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Regulation on Protection of User Information (“Confidentiality”)

1. Scope and subject of Regulation

2. Types of information

3. Applicable legislation

4. Status of Regulation and official documents of nws.today site

5. Terms of access to nws.today Internet resources and user consent

6. Collection and processing of user information

7. Restriction of receiving information from and about minors

8. Limitation of liability for the accuracy of information received

9. Storing user information

10. Information security

11. User rights regarding information

12. Restriction on distribution and provision of user information

13. Restriction on using information from user profiles

14. Use of information stored on browser side

15. Access to nws.today Internet resources and third-party Internet resources

16. Limitation of Regulation with respect to Internet resources and actions of third parties

17. User appeals

18. Access to the Regulation

19. The right of nws.today to amend Rules

1. Scope and subject of Regulation

This Regulation on protection of user information (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation) is an official document of www.nws.today (hereinafter referred to as nws.today) and is developed and implemented by nws.today in relation to projects and services of nws.today.

This Regulation defines the conditions and goals of collecting, storing, protecting, processing, providing and disseminating information about users of nws.today Internet resources and Internet resources of the nws.today (hereinafter collectively – Internet resources).

2. Types of information

In accordance with this Regulation, information about users includes:

  1. Standard data automatically received by the http server when accessing Internet resources (host IP address, address of the requested resource, time, type and information of the viewer that sent the resource request, view of the user’s operating system, address of the Internet page, from which was the transition to the requested resource, a header containing the session identifier for an authorized user);
  2. Data of electronic forms filled out and sent to nws.today at the initiative of users when registering and using the corresponding Internet resources (user profiles – including, without limitation: user names, logins, passwords, first names and surnames of users, gender, dates of their birth, control secrets questions and answers, email addresses, sociometric data and data about their preferences, as well as information about user actions that express their personal attitude to information on Internet resources – “likes”,” Share”etc.);
  3. Data received by nws.today from partners and third parties in the framework of using the OpenID and OAuth protocols;
  4. Information automatically obtained when accessing Internet resources and stored on the browser side, including but not limited to information contained in bookmarks (cookies) (hereinafter referred to as information stored on the browser side);

User profiles and information obtained using bookmarks may contain information identifying the identity of users (personal data of users).

For the purposes of implementing this Regulation and providing additional protection for users, the personal data protection regimen provided for by the Regulation applies to email addresses.

All user information collected, stored and processed by nws.today is considered to be limited access information, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of EU or this Regulation.

3. Applicable legislation

The relations considered in this Regulation related to the collection, storage, processing, distribution and protection of information about users of Internet resources are regulated in accordance with the current legislation of the EU. The application of the norms of foreign legislation to them is possible only in cases stipulated by the legislation of the EU and having international agreements valid for the EU.

4. Status of Regulation and official documents of nws.today

The official documents of nws.today that define the conditions for the use of individual Internet resources of nws.today, including joint partnership projects and services of nws.today, may determine additional conditions, the composition and the procedure for collecting, storing, protecting, processing and disseminating information about users.

This Regulation takes precedence over the above documents and regulations, which apply only if they do not contradict this Regulation and provided that the specified documents and regulations do not clearly indicate that their provisions regarding the protection of user information shall prevail.

5. Terms of access to nws.today Internet resources and user consent

nws.today proceeds from the fact that the user initiating access to Internet resources:

1. deliberately uses Internet resources on his own behalf and reliably indicates information about himself in the volume and in cases when it is required during registration, access and use of Internet resources;

2. consciously determines and controls the settings of the software used by him in accordance with his preferences regarding the protection of information stored on the browser side, personal data, information about his own hardware and software and Internet connection;

3. has the opportunity to get acquainted with the rules and protocols of information exchange, enshrined in the open Internet standards (rfc-editor.org);

2. had read and have the opportunity to get acquainted with these Regulations at any time by clicking on the hyperlink “Terms of Use and Confidentiality” from the Internet page of any Internet resource, with the terms of use of the relevant projects and resources of nws.today, as well as using technologies regulated by the Personal Data Security Recommendation, World Wide Web Consortium (P3P, Platform for Privacy Preferences, http://www.w3.org/P3P/), and OpenID and OAuth protocols.

When registering and accessing Internet resources, the user is prohibited from indicating false and / or incomplete information about himself.

nws.today believes that the user, by registering and accessing Internet resources, is familiar with this Regulation, expresses his consent with it and assumes the rights and obligations indicated in it. Consent is carried out in the form and on conditions established for users in the Rules for the use of projects and services of nws.today.

In case of disagreement of the user with this Regulation, the use of Internet resources should be stopped.

By submitting his personal data to nws.today, the user agrees to their processing by nws.today in order to provide him with the opportunity to access the content and other filling of Internet resources, register for them and use them within any available functionality.

By providing third party data necessary for using the Internet resource, the user confirms that he has received the consent of these persons to process their personal data or that the user has the authority to express consent on behalf of such persons.

