{"id":196,"date":"2019-10-21T03:17:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T03:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegothnews.com\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2019-10-21T03:17:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T03:17:20","slug":"privacy-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thegothnews.com\/?page_id=196","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Objective\nand Scope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nGoth News Network (\u201cwe\u201d, \u201cus\u201d, \u201cour\u201d, \u201cThe Goth News Network\u201d) values the trust\nplaced in us by data subject (\u201cyou\u201d, \u201cyour\u201d, \u201cuser\u201d, \u201csubscriber\u201d) and\ntherefore, we assure that we follow the highest standards of privacy guidelines\nto protect the information shared by you with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\nprivacy policy describes the usage of information provided or collected by The\nGoth News Network and\/or its subsidiary (ies) and\/or affiliate(s) (collectively\nreferred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), which operates various websites\/\nMobile Apps &amp; other services including but not limited to delivery of\ninformation and content via any mobile or internet connected device or\notherwise (collectively the &#8220;Services&#8221;). We follow this privacy\npolicy in accordance with applicable laws in the places where we operate. In\nsome cases, we may provide additional data privacy notices specific to certain\nservices or regions. Those terms are to be read in combination and are part and\nparcel of this policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please\nkeep in mind that when you provide information to us on a third-party site or\nplatform (for example, via our applications like social media login the\ninformation we collect through those third-party sites linked with our\napplications are covered by this privacy policy, and the information the\nthird-party site or platform collects or may collect is subject to the\nthird-party site or platform\u2019s privacy practices. Privacy choices you have made\non the third-party site or platform will not apply to our use of the\ninformation we have collected directly through our applications. Please also\nkeep in mind that our sites and applications may contain links to other sites\nnot owned or controlled by us and we are not responsible for the privacy\npractices of those sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our sites\nor applications and to read the privacy policies of other sites that may\ncollect your personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All\ncapitalized terms that have not been specifically defined herein shall have the\nsame meaning as provided under the Terms of Use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\nPrivacy Policy should be read in conjunction and together with the Terms of Use\napplicable to the The Goth News Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>User\nConsent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By\nusing The Goth News Network (for example, when you register for an account,\nenter a contest or promotion, communicate with us, on our sites or applications\nor through social media), you agree to provide consent to our collection, use\nand sharing of your personal information as described in this policy. In some\ncases, particularly if you reside in a country governed by a data protection\nregulation, we may ask you to provide explicit consent to access our services\nbefore proceeding for further operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\nare a traveller visiting various countries around the world and avail the\nPlatform\u2019s services, then we will determine your location using your IP address\nto determine the relevant The Goth News Network services which should be\noffered to you. In the event IP detection fails, we will consider the last\ncached location as your current location to provide you with The Goth News Network\nservices and the consents obtained at the time of registration in that location\nwill be valid for processing of your personal information. We use third party\nservice providers to help us determine your location to provide you with appropriate\ncontent and services on our Platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon\nimplementation of GDPR, existing user in order to receive full scale services\nas provided will be required to opted in, subscribe and consent for provision\nof services, failure to subscribe will deny the use the access and full use of\nthe services provided by the TV Today Network Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collection\nand Use of Personal Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Personally\nIdentifiable Information\u2019 or \u2018PII\u2019 is defined as any information that\nidentifies (whether directly or indirectly) to a particular individual or\nnatural person, such as the individual\u2019s name, postal address, email address,\nmobile number and any other specific identifier indicating to that particular\nperson. When anonymous information is directly or indirectly associated with\npersonal information, the resulting information also is treated as personal\ninformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A.