Privacy Policy

At Verity Scroll, we are committed to providing independent news and fostering understanding of global events, promoting peace through informed discourse. Our dedication extends to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how our online platform collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information.

By accessing or using our site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services, which include investigative journalism, editorial content creation, digital news aggregation, public opinion polling, and multimedia storytelling.

• Information You Provide Directly: This includes information you voluntarily submit to us when interacting with our services, such as:
  • Contact details (e.g., name, email address) when registering for newsletters, creating an account, or participating in surveys/polls.
  • Comments, feedback, and contributions to discussion forums or user-generated content sections.
  • Responses to public opinion polls or surveys.
• Information Collected Automatically: When you access and use our site, certain information may be automatically collected, including:
  • IP address, browser type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
  • Pages viewed, links clicked, time spent on our site, and referral URLs.
  • Usage data such as frequency of visits and interaction with content.
• Information from Third Parties: We may receive information from third-party services, such as analytics providers, social media platforms, or content partners, but only if you have consented to or integrated those services with our platform.

2. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used for various purposes, primarily to deliver and enhance our services and to fulfill our mission of promoting informed discourse:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our online platform and services, including delivering news content, facilitating public opinion polling, and enabling multimedia storytelling.
• To personalize your experience on our site, such as suggesting relevant articles or tailoring content based on your interests.
• To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, send you newsletters, and provide updates about our services.
• To analyze usage trends and preferences, improve site functionality, and develop new features for our editorial content and digital news aggregation.
• To conduct research and analysis for our investigative journalism and public opinion polling, ensuring anonymity where appropriate.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security incidents, or fraudulent activities.

3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information in the following circumstances:

• With Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business (e.g., hosting, analytics, email delivery), or providing services on our behalf, under strict confidentiality agreements.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or subpoena).
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
• Aggregated or Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you with third parties for various purposes, including research, analytics, or journalistic insights derived from public opinion polls.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws (such as GDPR), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): The right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

6. Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Verity Scroll
3870 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90010
USA