Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting HotDotNews News (the “Site”). The Site is an Internet property of HotDotNews Technologies and its affiliated companies (“HotDotNews”, “we” or “us”). HotDotNews is committed to protecting your privacy. We have prepared this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to describe to you and to outline our practices and policies associated with any information that we may collect from you, or that you may share with us when you access and use the Site or use any related products, content, and/or services made available to you through the Site (the “Related Materials”).

Summary

• We do not and will not sell your information.
• We use a small number of trusted third parties to help provide our products and services.{' '} {/**/} {/* Click here for the list of third parties*/} {/*{' '}*/} with whom we may share information.
• We use cookies to provide, protect, and promote our products and services.
• You can exercise your data rights under applicable privacy and data laws.
• We collect information about you and how you use the Site and the Related Materials.
• We may send you emails about the Site and other services of interest. You can unsubscribe at any time.
• We collect anonymous data to improve the Site and any associated products and services.
• If we collect Personal Data, we will use it for lawful purposes and retain it as long as required by applicable law.
• You can contact us anytime to update or remove any personal data we have collected about you.

Lawful Basis for Processing Data

In certain jurisdictions, the processing of your personal data is lawful only if permitted under data protection legislation. The lawful basis for each processing activity is outlined below:

• Consent: By using the Site or submitting personal data, you consent to our collection and use of your information as described.
• Legal Obligation: We will process personal data when necessary to comply with applicable law.
• Legitimate Interest: We process personal data for legitimate interests such as fraud prevention and business operations.
• Contract: We may process personal data to fulfill an agreement or contract with you.

How We Collect and Use Personal and Anonymous Data

When you access the Site or use any related services, we may collect personal and anonymous data. Personal Data includes identifiable information such as:

• Your name
• Your IP address
• Your physical address (address, state/province, ZIP/postal code, country)
• Your email address
• Your phone number
• Your account name
• Your geographic location

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies to remember information about your visit and to make your future visits more seamless. You can adjust your browser to reject cookies; however, some functionalities of the Site may not work as expected.

Sharing and Retention of Personal Data

We will never sell, trade, or rent any personal data to third parties. However, we may disclose your personal data when required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.

Your Rights with Respect to Your Personal Data

Depending on applicable data laws, you have rights such as access, rectification, erasure, restriction, and objection. You can contact us to exercise any of these rights.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change, modify, update, or revise this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Any material changes will be posted on the Site and will take effect immediately.