\nInformation you provide to us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information\nCollected at the Time of Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nyou register using your web accounts like Facebook &amp; Twitter we retrieve\nthe following Information from your account(s) to continue to interact with you\nand to continue providing you the Services. Information that we collect include\n&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>User Name<\/li><li>E-mail id<\/li><li>Mobile number<\/li><li>Location<\/li><li>Public profile information \u2013 (Facebook &amp; Twitter) Information\ncollected under my profile section when a user has completed with the\nregistration:<\/li><li>Date of Birth<\/li><li>Gender<\/li><li>Profile picture upload<\/li><li>Qualification<\/li><li>Country<\/li><li>Address<\/li><li>Pin code<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\ncollect sensitive personal information when you provide feedbacks, report spam,\nparticipate in polls, survey, contest etc. for the activity it is being\ncollected. This information will only be captured if you have provided us with\nexplicit consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information\ncollected when you use our Mobile Application<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nyou download our mobile application we may collect, including but not limited\nto, the below information from you-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Email ID<\/li><li>Mobile number<\/li><li>Location\/IP address for geo-locating<\/li><li>Device ID<\/li><li>SMS for OTP<\/li><li>Android Advertiser ID\/ iDFA ID<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information\nyou provide to us voluntarily<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\nsend us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users\nor third parties send us correspondence about your activities or postings on\nthe Site, we may collect and store such information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\ncollect additional information at other times, including but not limited to,\nwhen you provide feedback(s), modify your content or email preferences, respond\nto surveys, provide comments, or communicate with us. This information may\ninclude your name, e-mail id, mobile number, location, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.\nInformation automatically collected while browsing \/navigating through the\nwebsite<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nWebsite uses cookies and other similar technologies which are necessary to its\nfunctioning and to provide The Goth News Network. Some of these cookies are\nessential for us to provide you with the The Goth News Network. For more\ninformation about essential cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do Not\nTrack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nWebsite and The Goth News Network currently do not process or respond to \u201cDo\nNot Track\u201d requests\/signals which some internet browsers have the ability to\nsend out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Log File\nInformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nautomatically collect limited information about your computer&#8217;s connection to\nthe Internet, mobile number, including your IP address, whenever you visit our\nwebsite(s), application or services. Your IP address is a number that lets\ncomputers attached to the Internet and recognize where you send data \u2013 For e.g.\npages you viewed. We automatically receive and log information from your\nbrowser, including your IP address, your computer&#8217;s name, your operating\nsystem, browser type and version, CPU speed, and connection speed. We may also\ncollect log information from your device, including your location, IP address,\nyour device&#8217;s name, device&#8217;s serial number or unique identification number\n(e.g. UDID on your iOS device), your device operating system, browser type and\nversion, application version, operator name, screen size, CPU speed, and\nconnection speed etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clear\nGIFs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\nuse &#8220;clear GIFs&#8221; (Web Beacons) to track the online usage patterns of\nour users in an anonymous manner, without personally identifying the user. We\nmay also use clear GIFs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which\nemails are opened by them . We use this information to inter-alia deliver our\nweb pages to you upon request, to tailor our website\/Application or Services to\nsuit the interests of our users, to measure traffic, to improve the quality, functionality\nand interactivity and to let the advertisers know the geographic locations from\nwhere our visitors come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C.\nInferred Information through usage and log data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\ntrack certain information about you based upon your behaviour on the The Goth\nNews Network. We use this information for conducting internal research on our\nusers&#8217; demographics, devices, interests, and behaviour to better understand,\nprotect and serve our users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\nalso collect Your Information to track user behaviour and preferences for\ninternal analytics and research. We may also use your information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i. To\nevaluate your interest for various genres of content, services, offers;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ii. To\nperform analytics and conduct customer research, to determine your interest,\nfor identifying content that generate sales and to analyse traffic patterns. If\nyou choose to post messages on social media accounts, message boards, chat\nrooms or other message areas or leave feedback, we will collect that\ninformation you provide to us. We retain this information as necessary to\nresolve disputes, provide customer support and troubleshoot problems as\npermitted by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nabove information may also be captured by keeping cookies on our websites by\nour affiliates for the purposes mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D.