Privacy Policy

    Effective date: May 11, 2020

    Welcome to the privacy policy of Waveline General Trading W.L.L. ("us," "we," or "our"), the operator of the topnewsly.com website (the "Service"). This policy outlines the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

    By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Your use of the Service implies your consent to the collection, transfer, manipulation, storage, disclosure, and other uses of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. Terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions unless otherwise defined.

    Definitions

    • Service

      The Service refers to the topnewsly.com website.

    • Personal Data

      Personal Data refers to data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

    • Usage Data

      Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (e.g., the duration of a page visit).

    • Cookies

      Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

    • Data Controller

      Data Controller refers to the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed. In this Privacy Policy, we are the Data Controller of your Personal Data.

    • Data Processors (or Service Providers)

      Data Processor (or Service Provider) refers to any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers to process your data more effectively.

    • Data Subject (or User)

      Data Subject refers to any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.

    Information Collection And Use

    We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

    Types of Data Collected

    Personal Data

    While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). The information we gather enables us to personalize, improve, and continue to operate.

    Location Data

    We may use and store information about your location ("Location Data"). We use this data to provide features of our Service and to deliver relevant news to you, as well as to improve and customize our Service.

    Data from Social Networks

    User information from social networking sites, such as Facebook, Google+, Twitter, including your name, your social network username, location, gender, birth date, email address, profile picture, and public data for contacts, if you connect your account or sign up for an account at the Service using your accounts at such social networks.

    Tracking & Cookies Data

    We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

    Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

    You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

    Examples of Cookies we use:

    • Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
    • Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
    • Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
    • Advertising Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.

    Online Postings

    When you post comments, contributions, or other content to the Service, your posts and location may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Service in perpetuity.

    Interactions with Other Users

    If you interact with other users of the Service, those users may see your name, profile photo, descriptions of your activity, and your location.

    Use of Data

    We use the collected data for various purposes:

    • To provide and maintain our Service
    • To notify you about changes to our Service
    • To provide you with personalized news and relevant news stories
    • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
    • To provide customer support
    • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
    • To monitor the usage of our Service
    • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
    • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or inquired about, unless you have opted not to receive such information

    Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

    If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

    We may process your Personal Data because:

    • We need to perform a contract with you
    • You have given us permission to do so
    • The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden by your rights
    • To comply with the law

    Retention of Data

    We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

    We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

    Transfer Of Data

    Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

    If you are located outside Kuwait and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Kuwait and process it there.

    Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

    We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and other personal information.

    Disclosure Of Data

    Disclosure for Law Enforcement

    Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

    Legal Requirements

    We may disclose your Personal Data in good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

    • To comply with a legal obligation
    • To protect and defend the rights or property of Waveline General Trading W.L.L.
    • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
    • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
    • To protect against legal liability

    Security Of Data

    The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

    Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

    If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

    If you wish to be informed about the Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

    In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

    • The right to access, update or delete the information we have about you. You can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data by contacting us directly.

    • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.

    • The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.

    • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

    • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have about you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.

    • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.

    Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

    You have the right to lodge a complaint with a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

    Service Providers

    We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

    These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

    Video

    We may use third-party Service Providers to provide video content and functionality within our Service.

    Analytics

    We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

    • Google Analytics

      Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its advertising network. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

    Advertising

    We may use third-party Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain our Service.

    • Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie

      Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service or other websites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.

    You can learn more about interest-based advertising, including how to opt out of third-party partners’ advertising you see on the Service and on other services, by visiting http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices. For users in the EU/EAA, you can visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/. If you opt out, you’ll still see ads, but they won’t be tailored using information like your interests, visits to other services, or demographics. Alternatively, you can opt out by discontinuing your use of the Service.

    Ad technology providers

    We use Ad technology providers to select and deliver advertisements for you and to measure the delivery and effectiveness of such advertisements, as well as to support ad delivery, ad measurement, and other functions. These advertisements are sometimes targeted and served to particular users. Our ad technology partners will collect data, use cookies, mobile identifiers, and advertising identifiers for ad personalization and measurement. To learn more and view a list of these Ad technology providers, please click here. By using the Service, you agree and consent to the share and use of the collected information by our Ad technology providers in accordance with this policy.

    Links To Other Sites

    Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

    Children's Privacy

    Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

    Changes To This Privacy Policy

    As our Service continues to develop, we may decide to revise this privacy policy from time to time. The most current version will govern our use of your information and will always be available at https://topnewsly.com/privacy, and older versions are available upon request. If we make changes that we think will substantially alter your rights, we will notify you by posting a notice on our website. You agree to accept any changes or revisions to this privacy policy by continuing to use our Service.

    Contact Us

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: