PRIVACY POLICY

We at Newslaundry are from the world of news and want to turn the mirror on ourselves.

We respect independence, we value justice and we consider transparency an important and achievable goal for credibility.

We know that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy very seriously. By coming on to Newslaundry you are accepting the privacy practices outlined in this policy.

This Privacy Policy covers Newslaundry’s treatment of personal information that Newslaundry gathers when you come on to Newslaundry. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Newslaundry does not own or control, or to individuals that Newslaundry does not employ or manage.

Information Collected by Newslaundry

We only collect personal information that is relevant to your user experience. This information allows us to provide you with a customised and efficient experience. We collect the following types of information from our users:

Information You Provide to Us

  1. We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features.
  2. Subscription: In order for you to subscribe to Newslaundry, you must complete a registration form. As part of this registration form, we require select personal information.
  3. Automatic Information:
    1. We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Newslaundry automatically receives and records certain "traffic data" on their server logs from your browser including your IP address, Newslaundry cookie information, and the page you requested. Newslaundry uses this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its servers, analyze trends and administer the website.
    2. Newslaundry may collect and, on any page, display the total counts that page has been viewed.

E-mail Communications

Newslaundry is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission, as detailed in the "Sharing Your Information" section below. Newslaundry may send out e-mails with Newslaundry-related news, products, offers, surveys, or promotions. You may also receive notification e-mails from Newslaundry.

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our website are visited and by how many people. Newslaundry cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your e-mail address is.

We recommend that you leave the cookies activated because cookies allow you to use some of Newslaundry's features.

Sharing Your Information

Rest assured that we neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone and that we will share your personal information only as described below:

  1. Newslaundry Personnel: Newslaundry personnel and authorized consultants and/or contractors may have access to your information if necessary in the normal course of business.
  2. Protection of Newslaundry and Others: We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Newslaundry, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
  3. Syndication: Newslaundry allows for the RSS syndication of all of its public content within the Newslaundry website.
  4. With Your Consent: Except as noted above, we will contact you when your personal information is shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to opt out to prevent the sharing of this information.

Like any online publisher or news website, Newslaundry uses analytics platforms and social media plugin to help us understand what content works best and how to optimize its distribution.

In addition, we also use a tool called Mix Panel. It tracks user behaviour and interaction on our website and provides tools for targetted communication with users on the Newslaundry website. It collects information like name, email address, region, OS and browser type.

While Newslaundry is neither responsible nor controls how other platforms and tools treat the data they collect, we ensure the tools we use and employ, guarantee the highest privacy standards. Mix Panel too, guarantees in their privacy statement that they don't share personal information with any party. You can read their privacy policy, here.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Newslaundry may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Newslaundry website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed.

Conditions of Use

If you decide to visit Newslaundry-owned websites, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.

Effective Date of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of Jan 2016.

PAYMENT POLICY

This page provides the terms of sale and purchase for the digital subscriptions offered by Newslaundry.com ("Newslaundry" or "we" or "us").

  1. GENERAL TERMS OF SALE

1.1. About Digital Products

You are not required to purchase anything for certain limited use of Newslaundry.com or the Newslaundry apps.

You can review the various Newslaundry digital subscriptions here.

Newslaundry reserves the right to modify the terms, content, type, and availability of any digital subscription at any time.

1.2. Processing and Payment

Newslaundry will process your purchase as promptly as possible. There may be a delay in the activation of your digital subscription while payment details are verified.

We accept major credit cards and PayPal. We reserve the right to reject any order or purchase at any time.

If your initial payment authorisation is later revoked, your digital subscription will be terminated. Contact our Customer Care if you believe your access was terminated in error.

1.3. Pricing

When you pay for a digital subscription, you agree to pay the price that is set for that particular digital subscription. You also agree to the billing frequency stated at the time of your order.

Discount eligibility is determined at the time of the order. Discounts cannot be applied retroactively.

All prices are in Indian Rupees and United States Dollars, unless otherwise stated.

Newslaundry reserves the right to change prices and fees at any time. We will notify you in advance if the regular rate of a digital subscription changes from what was stated originally. You will have the opportunity to accept the new price or cancel your digital subscription from that point forward.

Applicable taxes may vary. We are not able to notify you in advance of changes in applicable taxes.

1.4. Billing

1.4.1. Billing of Digital Subscriptions

We will charge or debit your payment method at the beginning of your subscription. Billing will continue according to the cycle stated at the time of your order.