\nInformation we collect from third parties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>a)\nInformation obtained from other Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\nreceive information about you from other online sources. We may add it to our\naccount information system and treat it in accordance with this policy. If you\nprovide information to the platform provider or other partner to whom we\nprovide services, your account information including PII may be passed on to\nus. We may obtain updated contact information(s) from third parties in order to\ncorrect our records and fulfil the Services or to communicate with you or share\nthe information with any third party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>b)\nInformation obtained from third party websites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\nlink, connect or login to your The Goth News Network account with third-party\nservices they may send us information such as your registered e-mail id and\npublic profile information from the service as stated below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Facebook \u2013 Email ID and public profile information which includes\nname, profile picture, age gender etc.<\/li><li>Twitter \u2013 Email ID, see who you follow, read tweets from timeline,\npost tweet for you, access direct messages and update your profile<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>c)\nDemographic and other information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\nreference other sources of demographic and other information to provide you\nwith more targeted communications and promotions. We use various third-party\nanalytics service providers, among others, to track the user behaviour on our\nwebsite. They are used to support display advertising towards helping us gain\nunderstanding of our users&#8217; Demographics and Interests. The reports are anonymous\nand cannot be associated with any individual personally identifiable\ninformation that you may have shared with us. You can opt-out or opt-in by\ngiving a consent at to serve you advertisements when you visit our website or\napplications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>d)\nSubscription or Paid service information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nyou chose any subscription or paid service, we or our payment gateway provider\nmay collect your personal information such as address or billing information,\nincluding your credit\/debit card number and expiration date etc. The subscriptions\nor paid Services may be on auto renewal mode unless cancelled. If at any point\nyou do not wish to auto-renew your subscription, you may cancel your\nsubscription before the end of the subscription term or contact us on our\nsupport e-mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*In case\nof sharing or referring the subscription to another user then the personal\ninformation of the referrer will only be used for the purpose for which it has\nbeen shared by the&nbsp;. Other than the purpose, We won\u2019t provide or process\nthe referrals personal information for analytics, direct marketing etc. without\nprior consent provided by the referral to receive such services from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>e)\nTransactional and Billing Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based\non your purchase of a subscription or paid service, our payment gateway partner\nmay collect information, including but not limited to, your credit\/debit card\ndetails or other bank account details along with your billing address. This\ninformation is stored by the payment gateway partner. For instance, the\nServices will be using third party payment gateway partners to process and\nfacilitate the payment of your subscription fee to the Services for providing\nyou access to the subscription; such payment gateway partners are not\ncontrolled by us. When you visit such payment gateways you do so at your own\nrisk. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the privacy statements\nprovided by such payment gateways prior to providing them with information about\nyou or entering into any transactions with them. We do not assume any\nresponsibility or liability for such payment gateways, the content of such\npayment gateways and their privacy practices, nor do we endorse them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\nreceive financial or transactional information (for e.g., transaction ID, order\nID etc.) from third party vendors in case of payments, for reconciliation and\nvalidation of transactions and also for the purpose of resolutions of\ncomplaints (in case of failed transactions and refunds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disclosure\nto Third parties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>a)\nService Providers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nApplication may include links to other websites or applications (for e.g.,\nlinks to payment gateways for payment of subscription fees). Such websites or\napplications are governed by their respective privacy policies, which are\nbeyond our control. Once you leave our servers (you can figure out where you\nare by checking the URL in the location bar on your browser), use of any\ninformation you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of\nthe application, website you are visiting. That policy may differ from ours. If\nyou can&#8217;t find the privacy policy of any of these sites via a link from the\napplication&#8217;s\/website homepage, you should contact the application\/website\nowners directly for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>b)\nPromotional Offers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\nshare or disclose your personal information outside of The Goth News Network\nwhen we have your consent. For example, providing SMS and E-mail related\nservices such as marketing newsletters, promotions and offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>c) Advertisers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do\nnot provide any personally identifiable information to third party websites \/\nadvertisers \/ ad-servers without your explicit consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>d) Legal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the\nevent The Goth News Network is merged with or acquired by another company or in\ncase of re-organization or re-structuring