Privacy Policy

This privacy notice for N3WS LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share your information when you use our services (“Services”), such as when you visit our website at http://www.n3ws.org or engage with us in other related ways, including social media channels, advertisements, and electronic communication.

What information we collect

Personal information you disclose to us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

• names
• email addresses
• mailing addresses
• billing addresses
• country
• payment information
• contact or authentication data
• contact preferences
• interests

All personal information that you provide to us should be true, complete, and accurate, and you should make changes to such information to keep it up to date.

Automatically collected information

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes. Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. The information we collect includes:

Activity and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called “crash dumps”), and hardware settings.

Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.

Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device’s location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.

How the information is processed

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

• To provide our content, manage your subscriptions, or communicate with you about our Services
• To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.
• To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with our service.
• To send you newsletter and marketing communications. We may process the personal information you send to us for our purposes, if this is in accordance with your communication preferences. You can opt out of our newsletter emails at any time.
• To post reviews and testimonials. We post testimonials on our Services that may contain personal information.
• To administer prize draws and competitions. We may process your information to administer prize draws and competitions.
• To evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience. We may process your information when we believe it is necessary to identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience.
• To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
• To detect, prevent, and fight fraud and other illegal activities.
• To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend our legal rights.

We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests. In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent.

Who we share your data with

We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

• The company. We may share your personal information within our company, including with any parent, subsidiary, or affiliated entities, for legitimate business purposes, such as internal operations, customer support, platform development, or analytics. Access to your personal information is limited to employees or contractors on a need-to-know basis and only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
• Service providers. We share your personal information with carefully selected service providers who help us operate, maintain, and improve N3WS. These providers are authorized to use your data only as needed to perform services on our behalf and are not permitted to use it for any other purpose. These include email and communication platforms, analytics providers (such as Google Analytics), payment processors, and web hosting and operations support.
• Legal compliance. We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, such as responding to a subpoena or court order and cooperate with law enforcement or national security authorities.

How we keep your information safe

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

Rights you have over your data

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. The applicable laws include CCPA and GDPR and we honor applicable legal obligations based on your location. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a data subject access request.