All Newslaundry digital subscriptions via Paypal are renewed automatically. When we renew your subscription, we will use the payment method currently associated with your account.

If you are making a payment through PayPal there may be $1 charged to your card. This small charge is used by PayPal to verify you. This charge is refunded within 30 days and should reflect as a credit on your monthly statement. You will receive an email with the details about the services.

1.4.2. Currency

The currency in which you will be billed will be stated during the purchase process and is determined based on your billing address.

1.5. Unpaid Charges

If your credit card expires or your payment method is otherwise invalid, your digital subscription will not automatically be terminated. You will remain responsible for all charges.

1.6. Promotions

We may occasionally offer promotions. The specific terms of each promotion are stated at the time the promotion is offered. Each promotion may be different. Promotions cannot be combined.

  1. CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY

2.1. Cancellation and Refunds of Digital Subscriptions

You can change or cancel your digital subscription at any time by emailing us at contact@www.newslaundry.com.

Monthly Subscription

When you cancel a subscription based on a monthly or 4-week cycle, you cancel only future charges associated with your subscription. You may notify us of your intent to cancel at any time, but the cancellation will become effective at the end of your current billing period.

Cancellations are effective from the following billing cycle. You will not receive a refund for the current billing cycle. You will continue to have the same access and benefits of your product for the remainder of the current billing period.

We reserve the right to issue refunds or credits at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund or credit, we are under no obligation to issue the same or similar refund in the future.

Annual Subscription

If you cancel an annual subscription within the first 11 months of your subscription year, your subscription will end immediately and you will receive a refund prorated to the day.

If you cancel in the final 30 days of your subscription year, the cancellation will not take effect until the end of your current billing period. Your subscription will continue to the end of the current billing period, and you will not receive a refund.

We reserve the right to issue refunds or credits at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund or credit, we are under no obligation to issue the same or similar refund in the future.

Changes to Content or Access

We reserve the right to make changes to our digital subscriptions at any time. If we temporarily reduce or eliminate the charge for content or access that you are currently paying for under different terms, you will not receive a refunds

Effective Date of this Payment Policy

This Payment Policy is effective as of Jan 2016.

COMMENT POLICY

Frequently Asked Questions

Newslaundry Community Code of Conduct

Welcome to the Newslaundry Community

We are dedicated to maintaining a vibrant community that actively engages in lively discussions about news, the media and society. Please keep the following in mind while posting your comments.

Safe Space

We believe strongly that the Newslaundry Community should be a safe and welcoming space for all individuals, groups and their ideas. As such, any abuse, hate, hostility, or threats may be removed and you may lose your ability to comment.

Moderation

In order to provide a safe space for our community, comments may be moderated by our team before posting to the site.

Still have questions? Write to us at contact@newslaundry.com

Let's Get Started:

Q: Do I need an account on Newslaundry?

A: Currently, to comment all you need is a Disqus account. Certain content may be exclusively accessible to our subscribers. In this case, subscriber will be provided with a login Id and password. All such developments will be publicised on our website.

Q: Where can I create an account and login?

A: There is a login prompt at the top right corner of every comment box under every article. Clicking on the red tab that says “Contribute your views” will open up the comment box.

Q: Can I include a link/media in my comment?

A: Yes. But any comment that contains a link or media that is inappropriate for our views may be taken down at our description.

Commenting & Moderation Policy

Q: What is the Newslaundry's Code of Conduct?

A: Community and Commenting Guiding Principles

Our goal is to maintain a community where readers feel free to express themselves in a civil and productive manner. On the occasions where this does not happen, we reserve the right to remove comments and/or close comments on article pages without notice.

Members who violate the Comment Policy and Terms of Use risk loss of comment privileges and account closure without notice.

We encourage the following kinds of comments:

  • Responses to the content in the article
  • Responses to comments left by other members
  • Comments that are brief and to-the-point
  • Comments that are constructive and productive to the overall conversation
  • Comments that are free from personal insults or attacks on other members

We discourage comments that:

  • Are not “on topic” or are not responding to other comments or the content in the article
  • Insult or personally attack other members
  • “Gang up” on other members

We will delete comments, without notice, that:

  • Violate our Terms of Use
  • Are abusive, harassing, threatening or vulgar
  • Are disruptive to the conversation or overall site

Effective Date of this Comment Policy

This Comment Policy is effective as of Jan 2016