of business, we and our affiliates\nmay share your personal information, wholly or in part, with another business\nentity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>e)\nBusiness transfers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nprovide personal information to our affiliates and other trusted businesses or\npersons to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with\nour Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security\nmeasures. For example, we may use service providers to help us with customer\nsupport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information\nwe share with our group companies\/affiliates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Credit\nPoints<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nyou interact with any of the The Goth News Network Websites\/applications (such\nas read articles, provide comments, share articles etc.) The Goth News Network\nwill collect your personal information and analyze your information to build\nindividual profiles and provide you with points. These points will be governed\nby the terms of use of the The Goth News Network website . The points can be\nredeemed against your SSO profile . The Goth News Network will collect points\nacross all The Goth News Network websites and provide a total accumulation of\nall the points in aggregated manner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nyou interact with any of the The Goth News Network websites (such as follow\narticles, follow other users, follow activities etc) The Goth News Network will\ncollect your follow activities and create a The Goth News Network profile\nagainst those activities for you to refer to them at a later stage and review\narticles and your activities. The Goth News Network doesn\u2019t collect any\nadditional personal information but only tracks your behaviour on various The\nGoth News Network Websites and the activities that you choose to follow or the\nusers you wish to follow. Any comments, views, shares that are performed by you\non the The Goth News Network Websites will be publicly available information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usage of\nour Mobile Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\npolicy shall also apply to our Mobile Applications that are available in the\ncountry governed by a data protection regulation. These Mobile applications\nhave been updated to make them compliant to the country governed by a data\nprotection regulation and few of the services have been discontinued in certain\nplatforms in the country governed by a data protection regulation. You are\nurged to update to the most current version of certain apps listed and\/or to\ndelete certain apps that we no longer provide access, service or support so\nthat we do not collect or store information of users located in the country\ngoverned by a data protection regulation. If you use an older version of these\napps and\/or access discontinued services, then we may collect, store and\nprocess your information. In such case we would not be responsible or liable\nfor such collection, storage and processing of your information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purposes\nand Lawfulness of processing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nwill only collect and process personal data about you where we have lawful\nbasis. Lawful basis on which we would process your personal information\nincludes obtaining explicit consent from you for processing your personal\ninformation or processing for \u201clegitimate interests\u201d where processing is\nnecessary by us to provide you with services (For e.g. processing your\ninformation by our group companies\/affiliates).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We use\ninformation to provide, analyse, administer, enhance and personalize our\nservice and marketing efforts, to process your registration, to provide you\nservices, and to communicate with you related to below mentioned points. For\nexample, we use information to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Analyse and understand our audience, improve our service\n(including our user interface experiences), recommendation algorithms and\ndelivery which may require sharing personal information with our group\ncompanies and affiliates or third-party service providers.<\/li><li>To help advertisers understand our audience and confirm the value\nof advertising on our websites or Applications (however it is usually in the\nform of aggregated statistics on traffic to various pages within our site) and\nto provide you relevant ads.<\/li><li>To help advertisers understand our audience and confirm the value\nof advertising on our websites or Applications (however it is usually in the\nform of aggregated statistics on traffic to various pages within our site) and\nto provide you relevant ads<\/li><li>Notify you about changes in terms of service or privacy policy.<\/li><li>Allow you to participate in interactive features offered through\nour Services.<\/li><li>Sharing with our customer support team to resolve your\nqueries\/concerns related to your rights or services provided to you.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How your\ninformation is used for Advertising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We use\nthird-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit or use our\nwebsite, mobile application or services. These companies may use information\n(not including your name, address, email address or telephone number or other\npersonally identifiable information) about your visits or use of a particular\nwebsite, mobile application or service, in order to provide advertisements\nabout goods and services of interest to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Services\nmay include links to other websites or applications. Such websites or\napplications are governed by their respective privacy policies, and are beyond\nour reasonable control. Once you leave our server (you can recognize your\nlocation by checking the URL in location bar on your browser), any kind of\ninformation provided by you is governed by the privacy policy of the operator\nof the applications\/website(s) you are visiting. Their policy may differ from\nours. If you can&#8217;t find the privacy policy of any of these applications\/websites\nvia a link from the application&#8217;s homepage, you should contact the application\nowner(s) directly for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentation\nof information to our advertisers for helping them to understand our\naudience(s) and to know the value of advertising on our websites or\napplications, is usually in form of aggregated statistics on traffic to various\npages \/ content within our websites or Applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do\nnot provide any personally identifiable information to any third party websites\n\/ advertisers \/ ad-servers without obtaining your consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information\nUse by the Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nInformation supplied by you enables us to improve our services and provide you\nthe most user-friendly experience(s). In some cases, for e.g. provision of\ncertain service(s) or utility (ies), we may require your contact information as\nwell. All required information is service dependent and the Company may use the\nabove said user. Information to, maintain, protect, and improve the Services\n(including advertising on the &#8220;Application&#8221;) and for developing new\nservices. We may also use your email address or other personally identifiable\ninformation to send commercial or marketing messages with your consent [with an\noption to withdraw your consent (wherever feasible)]. Any personally identifiable\ninformation provided by you will not be considered as sensitive if it is freely\navailable and \/ or accessible in the public domain like any comments, messages,\nblogs, scribbles available on social platforms like Facebook, twitter etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any\nposted\/uploaded\/conveyed\/communication by users on the public sections of the\n&#8220;Application\/Websites&#8221; becomes published content and is not\nconsidered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy .\nIn case you choose to decline to submit personally identifiable information on\nthe Application\/Websites, we may not be able to provide certain services on the\nApplication\/Websites to you. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of\nthe same at the time of opening your account. In any case, we will not be\nliable and or responsible for the denial of certain services to you for lack of\nyou providing the necessary personal information or consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nyou register with the Application or Services, we may contact you from time to\ntime about updating your personal information to provide you features that we\nbelieve may benefit \/ interest you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information\nsharing with third parties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nCompany shares your information with any third parties without obtaining the\nprior consent of User in the following limited circumstances:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a)\nWhen it is requested or required by law or by any court or governmental agency\nor authority to disclose, for the purpose of verification of identity, or for\nthe prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, or for\nprosecution and punishment of offences. These disclosures are made in good\nfaith and belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary for enforcing\nthese Terms or for complying with the applicable laws and regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) The\nCompany proposes to share such information within its group companies and\nofficers and employees of such group companies for the purpose of processing\npersonal information on its behalf. We also ensure that these recipients of\nsuch information agree to process such information based on our instructions\nand in compliance with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate\nconfidentiality and security measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) The\nCompany may present information to our advertisers &#8211; to help them understand\nour audience and confirm the value of advertising on our websites or\nApplications \u2013 however it is usually in the form of aggregated statistics on\ntraffic to various pages within our site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) The\nCompany may share your information regarding your activities on websites or\nApplications with third party comments sites , social websites to populate your\nsocial wall that is visible to other people however you will have an option to\nset your privacy settings, where you can decide what you would like to share or\nnot to share with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How long\ndo we store and use your information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nretain the information which we have collected no longer than is necessary.\nThis is determined on a case by case basis . Normally we will retain the\ninformation as long as you maintain an account with us and till the time you\ncontinue to access and use The Goth News Network and its services. We will\ndelete your information whenever you request us to do so. However, we may\narchive and\/or retain some information for legal purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your\nControls and Choices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A.