1. WHO WE ARE

When we mention “Thespectator”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this Privacy Policy, we mean https://thespectator.ng or our mobile sites, mobile apps, emails or any other technology or services you may use to interact with us.

2. ABOUT THIS PRIVACY POLICY

At Political Rooster, we take your data privacy seriously. The privacy of our Users is important to us and we are committed to safeguarding it. Hence, this Privacy Policy explains how Political Rooster collects, uses, and discloses your personal data. We collect personal data when you use our website(s), mobile apps, and other online and offline products, services and experiences (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third parties you may interact with through our Services. From time to time, we may partner with third parties to provide you with products, promotions or other experiences. If those third parties will receive your personal data, we will make their privacy policy available to you

3. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We’re likely to update this Privacy Policy in the future and when we make changes, we will revise the date at the top of the policy. When we make significant changes, will notify you through the Services, such as on our homepage, or via email or other communication. Please come back and check this page from time to time for the latest information on our privacy practices.

4. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW?

a. Information you give us

This includes any information that you provide to us directly, whether through our Platforms or via phone, text messages, social media, fax or any other medium, this may include information you give to us:

• by filling out forms on our Platforms. Like when you sign-up for an account or when you subscribe or register to use services on our Platforms;
• when you enter a competition, promotion or complete a survey;
• by posting comments or content on our Platforms;
• when you purchase one of our products or services;
• when you contact us and when you otherwise provide information directly to us.

 

b. Information we collect or receive when you use our Platforms, products or services

We collect information when you use our Platforms or services by using cookies, web beacons and other technologies. Depending on how you access and use our Platforms, we may receive:

• Log information (for example information about your interactions with our Platforms and other services you use, the content you view and the search queries you submit);
• Information we infer about you based on your interaction with our products and services;
• Device information (for example the type of device you’re using, how you access our Platforms, your browser or operating system and your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address);
• Location information (for example, your device’s GPS signal and information about nearby Wi-Fi networks and cell towers. We get this information when you use location-enabled services).

 

c. Information we receive from other sources

This is information about you that is publicly or commercially available or information we receive about you if you use any other websites we operate or other services we provide or employ. We may also receive information about you when you choose to connect with social networking services while using our Platforms. We are working closely with third parties (including, for example, business partners, sub-contractors in technical, payment and delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers, credit reference agencies).  

5. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND RECEIVE

We use the information we collect and receive for the following general purposes:

• to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services you request from us;
• to provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
• to provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about goods or services we feel may interest you.
• to notify you about changes to our service;
• to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your device.
• to administer the site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
• to improve the site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
• to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
• to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
• to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.
• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages and to respond to your comments, questions and customer service requests;
• Make inferences about your interests and preferences (including at a household level). Your interests and preferences are inferred from data we collect about the content you have interacted with, how long you interacted with them, how often you interacted with them, and the nature of your interaction with the content;
• Personalize and improve the Services and provide you with advertisements, content or features that match your profile, activities or interests;
• We may use information about you, such as your email address, to identify you across the devices you use to access the Services, as well as offline. This helps us learn more about your interests and preferences, which we use for advertising on the Services and Third Party Sites.
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with our Services and personalize and improve the Services;
• Detect, investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Political Rooster and others; and
• Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the data was collected.

If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, please inform us about your preferences by using the ‘opt-out’ options that we will always provide to you when we communicate with you.

6. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

You agree that we have the right to share your personal information with Selected third parties including: 

• business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with you;
• advertisers and advertising networks that require the data to select and serve relevant adverts to you and others. We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our advertisers, but we will provide them with aggregate information about our users. We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target. We may make use of the personal data we have collected from you to enable us to comply with our advertisers’ wishes by displaying their advertisement to that target audience;
• analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of the site;

We will disclose your personal information to third parties:

• If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Political Rooster, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection.
• If a company provides services to us or acts on our behalf, they may have access to information about you. These companies are limited in their ability to use information they receive in the course of providing services to us or you.
• In circumstances where you give express consent for your information to be shared with certain third parties by making use of ‘opt-in’ options. Such circumstances may include (but are not limited to) an entry into a competition sponsored by a third-party where the provision of your information is a condition for entry to the competition, or where you express your interest in a product or service for which you would like more information. We will also ensure that your opt-in is explicit and that we provide a clear description of what data would be shared with the third-party. Please, note that once you choose to allow us send your information to a third-party website, we will not be responsible for how they deal with your information.

These third parties may collect or receive information about your use of our Platform, including through the use of cookies, web beacons and other technologies, and this information may be collected over time and combined with information collected on different websites and online services. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We recommend you check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites. Any of these parties may be situated in a different country from the one you reside in. You agree that your information may be shared with any of the above-mentioned parties in another country and you consent to the cross-border transfer of your information to another country whose privacy laws may not be equivalent to the laws in your country of residence.

7. DO WE USE ‘COOKIES’?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.  For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We use cookies to: •Keep track of advertisements. • Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third party services that track this information on our behalf. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled It won’t affect the users experience that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.

8. YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise this right at any time by using any of the various “opt-out” options that we will always provide to you when we communicate with you. Note that we have a variety of services and opting out of one, does not automatically remove you from all other services. You cannot opt-out of routine service correspondence from us, because then we would not be able to provide services to you.

9. OUR COMMITMENT TO SECURITY

Although no one can guarantee the security of the information collected and received, we do employ a number of safeguards intended to mitigate the risk of unauthorized access or disclosure of your information. We will do our best to protect your personal information and we will use up to date technology that will help us to do this.

10. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, mobile applications or services of third parties, advertisers or affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We recommend you read these privacy policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

11. TRANSFER OF DATA

Political Rooster is based in and operates from Nigeria, and, regardless of where you use or access our platforms, applications, products, or services, your information may be transferred to and be maintained on our servers.  Please note that any information we obtain about you will be stored in accordance with Nigeria’s Data Protection Laws, regulations and standards, which may not be equivalent to the laws in your country of residence.  By using our services, you consent to the collection, transfer, storage and processing of information to and in Nigeria. 

12. PRIVACY OF CHILDREN

Our Services are not directed to anyone under the age of 18. The Site does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 18, or allow anyone under the age of 18 to sign up for the Service. In the event that we learn that we have gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 18 without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us at info@thespectator.ng

 

13. QUERIES AND QUESTIONS

Any other complaints, questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to us through info@thespectator.ng and where your complaints are not sufficiently addressed, you may lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority.