Last Updated: March 22, 2025
INTRODUCTION
The New York Telegraph (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website thenytelegraph.com (the “Site”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site, as well as your legal rights regarding your information. This policy applies to all information collected through our Site, email, text, or other electronic communications sent through or in connection with our Site. Please read this privacy policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information. By accessing or using our Site, you agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use our Site.
LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA
We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds: your consent; the performance of a contract with you; compliance with our legal obligations; protecting your vital interests or those of another person; the legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party; and the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data: when you have given consent for specific purposes; when processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party; when processing is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations; and when processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, and ensuring network security.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information that you provide directly to us when you register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, or otherwise communicate with us. Personal data refers to information that can identify you as an individual. The personal data we may collect includes: name, email address, postal address, and telephone number; date of birth and demographic information; account login credentials and authentication data; billing and payment information including credit card details; subscription preferences and history; comments, feedback, product reviews, and survey responses; information you share when participating in contests, promotions, surveys, or events; correspondence and communications with our team; and any other information you choose to provide.
When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage through cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. This information includes: IP address, general location, and geolocation data (with your permission); device identifiers, operating system, and browser type; mobile network information and device specifications; pages and content you view and how you interact with our content; search terms and referring websites or applications; time, frequency, and duration of visits; clickstream data and page interaction information; heat mapping of user activity; error logs and performance data; and language preferences. We may derive approximate location from your IP address. If you access our Site through a mobile device, we may collect additional information including precise geolocation data (with your consent), mobile device ID, model and manufacturer, operating system, and mobile network information. Our Site also uses various analytical tools that help us understand how users engage with our Site. These tools may record mouse clicks, mouse movements, scrolling activity, and text that you type into our website. We do not collect this data on pages where personally identifiable information can be entered.
COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
We use various tracking technologies to collect and store information about your usage of our Site. These technologies include cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, clear GIFs, and local storage objects. A cookie is a small file placed on your device that enables Site features and functionality. Cookies can be persistent (remain on your computer until you delete them) or session-based (deleted when you close your browser). We use the following types of cookies:
Essential/Necessary Cookies: These cookies are required for the operation of our Site and enable you to navigate our Site and use its features. Without these cookies, services like shopping carts, e-billing, and account login would not be possible.
Preference/Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as commenting on an article.
Analytics/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, such as which pages you visit most often and if you receive error messages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you directly; all information is aggregated and anonymous.
Advertising/Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission.
Social Media Cookies: These cookies enable you to share our content with your friends and networks through social media platforms. These cookies may track your browser across other sites and build a profile of your interests, which may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, refusing cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Site. We also respect Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals that your browser may send to our Site. When we detect a DNT signal, we will disable all non-essential cookies for that user. However, please note that not all browsers support this feature, and we cannot guarantee that every third-party service we use will respect DNT signals.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to: provide, maintain, and improve our services, including delivering the news content you request, processing subscriptions, and enabling interactive features; personalize your experience by delivering content relevant to your interests and browsing behavior; recommend articles, topics, or features that may interest you based on your activity; communicate with you about your account, respond to inquiries, and provide customer support; send notifications, newsletters, promotional materials, and other information that may interest you (you may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us directly); monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site to improve functionality and user experience; develop new products, services, features, and functionality; generate and review reports and data about our user base and service usage patterns; compile statistics and analysis about users’ use of our Site; detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security incidents, and fraudulent or illegal activities; debug to identify and repair errors in our systems; protect the security and integrity of our Site; enforce our terms of use, including investigating potential violations thereof; comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or other third parties; and fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it or with your consent.
We combine information we collect automatically with information we collect directly from you or receive from other sources. We may aggregate or de-identify information such that it is no longer linked to you or your device. Once de-identified, we may use this information for any purpose, including but not limited to research, analysis, modeling, marketing, and improvement of our services, without obligation to you.
AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING AND PROFILING
We may use automated decision-making processes, including profiling, to analyze your personal data. We use this technology to personalize your experience on our Site and deliver content that may be of interest to you. For example, we may analyze your browsing behavior, article preferences, and interaction with our Site to recommend specific content, display personalized advertisements, and tailor our communications to your interests. These processes do not have a legal or significant effect on you. However, you have the right to object to this processing by contacting us using the details provided at the end of this policy. Upon receiving your objection, we will review your request and respond within a reasonable timeframe.
SHARING YOUR INFORMATION
We may share your information in the following circumstances: with our subsidiaries and affiliates; with service providers, contractors, and other third parties that support our business operations, including: payment processors for subscription and transaction processing; email and communication service providers; advertising and marketing partners; analytics providers; hosting and cloud computing providers; customer support service providers; and content delivery networks. These service providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them; if required by law or in response to legal process, such as a court order, subpoena, or government request; to protect our rights, property, and safety, or the rights, property, and safety of our users or others; in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; to enforce our agreements, policies, and terms of use; to respond to an emergency; in connection with a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, where personal information may be transferred as a business asset; to our professional advisers, including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services they provide to us; with your consent or at your direction; or as otherwise described to you at the time of collection. We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND CONTENT
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, advertising, social media platforms, and services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party services. These third parties may use cookies, pixel tags, and other technologies to collect information about you when you use our Site or interact with our content. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties before providing any information to them. Some specific third-party services we use include: Google Analytics for website usage analysis; Cloudflare for content delivery and security; Stripe and PayPal for payment processing; Mailchimp for email marketing; and various social media platforms for content sharing and marketing. These third parties may change without notice and are not limited to those named here.
ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS
We work with third-party ad networks and analytics providers to deliver advertising on our Site and to analyze the use of our Site. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our Site, including your IP address, device ID, web browser, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and conversion information. This information may be used by us and these third parties to analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests on our Site and other websites, and better understand your online activity. This privacy policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, third-party cookies, web beacons, or other tracking technologies, and we encourage you to check the privacy policies of these third parties to learn more about their privacy practices. You can opt-out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”). For more information regarding this practice by NAI members and DAA members, and your choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp (NAI) and www.aboutads.info/choices (DAA).
DATA RETENTION
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include: the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you; whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject; and whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations). For users in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we maintain your personal data for the following periods: account information is retained for as long as your account remains active plus 24 months after your last activity; payment information is retained for 7 years for tax and accounting purposes; website usage data is anonymized after 26 months; and communication records are kept for 24 months after your last interaction with us. After the applicable retention period expires, we will securely delete or anonymize your personal information. We may, however, retain your information for a longer period when necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
We are based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. If you are accessing the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that information collected through the Site may be transferred to, processed, stored, and used in the United States and other jurisdictions. These data transfers are necessary to provide the services to you and to perform our contract with you. Your use of the Site or provision of any information therefore constitutes your consent to the transfer, processing, usage, sharing, and storage of your information in the United States and other jurisdictions as set forth in this Privacy Policy. For transfers from the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland to countries not deemed adequate by the European Commission, we employ suitable safeguards such as the European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses to protect your information. In some cases, we may rely on derogations or exceptions provided under data protection laws, such as when the transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us. If you would like more information about our data transfer practices or to obtain a copy of the safeguards we use, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.
YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS
You have certain choices and rights regarding the personal information we collect:
Account Information: You can review, update, or delete certain personal information by logging into your account and visiting your account settings page. If you cannot access certain information or wish to have information not available through these tools processed in another way, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Communications: You can opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails or by contacting us directly. Even if you opt out of receiving promotional communications, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as those about your account, subscriptions, or our ongoing business relations.
Cookies and Other Technologies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our Site may be inaccessible or not function properly. To opt out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Site, visit www.aboutads.info/choices.
Mobile Push Notifications/Alerts: With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.
Regional Privacy Rights: Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. For residents of the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland, these rights may include:
The right to access your personal data and obtain a copy of personal data we hold about you;
The right to rectification of inaccurate personal data or completion of incomplete personal data;
The right to erasure (deletion) of your personal data when it is no longer needed or other qualifying conditions are met;
The right to restrict or object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances;
The right to data portability, allowing you to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services;
The right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on your consent; and
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your rights have been violated.
For California residents, you have the rights provided under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), including:
The right to know about the personal information we collect and disclose;
The right to request deletion of your personal information;
The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information; and
The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.
For Nevada residents, we do not sell your personal information as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A. However, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information if we change our policy in the future. To exercise this right, please contact us using the contact information below.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this policy. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data or to exercise any of your other rights. This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. In some instances, this may mean we will ask for verification of identity before processing a deletion or access request, which may require government-issued ID. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days. Occasionally it may take us longer if your request is particularly complex or you have made multiple requests.
DATA SECURITY
We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your personal information from accidental loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures include: encryption of sensitive personal information both in transit and at rest; secure socket layer technology (SSL/TLS) for all data transmissions; firewall and intrusion detection systems to monitor and block unauthorized access; regular security assessments and penetration tests; secure data centers with controlled physical access; regular data backups; employee training on privacy and security practices; and limiting access to personal information to employees, contractors, and agents who need such access to perform their job functions. However, please be aware that despite our efforts, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data. In the event of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will act in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, which may include providing notification to affected individuals, relevant authorities, and as required by various breach notification laws.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at the address below. In some jurisdictions, the age threshold may be higher due to local regulations.
DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions regarding this privacy policy. If you have questions about this policy or our privacy practices, please contact our DPO at:
Data Protection Officer The New York Telegraph 1178 Broadway 3rd Floor #1379 New York, NY 10001 Email: [email protected]
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. If we make material changes to how we treat your personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Site home page, via email to the primary email address specified in your account, or by other means. Your continued use of the Site after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.
COMPLAINTS
If you are concerned about how we have processed your personal data, you can make a complaint to us by contacting our Data Protection Officer using the contact information provided above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For individuals in the European Economic Area, you may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in the Member State where you reside, where you work, or where an alleged infringement of applicable data protection laws occurred. For individuals in the United Kingdom, you may lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. For individuals in Switzerland, you may lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us at:
The New York Telegraph 447 Broadway 2nd FL #764 New York, NY 10013
Email: [email protected]