Privacy Policy

Introducing the privacy policy (“Policy”) of Nexttiswhat.com (“we”, “us”, or “Next is what”).

Engaged in providing news, current affairs, and informational content via our website, mobile apps, and various other mediums, we prioritize your privacy and personal data protection. This Policy is designed to explain our practices concerning the collection, storage, use, processing, and disclosure of your personal data, which you consent to share while interacting with our platform.

We respect your privacy and are committed to preserving your personal data. The data about you that is necessary for providing platform access and usage is collected and processed as described in this Policy.

Your interaction with us, submission of information, or usage of the Platform means you have read and consented to this Policy, consenting to the collection, use, disclosure, and retention of your personal information as per the processing activities specified in the Policy.

This Policy doesn’t override or replace any prior consents you might have given us, nor does it negate any rights we may have by law concerning the collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your personal data. By using the Platform, you agree to the processing activities described in this Policy.

1. BACKGROUND AND KEY INFORMATION

(a) Scope of this Policy:

This Policy is applicable to everyone who utilizes or accesses the Platform or final consumers of the Platform (“you”).
Your consent to the gathering, keeping, utilization, and distribution of your personal information is implied once you access or utilize the Platform, as outlined and gathered by us following this Policy.

(b) Review and Updates:

Our Privacy Policy undergoes periodic assessments and modifications to ensure its relevance and effectiveness. Hence, we implore you to frequently revisit this Policy. It’s crucial that the personal data we have on record for you is both precise and up-to-date. Please keep us informed if there are any changes to your personal data while you interact with us.

(c) Third Party Services:

Our Platform may contain links to other websites, plugins, services, and applications from third parties, referred to as “External Services”. Activating these links or enabling these connections may permit third parties to gather or disseminate data about you. We do not exercise control over these External Services, nor do we advocate for them, and we hold no accountability for their privacy policies. We advise you to familiarize yourself with the privacy policies of such External Service providers when you navigate away from our Platform or access these third-party links through our Platform.

2. PERSONAL DATA THAT WE COLLECT

(a) We gather and process numerous types of personal information pertaining to you. Personal information refers to data that, either on its own or when connected with other data that is accessible or expected to be accessible to us, can identify an individual. This encompasses, but is not restricted to:

(i) Contact Data, such as your mailing address, location, and email addresses.
(ii) Identity and Account Data, such as your name, username, or similar identifiers.
(iii) Marketing and Communications Data, such as your email address, information posted in service requests, feedback, responses to user surveys and polls, your preferences in receiving marketing communications from us and our third parties, and your communication preferences.
(iv) Technological Data, encompassing data such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the type of browser you use, your internet service provider’s specifics, details about your operating system, the timing of access, views of pages, unique device identifiers, type of device, the frequency of visits and usage of the Platform, engagement with the website and mobile application, clicks, timestamps, geographical data, and information about other technologies on the devices you employ to access the Platform.
(v) Usage Data, this includes data about your behavior on the Platform, such as your clicks and taps, your areas of interest, the duration of your usage, the sequence of your navigation on the mobile application, and viewed pages.

(b) We may gather, utilize, and disseminate cumulative data such as statistical or demographic information for any purpose. Such data can be extracted from your personal details but isn’t regarded as personal data under the law since it doesn’t reveal your identity, either directly or indirectly. Nonetheless, if we amalgamate this cumulative data with your personal data in a way that it could potentially identify you, directly or indirectly, we consider this amalgamated data as personal data. This combined data will be treated in adherence to this Policy.

(c) What happens if I refuse to provide my personal data?: If personal data is legally required or stipulated in an agreement (like our Terms), and you elect not to share it, we might encounter difficulties in executing the contract (for instance, delivering the Platform to you). Under these circumstances, we may be forced to revoke or restrict your access to the Platform.

3. HOW DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL DATA?

The following methods explain how we obtain your personal data:

a) Direct Interaction: Your personal data comes directly from your interaction with us. Such interactions include, but are not limited to: account creation, subscribing to our newsletters, usage of our platform and associated activities, participation in promotions, polls, or online surveys, request for marketing communications, or when you raise a Platform issue, provide feedback, or get in touch with us.
b) Automated Interactions or Technologies: During your visits to our Platform, we automatically gather Technical Data related to your device, browsing behavior, and patterns. This data collection is facilitated by cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, server logs, and other similar technologies. Moreover, our cookies on other websites or apps also allow us to gather Technical Data about you.
c) Third Parties or Public Sources: We acquire personal data about you from several third-party sources. These include, but are not limited to, technical data from analytics providers including advertising networks; our business associates that offer you access to and usage of the Platform, such as payment providers, social media services, applications, or websites using our APIs or APIs we use; and personal data about you from entities affiliated to us.

4. HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

Legally permissible usage of your personal data is our standard practice. Generally, we utilize your personal data for providing you access to our Platform or adhering to a legal requirement. Here are various ways we might employ your personal data:

