TrueGazette.news operates the website TrueGazette.news (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data when you visit our Website, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) for users in the United Kingdom, relevant state privacy laws in the United States (such as the California Consumer Privacy Act – CCPA), and the emerging data protection frameworks in Bangladesh.

By using our Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Definitions

  • Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“Data Subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
  • Usage Data: Data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Website or from the Website infrastructure itself (e.g., the duration of a page visit).
  • Cookies: Small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
  • Data Controller: The natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are the Data Controller of your Personal Data.
  • Data Processor (or Service Provider): Any natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use various Service Providers to process your data more effectively.
  • Third-Party Ad Network: A company that acts as an intermediary between advertisers and publishers, managing ad sales and placement. Google AdSense is an example of a third-party ad network.
  • Consent: Freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the Data Subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:

a) Personal Data (provided by you): While using our Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address (e.g., when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us)
  • Name (e.g., when you submit comments or contact us)
  • Any other information you choose to provide when interacting with us (e.g., through contact forms).

b) Usage Data (collected automatically): We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website or when you access the Website by or through a mobile device. This Usage Data may include:

  • Your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address (e.g., IP address)
  • Browser type and version
  • The pages of our Website that you visit
  • The time and date of your visit
  • The time spent on those pages
  • Unique device identifiers
  • Other diagnostic data
  • Referring/exit pages
  • Clickstream data

c) Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information.

  • Cookies (Browser Cookies): A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
  • Web Beacons: Pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (e.g., recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Specific to Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising:

  • Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Website.
  • Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Website and other sites on the Internet.
  • Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy at the following URL: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
  • We also partner with other third-party ad networks (if any) who may also use cookies and web beacons. We do not have control over these third-party advertisers’ practices. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices.
  • For EU/UK/EEA users: We obtain your explicit consent for the use of non-essential cookies, including those used for advertising and analytics, through a cookie consent banner. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

3. How We Use Your Information

TrueGazette.news uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Website
  • To notify you about changes to our Website or services
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Website when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Website
  • To monitor the usage of our Website
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To deliver relevant advertising (via Google AdSense and other partners)
  • To send you newsletters and promotional materials, if you have opted in to receive them
  • To understand user demographics and interests to tailor content and services
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions.

4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (GDPR, UK GDPR, Bangladesh)

Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal data described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it:

  • Consent: We may process your Personal Data if you have given us explicit consent to do so (e.g., for newsletters, non-essential cookies). You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may process your Personal Data when it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your data protection interests do not override those interests (e.g., to operate and improve our Website, for fraud prevention, to provide relevant advertisements).
  • Compliance with a legal obligation: We may process your Personal Data when we have a legal obligation to do so (e.g., for tax purposes, to comply with court orders).
  • Contractual necessity: We may process your Personal Data where the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose your personal data in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website (“Service Providers”), to provide the Website on our behalf, to perform Website-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Website is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
    • Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track and report Website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Website. This data may be shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having your activity on the Website made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy
    • Advertising: We use Google AdSense and other advertising partners to display ads on our Website. These partners may collect and use your data to provide personalized ads.
  • For Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your Personal Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
    • Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., a court order or subpoena).
    • Protect and defend the rights or property of TrueGazette.news.
    • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website.
    • Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public.
    • Protect against legal liability.
  • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal data for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data 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.

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

7. Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, 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 Bangladesh and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Bangladesh and process it there.

We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

  • For EU/UK/EEA users: When transferring data outside the EU/UK/EEA, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission or the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), or other legally recognized mechanisms, to ensure your data is protected to the same standard as within the EU/UK/EEA.

8. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information we collect through the Website. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

a) For Users in the EU, UK, and EEA (GDPR & UK GDPR Rights):

You have the following rights concerning your Personal Data:

  • The right to be informed: You have the right to be informed about how your personal data is collected and used. This Privacy Policy serves to fulfill this right.
  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure (Right to be Forgotten): 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.
  • The right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where TrueGazette.news relied on your consent to process your personal information.
  • The right to complain to a Supervisory Authority: If you are a resident of the EU or UK, you have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area or the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK.

b) For Users in the USA (California Residents – CCPA):

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These include:

  • The right to know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
  • The right to delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information collected or maintained by us, subject to certain exceptions.
  • The right to opt-out of sale/sharing: You have the right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information (as defined by CCPA). TrueGazette.news does not “sell” your personal information in the traditional sense. However, the use of certain third-party advertising cookies for targeted advertising might be considered “sharing” under CCPA. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner.
  • The right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

c) For Users in Bangladesh:

While Bangladesh’s data protection landscape is evolving (with the Digital Security Act and upcoming Data Protection Act), TrueGazette.news endeavors to respect principles such as consent, purpose limitation, and data minimization. You generally have the right to:

  • Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification: Request corrections to inaccurate data.
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal and operational requirements).

Exercising Your Rights:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@truegazette.news. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe (typically 30 days for GDPR/UK GDPR requests, 45 days for CCPA requests, extendable where permitted by law). We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

10. “Do Not Track” Policy

“Do Not Track” (DNT) is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. We do not currently respond to DNT signals. We do not alter our data collection and use practices when we see a DNT signal from your browser. However, you can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for use by children 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.

12. 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 email and/or a prominent notice on our Website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Effective 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.

13. Contact Us

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

  • By email: info@truegazette.news

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