Big 3 News operates a website www.big3news.net. It is Big 3 News’ policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating this website.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Big 3 News collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Big 3 News’ purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Big 3 News’ visitors use its website. From time to time, Big 3 News may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Big 3 News also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Big 3 News does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Big 3 News’ websites choose to interact with Big 3 News in ways that require Big 3 News to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Big 3 News gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for live feed alerts at Big 3 News to provide an email address. Those who engage in transactions with Big 3 News – by making donations to our project, for example – are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Big 3 News collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Big 3 News. Big 3 News does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

Big 3 News may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. For instance, Big 3 News may monitor visitor traffic or use spam screened by the Akismet service to help identify spam. Big 3 News may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Big 3 News does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Big 3 News discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its contributors, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Big 3 News’ behalf or to provide services available at Big 3 News’ websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those contributors, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Big 3 News’ website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Big 3 News will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its contributors, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Big 3 News discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when Big 3 News believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Big 3 News, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of Big 3 News website and have supplied your email address, Big 3 News may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Big 3 News and our content. If you send us a request (for example via a news email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Big 3 News takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Big 3 News uses cookies to help Big 3 News identify and track visitors, their usage of Big 3 News website, and their website access preferences. Big 3 News visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using the Big 3 News website, with the drawback that certain features of the Big 3 News website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Ads

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Big 3 News and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Comments

Comments and other content submitted to our Akismet anti-spam service are not saved on our servers unless they were marked as false positives, in which case we store them long enough to use them to improve the service to avoid future false positives.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Big 3 News may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Big 3 News’ sole discretion. Big 3 News encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

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