Editorial policy
How do we use your personal data?
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
1) To verify your identity.
2) To deliver our services.
3) To communicate with you regarding existing services availed by you, including notifications of any alerts or updates.
4) To evaluate, develop and improve our services.
5) For product analysis.
6) To send you information about our other services which may be of interest to you.
7) To handle enquiries and complaints.
8) To comply with legal or regulatory requirements.
9) To investigate, prevent, or act regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud and situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
Lawful bases of processing your personal data
We process your personal data by relying on one or more of the following lawful bases:
1) You have consented to us processing your personal data for specified reasons.
2) The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation we have (for example, towards law enforcement agencies, government agencies, regulators, etc).
3) The processing is necessary to render certain services to you. For example,
to communicate with you regarding existing products and services availed by you, including notifications of any alerts or updates.
to evaluate, develop and improve our products and services.
Where the processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any point in time. Upon receipt of your request to withdraw your consent, the consequences of withdrawal will be communicated to you. In many cases, upon such a withdrawal, we may not be able to continue offering our products and services to you. You may withdraw consent by contacting us at
Deletion of Personal Data
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data collected by The News Minute. We are committed to ensuring your privacy and data protection. To initiate the deletion process, you can:
Send an email to members@thenewsminute.com with the subject line “Request for Account Deletion”. Please include your full name and any relevant account information to assist us in processing your request.
Please allow a reasonable time for us to process your request. We may retain certain data for legal and administrative purposes, but it will not be used for any other purpose.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding the deletion of your personal data, please don’t hesitate to contact us using the provided contact information. Your privacy matters to us, and we are committed to safeguarding your data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
When do we share your personal data with third parties?
Any third party processes we are engaged in are bound by legal and contractual obligations. These obligations clearly state how your data is processed or handled.
Your data will be processed in accordance with the prior written instructions and agreement.
Proper confidentiality and security provisions are in place to protect your personal data together with any additional requirements under applicable law.
They will only retain the given data for the period specified in the written contract.
1) Reasons for sharing your personal data with third parties:
We may disclose your personal data to third parties only where it is lawful to do so. This includes instances where we or they:
need to provide you with services.
have asked you for your consent to share it, and you have agreed.
have a legal obligation to do so. For example, to assist with detecting and preventing fraud.
have a requirement in connection with regulatory reporting, litigation or asserting or defending legal rights and interests.
We may also disclose your personal data to appropriate authorities if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation or legal process; protect the safety of any person; address fraud, security or technical issues; or protect our rights or the rights of those who use our products and services.
2) With whom your personal data may be shared:
We may disclose your personal data to the following third parties:
– other group companies that are essential to hosting and distributing our content. For example, we host our podcasts on Acast and use Quintype’s content management system.
– any subcontractors, agents or service providers who work for us or provide services or products to us.
– law enforcement authorities, government authorities, courts, dispute resolution bodies, regulators, auditors, and any party appointed or requested by applicable regulators to carry out investigations or audits of our activities.
– statutory and regulatory bodies, authorities (including the government) investigating agencies and entities or persons, to whom or before whom it is mandatory to disclose personal data as per the applicable law, courts, judicial and quasi-judicial authorities and tribunals, arbitrators and arbitration tribunals.
Use of cookies and other tracking mechanisms
We may use cookies and other tracking mechanisms on our website and other digital properties to collect data about you.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information about your actions to the owners of the website.
Most web browsers allow you some control of cookies through browser settings.
Outlined below are the categories of cookies along with a description of what they are used for.
– Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are needed to run our website, to keep it secure, and to comply with regulations that apply to us.
– Functional Cookies: We may use functional cookies on our website. These cookies allow us to remember information you enter or choices you make (such as your username, language, or your region) and provide you with enhanced, more personalised features.
– Performance/Analytics Cookies: We may use performance/analytics cookies on our website. These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website and services, including which pages visitors go to most often and if they receive error messages from certain pages. It is used to improve how our website functions and performs.
– Marketing Cookies: We may use marketing cookies on our website. These cookies help us decide which of our products, services and offers may be relevant for you. We may use this data to tailor what you see on websites and mobile apps, including social media. For instance, you may see our ads on other sites after you have been to our website.
We may also use trackers (such as web beacons, tags and pixels) on our website and other digital properties to collect data about you.
We may also collect personal data about you via our mobile app(s) via permissions in the app. This is primarily used to enhance the functionality of the app and to analyse it to serve you better.