Privacy Policy

News Deeply, Inc. (“News Deeply”) provides this Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of www.syriadeeply.org (this “Site”). This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.  We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site. You are advised to consult this policy regularly for any changes. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Service.

As used in this policy, the terms “using” and “processing” information include using cookies on a computer, subjecting the information to statistical or other analysis and using or handling information in any way, including, but not limited to collecting, storing, evaluating, modifying, deleting, using, combining, disclosing and transferring information within our organization or among our affiliates within the United States or internationally.

Information Collection and Use

Our primary goals in collecting information are to provide and improve our Site, services, features and content (together, the “Service”) and to enable users to enjoy and easily navigate the Site.

Personally Identifiable Information.

When you register to be included on our mailing list through the Site, we may ask you for personally identifiable information. This refers to information about you that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Information”). Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, your email address. We use your Personal Information mainly to provide the Service and administer your inquiries.

We also collect the other information that you provide as part of the administration of the Site (e.g., pages viewed, surfing or viewing habits, search terms entered, and other aggregate data) (“Non-Identifying Information”).

We use your Personal Information (in some cases, in conjunction with your Non-Identifying Information) mainly to provide the Service and administer your inquiries.

Certain Non-Identifying Information would be considered a part of your Personal Information if it were combined with other identifiers (for example, your email address) in a way that enables you to be identified. But the same pieces of information are considered Non-Identifying Information when they are taken alone or combined only with other non-identifying information (for example, your viewing preferences). We may combine your Personal Information with Non-Identifying Information and aggregate it with information collected from other users to attempt to provide you with a better experience, to improve the quality and value of the Service and to analyze and understand how our Site and Service are used.

We also use your Personal Information to contact you with News Deeply newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive such communications from us, please follow the unsubscribe instructions provided in any of the communications (See “Changing or Deleting Information,” below.).

Log Data. When you visit the Site, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type or the webpage you were visiting before you came to our Site, pages of our Site that you visit, the time spent on those pages, information you search for on our Site, access times and dates, and other statistics. We use this information to monitor and analyze use of the Site and the Service and for the Site’s technical administration, to increase our Site’s functionality and user-friendliness, and to better tailor it to our visitors’ needs. We also use this information to verify that visitors to the Site meet the criteria required to process their requests. We do not treat Log Data as Personal Information or use it in association with other Personal Information, though we may aggregate, analyze and evaluate such information for the same purposes as stated above regarding other Non-Identifying Information.

Phishing

Identity theft and the practice currently known as “phishing” are of great concern to News Deeply. Safeguarding information to help protect you from identity theft is a top priority. We do not and will not, at any time, request your credit card information, an account ID, a login password, or national identification numbers in a non-secure or unsolicited e-mail or telephone communication. For more information about phishing, visit the Federal Trade Commission’s website.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Aggregate Information and Non-Identifying Information. We may share aggregated information that does not include Personal Information and we may otherwise disclose Non-Identifying Information and Log Data with third parties for industry analysis, demographic profiling and other purposes. Any aggregated information shared in these contexts will not contain your Personal Information.

Service Providers and Plug-Ins. We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Site-related services (e.g., without limitation, maintenance services, database management, forum and comment management, e-mail newsletter management, web analytics and improvement of the Site’s features) or to assist us in analyzing how our Site and Service are used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information to perform these tasks on our behalf and in accordance with their own terms and privacy policies. In addition, some of our service providers have their own widgets and/or plug-ins on the Site that allow you to sign up or share information. Any Personal Information that you provide through any of the third-party widgets or plug-ins (e.g., providing email addresses to be notified of pre-launch updates on the Site, registering with a third party to post comments to discussion forums, sharing activity on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter), is submitted to the third party and is governed by such third-party privacy policies. See the Links to Other Sites section for more information.

Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement. News Deeply cooperates with government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We will disclose any information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal process (including but not limited to subpoenas), to protect the property and rights of News Deeply or a third party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, any illegal, unethical or legally actionable activity.

Business Transfers. News Deeply may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including your Personal Information, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets or in the event of bankruptcy. You will have the opportunity to opt out of any such transfer if the new entity’s planned processing of your information differs materially from that set forth in this Privacy Policy.

