TheOpinionPage.Online

Privacy Policy

Effective November 29, 2023

A. About Us.

Welcome to TheOpinionPage.Online (the “Site” or “Website”) which is owned and operated by TheOpinionPage.Online LLC (the “Company”, “We” or “Us”).  The Site is a forum intended for citizens of New Baltimore, NY and its environs to publicly express their  views on issues great and small and invite others to comment.  People who want to express their opinions will be video recorded by a team from the Company. These video opinions will be edited, produced, and uploaded to our YouTube channel for public consumption and comment.  The Site and all of the products and services otherwise offered by us (together with the Site, Content (defined below)) are collectively, the “Services”.  By accessing or using our Services, you the end user of our Services (“Customer”, “User”, “you”, or “your”),  expressly agree to the provisions of and the data practices reflected in this Privacy Policy (our “Policy”), our Terms of Service, and any other policy we may develop from time to time (collectively, “Policies”), which create legal and enforceable agreements. If you do not agree to the practices described below in this Policy, do not browse our Sites or use our Services, as your continued use of our Services indicates that you are agreeing to the collection, use, disclosure, management and storage of your Personal Data and other information as described in this Policy.

B. Privacy Policy:

Please read this Policy as it includes important information regarding your Personal Data and other information. Capitalized terms not defined in this Policy will have the meanings given to such terms in the Terms of Service. As described in this privacy statement, we will not process your information without a lawful basis to do so.  We will process your user information with your legal consent (when you voluntarily provide information or opt in) or on the basis of contract law (when you enter into a transaction with us), or when we have a legal obligation to do so.  As described herein, we may also process certain user information on the basis of the following legitimate interests, provided that such interests are not overridden by your privacy rights and interests: delivering content, and further developments and improvements to the Site, learning from analyzing traffic to better serve all Site users, to analyze the likes and dislikes of our users, and to help us to provide a more stable, consistent, and secure user experience.  If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us.

You may contact us to request what personally identifiable information that we have collected from you by sending a request as designated in Section 11 below.

You have the right to be forgotten. If you would like us to remove your personally identifiable information from our database, you can deactivate your account through the platform dashboard or you may contact us as designated in Section 11 below.

1. Information We Collect.

(a) Personal Data. Personal Data and other information are collected from you when you create a Account with us or when you otherwise disclose Personal Data or other information to us or third parties when using the Services. “Personal Data” means any information that may be used to identify an individual. Personal Data does not include aggregate information. In connection with the Services, you may be asked to provide us the following Personal Data and other information: your name, email address, address, telephone number, payment information, and other information in connection with the Services.

(b) Use Data. When you send or receive Content using our Services, we collect data about that Content.

(c) Log Information. When you browse our Services, you do so anonymously, unless you use our contact forms or contact us in some way. However, we may log your IP address to give us an idea of which part of our Services you visit and how long you spend there.

(d) Aggregate Data. Certain aspects of our Services are set up to collect and report aggregate information. Aggregate information is data we collect about the use of the Services or about a group or category of products, services or Users, from which individual identities or other Personal Data has been removed. In other words, information about how you use the Services may be collected and combined with information about how others use the Services. Aggregate data helps us understand trends and User’s needs so that we can better consider new features or otherwise tailor our Services. This Policy does not restrict what we can do with aggregate information.

2. How We Use It. We use, allow access to, or disclose your Personal Data to third parties with whom we partner in order to:

(a) enable us to provide the Services to you;

(b) notify you regarding Services or fees;

(c) increase the usability of the Services;

(d) provide information about promotional offers;

(e) investigate objectionable use of the Services;

(f) respond to requests for assistance from our customer support team;

(g) analyze trends and use of our Services;

(h) in connection with a third party payment processor such as PayPal in connection with a transaction for a purchase; and

(i) carry on our business, as determined by us.

3. Who We Share It With.

We will share your Personal Data with third parties:

(a) Once we share your Personal Data with another company, the information received by the other company becomes subject to the other company’s privacy practices.

(b) When necessary, as determined by us in our sole discretion, to provide Services to you. This includes for the uses listed in Section 2 above.

(c) When required by law or by court order.

(d) To protect our rights and property, to prevent fraudulent activity or other deceptive practices of Users or third parties, or to prevent harm to others.

(e) If we are acquired by or merged with another company, or if our assets are sold to another company. In all of these circumstances, you understand and agree that our Terms of Service and this Policy will be assigned and delegated to the other company.

(f) To perform tasks for us or in connection with our business, as determined by us. We may use third parties to help operate the Services and perform other aspects of the Services. You agree we may share your Personal Data with our Affiliates and other third parties that provide services to us in connection with our business (such as website or database hosting companies, address list hosting companies, email service providers, analytics companies, distribution companies, and other similar service providers that use such information on our behalf). Unless otherwise stated, these third parties do not have any right to use the Personal Data we provide to them beyond what is necessary for them to assist us, as determined by us.

4. Your Choices.

(a) Any Content that you Post may be searchable by other Users and third parties as well as subject to use by others. Once you have Posted Content or made it viewable to others, that Content may be re-shared by others and we have no control or liability regarding how others my use the Content you Post. We make every effort to prevent undesired disclosure of Content or Personal Data. However, we are not responsible for how others may use Content or Personal Data that is disclosed by you to Users or third parties using the Services.

(b) The Services may allow you to share Content on Social Media Profiles. If you use such functionality of the Services, then you should use caution when determining to whom you want to make Content available. If you choose to Post Content on third-party Social Media Profiles, then, depending on the privacy settings of your Social Media Profiles, it is possible that persons in addition to those to whom you intended to view that Content could have access to that information. Accordingly, you should use caution when sharing Content via third-party Social Media Profiles and you should carefully review the privacy practices of such Social Media Profiles.

(c) If you remove information, Personal Data, or Content that you Post to the Services, copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of the Services, or if other Users or third parties copied or saved that information.

(d) You may opt out of targeted advertisements from some third-party companies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative or Digital Advertising Alliance Consumer Choice Page, which provide simple ways to opt out of ad targeting from participating third-party companies. When you opt out, your selection will be stored in a cookie that is specific to your Device or computer and the web browser you are using. The opt out cookie has an expiration date of five years. If you delete the cookies on your computer or Device, you will need to opt out again.

(e) We will contact you from time to time for marketing purposes. Unless you have opted out, this could include contacting you by phone or email. You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by the following means: (i) contacting us as designated in Section 31 of these Terms (ii) following the instructions in the communication; or (iii) by sending us an email.

5. Compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. We recognize the need to provide further privacy protections with respect to Personal Data we may collect from Children who use our Services. For that reason, we make every effort to comply with the regulations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (at 15 USC § 6501–6506). We never collect or maintain Personal Data through the Services from those we actually know are under thirteen (13), and no part of the Services are structured to attract anyone under thirteen (13). We expressly disclaim, and you expressly release us from, any and all liability whatsoever for any controversies, claims, suits, injuries, harm, loss, penalties, damages, arising from and/or in any way related to any misrepresentations regarding the age of any User. We reserve the right to suspend and/or terminate with or without notice the access of anyone who we believe has provided false information when registering for and/or using the Services and each User agrees to make no further use of the Services after termination and/or during suspension.

6. Linked Sites. The Services and/or third parties may provide links to Linked Sites and data provided by third parties. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by Linked Sites, nor are we responsible for the information or materials that third-party data contains. This Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Services; thus when you use a link to go from the Services to a Linked Site, this Policy is no longer in effect. We encourage Users to read the privacy policies of Linked Sites before proceeding to use them. When you conduct e-commerce with a Linked Site, certain Personal Data may be collected by the Linked Site and made available to us.

7.  In the Event of Sale or Bankruptcy

The ownership of the site, TheOpinionPage.Online and TheOpinionPage.Online LLC  may change at some point in the future. Should that occur, we want this site and the company to be able to maintain a relationship with you. In the event of a sale, merger, public offering, conversion of the company entity into a different business entity, bankruptcy or other change in control of TheOpinionPage.Online LLC, your information may be shared with the person or business that owns or controls this site or the company. Opting out of receiving information from third parties will not affect our right to transfer your information to a new owner, but your choices will continue to be respected regarding the use of your information.

8.  GDPR and European Individuals

As described in this privacy statement, we will not process your information without a lawful basis to do so.  We will process your user information with your legal consent (when you voluntarily provide information or opt in) or on the basis of contract law (when you enter into a transaction with us), or when we have a legal obligation to do so.  As described herein, we may also process certain user information on the basis of the following legitimate interests, provided that such interests are not overridden by your privacy rights and interests: delivering content, and further developments and improvements to the Site, learning from analyzing traffic to better serve all Site users, to analyze the likes and dislikes of our users, and to help us to provide a more stable, consistent, and secure user experience.  If you have any questions regarding this please contact us through the methods in Section 11 below.

9.  California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

California residents have the right to:

(a) a specific list of the precise categories of information we are collecting, how we are using it and what the purpose of this information is;

(b) Links on the Website to opt-out of all data collection or have their data removed;

(c)  If you have an Account through the Services, Access to a link through account  management that selects:

“Do Not Sell My Personal Information” and link to a page to select such preferences;

(d) Information explaining at least two methods of contacting you in order to update, change, remove or transfer personal information;

(e)  notification when the Privacy Policy has been updated;

(f) equal treatment for Californian residents by us, despite the additional protections afforded to California residents under the CCPA; and

(g) the right to have this list of your rights provided to you as Users that are residents of the State of California.

** Please see Section 11 below to contact us regarding any requests of any personal data we may have regarding you.**

10. Changes to our Policy; Miscellaneous. We reserve the right to change this Policy, our Terms of Service, and our other Policies at any time. We will notify you about changes to this Policy by placing the updated Policy on the Services. You agree that your use of the Services after such notification will constitute acceptance by you of such changes to our Policy. This Policy is and any disputes in connection with this Policy are subject to our Terms of Service and our other Policies which are each hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Policy and our Terms of Service, our Terms of Service shall control.

11. Questions or Comments Regarding this Policy. We value your comments and opinions. If you have questions, comments or a complaint about this Privacy Policy as it relates to TheOpinionPage.Online or the Company you may send a written notice to us at:

email: Editor@TheOpinionPage.Online

USPS: Editor, TheOpinionPage.Online, PO Box 287, New Baltimore, NY 12124.