\nAccessing and Rectifying your personal information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nyou use the Services Website\/application (or any of its sub sites), we make\ngood faith efforts to provide you, as and when requested by you, with access to\nyour personal information and shall further ensure that any personal\ninformation or sensitive personal data or information found to be inaccurate or\ndeficient shall be corrected or amended as feasible. We ask individual users to\nidentify themselves and the information requested to be accessed or corrected\nbefore processing such requests. We may decline to process requests that are\nunreasonably repetitive or systematic, requiring disproportionate technical\neffort, jeopardizing the privacy of others, or would be extremely impractical\n(for instance, requests concerning information residing on backup tapes), or\nfor which access is not otherwise required. In any case, where we provide\ninformation access and correction, we perform this service free of charge,\nexcept if doing so would require a disproportionate effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\ncan make access requests by sending an e-mail to our Grievance officer . You\nwill get a link on your registered Email address through which you can access\nall the data The Goth News Network collects and stores about you. You can ask\nus to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a. Concerning your login credentials by editing the same through\nMy Accounts section, through the SSO portal. The same shall be reflected across\nall properties.<\/li><li>b. Concerning details that are separately collected and maintained\nby The Goth News Network by sending an e-mail to our support team to perform\nthe rectification.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. Data\nPortability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\nmay also be entitled to request copies of personal information that you have\nprovided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format;\nwherever feasible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. Data\nRetention and Erasure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nretain your personal information as long as necessary for us to provide\nservices to you or you ask us to not retain your data. If you no longer want us\nto use your information then you can request that we erase your personal\ninformation and close your The Goth News Network account. Please note that if\nyou request for the erasure of your personal information;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The personal information (Name, E-mail, Mobile No) will be\nretained as a part of the SSO Login functionality and will be governed by the\nSSO Login Policy.<\/li><li>We may retain some of your personal information as necessary for\nour legitimate business interests, such as fraud detection and prevention and\nenhancing safety. For example, if we suspend a The Goth News Network account\nfor fraud or safety reasons, we may retain certain information from that\naccount to prevent that user from opening a new account in the future.<\/li><li>We may retain and use your personal information to the extent\nnecessary to comply with our legal obligations. For example, we may keep some\nof your information for tax, legal reporting and auditing obligations.<\/li><li>Information you have shared with others (e.g., Reviews, forum\npostings) may continue to be publicly visible on the The Goth News Network,\neven after your account is cancelled. However, attribution of such information\nto you will be removed. Additionally, some copies of your information (e.g.,\nlog records) may remain in our database, but are disassociated from personal\nidentifiers.<\/li><li>Because of the way we maintain certain services, after you delete\nyour information, residual copies may take a period of time before they are\ndeleted from our active servers and may remain in our backup systems.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your\nrequest will be processed and you will receive confirmation of the same via\nemail. Please note that this will only perform a deletion of the information\nthat has been collected by The Goth News Network and will disable your SSO\ninformation for The Goth News Network. You will still exist as a user across\nall the other The Goth News Network platforms. In case you also wish to delete\nyour SSO related information, kindly follow the instructions displayed on the\nscreen or please read the SSO privacy policy to understand how to invoke your\nrights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please\nnote that if you have multiple accounts with us, then you will have to raise\nseparate requests for each of the accounts, along with the associated email IDs\nor phone numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D.\nWithdrawing Consent and Restriction of Processing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For\nwithdrawing your consent at any time during the tenure of your services with\nus, you may choose to do so by sending us an e-mail. We shall review your\nrequest and may ask you to verify your identity. Post verification we will withdraw\nthe consent for which request was made by you and stop any further processing\nof your personal information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E.\nComplaints<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\ncan write to us in case of any grievance or compliant at the support e-mail\naddress. If you have any complaints regarding processing of your personal\ninformation you may contact our data protection officer at the below mentioned\ne-mail address. You have the right to complaint about the data processing\nactivities carried out by The Goth News Network before the competent data\nprotection authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F.