Privacy Policy

Thirsty for News knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy very seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy covers Thirsty for News’ treatment of personal information that Thirsty for News gathers when you are on the Thirsty for News website and when you use Thirsty for News services. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Thirsty for News does not own or control, or to individuals that Thirsty for News does not employ or manage.

Information Collected by Thirsty for News.

We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our website. This information allows us to provide you with a customized and efficient experience. We do not process this information in a way that is incompatible with this objective. We collect the following types of information from our Thirsty for News users:

1. Information:
You Provide to Us: We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features.

2. Automatic Information:
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Thirsty for News and its authorized agents automatically receive and record certain “traffic data” on their server logs from your browser including your IP address, Thirsty for News cookie information, and the page you requested. Thirsty for News uses this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its servers, analyze trends and administer the website.

Thirsty for News may collect and, on any page, display the total counts that page has been viewed.

Many companies offer programs that help you to visit websites anonymously. While Thirsty for News will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these programs are available.

E-mail Communications
Thirsty for News is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission, as detailed in the “Sharing Your Information” section below. Thirsty for News may send out e-mails with Thirsty for News-related news, products, offers, surveys or promotions.

Collection of Data

As on many websites, the site editor may automatically receive general information that is contained in server log files, such as your IP address, and cookie information. Information about how advertising may be served on this site (if it is indeed the site editor’s policy to display advertising) is set forth below.

Use of Data

Data may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this site. Efforts will be made to prevent your data from being made available to third parties unless
(i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy;
(ii) your consent is obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out for the sharing of data;
(iii) a service provided on our site requires interaction with a third party, or is provided by a third party, such as an application service provider; (iv) pursuant to legal action or law enforcement;
(v) it is found that your use of this site violates the site editor’s policy, terms of service, or other usage guidelines, or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to protect the site editor’s legal rights and/or property;
or
(vi) this site is purchased by a third party, in which case that third party will be able to use the data in the same manner as set forth in this policy. 

In the event you choose to use links displayed on this website to visit other websites, you are advised to read the privacy policies published on those sites. Thirsty News uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and would like to know your options in relation to not having this information used by these companies, click here.

Cookies

Like many websites, this website sets and uses cookies to enhance your user experience — to remember your personal settings, for instance. Advertisements may display on this website and, if so, may set and access cookies on your computer; such cookies are subject to the privacy policy of the parties providing the advertisement. However, the parties providing the advertising do not have access to this site’s cookies. These parties usually use non-personally-identifiable or anonymous codes to obtain information about your visits to this site. 

For more information about this type of online advertising, about cookies, and about how to turn this feature off, please visit this link.

Please note that turning off advertising cookies won’t mean that you are not served any advertising, merely that it will not be tailored to your interests.

Sharing Your Information
Rest assured that we neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone and that we will share your personal information only as described below.

Thirsty for News Personnel: Thirsty for News personnel and authorized consultants and/or contractors may have access to user information if necessary in the normal course of Thirsty for News business.

Business Transfers: In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if Thirsty for News, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred.

Protection of Thirsty for News and Others: We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Thirsty for News, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Syndication: Thirsty for News allows for the RSS syndication of all of its public content within the Thirsty for News website.
With Your Consent: Except as noted above, we will contact you when your personal information is shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to opt out to prevent the sharing of this information.

Children Under 18 Years of Age
You must be 13 years and older to register to use the Thirsty for News website. As a result, Thirsty for News does not specifically collect information about children. If we learn that Thirsty for News has collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. We recommend that minors between the ages of 13 and 18 ask and receive their parents’ permission before using Thirsty for News or sending information about themselves or anyone else over the Internet.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
Thirsty for News may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Thirsty for News website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed.

Conditions of Use
If you decide to visit Thirsty for News website, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of California state law.

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

Effective Date of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 7/29/2010 and last updated 1/13/2023.

Contact Us
If you have any issues about this privacy policy, please contact us:

• By email: support@thirstyfornews.com
• By visiting our contact page.