🔒 Privacy Policy of Flourish Media Corporation
Flourish Media Corporation is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information entrusted to us by our audience, contributors, employees, and business partners. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information across our websites, mobile applications, social media platforms (including X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube), and all other services ("Services").
1. Information We Collect
As a comprehensive media outlet, we collect various types of information, including:
A. Information You Provide Directly
Contact Information: Names, email addresses, postal addresses, and telephone numbers, typically collected when you subscribe to a newsletter, participate in a contest, or submit a news tip.
Account Data: Information provided to create and manage an account (e.g., username, password, profile preferences).
Submission Data: Content, commentary, photos, videos, or news tips you voluntarily submit to our editorial teams.
Transactional Data: Information related to purchases of services or subscriptions (payment information is processed securely by third-party processors).
B. Information Collected Automatically
Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our Services, including articles viewed, time spent on pages, and referring sites.
Device Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Location Data: General location derived from your IP address or, if enabled, precise location data from your mobile device.
Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect data, personalize content, and deliver targeted advertising.
2. How We Use Your Information
FMC uses the collected information for the following purposes:
To Provide and Manage Services: To deliver the requested content, manage subscriptions, process transactions, and provide customer support.
Editorial and Journalistic Purposes: To research, verify, and publish news content, including the pursuit of news tips and the protection of sources, consistent with journalistic privilege and ethical standards.
Personalization: To tailor content, features, and advertisements based on your interests and usage patterns.
Communication: To send newsletters, updates, marketing materials, and respond to inquiries.
Analytics and Improvement: To analyze audience engagement, understand user demographics, measure the effectiveness of our content, and improve our Services.
Security and Legal Compliance: To detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, and illegal activities, and to comply with all applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share or disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:
With Service Providers: We engage third-party companies to perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, marketing, and payment processing. These third parties are obligated to protect your data.
For Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
Legal Requirements and Harm Prevention: If required by law, subpoena, or legal process, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of FMC, our audience, or others.
Public Forums: Information you post in public areas of our Services (e.g., comment sections) is public and subject to public scrutiny.
With Consent: We may disclose your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
4. Third-Party Links and Services
Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, mobile apps, or advertising services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of these third parties, and we are not responsible for their data collection practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
5. Your Choices and Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
Access the personal information we hold about you.
Request Correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request Deletion of your personal information (subject to legal and journalistic necessity).
Object to or Restrict the processing of your data.
Opt-out of receiving marketing communications (you can usually do this via the "unsubscribe" link in the emails).
Manage Cookies through your browser settings or dedicated consent management tools on our website.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the personal information we process. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted over the Internet.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or relevant laws. The revised Policy will be posted on this page with an updated. We encourage you to review this Policy regularly.
8. Contact Us
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Flourish Media Corporation Attention: Privacy Officer [Insert Privacy Email Address Here, e.g.,