\nObjection to Processing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where\nyour personal information is processed for direct marketing purposes or any\ncontests or promotions or other services, you may, at any time ask us to cease\nprocessing your data for these direct marketing purposes by sending an e-mail\nto us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please\nbe aware that if you do not allow us to collect personal information from you,\nwe may not be able to deliver certain experiences, and services to you, and\nsome of our services may not be able to take account of your interests and\npreferences. If collection of personal information is mandatory, we will make\nthat clear at the point of collection so that you can make an informed decision\nwhether to participate. If you have questions about the specific personal\ninformation about you that we process or retain, and your rights regarding that\npersonal information, please contact us at the below mentioned e-mail address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may\ntake 30 days from the date of receipt of request to complete your requests.\nHowever, if the nature of the requests is excessive in nature or would require\nsignificant effort then may ask for an extension of 60 days by giving a prior\nnotice to you with the reason for the extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask\nindividual users to identify themselves and the information requested to be\naccessed, corrected or removed before processing such requests, and we may\ndecline to process requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic,\nrequire disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others, or\nwould be extremely impractical (for instance, requests concerning information\nresiding on backup tapes), or for which access is not otherwise required. In\nany case, where we provide information access and correction, we perform this\nservice free of charge, except if doing so would require a disproportionate\neffort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Children\u2019s\nPrivacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nGoth News Network is not intentionally designed for or directed at persons less\nthan 16 years of age. The Goth News Network does not knowingly permit any\nperson who is under 16 years of age to register with the services or to provide\nany other personally identifying information. If The Goth News Network becomes\naware that any personally identifiable information of persons less than 16\nyears of age has been collected on the The Goth News Network without verified\nparental consent, then The Goth News Network will take the appropriate steps to\ndelete any such information and notify the parent. However, we consider it the\nresponsibility of parents to monitor their children\u2019s use of our services.\nNevertheless, it is our policy not to collect and process any personal\ninformation from children below 16 years of age or offer to send any\npromotional materials to persons in that category. The Goth News Network does\nnot seek or intend to seek or receive any personal information from children.\nShould a parent or guardian have reasons to believe that a minor has provided The\nGoth News Network with personal information without their prior consent, please\ncontact our customer support team to ensure that the personal information is\nremoved from the The Goth News Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data\ntransfer, storage &amp; processing globally<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We operate\nglobally and may transfer your personal information to individual companies of\nthe The Goth News Network affiliated companies or third parties in locations\naround the world for the purposes described in this privacy policy. Wherever\nyour personal information is transferred, stored or processed by us, we will\ntake reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of your personal information.\nAdditionally, when using or disclosing personal information transferred from\nthe European Union, we use standard contractual clauses approved by the\nEuropean Commission, adopt other means under European Union law for ensuring\nadequate safeguards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Security\nand Compliance with Laws<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\ntake appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or\nunauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include\ninternal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and\nsecurity measures, including appropriate encryption and physical security\nmeasures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store\npersonal data. All information gathered is securely stored within the Company\ncontrolled database. The database is stored on servers secured behind a\nfirewall on the cloud; access to the servers is password-protected and is strictly\nlimited. However, as effective as our security measures are, no security system\nis impenetrable. If you know or have reason to believe that your The Goth News Network\naccount credentials have been lost, stolen, altered, or otherwise compromised\nor in case of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your account, please\ncontact us by contacting our customer support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Changes\nin the Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ninternet is an ever-evolving dynamic medium. We may alter our privacy policy\nfrom time to time to incorporate necessary changes in technology, applicable\nlaw or any other variant. In any case, we reserve the right to change (at any\npoint of time) the terms of this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use. Any\nchanges we make will be effective immediately on notice, which we may provide\nby posting the new policy on the &#8220;Application&#8221;. We will not be under\nan obligation to notify you of any changes to this privacy policy except if the\nchanges made to the policy significantly affects your rights or as may be\nrequired by law. We may also make reasonable efforts to inform you via\nelectronic mail. In any case, you are advised to review this Privacy Policy\nperiodically on the &#8220;Application&#8221;) to ensure that you are aware of\nthe latest version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact\nInformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. 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