The User also gives his consent to the transfer of personal data to other persons by nws.today, and the processing of personal data by these persons. The purpose of such transfer and processing is to provide the user with the ability to access the content of Internet resources, register for them and use them within any available functionality.

nws.today proceeds from the fact that the registration form on the Internet resource is filled directly by the user. Responsibility for the legality of the provision and reliability of the personal data of the user and other persons whose data is communicated is solely held by the user. Since nws.today  does not carry out the identification of the user and does not assume responsibility for such identification, nws.today is not responsible for the fact that the user is really the person on whose behalf the registration on the Internet resource is carried out, and is not responsible for any damage caused other users or other persons if the user is not such a person.

nws.today does not assume any obligation to verify the authenticity of personal data specified by the user, and is not responsible if the user provides a larger amount of data than is provided for by the registration form posted on the nws.today Internet resource.

Mixed processing of personal data of users and other persons, the personal data of which is specified during registration and use of the Internet resource, that is, processing without the use of automation tools, as well as automated processing with the transfer of information obtained using the Internet, is provided.

This consent is granted indefinitely for the entire period of use of the Internet resource.

The user is aware that he can withdraw consent to the processing of personal data by sending an application to nws.today in paper or electronic form, including using his account (account) on the nws.today Internet resource, indicating in such an application the data provided for by the by law.

In case if the user’s consent to the processing of personal data is withdrawn in paper form, nws.today is entitled to request from such a person additional information provided by the subject of personal data when registering on the Internet resource, or to ask such a person to send an electronic request to withdraw consent processing of personal data through the appropriate account of the subject of personal data on the Internet resource. In the event that the applicant does not perform such additional actions, nws.today has the right to refuse such a person to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data in order to protect the rights of third parties.

In case of withdrawal of the previously issued consent to the processing of personal data by the user or third parties whose personal data was received by nws.today from the user, these entities will not be able to use the Internet resource and the services and capabilities provided with it.

nws.today has the right to continue processing the user’s personal data after revoking his consent in cases provided for by the legislation of the EU.

The user agrees to receive information messages from nws.today, any kind of advertising and / or other personalized messages related to the Internet resource and / or the subject of the Internet resource, as well as products (services) of nws.today and their partners, which can be sent to the email address specified by the user when registering on the Internet resource, as well as in the form of SMS messages or other types of messages – to the phone number specified by the user during registration. In order to receive these messages and promote Internet resources, products (services) of nws.today and partners, the user agrees to the processing of his personal data.

The user has the right to refuse at any time and for any reason to receive these messages by clicking on the appropriate link contained in such a personalized message.

At the same time, the user is notified that he bears the responsibility established by the legislation of EU in the case of indicating incorrect contact information, as well as data of third parties without obtaining the appropriate authority from them.

6. Collection and processing of user information

nws.today collects and processes information about users in accordance with this Regulation and other official documents of nws.today that determine the conditions for the use of relevant Internet resources in order to fulfill its obligations established by these documents.

nws.today has the right to process information about users obtained as a result of the exchange of information with third parties via the OpenID and OAuth protocols, provided that these third parties receive prior consent of the users to the specified processing.

7. Restriction of receiving information from and about minors

nws.today does not intend to receive information from minors and recommends that legal representatives of minors allow them to work on the Internet only under the own control of legal representatives.

nws.today uses information about users in order to protect the rights of minors within the framework and limits established by applicable legislation.

8. Limitation of liability for the accuracy of information received

nws.today does not verify the accuracy of the information received about users and does not monitor the legal personality of users.

9. Storing user information

­­­­ nws.today stores information about users in accordance with this Regulation and official documents of nws.today that determine the rules for the use of relevant Internet resources.

10. Information security

nws.today takes all reasonable measures to protect information about users from destruction, distortion or disclosure.

nws.today ensures the confidentiality of relevant information within the limits and under the conditions established by the current legislation of the EU and this Regulation.

11. User rights regarding information

In addition to nws.today, access to information about users, subject to the requirements of the legislation of the EU, have:

1. persons whose rights and obligations to access relevant information are established by federal legislation of the EU;

2. users of Internet resources – in terms of access to information identifying their identity (personal data of users), according to the password and login specified by them during registration;

3. nws.today partners in relation to joint partnership projects and services of nws.today within and under the conditions established by the relevant official documents that determine their use;

4. users of nws.today projects and services within the limits and on the conditions established by the relevant official documents of nws.today that determine their use;

5. persons and organizations providing technical support for nws.today services to the extent necessary for the implementation of such technical support, subject to the confidentiality of user information;

6. persons who have contacted nws.today in accordance with the Regulation for handling complaints and blocking illegal content, provided by a user statement that they disagree with blocking disputed (illegal) content.

12. Restriction on distribution and provision of user information

nws.today guarantees the observance of the following the rights of Internet resources users:

1. The right to receive information about whether nws.today is processing information that allows to identify the user’s identity (personal data);

2. The right to delete processed personal data;

3. The right to edit, clarify or correct the processed personal data, subject to the requirements of this Regulation.

The removal of personal data occurs within 3 (three) business days from the date of receipt of the corresponding user request and may result in the inability to use the latest relevant Internet resources.

nws.today has the right to delete information about the user in case the latter violates the rules of official documents of nws.today, including those that determine the conditions for the use of certain Internet resources.

