Privacy Policy for Read Beyond Magazine
Read Beyond Magazine (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to safeguarding your privacy and protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, store, and use your personal information across our online presence, including the website readbeyondmag.com. We are dedicated to maintaining transparency and upholding the highest standards of data protection in accordance with applicable privacy laws including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
1. Commitment to Privacy and Data Protection
We place the utmost importance on your privacy. All data collected through readbeyondmag.com is handled in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, and we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of your personal information. We will never sell your data and strive to collect only what is necessary to provide you with the best possible digital experience.
2. Scope and Data Controller Responsibility
This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, users, and others who interact with our website readbeyondmag.com, including subscribers, contributors, and registered account holders. Read Beyond Magazine acts as the data controller for all personal information collected via the website or through any direct communication with us. As the data controller, we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data.
3. Categories of Data We Process
We process the following categories of personal data:
a) Usage Data: Includes information about how you use readbeyondmag.com, such as IP address, browser type and version, device identifiers, access times, session duration, visited pages, interaction logs, and referring URLs.
b) Account Data: Provided by you during registration, including full name, physical mailing address, email address, telephone number, and other personal details necessary to manage your account.
c) Profile Data: Includes your reading preferences, article history, saved content, subscription settings, past purchases, behavioral patterns, and engagement metrics.
d) Communication Data: Encompasses records of your communications with us, including emails sent to [email protected], customer support requests, live chat interactions, feedback, and query histories.
e) Technical Data: Comprises device type, hardware characteristics, operating systems, language settings, system configuration, screen resolution, and browser plug-ins while accessing readbeyondmag.com.
f) Transaction Data: Relates to purchases or paid services facilitated through our website, including payment card data (via secure third-party processors), billing address, and delivery or access information.
g) Preference Data: Records your consent for newsletters and targeted content, marketing preferences, topic interests, and opt-in/opt-out status for specific services.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
Our processing of your personal data is grounded in at least one of the following lawful bases:
– Performance of a Contract: When processing is necessary for fulfilling our obligations to you, such as providing access to account features, subscriptions, or paid content.
– Consent: Where you have explicitly granted permission, such as subscribing to newsletters or consenting to non-essential cookies.
– Legitimate Interests: To improve the functionality and content of readbeyondmag.com, ensure security, and conduct business analytics, provided that such interests are not overridden by your privacy rights.
– Legal Obligation: When processing is required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or lawful governmental requests.
5. Your Rights
Under GDPR and applicable laws, you have certain rights in relation to your personal data:
– Right to Access: Obtain confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and, if so, gain access to it.
– Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.
– Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to lawful retention obligations.
– Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to suspend processing under specific conditions.
– Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and transfer it to another controller where technically feasible.
You may exercise these rights by contacting us at [email protected]. We endeavor to respond to all valid requests within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with governing regulations.
6. Security Measures
We implement a variety of technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including:
– Secure data transmission via HTTPS encryption.
– Access controls and authentication protocols for internal staff.
– Regular backups and redundancy protocols.
– Employee training regarding data protection best practices.
– Firewall and malware detection systems.
While no system is 100% immune from risks, we take every reasonable step to safeguard data processed through readbeyondmag.com.
7. International Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your jurisdiction, including the United States. Where such transfers occur, we apply adequate safeguards, such as the incorporation of European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses, to ensure protection consistent with GDPR standards. Additional measures may be adopted in accordance with local regulatory requirements.
8. Data Retention
Data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, and in accordance with legal, regulatory, or business operational obligations.
Retention schedules, by category:
– Usage & Technical Data: Up to 12 months (used for analytics and performance monitoring).
– Account & Profile Data: Retained for the lifetime of the account plus 3 years post-deletion (for audit and tax purposes).
– Communication Data: Retained for 2 years following last contact.
– Transaction Data: Retained for 7 years for financial compliance.
– Preference Data: Retained until updated, revoked, or request for deletion is submitted.
9. Cookie Policy
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance user experience and operate readbeyondmag.com efficiently. Cookies are categorized as follows:
– Essential Cookies: Necessary for website functionality (e.g., login authentication, session persistence).
– Functional Cookies: Improve user experience through remembered preferences and interface settings.
– Analytics Cookies: Gather usage data to inform site performance improvements.
– Performance Cookies: Monitor server load and page responsiveness.
You will be prompted to manage cookie preferences upon your first visit, in compliance with GDPR and CCPA.
10. Cookie Management and Compliance
Users can manage cookie preferences anytime via our Cookie Settings page or within their browser settings. Consent banners are displayed to EU and California users, allowing opt-in for non-essential cookies.
To comply with California’s “Do Not Sell or Share” provisions, users within applicable jurisdictions can opt out of non-essential third-party tracking by toggling their privacy preferences or by contacting us directly.
11. Children’s Privacy
Read Beyond Magazine does not knowingly collect, process, or store personal data from children under the age of 13. If we become aware of data collection involving a child under this age, we will delete such information promptly. If you believe a child has provided personal data to us in violation of this policy, please contact us at [email protected].
12. Policy Updates
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in legal requirements or our internal practices. Material changes will be communicated via well-defined notices on readbeyondmag.com or via direct notification where appropriate. Continued use of our services after an update constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
13. Contact Us
For any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Read Beyond Magazine affirms its commitment to upholding the highest standards of data protection and privacy compliance under the GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable laws. For any privacy-related inquiries or to exercise your rights, please reach out using the contact information provided above.