CCPA rights

Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

Effective Date: [Date - e.g., October 26, 2023]

This page provides supplemental privacy information specifically for residents of California, USA, as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). This notice supplements the information contained in our main [Privacy Policy] ([Link to Main Privacy Policy]) and applies solely to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California ("consumers" or "you").

1. Introduction

Global1.News ("we," "us," "our") respects your privacy and is committed to transparency about our data practices. This page describes your rights under the CCPA/CPRA and explains how you can exercise those rights regarding the personal information we collect, use, and disclose.

For the purposes of this notice:

"Personal Information" means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California consumer or household.
"Sale" (as defined broadly by CCPA) includes selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer’s personal information by the business to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.
"Sharing" (as defined by CPRA) includes sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer’s personal information by the business to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether or not for monetary or other valuable consideration.
"Sensitive Personal Information" includes specific categories like social security number, driver's license, passport number, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, union membership, contents of mail/email/text messages (unless we are the intended recipient), genetic data, biometric data for identification, health information, and sex life or sexual orientation information.

2. Your CCPA/CPRA Rights

As a California resident, you have the following rights regarding your Personal Information:

A. The Right to Know/Access:
- You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your Personal Information over the past 12 months (or longer, if applicable under CPRA for information collected on or after Jan 1, 2022). Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:
  - The categories of Personal Information we collected about you.
  - The categories of sources for the Personal Information we collected about you.
  - Our business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing that Personal Information.
  - The categories of third parties to whom we disclose that Personal Information.
  - If we sold or shared your Personal Information, two separate lists disclosing:
    - sales, identifying the Personal Information categories that each category of recipient purchased; and
    - disclosures for a business purpose (sharing), identifying the Personal Information categories that each category of recipient obtained.
  - The specific pieces of Personal Information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).
B. The Right to Delete:
- You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your Personal Information from our records, unless an exception applies.
- We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:
  - Complete the transaction for which we collected the Personal Information, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our contract with you.
  - Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
  - Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
  - Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
  - Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et. seq.).
  - Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the information's deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research's achievement if you previously provided informed consent.
  - Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.
  - Comply with a legal obligation.
  - Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.
C. The Right to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information:
- You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information that we maintain about you, taking into account the nature of the Personal Information and the purposes of the processing. If we receive a verifiable consumer request to correct inaccurate Personal Information, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct it.
D. The Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing:
- You have the right to direct us not to "sell" or "share" your Personal Information at any time. We [Choose ONE: "do not sell" OR "may sell"] Personal Information as defined by the CCPA. We [Choose ONE: "do not share" OR "may share"] Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- To exercise the right to opt-out, you (or your authorized representative) may submit a request to us by visiting the following link:
  - [Link to Your "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" Page/Mechanism]
- You do not need to create an account with us to exercise your opt-out rights. We will only use Personal Information provided in an opt-out request to review and comply with the request.
- We also process opt-out preference signals transmitted via the Global Privacy Control (GPC). If your browser or device broadcasts the GPC signal, we will treat it as a valid request to opt-out of the sale or sharing of Personal Information linked to that browser or device.
E. The Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information (SPI):
- You have the right to direct us to limit our use and disclosure of your SPI to that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected by an average consumer who requests those goods or services, or for other permitted purposes under CCPA regulations (e.g., ensuring security, performing services on behalf of the business, verifying/maintaining service quality).
- [**CRITICAL**: You MUST determine if you collect SPI and if you use it for purposes BEYOND these basic necessary ones. If YES, you MUST provide a clear way for users to limit this use. If NO, state that clearly.]
- Option 1 (If you DO use SPI beyond basic needs): We may collect or process certain SPI [List the types, e.g., precise geolocation if used for targeted ads]. To exercise the Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of SPI, you (or your authorized representative) may submit a request by visiting the following link:
  - [Link to Your "Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information" Page/Mechanism]
- Option 2 (If you DON'T collect SPI or ONLY use it for necessary purposes): We do not collect Sensitive Personal Information, or we only use or disclose the SPI we collect for purposes specified in CCPA regulations § 7027(m), for which the Right to Limit does not apply. Therefore, we do not currently offer a specific mechanism to limit the use of SPI beyond our standard practices outlined in our Privacy Policy.
F. The Right to Non-Discrimination:
- We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
  - Deny you goods or services.
  - Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
  - Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
  - Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
- (However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your Personal Information's value and contain written terms that describe the program's material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time.)

3. How to Exercise Your Rights (Access, Deletion, Correction)

To exercise the rights to know/access, delete, or correct described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:

Emailing us at: support@global1.news

Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf (an "authorized agent"), may make a verifiable consumer request related to your Personal Information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

Your request must:

Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected Personal Information or an authorized representative. This may include [List examples of verification info needed - BUT AVOID asking for sensitive info unless absolutely necessary. Examples: matching data points you already have like email address, name, date of last interaction, etc. State the level of verification depends on the sensitivity of the request.].
Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with Personal Information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the Personal Information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use Personal Information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.

4. Response Timing and Format

We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days total), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing within the first 45 days.

If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that account. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option.

Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request's receipt (unless you request information beyond 12 months collected after Jan 1, 2022, for Access requests, subject to feasibility). The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your Personal Information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

5. Authorized Agents

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. To designate an authorized agent, [Describe your process - e.g., require written permission signed by the consumer and verification of the consumer's identity OR proof of power of attorney]. We may deny a request from an agent that does not submit proof that they have been authorized by you to act on your behalf.

6. "Do Not Sell or Share" and "Limit Use of SPI" Links

You can find links to exercise your Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing and (if applicable) your Right to Limit Use of SPI prominently displayed on our website footer and potentially on other relevant pages.

[Link to Your "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" Page/Mechanism]

7. Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about this notice, the ways in which Global1.News collects and uses your information described here and in our Privacy Policy, your choices and rights regarding such use, or wish to exercise your rights under California law, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Email: support@global1.news
Website: Global1.News

8. Changes to This CCPA Notice

We reserve the right to amend this privacy notice at our discretion and at any time. When we make changes to this privacy notice, we will post the updated notice on the Website and update the notice's effective date. Your continued use of our Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes