Thank you for visiting www.USATimesMedia.com (“Site,” “we,” “us,” or “Company”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect the information you provide. By accessing or using this Site, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or the Site’s Terms and Conditions, do not use the Site. You must be 18 years of age or older to access and use this Site.
This Privacy Policy applies only to this Site and does not extend to any other websites, services, or products promoted or linked from this Site. Each of those services maintains its own privacy policy.
We control personal data collected on this Site and comply with relevant data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable.
This Privacy Policy also includes provisions required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). See the final section for details.
1. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
When you visit the Site, we may use cookies (“Cookies”) to assign a unique, anonymous identifier to your browser. Cookies store non-personally identifiable information and help enhance your experience by enabling Site features and functionality. Cookies may also be necessary to access certain services offered on the Site.
For more information about Cookies and how to disable them, visit www.cookiecentral.com. Please note that disabling Cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of the Site. The Company reserves the right to retain Cookie data indefinitely.
Third-Party Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Our third-party tracking partners may also use:
- Session Cookies to help users navigate the Site
- Clear GIFs / Web Beacons to measure content effectiveness and online behavior
Clear GIFs are tiny, invisible graphics used to track browsing behavior. These do not contain personally identifiable information, and we do not tie such tracking data to your personal information.
As technology evolves, our use of Cookies, web beacons, and other tracking methods may change. We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically for updates.
2. Use of Information Collected
Any personal information you submit through the Site remains your property. However, by providing it, you grant the Company the legal right to use your information—subject to applicable laws—in the ways described below.
Email Consent
By submitting personal information, you consent to receiving:
- News updates
- Articles
- Advertisements
- Promotional messages
You may unsubscribe at any time. Once unsubscribed, we will no longer send you emails. We will retain your email address only to ensure you are not re-added in the future.
Information Sharing
We may share your personal information with third parties for legally permissible purposes, including but not limited to:
- Direct marketing providers
- Email marketers
- Telemarketers (where allowed by law)
- SMS/text marketing partners (where allowed by law)
- Data enhancement, suppression, validation, and analytics partners
We may also hire companies to provide services on our behalf (e.g., sending emails, removing duplicate data, performing analytics). These partners may access personal information only as needed to perform their services and may not use it for any other purpose.
Your information may also be:
- Combined with data from other sources
- Used for internal business operations
- Shared with affiliated entities
- Transferred in the event of a sale, merger, reorganization, liquidation, or change of control
Legal and Compliance Disclosure
We may disclose personal information:
- To comply with a subpoena, legal process, or applicable law
- To protect our rights, enforce our policies, or investigate violations
- To comply with the CAN-SPAM Act and Federal Trade Commission rules
- To prevent fraud, protect security, or safeguard property
We may also share your email address for “suppression purposes” to ensure compliance with federal email laws.
3. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. It is your responsibility to review the Policy regularly to stay informed of any changes. Continued use of the Site indicates acceptance of the updated Policy.
4. Email Opt-Out
You may opt out of receiving marketing or promotional emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included at the bottom of each email.
If we maintain separate email lists for different purposes, you must unsubscribe from each list individually.
5. Links to Other Websites
The Site may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of any website that collects personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected on this Site.
6. Children’s Privacy
We take children’s privacy seriously. The Site and its services are not intended for individuals under 18 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18.
If you believe that a minor under 18 has provided personal information, please contact us so we can delete it immediately.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to monitor and participate in their children’s online activities.
7. California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code §1798.83 (Shine the Light Law)
California residents may request information regarding the Company’s disclosure of personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
Within 30 days of receiving a written request, the Company will provide a list of third parties to whom personal information was disclosed in the prior calendar year.
You may submit one such request per year by postal mail to the address provided below.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
The CCPA gives California residents control over their personal information.
To exercise your CCPA rights, please visit our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” page or contact us using the information provided below.
8. Contacting Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your interactions with the Site, please contact us through the contact information available on our website.
Ezoic Services
Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP address
- Operating system type and version
- Device type
- Language preferences
- Web browser type
- Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)
Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.