Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for The Business Times NG

1. Introduction

Welcome to The Business Times NG ). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.thebusinesstimesng.com.

Please read this policy carefully. By accessing or using our Website, you consent to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with the terms, please do not access the Website.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us and information that is collected automatically.

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily:

• Contact Forms: When you contact us via forms (e.g., for inquiries, subscriptions, or advertising), we collect your name, email address, phone number, company name, and the content of your message.

• Newsletter Subscription: When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address and optionally, your name.

• User Accounts: If you create an account to comment on articles or access premium content, we collect your username, email address, and password.

• Comments: When you leave comments on articles, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

B. Information Collected Automatically:

• Log Data: When you visit the Website, our servers automatically record information (“log data”), including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring web page, pages visited, location, your mobile carrier, device information, and the date and time of your visit.

• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.

3. How We Use Your Information

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

• To Provide and Maintain our Service: To operate and maintain the Website and its content.

• To Send Newsletters: To send you email newsletters and updates you have subscribed to.

• To Improve Our Website: To understand how our users interact with the Website and to improve user experience.

• To Communicate with You: To respond to your comments, questions, and customer service requests.

• For Marketing and Advertising: To display targeted advertisements from us and our partners and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

• To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your information depends on the context in which we collect it. We typically rely on the following bases:

• Your Consent: (e.g., for sending marketing newsletters).

• Performance of a Contract: (e.g., providing you with access to a premium article you purchased).

• Legitimate Interests: (e.g., using analytics to improve our Website, provided such interests are not overridden by your data protection rights).

5. Sharing Your Information

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

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as email delivery services, hosting providers, analytics companies, and advertising networks. These parties are obligated to protect your data.

• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, and to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data.

• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

• Right to Erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

• Right to Object to Processing: You can object to our processing of your personal data.

• Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

• Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided at the end of this policy.

8. International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ. By using our Website, you consent to such transfer.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

10. Cookies Policy

We use both session and persistent cookies for the following purposes:

• Necessary / Essential Cookies: Required to provide you with services available through the Website.

• Preferences Cookies: To remember your preferences and various settings.

• Analytics Cookies: To track information about how the Website is used so we can make improvements. We may use third-party services like Google Analytics.

• Advertising Cookies: To deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and to track the efficiency of our advertising campaigns.

You can learn more about cookies and how to manage them at All About Cookies.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or your rights, please contact us at:

The Business Times NG
Email: info@thebusinesstimesng.com
Website: www.thebusinesstimesng.com/contact