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Privacy Policy

PinionPartners Private Company (“PinionPartners,” the “Company,” “we,” or “us”) operates as a full-service public relations and marketing platform with a global presence. We value your privacy and are fully committed to protecting it in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you, or that you may provide when you access or use our website, https://pinionnewswire.com/ (the “Website”), and details our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing such information.

We assure you that your personal information will not be shared, sold, compromised, misused, or published without your explicit and informed consent, except as otherwise required by law or as expressly permitted under this Privacy Policy.

This Policy Applies To Information We Collect

We collect information from and about you through various means, including:

  • Directly on this Website.
  • Through email, text, and other electronic communications between you and this Website.
  • Through mobile and desktop applications you may download from this Website, which provide dedicated, non-browser-based interactions between you and our Website.
  • Through your interaction with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, where such applications or advertisements include links to this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected:

  • Offline or through any other means not listed above, including information collected on other websites operated by the Company or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries).
  • By any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (such as advertising) that may link to, or be accessible from, this Website.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is to not use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Your continued use of the Website after we post any changes will constitute your acceptance of those changes. We encourage you to review this policy regularly for updates.

Information We Collect About You

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:

  • Personal Information: Information by which you may be personally identified, such as your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, or any other identifier through which you can be contacted online or offline (“Personal Information”).
  • Non-Identifying Information: Information about you that does not individually identify you.
  • Technical Information: Details about your internet connection, the device and equipment you use to access our Website, and information regarding your usage activities and patterns.

We collect this information in the following ways:

  • Directly from you: When you voluntarily provide it to us, for example, by filling out forms on our Website or communicating with us.
  • Automatically: As you navigate through and interact with our Website. This may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.
  • From Third Parties: Such as our business partners, service providers, and other affiliated platforms and resources.

Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect on or through our Website may include:

  • Information you provide by filling out forms on our Website, including information submitted during registration, subscription to our services, posting of material, or requests for additional services.
  • Information provided when you participate in a contest, promotion, or survey sponsored by us.
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses) when you contact us.
  • Your responses to surveys that we may ask you to complete for research or service improvement purposes.
  • Details of transactions conducted through our Website and records of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through the Website.
  • Your search queries and browsing activity on the Website.

You may also choose to provide information to be published or displayed (“posted”) on public areas of the Website or transmitted to other users or third parties (“User Contributions”).

Please note that any User Contributions you post or transmit are made at your own risk. Although we take reasonable measures to protect your information, no security measures are entirely foolproof. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be accessed or viewed by unauthorized individuals.

Automatic Data Collection and Tracking Technologies

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to gather certain information about your device, browsing actions, and usage patterns, including:

  • Details of your visits to our Website, such as traffic data, location data, logs, communication data, and the resources you access and use.
  • Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

We may also use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (commonly referred to as “behavioral tracking”).

The information we collect automatically is primarily statistical and is used to help us improve our Website and deliver a more personalized experience. However, it may also include personal information or be combined with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. This information enables us to:

  • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
  • Store information about your preferences to customize the Website according to your interests.
  • Enhance the speed and efficiency of your searches.
  • Recognize you when you return to our Website.

The technologies we use for automatic data collection may include, but are not limited to:

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses “cookies” and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and personalize the content you see. Cookies are small files placed on your computer’s hard drive by your web browser at the request of a website or service provider, enabling the system to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

We use cookies for several purposes, including:

  1. Managing and maintaining your account sessions.
  2. Delivering content tailored to your interests and preferences.
  3. Compiling aggregate data about Website traffic and user interactions to improve our Website’s performance and user experience.

Please note that we do not track or store information about your activities on websites outside of our own. You can choose to decline cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, doing so may affect the functionality and performance of certain parts of our Website.

Our Website also utilizes Google Analytics, a web analytics service that transmits Website traffic data to Google servers located in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use the aggregated reports provided by Google Analytics to better understand Website traffic patterns and user behavior, helping us improve the quality of our services.

Additionally, when a user interacts with an email sent through a customer’s mailing list, we may collect information about the device used and interactions with the email itself. This data is collected through cookies and other tracking technologies to optimize future communications and better understand user engagement.

Use of Transparent Images (Web Beacons)

We utilize a software technology known as transparent images (also referred to as web beacons or clear GIFs) to help us more effectively manage content on our Website and assess the effectiveness of our communications.

These are extremely small, invisible images embedded in web pages or emails, each containing a unique identifier. They function similarly to cookies by tracking users’ online interactions but are not linked to your Personal Information.

Transparent images allow us to monitor user engagement, measure the success of marketing campaigns, and enhance the overall user experience without compromising your privacy.

Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously and have implemented industry-standard measures to protect it against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures include physical, organizational, and technological safeguards, as well as appropriate training for our employees on data protection best practices.

We employ a variety of security protocols to help maintain the integrity and safety of your Personal Information when you request services or access your account. However, while we strive to protect your data, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Information transmitted online may potentially be intercepted by unauthorized third parties. Therefore, any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.

To enhance your own security, we encourage you to:

  1. Use up-to-date virus protection software,
  2. Configure your browser settings for maximum security,
  3. Create strong, unique passwords that are difficult to guess,
  4. Keep your passwords confidential and known only to you.