International Transfer

Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, News Deeply transfers Personal Information to the United States and processes it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Links to Other Sites

Our Site contains links to other websites. If you choose to click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s website and subject to its terms of use and privacy policy. The fact that we provide a third party link to a third party website is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party, nor is it an endorsement of their privacy or information security policies or practices. We do not exercise control over third party websites. These other websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you. Other sites follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personal information you submit to them. We encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites you visit.

Our Policy Toward Children

This Site is not directed to children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at at info at syriadeeply dot org. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Information, we will take reasonable steps to delete all such information from our files.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@syriadeeply.org.

 

Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) create a legally binding agreement between you and News Deeply, Inc. (“News Deeply”) and govern your access to and use of the services and News Deeply’s websites, including www.syriadeeply.org and any mobile versions of the websites (the “Sites”), and any information, text, graphics, or other materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Sites (collectively referred to as “Content”, and together with the Sites, the “Services”). Your access to and use of the Services is conditioned on your compliance with these Terms. By accessing or using the Services you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Services.

Use of the Services

You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any posts you make, and for any consequences thereof. Any Content you submit, post, or display may be viewed by other users of the Services and News Deeply’s licensees. You should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms.

You may only use the Services if you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving Services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You may use the Services only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations.

The Services that News Deeply provides are always evolving and the form and nature of the Services that News Deeply provides may change from time to time without prior notice to you. News Deeply may stop (permanently or temporarily) providing the Services (or any features within the Services) to you or to users generally and may not be able to provide you with prior notice. We also retain the right to create limits on use and storage at our sole discretion at any time without prior notice to you.

The Services may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the Content or information on the Services, queries made through the Services, or other information. The types and extent of advertising by News Deeply on the Services are subject to change. In consideration for News Deeply granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that News Deeply and its third-party service providers and partners may place such advertising on the Services or in connection with the display of Content or information from the Services whether submitted by you or others.

Privacy

Any personal information that you provide to News Deeply is subject to our Privacy Policy, which governs our collection and use of your personal information. You understand that through your use of the Services you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information by News Deeply or its third-party service providers and partners, including the transfer of this information to the United States and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by News Deeply. As part of providing you the Services, we may need to provide you with certain communications, such as service announcements and administrative messages.

Content on the Services

We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted via the Services or endorse any opinions expressed via the Services. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate, or in some cases, postings that have been mislabeled or are otherwise deceptive. Under no circumstances will News Deeply be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Services or broadcast elsewhere.

Your Content

News Deeply may provide you with the ability to comment on portions of the Services, not limited to articles and discussion forums. In order to make such comments, you may have to register with a third-party partner or service provider. By registering with and using the services provided by any third-party partner or service provider, you agree to abide by the third-party’s Terms of Service in conjunction with the Terms provided herein.

You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services and you are responsible for protecting those rights. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you confirm that you have all necessary rights to the submitted Content and grant us and our third-party service providers and partners a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed). You agree that this license includes the right for News Deeply to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with News Deeply for the syndication, broadcast, distribution or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use. You agree that no compensation will be paid or due to you or any third party with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services, even if used by other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with News Deeply.

We may need to modify or adapt your Content in order to transmit, display or distribute it over computer networks and in various media and/or make changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to any requirements or limitations of any networks, devices, services or media.

You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any Content you provide, and for any consequences thereof, including the use of your Content by other users and our third-party service providers and partners. You understand that your Content may be rebroadcasted by our partners and if you do not have the right to submit Content for such use, it may subject you to liability. News Deeply will not be responsible or liable for any use of your Content by News Deeply in accordance with these Terms. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein to any Content that you submit.

News Deeply’s Rights and Content

All right, title, and interest in and to the Services are and will remain the exclusive property of News Deeply and its licensors. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Nothing in the Terms gives you a right to use the News Deeply name (including, but not limited to “Syria Deeply”) or any of the News Deeply trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features. You may not use the News Deeply name or any of the News Deeply trademarks, logos, domain names, or other distinctive brand features without our permission. Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding News Deeply, or the Services is entirely voluntary and we will be free to use such feedback, comments or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you.

News Deeply grants you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to access and use the News Deeply Content that is provided to you as part of the Services on the condition that (i) you do not modify or alter the Content in any way and (ii) any use is accompanied by the appropriate attribution. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Services as provided by News Deeply, in the manner permitted by these Terms.

The Services may contain third-party Content. News Deeply neither licenses such Content, nor is News Deeply responsible for such third-party Content. All third-party Content is solely governed by the Terms of Service of any such third parties.

Restrictions on Content and Use of the Services

We reserve the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to screen, remove or refuse to publish any Content on the Services. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of News Deeply, its users and the public. News Deeply does not disclose personally identifying information to third parties except in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You agree that all Content containing personally identifying information that you submit on or through the Services is public information, and you do so with the expectation that all Content you submit on or through the Services will be readily available to the public.

Except as permitted through the Services (or these Terms), you may not reproduce, modify or prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, or otherwise use the Content or Services. You may not copy or modify the HTML code used to generate web pages on the Services.

You agree that you will not submit any Content or link to material that is libelous, defamatory, false, obscene, indecent, lewd, pornographic, violent, abusive, threatening, harassing, discriminatory, in violation of the law, harmful to children, in violation of third party privacy rights, or that constitutes hate speech or a personal attack.

You agree that you will not do any of the following while accessing or using the Services: (i) access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, News Deeply’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of News Deeply’s providers; (ii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network or breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures; (iii) access or search or attempt to access or search the Services by any means (automated or otherwise) other than through our currently available, published interfaces that are provided by News Deeply (and only pursuant to those terms and conditions), unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate written agreement with News Deeply; (iv) forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information; or (v) interfere with, or disrupt, (or attempt to do so), the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail-bombing the Services, or by scripting the creation of Content in such a manner as to interfere with or create an undue burden on the Services.

Copyright Policy

News Deeply respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Services to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law and are properly provided to us. If you believe that your Content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information: (i) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (iv) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address; (v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

We reserve the right to remove Content in violation of this policy without prior notice and at our sole discretion. In appropriate circumstances, News Deeply will also terminate a user’s permission to use the Services if the user is determined to be a repeat infringer. Our designated copyright agent for notice of alleged copyright infringement appearing on the Services is:

News Deeply, Inc.
ATTN: Lara Setrakian
200 W 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
info@syriadeeply.org

Termination

If you violate any of these Terms, your permission to use the Services may be suspended or revoked and we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Services at any time if you violate any of these Terms.

The Services are Available “AS-IS”

YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEWS DEEPLY AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PARTNERS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY AND DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, SECURITY OR RELIABILITY OF THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT THEREON. NEWS DEEPLY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY HARM TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER HARM THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR ANY CONTENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM NEWS DEEPLY OR THROUGH THE SERVICES, WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.

Links

The Services may contain links to third-party websites, services or resources. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or (ii) the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by News Deeply of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources.

Representations and Indemnity

You represent and warrant that (i) you have obtained all clearances, releases, licenses and rights to any Content you submit on or through the Services or their use as contemplated by the Services and these Terms; and (ii) there are no encumbrances or restrictions on the Content or their use as contemplated by the Services and these Terms.

You agree to indemnify and hold News Deeply harmless from and against any and all costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) we incur in relation to, arising from, or for the purpose of avoiding, any claim or demand from a third party relating to your use of the Services or Content in violation of any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third party.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEWS DEEPLY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (i) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES OR CONTENT; (ii) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; (iii) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; AND (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT NEWS DEEPLY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

Exclusions

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the limitations above may not apply to you.

Waiver and Severability

The failure of News Deeply to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. In the event that any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

Controlling Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to or application of its conflict of law provisions or your state or country of residence. All claims, legal proceedings or litigation arising in connection with the Services will be brought solely in the State of California, and you consent to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.

International Users

These Terms may not comply with the laws of other countries, and by accessing the Services you assume the risk of such non-compliance.

Entire Agreement

These Terms and our Privacy Policy are the entire and exclusive agreement between News Deeply and you regarding the Services, and these Terms supersede and replace any prior agreements between News Deeply and you regarding the Services.

We may revise these Terms from time to time, and we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. By continuing to access or use the Services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

These Services are operated and provided by News Deeply, Inc. 200 W 79th Street – New York, NY 10024. If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at at info@syriadeeply.org.
Effective: October 13th, 2012