World News International Privacy Policy
Introduction
World News International takes the protection of your
personal data very seriously. You may use many of our services without
disclosing your personal data.
MR Updates, MarineLink, Maritime Reporter
and the associated newsletters, news alerts, and other features are news
products of World News International.
Your use
of our products to which this policy is linked (including but not limited to our
written publications, e-mails, newsletters, web sites, events and conferences,
video, podcasts, mobile and digital applications and social media) indicates to
us that you have read and accepted our privacy policy and terms and conditions.
You may
unsubscribe at any time.Data collected through our website:
We will only collect
personally identifiable data that you provide to us. We do not sell any
data to any third parties.
When you subscribe, register,
participate in webinars, use online or mobile applications, participate in
social networking, or enter contests or surveys, we collect and store personal information from you that may include your name, postal and e-mail
addresses, general facts about your profession, company and responsibilities and
information regarding your computer system.
Information collected about
you may be used by us, our affiliate companies and auditing bureau to provide
you with e-mail notifications about services and products, for audits, and to
inform advertisers as to how many users have seen or "clicked" their advertising
banners.
World News International and its affiliated products are not intended for use
by children, especially those under age 13. The company does not knowingly
collect or store any personal information about children under the age of 13.
Site Usage and Usage of Cookies:
When you visit
World News International and it's affliated sites, your internet browser automatically transmits data to our server
when accessing our website for technical reasons. These include, but are not
limited to, the date and time of access, IP address, Internet Service Provider,
browser type and version, URL of the referring web site, and websites accessed.
This data is stored separately from other data that you may enter during the use
of our website. It is not possible for us to assign this data to a specific
person.
The company uses Google Analytics to help us
understand how our readers use the site. The information generated by the cookie
about your use of this website is stored by Google on servers in the United
States. You can prevent the installation of the cookie for Google Analytics by
setting your browsers.
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to
be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and
the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a
particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an
individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes
and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This
helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to
tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical
analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall,
cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor
which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us
access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you
choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your
browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from
taking full advantage of the website.Links to other websites:
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest
easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should
note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we
cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which
you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this
privacy statement. This Privacy Statement applies only to our website and its
subpages. If you leave our website via a link, we recommend reading the privacy
policy of each website carefully.Security:
We take
all reasonable, commercial precautions to protect all information from loss,
destruction, tampering, and unauthorized access. However, keep in mind that no
method of protection over the internet is ever 100% secure or error free, and
therefore we ask you to take this into account when using this website.
Agreement and Changes to this Privacy Policy:
The use or
continued use of World News International and its services signifies that you agree to the
terms of this privacy policy. This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically.
We will treat your personal information in accordance with the privacy policy in
place at the time of collection of such information, or as you otherwise
indicate your preferences. We encourage you to check whenever you use our
Services to see if the policy has been updated. If you do not agree with this
policy, do not access or use our Services or interact with any other aspect of
our business.Your rights:
Your data is only used for
the purpose intended and will not be sold to any third party.
You have the right to free
information about your stored data. This includes the right to correct, block or
delete the data we collect. Please send your request in writing by mail or
e-mail to:
Worldnews International
Attn: Data Officer
118 East 25th
St., New York, NY 10010 USA
Email:
dataofficer@marinelink.com
Please be aware that any emails sent may not be encrypted.
May 2018