At Startup News, up to this point in time we have not been able to do much more than keeping your private life private and secure. All these aspects will be shown by the outline of this document. Therefore after reading through, you must agree to use our website knowing that everything about yourself will be captured on it.
1. Information We Collect
We collect two types of information from our users:
- Personal Information: This includes, but is not limited to: your name, e-mail address or any other mode of contact provided voluntarily by you while subscribing to newsletters or making inquiries or commenting on our blog posts among other things.
- Non-Personal Information: Also we collect non-personal information like IP addresses of users visiting our site at specific times which helps us understand patterns; manage the websites better; and improve user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used for the following purposes:
- Communication: For newsletters, replies to your questions or news updates regarding our page and the rest of our content.
- Improvement of Services: For the purpose of analyzing user behavior as well as preference in an effort to improve our website’s functionality and customize content that suits the interest among users.
- Site Maintenance: This is meant to monitor and keep an eye on whether our site is working properly and is safe by detecting meltdown events and stopping them from happening.
3. Cookies
We use cookies besides other similar tracking technologies to optimize user experience; this includes cookies which are tiny files in text form that are kept on your device by web browsers. They help track how people move around online.
Browser settings allow you to adjust or turn off cookies. However, some parts of the site might not be accessible if cookies are turned off at all times.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties without your explicit consent, except in the following cases:
- Service Providers: Your information may be shared with trusted third party service providers who assist us in conducting analytics, managing email communications or operating our website. The providers are required to maintain security and confidentiality of your data.
- Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if law requires or when it is believed necessary to protect our rights, obey the legal processes, or safeguard the users.
5. Data Security
To safeguard your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction we have put appropriate security measures in place. Nevertheless, note that there is no method of transmission over the internet which is 100% secure. Despite attempting to safeguard data as best as possible, it cannot be guaranteed absolute security from all possible dangers.
6. Third-Party Links
Our website may have links to websites or services not controlled by us but rather by other individuals/entities. The privacy policies and contents of those external websites are beyond our control. Whenever you visit third party sites we recommend that you check their privacy policy statements.
7. Children’s Privacy
Startupp News is not intended for users less than 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children below 13. If we happen to collect such data, we shall take steps to delete it as soon as possible.
8. Your Rights
You can access, update or delete yourself information which we hold concerning you. To exercise these rights, or if you have any questions regarding the handling of your information by us, please contact us via our website’s contact form.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
At any time we may modify this Privacy Policy at will. Any changes made will be posted here and hence, we encourage going through it occasionally in order to understand how best we protect your information every time around. Your continued use of the site after such updates have been done constitutes acceptance of the amended policy.