Privacy Policy

Cliography.com is an online crowd sourced news service where users create accounts and upon logging in can post media along with accompanying captions for everyone else to see. Before that happens though, any post is first shown to a small group of randomly selected users to be viewed. Use of the platform falls under the terms of this privacy policy.

1. THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
a. Personal data, or personal information, means any information about a person that can be linked back to that person, or their device. 

b. We collect, use, store and transfer the following kinds of personal data about you:

  • i. Identity Data includes username and email address.

  • ii. Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, unique Cookie ID, Device ID, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access the Service.

  • iii. Profile Data includes your username and password, your interests, preferences.

  • iv. Sensitive Personal We do not intentionally collect any personal data about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health or genetic or biometric data, or information about criminal convictions and offences. However, if you make posts that include such data about yourself it will be publicly available and may be processed by AEON LLC, which is the company that runs Cliography.com.


2. HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED?
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including:

Direct interactions. This includes personal data you provide when you create an account or leave a comment.

Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our Service, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. 

Cookies:  Used solely for authentication.

Log File Information: Server logs may collect Technical Data such as your IP address, browser type, and information about what you post and how you answered prompts.

We may obtain or receive personal data about you from the post of other users as well.

We partner and share data that is posted by users to be viewed publicly, nothing private that was entered as a part of creating an account, in order to publish news stories.


3. LEGAL BASIS FOR USE, AND HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA
Privacy laws in the European Economic Area (EEA) and certain other countries require us to identify the “legal basis” for our use of personal data. We only use personal data that is used to create your account (your email address) is only used with regards to maintaining an account, and the only personal information that others see is publicly available in accordance with applicable laws.


4. DATA RETENTION.
a. We will only retain your private Personal Data for as long as you have an account with us, and if you choose to delete an account that data disappears as well.

b. Any personal data that exists in the form of publicly viewable posts from users is kept by us indefinitely insofar as it complies with local laws.


5. SECURITY.
a. AEON LLC uses normal safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all information collected through the Service. To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you access to your account. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information, and for controlling access to your email communications from AEON LLC. AEON LLC is not responsible for the functionality or security measures of any third party. The only third parties which theoretically have access, but do not have the right to actually read or use the private information we maintain, are the hosting service and the contractor we use for building the website.


6. Your Rights.
1. Delete any information you gave to us as a part of registering an account by deleting your account.

2. Make inquiries or demands if you believe some personal information exists on the site that is in contradiction with local laws by emailing us at thecliography@gmail.com


7. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS.
For users based in the European Economic Area (EEA) we may share your personal data within AEON LLC. This may involve transferring your data outside the EEA. Specifically, data will be processed by technical support teams in the United States.


8. GENERAL
a. Contact. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at thecliography@gmail.com.

b. Changes to Privacy Policy. AEON LLC may, in its sole discretion, modify or update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and so you should review this page periodically. When we change the policy, we will update the ‘last modified’ date at the bottom of this page. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any changes to this policy means you accept such changes.