information regarding promotions and the Site to you,
- to generate a personal profile about you to make future visits to the Site more personalized,
- to increase the efficiency and operation of the Site,
- to monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site,
- to notify you of updates to the Site,
- to offer new products, services, and/or recommendations to you,
- to perform other business activities as needed,
- to assess service levels, Site traffic and popularity of different service options,
- to provide customer support,
- to carry out our marketing activities,
- to enforce this Privacy Policy;
- to respond to claims of any violation of our rights or those of any third parties,
- to protect the rights, property or personal safety of you, other users and our business,
- and may use personal information for other purposes for which we have a legitimate interest or as required or authorized by law.
We may periodically communicate with you via email address you provide for us regarding to your activity, our products, services, updates, news, events, etc. We may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of the Site. If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt-out of receiving future emails or you can communicate with us and tell us not to communicate this information to you. We will process your request within a reasonable time after receipt. Note: that you will continue to receive transaction-related emails regarding Services you have requested. We will attempt to minimize this type of communication to you.
How do we protect your information?
The protection of your personal information is important to us. We maintain appropriate safeguards and current security standards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse, such as using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for all supplied sensitive information. However, no system can be completely secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. Please keep your account password secure to help ensure the safety of your personal information. While we take meaningful steps to secure your information, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information will always remain secure. We do not accept liability for unintentional disclosure.
Who do we share your data with?
We do not share, distribute, sell, trade, rent or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information without first receiving your permission or as permitted in this Privacy Policy. We will only share your information with third parties in accordance with your instructions or as necessary to provide you with a specific service or to trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your personal 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).
Do we use cookies?
We may use cookies and log files to track user information. Cookies are small amounts of data that are transferred to your web browser by a web server and are stored on your computer’s hard drive. We use cookies to track which page variant a visitor has seen, to track if a visitor has clicked on a page variant, to monitor traffic patterns and to assess popularity of service options. We will use this information to deliver relevant content and services to you. This also allows us to make sure that visitors see the landing page they expect to see if they return to the same web URL and it allows us to tell you how many people click on your landing pages. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
If you do not wish to accept cookies you can disable them by adjusting the settings on your browser. We may also use banners and pop-ups from time to time to give you options around cookies use. Note: that certain cookies are necessary to enable the website to operate and refusing or disabling some or all cookies may limit your ability to make use of the website.
Aggregated Data
From time to time we may use your personal information to generate Aggregated Data for internal use and for sharing with others on a selective basis. “Aggregated Data” means records which have been stripped of information potentially identifying customers, landing pages or end-users, and which have been manipulated or combined to provide generalized, anonymous information. Note: that any such aggregated data will not include any personal information and we will never make it available to third parties to use for their own purposes.
Third party links
The Site may embed content from, or link to third party websites, locations, platforms, or services. Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
We are not responsible for and make no representations regarding the policies or business practices of any third parties. Additionally, this Privacy Policy does not govern these third party’s content or services, and we encourage you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use. Please review the privacy policies on those websites and applications directly to understand their privacy practices.
Analytics
We may also partner with selected third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, and others, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Site, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor and prevent third-party vendor from recognizing you on return visits to our site by disabling cookies on your browser.
You should be aware that getting a new device, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plug-ins, or settings.
How long we retain your data?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Age of Consent
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from individuals under the age of consent (18 years of age). If you have reason to believe that anyone under the age of consent has provided us with personal information, you may contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected any personal information from individuals under the age of consent we will promptly take steps to remove and permanently delete such information.
What data protection rights you have under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal information.
If you wish to be informed what personal information, we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
- to access your personal information that we hold;
- to request the rectification of your personal information that we hold;
- to request the erasure of your personal information that we hold;
- to request to restrict processing of your personal information;
- to object to processing of your personal information by us;
- to request to transfer your personal information that we hold (e.g. data portability);
- to file a complaint to a supervisory authority in your jurisdiction;
- to withdraw any consent related to your personal information given by you.
We will process your requests to us within 30 days. We will also notify a relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours from a breach related to your personal information that we hold.
We have assigned a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who may be reached via dpo@dailytimes247.com. Our DPO is tasked with ensuring that we acknowledge and abide by our data protection responsibilities.
We will not store personal information for more than 6 months from the date of termination of an agreement between us and you.
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/privacy-laws.
Change of Ownership or Business Transition
In the event of a change of ownership or other business transition, such as a merger, acquisition or sale of our assets, your information may be transferred in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Transfer to the U.S. or Other Countries
Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country where we have facilities.
Changes to The Policy
This Policy may be updated by us from time to time. Amendments to this Privacy Policy will be posted to the Site and/or Services and will be effective when posted. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of any amendment to the Privacy Policy shall constitute your acceptance of such amendment.
Terms of Service
Please also visit our Terms of Use which state the terms, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing your use of the Site and Services.
Your Consent
By using our Site, you consent to our Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@dailytimes247.com.
THIS VERSION OF PRIVATE POLICY IS EFFECTIVE
Date last updated: 18.06.2020