If we provide you (or if you choose) a password and/or user ID to access certain parts of our Website, you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of that password and user ID. We strongly advise you not to share this information with anyone.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information, for a variety of purposes, including:

  1. To present our Website and its content to you.
  2. To provide you with the information, products, and services you request from us.
  3. To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide the information.
  4. To send you notices related to your account or subscription, including expiration, renewal, and service-related updates.
  5. To carry out our contractual obligations and enforce our rights arising from any agreements entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection purposes.
  6. To notify you about changes to our Website, products, or services.
  7. To allow you to participate in interactive features, surveys, promotions, or other functionalities on our Website.
  8. In any other manner that we describe when you provide the information.
  9. For any other purpose with your consent.

We may also use your information to contact you regarding our own products and services, as well as those offered by third parties, that we believe may be of interest to you. Additionally, we may use the information we collect to help our advertising partners display relevant advertisements to their intended target audiences.

While we do not share your Personal Information with advertisers without your consent, please note that if you interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may infer that you meet its targeting criteria.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or that you provide to us, as described in this Privacy Policy, in the following circumstances:

To our subsidiaries and affiliates for business and operational purposes.

To contractors, service providers, and other third parties who support our business and are bound by contractual obligations to maintain the confidentiality of Personal Information and to use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.

  1. To a buyer or successor entity in connection with a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets, whether as part of a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceedings, where Personal Information held by the Company about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
  2. To third parties for the purpose of marketing their products or services to you, provided you have not opted out of such disclosures.
  3. To fulfill the purpose for which you provide the information. For example, if you use the “email a friend” feature on our Website, we will transmit the contents of that email and your email address to the designated recipient.
  4. With your consent, for any other purpose we disclose at the time you provide the information.

Disclosure of Your News and Press Releases

For the distribution of your news and press releases, we utilize the resources and network of Pinion Newswire to ensure proper dissemination across various platforms and partner channels.

Withdrawing Consent

You may contact us at any time to withdraw or modify your consent regarding the use and disclosure of your personal information. We will make every effort to accommodate your request, subject to any legal or contractual obligations that may require us to retain certain data.

Email Communications and Anti-Spam Policy

We provide our subscribers with press releases and updates relevant to their selected industries via email. PinionNewswire complies with Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) and maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy toward unsolicited communications.

We only send emails to individuals who have provided express or implied consent to receive such communications. If you no longer wish to receive emails from us, you may opt out at any time by:

  1. Clicking the “unsubscribe” link included in any of our email communications, or
  2. Replying to the email and requesting to be removed from future correspondence.

Your preferences will be respected, and we will promptly update our records accordingly.

Third-Party Links and Social Media Features

Our Website and services may contain links to third-party websites. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing any personal information.

Additionally, our Website includes social media features such as the Facebook “Like” button, Twitter embeds, and QuoteMedia stock charts. These features may collect information about your device, such as your IP address and the pages you visit on our Website. They may also use cookies to ensure proper functionality.

From time to time, we may also engage with individuals on third-party platforms such as Twitter, LinkedIn, or Facebook—particularly with professionals involved in compliance, public relations, investor relations, or related fields. Please note that any confidential or sensitive communications should be conducted through secure messaging options provided by those third-party platforms.

International Users

If you are an international user, by registering with Pinion Newswire or using our services, you acknowledge and agree that your information may be collected, used, and transferred as described in this Privacy Policy.

If you reside in a jurisdiction that grants you legal access rights to your personal information, you may request access to, correction, or updating of your information in accordance with applicable law by contacting us as outlined in the “Questions and Contact Information” section below.

Users from the European Economic Area (EEA)

If you are located within the European Economic Area (EEA), the legal basis for collecting and using your Personal Information will depend on the nature of the Personal Information and the context in which we collect it.

Generally, we collect and process Personal Information where:

  1. The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection rights or fundamental freedoms. These legitimate interests may include improving, maintaining, and enhancing our Website, services, and technologies; ensuring security; and conducting marketing activities.
  2. The processing is necessary to perform a contract with you, for example, to deliver services you have requested.
  3. We are required to do so to comply with a legal obligation.
  4. You have provided your consent where required by law.

If you have any questions about the legal basis for how we collect and use your Personal Information, please contact us through the details provided in the “Questions and Contact Information” section below.

Account Information and Preferences

Customers, prospects, and subscribers may update their account information and communication preferences by:

  1. Sending an email to pr@pinionnewswire.com, or
  2. Accessing the Compliance Management Portal available at pinionnewswire.com.

Consent to Privacy Policy

By using our services and/or accessing our Website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein.

Should we make changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page and, where appropriate, notify you by other means to ensure you remain informed about what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

We will continue to use your information in accordance with the privacy practices under which the information was initially collected unless you consent to new uses.

If we intend to use your Personal Information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify you via email.

Payment Security

We use Stripe to process secure payments. Please do not share your personal credit card information, bank account details, or other sensitive financial information with anyone claiming to be an associate or employee of Pinion Partners through unofficial channels.

For your protection, we do not store your payment information on our servers.

Questions and Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us at:

Email: media@pinionpartners.co & pr@pinionnewswire.com

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.