If such an opportunity is provided for in nws.today projects and services, the user of Internet resources has the right to permit or prohibit the provision of information about himself to nws.today partners or third parties using the OpenID and OAuth protocols. nws.today agrees in the relevant official documents that determine the rules for the use of projects and services of nws.today, indicate the persons to whom this information will be provided, and the conditions of the indicated will of the user regarding the use of information in the framework of these protocols.

The user has the right to distribute his own personal data by any legal means. nws.today is not responsible for the actions of third parties who have gained access to information about users as a result of this distribution, or have made unlawful access to protected information about users.

13. Restriction on using information from user profiles

nws.today distributes and / or provides information about users only in the following cases:

1. after processing the relevant information (depersonification of information), which entailed the deletion of information (including email addresses), allowing to identify the user, as well as after statistical processing of information;

2. with the permission of the persons who provided their profiles to nws.today upon registration on the relevant Internet resources;

3. providing information to the persons specified in clause 11 of this Regulation.

14. Restriction on using information from user profiles

nws.today uses information from user profiles (login and password, security question and answer control) to authorize access to Internet resources. At the same time, nws.today is entitled to provide such data to the persons specified in clause 11 of this Regulation. The responsibility for the safety of this information, including login and password, lies with the user. Any actions committed with its use are considered by nws.today to be committed by the user. Transfer of username and password to third parties is prohibited.

If the user has become aware of the username and password of another user, as well as other confidential information about the latter, he is obliged to notify nws.today about this and not to use the information that has become known to him.

nws.today uses information about users for the purpose of analyzing the interests and preferences of users, adapting projects and services of nws.today according to the results obtained from the above analysis, as well as for advertising on Internet resources to the extent necessary for its display to the target audience.

Information from user profiles is not used by nws.today to send users any information, with the exception of cases provided for by the rules (regulations) for the use of relevant Internet resources, or at their explicit request.

15. Use of information stored on browser side

nws.today uses the information stored on the browser side, in accordance with the purposes defined by this Regulation, to determine a unique identifier for user access to Internet resources for the following purposes:

1. support the functioning of resources requiring the use of information stored on the browser side;

2. display advertising for the target audience;

3. measuring the size of the audience of sites, their associations and intersections;

4. determination of statistical information on user preferences when accessing various Internet resources;

5. determination of correlation of statistical data for research purposes on site traffic with sociometric data of nws.today users.

By setting up the software, the user has the opportunity to prohibit the use of information stored in the browser on his computer, however, this may lead to a partial or complete loss of functionality of Internet resources.

nws.today is entitled to provide relevant information to the persons specified in clause 11 of this Regulation.

16. Access to nws.today Internet resources and third-party Internet resources

User access to nws.today Internet resources may cause third parties to access the Internet resources and download program code and / or graphic objects (including those that are invisible when the Internet pages are displayed by the browser), used for advertising purposes and for collecting statistics . Owners of Internet resources have the technical ability to collect information about users and independently determine the conditions for its use.

By setting up the software, the user has the opportunity to block requests for graphic images hosted on third-party servers, however, this can lead to loss of readability and errors in displaying resources.

When users go from the pages of nws.today Internet resources to the pages of third-party Internet resources, users independently determine the limits for using information about them within the framework of the conditions and rules determined by the owners of the corresponding Internet resources. At the same time, the latter have the technological ability to access information stored on the browser side and are responsible for observing the rights of users in connection with its use.

17. Limitation of Regulation with respect to Internet resources and actions of third parties

Internet resources maintained by nws.today contain links to third-party Internet resources to which this Regulation does not apply. nws.today recommends that users request information about the use of user data directly from the owners of these resources.

nws.today is not responsible for the actions of third parties using Internet resources in their activities, and strongly recommends that users do not provide their personal data to third parties without sufficient justification.

nws.today is not responsible for organizing the use of OpenID and OAuth protocols by third parties and for ensuring the protection of user information by the latter, as well as obtaining the legal prior consent of users to process their personal data with nws.today as part of the use of these protocols.

In the case of joint partnership projects and nws.today services, the official documents of the latter and / or documents of partners determining the use of relevant Internet resources should indicate how the processing of user information by all partners, including information about who stores and processes the personal data of users. nws.today is not responsible for non-compliance by these persons with the requirements of the current legislation of the EU.

19. User appeals

nws.today considers appeals related to this Regulation, including user requests regarding the use of their personal data, by e-mail: support@nws.today

The response time for received applications is 10 business days from the date of receipt of the relevant requests. Anonymous appeals are not considered.

21. Access to the Regulation

This Regulation is an open and public document. Its current edition is available on the Internet at: https://nws.today/terms-of-service

nws.today does not collect user information related to access to this web page.

22. The right of nws.today to amend Rules

nws.today reserves the right to amend at any time the provisions of this Regulation by notifying users of this on the Internet at the address at which this Regulation is posted. The editions of the invalid Regulations are stored in archive of nws.today documentation.