Introduction
At EvoNews.com, we are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the protection of your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use and protect it, and your rights concerning your data.
Who We Are
EvoNews.com is an online daily publication owned and operated by MANDARINE INTERNATIONAL S.A., headquartered at 28-30 Academiei Street, 8th floor, District 1, Bucharest, Romania. Our website address is: https://evonews.com.
Information We Collect
- Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information aids in spam detection and enhances the security of our platform.An anonymized string derived from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment. - Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images posted on the site. - Cookies
Our website utilizes cookies to enhance user experience and analyze site traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our site. We use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device until deleted) for various purposes:- Authentication: To recognize you when you return to our site.
- Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences.
- Analytics: To analyze site usage and improve our services.
- Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on EvoNews.com may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to outside parties without your consent, except as described below:
- Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Data Retention
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- Registered Users: For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Data Rights
You have the following rights concerning your personal data:
- Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
- Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
- Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Objection: You can object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
Data Transfers
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal data remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Security Measures
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet