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Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

Introduction

Carriers News ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our services, or interact with our content. By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

This policy applies to all information collected through our website, including any related services, sales, marketing, or events. Please read this privacy policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide

We collect information that you provide directly to us when you:

  • Create an account or register for our services
  • Subscribe to our newsletter or email updates
  • Contact us through our contact form or email
  • Post comments or interact with our content
  • Participate in surveys or promotional activities
  • Report problems or request support

This information may include your name, email address, username, password, postal address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing behavior, including:

  • IP address and location data
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Device information (type, model, screen resolution)
  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Referring website addresses
  • Clickstream data and navigation patterns
  • Date and time of visits
  • Search queries entered on our site

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information about your preferences and browsing activities. For detailed information about our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To provide, maintain, and improve our website and services
  • To personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
  • To process your account registration and manage your account
  • To send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
  • To respond to your comments, questions, and customer service requests
  • To communicate with you about news, updates, promotions, and other information we think may interest you
  • To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or security breaches
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms of service
  • To protect the rights, property, or safety of Carriers News, our users, or others

Third-Party Services and Advertising

Google AdSense

Our website uses Google AdSense, a service provided by Google LLC ("Google") for displaying advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies and other tracking technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites. This allows us to provide free content to our users while generating revenue through advertising.

Google may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our website, please visit Google's Privacy & Terms.

Analytics Services

We may use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors use our website. These services collect information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use this information to improve our website and services.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Other Third-Party Services

We may use other third-party services for various purposes, including authentication, content delivery, and social media integration. These services may collect information about you in accordance with their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, email delivery, and customer service.
  • Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
  • Protection of Rights: We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or others.
  • With Your Consent: We may share your information with your explicit consent or at your direction.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Encryption of data in transit using SSL/TLS protocols
  • Secure server infrastructure and access controls
  • Regular security assessments and updates
  • Limited access to personal information on a need-to-know basis
  • Employee training on data protection and privacy

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Our data retention practices include:

  • Account Information: We retain account information for as long as your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter to comply with legal obligations and resolve disputes.
  • Marketing Communications: We retain your contact information for marketing purposes until you opt out or request deletion.
  • Analytics Data: We retain aggregated analytics data for up to 26 months to help us understand long-term trends.
  • Legal Requirements: We may retain certain information as required by law, such as tax records or legal dispute records.

When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policies.

Your Rights and Choices (GDPR & CCPA Compliance)

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. We are committed to honoring these rights:

Right to Access

You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, including details about how we use it and who we share it with.

Right to Rectification

You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.

Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

You have the right to request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances, such as when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that information to another controller.

Right to Object

You have the right to object to processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes or based on legitimate interests.

Right to Withdraw Consent

Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

  • The right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
  • The right to delete personal information held by businesses
  • The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: carriernewsstaff@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days (or as required by applicable law).

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your country. When we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area (EEA) to other countries, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • Standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission
  • Privacy Shield certification (where applicable)
  • Other legally recognized transfer mechanisms

By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries outside your country of residence, including the United States, where our servers are located.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Union). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. For detailed information about the types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them, please see our Cookie Policy.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals. However, you can opt out of certain tracking through the methods described in our Cookie Policy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by:

  • Posting the updated policy on this page with a new "Last updated" date
  • Sending an email notification to registered users (if the changes are significant)
  • Displaying a prominent notice on our website

Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: carriernewsstaff@gmail.com
Subject Line: Privacy Policy Inquiry

We will make every effort to respond to your inquiry promptly and address any concerns you may have.