(i) For identity verification and setting up user accounts on our Platform;
(ii) For delivering our Platform services to you;
(iii) For identifying trends and customizing your experience;
(iv) For enhancing our Platform’s functionality, informed by your feedback and information;
(v) For refining our customer service, responding efficiently to your requests, and providing necessary support;
(vi) For sending you periodic notifications, updates, and information related to our Platform, or occasionally sharing company news;
(vii) For marketing and promoting our Platform;
(viii) For fulfilling legal responsibilities;
(ix) For safeguarding and administering our business and the Platform, inclusive of troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, and internal operations;
(x) For business improvement;
(xi) For fulfilling obligations stemming from any arrangement we are entering or have already entered with you;
(xii) For business communication during the provision of our Platform services;
(xiii) For enforcing our Terms; or
(xiv) For responding to court orders, asserting our legal rights, or defending against legal accusations.
- (b) By utilizing our Platform and opting in for our newsletters and other services, you acknowledge and consent that we, along with our affiliates, may reach out to you via email, phone, or other means. This communication is intended to facilitate the provision of our Platform, acquaint you with all its features, and for related purposes.
- (c) You accept and understand that we may collect, compile, and distribute any information relating to you, regardless of whether you initially provided it to us, through the Platform or other methods. This could include personal communications such as emails or directives from you. In order to provide you with the Platform, this information might be shared with entities such as social media firms, third-party service providers, data storage providers, data analysis providers, consultants, attorneys, and auditors.
- (d) You recognize and concur that we may disseminate data without requiring your approval when mandated by legal or governmental bodies or agencies to disclose such information. These disclosures are conducted in the sincere belief that they are reasonably essential for the enforcement of this Policy or our Terms, or in order to adhere to any relevant laws and regulations.

5. COOKIES

(a) Cookies refer to tiny data files that are transferred to your device’s hard disk by a site or its service provider through your web browser, given you allow it. These files allow the site or service provider’s systems to identify your browser and store and recall specific information.
(b) We employ cookies to differentiate you from other users on our Platform, to remember your preferences for subsequent visits, to monitor advertisements, and to gather consolidated data related to site traffic and interaction. This helps us provide you with a smooth user experience. We might engage third-party service providers to aid us in getting a better understanding of our site visitors. However, these service providers are not allowed to utilize the information gathered on our behalf for any purpose other than assisting us in enhancing and operating our business.
(c) Furthermore, you might come across cookies or other comparable devices on certain pages of the Platform that are installed by third parties. We do not have any control over the use of cookies by third parties. If we receive personal correspondence from you, such as emails, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence related to your activities or postings on the Platform, we may collect such information within a file specific to you.

6. YOUR PERSONAL DATA SHARING PRACTICES

(a) Your personal data may be distributed to the following third parties as described in Section 4:

(i) In-house entities, which include other websites of our group.
(ii) External entities such as:
- trusted partners like our associate partners, and service providers who work for us or provide services on our behalf. This includes services like operating and hosting our Platform, offering marketing support, managing our operations, and content dissemination;
- service providers offering web analytics on our behalf to aid our Platform’s enhancement. These providers may employ cookies and other technologies to deliver their services;
- other registered users on our Platform at your request or where you provide explicit approval for such sharing, unless the law states otherwise; and
- regulatory authorities and other bodies, as mandated by law or regulation.

(b) We mandate all third parties to honor the security of your personal data and handle it in line with the law. We prohibit our third-party service providers from using your personal data for their own interests and only allow them to manage your personal data for predetermined purposes and following our directives.

7. YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA

(a) Accessing and Modifying your Personal Data: Our platform endeavors to give you the power to view and rectify any incorrect or incomplete data, adhering to all applicable legal stipulations.
(b) Choosing to Unsubscribe from Marketing and Promotional Communications: In all our marketing and promotional emails, we strive to include an easy way for you to unsubscribe from future communications, using the instructions provided within those emails.

8. TRANSFERS OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

(a) We adhere to all relevant legislation regarding the storage and transfer of your personal data. It’s important to note that due to your interaction with our Platform, the personal and general information you share with us may be stored or transferred to countries other than your own. This is a possibility considering our servers or our service providers may occasionally be situated in a different country from yours.
(b) By providing your information and personal data to us, you consent to its transfer, storage, and processing as outlined above.

9. PROTECTION OF DATA

(a) We have put in place certain security protocols and privacy-centered features on our site to safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure, in accordance with the protocols established by relevant laws.
(b) In cases where you have established a password to access specific sections of our site, it is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of this password. We will not bear any responsibility for unauthorized use of your data or for any passwords which are lost, stolen or compromised. Neither will we be liable for any activities conducted on your user account due to such unauthorized password disclosure. Should your password be compromised in any way, you must swiftly inform us so that we can help facilitate the process of password change.

10. DATA RETENTION

(a) By using our platform, you consent to us maintaining and storing your personal data for the duration necessary to achieve our outlined objectives, and for an adequate period post the closure of your account on our platform, in order to uphold our lawful rights and responsibilities.
(b) Under certain conditions, we may anonymize your personal data for research or statistical objectives, rendering it impossible to link it back to you. In such cases, we reserve the right to retain and utilize this anonymized data indefinitely, without any further communication to you.

11. BUSINESS TRANSITIONS

Should we experience changes to our business structure such as, but not limited to, amalgamation, being acquired by another entity, or selling all or part of our assets, your personal information may be included in the assets transferred.

12. INFORMATION CONTRIBUTED BY USERS

(a) We encourage Users to share feedback, offer suggestions, place service requests, and report concerns via our Platform. Please be aware that such content may be visible to other individuals visiting our Platform.
(b) We cannot guarantee that User Information will not be utilized contrary to this Policy, relevant laws, or your individual privacy rights, and we hereby renounce all responsibility (express or implied) in this regard. Moreover, you commit to abide by all relevant laws when it comes to the content you upload on our Platform or share and receive from it. You comprehend and accept that you will be solely liable for any information you publish on our Platform that infringes applicable laws.

13. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

(a) From time to time, it may become necessary to modify this Policy. In such a case, we will post the updated policy on the Platform or communicate the changes to you via other suitable means such as email. Your continued use of our Platform, as allowed under the prevailing law, signifies your acceptance of the changes made to this Policy.
(b) We advise you to review this Policy on a regular basis to stay informed about our most current privacy practices.

14. Email

If you have any questions about this Policy, how we process or handle your personal data, or otherwise, you may reach out to us, with your queries, grievances, feedback, and comments at [email protected]