Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: http://theasiandigest.com. The Asian Digest (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our users (“you” or “your”). This privacy policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
Information we collect
We collect the following information from our users:
- Email address
- First name
- Last name
We collect this information when you sign up for our newsletter or leave a comment on our website.
Third-Party Advertising
We use Google Ad Manager and Ezoic (a Google ad partner) to show advertisements on our website. These companies may use cookies to collect information about your browsing activity in order to show you targeted ads.
We comply with the following data privacy regulations:
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- European Union data protection rights
These regulations give you certain rights with respect to your personal data, including the right to access, correct, and delete your data. You can find more information about these rights on the websites of the relevant regulatory authorities.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect from you to:
- Send you our newsletter
- Respond to your comments and inquiries
- Personalize your advertising experience
How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of your information.
Your Rights
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- Access: You have the right to access your personal data that we hold.
- Correction: You have the right to correct any inaccurate personal data that we hold about you.
- Definition: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data.
- Restriction: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
- Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer your personal data to another controller.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at admin@theasiandigest.com.
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
The Asian Digest complies with the GDPR, which gives individuals in the European Union certain rights with respect to their personal data. These rights include:
- Right of Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data and restrict the processing of your personal data.
- **Rightly transfer your personal data to another controller.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
The Asian Digest complies with the CCPA, which gives California residents certain rights with respect to their personal data. These rights include:
- Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal data we collect, use, disclose, and delete your personal data.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal data.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long do we retain your data?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at admin@theasiandigest.com.