Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At AIBriefNews.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we are committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at aibriefnews.com, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected to AIBriefNews.com (collectively, the “Site”).

We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Site.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in several ways when you visit and interact with our Site. The categories of information we may collect include:

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Register for an account on our Site
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Participate in contests, surveys, or promotions
• Submit comments, questions, or feedback
• Make purchases through our Site

This personal information may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Postal address
• Telephone number
• Payment information (processed securely through third-party payment processors)
• User preferences and settings
• Any other information you choose to provide

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information through the use of cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies. This information may include:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Device information
• Referring website
• Pages viewed and time spent on those pages
• Links clicked
• Date and time of visit
• Geographic location (general area, not precise location)
• Internet service provider

For more information about our use of cookies and other tracking technologies, please see our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

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

• Provide, operate, maintain, and improve our Site and services
• Create and manage your account
• Process transactions and send related information, including confirmations and receipts
• Send administrative information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Send you newsletters, marketing communications, and other information that may be of interest to you
• Conduct research and analysis to better understand how users access and use our Site
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security breaches, and fraudulent activities
• Personalize your experience on our Site, including by providing targeted content and advertisements
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, we process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your personal information for a specific purpose.
• Contract: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
• Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation to which we are subject.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in certain circumstances, including:

5.1 Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting, data analysis, payment processing, customer service, email delivery, auditing, and marketing assistance.

5.2 Advertisers and Advertising Networks

We work with third-party advertising companies and advertising networks, such as Google AdSense, to display advertisements on our Site. These companies may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your activities on our Site and other websites to provide you with targeted advertising based on your browsing activities and interests.

5.3 Analytics Providers

We use third-party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how users interact with our Site. These analytics providers may collect information about your use of our Site and other websites through cookies and other tracking technologies.

5.4 Affiliate Marketing Partners

We participate in affiliate marketing programs and may share your information with our affiliate marketing partners to track and process referrals and commissions.

5.5 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.

5.6 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency) or if we believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
• Enforce our policies, including investigation of potential violations
• Detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues
• Protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of AIBriefNews.com, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law

5.7 With Your Consent

We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your consent to do so.

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. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and protect our legal interests.

When we no longer need to process your personal information for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or if deletion or anonymization is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

7. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate 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. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of your account has been compromised), please immediately notify us at info@aibriefnewsdot.com.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:

8.1 Access and Update

You can access and update certain information about your account through your account settings. If you need assistance with accessing, correcting, or deleting information that is not accessible through your account, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section.

8.2 European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom Rights

If you are located in the EEA or United Kingdom, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR:

• Right to access your personal information
• Right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal information
• Right to erasure of your personal information in certain circumstances
• Right to restrict processing of your personal information in certain circumstances
• Right to data portability, which means the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format
• Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing
• Right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling
• Right to withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent to process your personal information

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section. We will respond to your request within 30 days. In certain circumstances, we may need to extend this period or charge a reasonable fee if your request is manifestly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive.

8.3 California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:

• Right to know about the personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
• Right to delete personal information collected from you
• Right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights
• Right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information
• Right to correct inaccurate personal information

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section.

8.4 Email Communications

You can opt out of receiving marketing emails from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the footer of any marketing email we send. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving marketing communications from us, you may still receive administrative communications from us, such as transaction confirmations, service announcements, and other important non-marketing information.

8.5 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more information about how to manage cookies and other tracking technologies used on our Site.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@aibriefnewsdot.com, and we will take steps to delete such information from our systems.

10. International Data Transfers

Your personal information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

We have implemented appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy when transferred internationally, including when transferred to countries that may not provide the same level of data protection as your country of residence.

11. Third-Party Links and Features

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, services, or features. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, services, or features. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any third-party websites, services, or features. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit or services you use.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by email (if you have provided your email address) or by posting a notice on our Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our Site after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy will indicate your agreement with the terms of the revised Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: info@aibriefnewsdot.com