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Privacy Policy

Last updated 4th September 2024

Introduction

UrNews Ltd. (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our mobile application (the “Application”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE APPLICATION.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Application after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the third-party online/mobile store from which you install the Application or make payments, including any in-app virtual items, which may also collect and use data about you. We are not responsible for any of the data collected by any such third party.

Our Contact Details

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Collection of Your Information

We do not collect any personal information about you. The information we may collect via the Application depends on the device of access to the Service, content and materials you use, and includes:

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Application, such as your native actions that are integral to the Application, as well as other interactions with the Application and via server log files.

Geo-Location Information

We may request access or permission to and track location-based information from your mobile device or detect your location from your IP address while you are using the Application, to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.

Mobile Device Access

We may request access or permission to certain features from your mobile device, Application Store accounts and other features. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.

Mobile Device Data

Device information such as your mobile device model, and manufacturer, version of your operating system, country, and any other data you choose to provide.

Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Application to:

  • Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally.
  • Create and manage your account.
  • Increase the efficiency and operation of the Application.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Application.
  • Perform other business activities as needed.
  • Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
  • Respond to product and customer service requests.
  • Solicit support for the Application.

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not collect, store or share personal information about you, but in certain situations we may:

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share anonymized information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf.

Third-Party Advertisers

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Application. These companies may use information to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Affiliates

We may share your anonymized information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include any of our subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

Business Partners

We may share your anonymized information with our business partners to improve our services.

Other Third Parties

We may share your anonymized information with advertisers and investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis, as permitted by law.

Sale or Bankruptcy

If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer any information that the Company holds to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, any information that the Company holds would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.

Tracking Technologies

Cookies and Web Beacons

We do not use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Application. When you access the Application, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. However, some of our partners may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies.

Internet-Based Advertising

Additionally, we may use third-party software to serve ads on the Application. This third-party software may use cookies or similar tracking technology to help manage and optimize your online experience with us. For more information about opting-out of interest-based ads, visit the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

Website Analytics

We may also partner with selected third-party vendors, such as Google Inc, Apple Inc, Digital Ocean LLC, Matomo and others, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Application through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Application, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand online activity. By accessing the Application, 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 install and/or update your settings for one of the following:

You should be aware that getting a new computer, 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.

Third-Party Websites

The Application contains links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Application, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Application.

Security of Your Information

We do not collect or store any of your personal information. We may use your anonymized information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure any information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 15. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 15, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. Our Application supports GPC (Global Privacy Control, https://globalprivacycontrol.org), as such, we respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.

Your Data Protection Rights

We do not collect any of your personal information. However, under GDPR data protection law, you have rights including:

  • Your right of access: You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
  • Your right to rectification: You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
  • Your right to erasure: You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to restriction of processing: You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to object to processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to data portability: You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at support@urnews.net if you wish to make a request.

How to Complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at support@urnews.net.

You can also complain to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) or Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.