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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how New England Facts, Inc. (“New England Facts”, “we”, “us” and “our”) collects, uses and discloses information we collect from you when you access, use or visit NewEnglandFacts.com (Website) and any other websites owned or operated by us.

Please read this entire policy before using this website. If you disagree with anything in this Privacy Policy, you must not use this Website.

By accessing, visiting or using the Website, you expressly consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is part of, and is governed by, the terms and conditions set forth in our Terms and Conditions Policy available at, https://www.newenglandfacts.com/pg/terms.

1. Information Collected through this Website.

1.1. Information You Provide to Us.
If you are a visitor to the Website, we may collect information that you provide to us when you communicate with any of our departments such as billing, product support or customer service. You may also provide your email address to us if you would like to receive additional information about the Website and the products and services that New England Facts offers, including product updates, account verification, accounting notices and customer service communications.

1.2. Information Collected by the Website.
NewEnglandFacts.com may collect information about you when you use this Website. You may choose not to share your location details with us by adjusting your mobile device's location services settings.

The Website may collect information using cookies and other similar technologies, such as web beacons. Cookies are text files with small amounts of data that are stored on your computer and are accessed and recorded by the websites that you visit.

1.3. Social Logins
NewEnglandFacts requires your login credentials for some of its websites or services to function. For example, a user may choose to provide third-party login credentials (such as "Login with Facebook" or "Login with Google") to syndicate private content from third-party social networks and websites. In this case, the third-party login credentials will be stored until the users disables private content syndication from these third-party social networks and websites. This information will be deleted within a reasonable period of time following the termination of these syndication services.
We collect and use only the ID, name and email supplied. We do not collect other information from this social login. This information is used strictly for user identification in conjunction with the website or services. We do not display, sell or share this information.
As the information is used solely for user identification, the only way to remove it is to contact us by email at [email protected]. Rest assured, that all third-party login credentials are stored with the strictest security standards.

Information that may be collected by cookies when you use this Website may include, but are not limited to,

  • the pages you visit within the Website;
  • the date and time of your visit to the Website;
  • the amount of time you spend using the Website;
  • the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet;
    and/or
  • your computer and connection information such as your browser type and version, operating system and platform.

You can set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when you are sent a cookie. However, if you disable cookies you may not be able to log in to the Website or to use certain features of the Website.

1.4. Information Collected by Third Parties through Third Party Links and Content.
This Website may include links to other websites and other content from third-party companies and organizations. These third-party businesses may use cookies, web beacons or other similar technology to collect information about you. New England Facts does not have access to, or control over, these third-parties or the cookies, web beacons or other technology that these third-parties may use. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-parties or the content on any third-party website. You are encouraged to review the privacy policies of the different websites you visit and of the advertisers whose ads you may choose to click while on those websites. We use third-party vendors, including Google, Inc. (Google), to serve advertisements and collect non-personally identifiable information when you visit the Website. These companies and organizations may use non-personally identifiable information (not including your name, address, human-readable email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements on our sites, other websites, and other forms of media, including emails, about goods and services that may be of interest to you. To opt out of interest based ads served by Google, you can visit the Google Ad Settings page.

Do Not Track Requests.
Your Internet browser may allow you to adjust your browser settings so that do not track requests are sent to the websites that you visit. However, we will not disable tracking technology that may be active on the Website in response to any do not track requests that we receive from your browser.

1.5. Information Collected by Third-Party Analytics Services.
We may work with third-party analytics services to help us understand how the Website is being used, such as tracking the frequency and duration of use of the Website. We may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to collect information about your use of the Website. Google and these analytics services may use cookies to collect information about the content you view, what websites you visit immediately prior to and after visiting this Website, and your system information and geographic information. The information generated by these cookies about your use of this Website will be transmitted to and stored by the applicable analytics services. The information collected by these analytics services allows us to analyze your use of this Website.

1.6. Information You Post on this Website.
If you post information on public areas of this Website, that information may be collected and used by New England Facts, other users of the Website, and the public generally.

2. How We Use the Information We Collect.
We use the information we gather through the Website to help us better understand how this Website and our products and services are being used. By identifying patterns and trends in use, we are able to better design the Website and our products and services to improve your experience. We may also use this information to contact and communicate with you and to respond to your communications and requests.

3. How We Share Your Information with Third Parties.
We do not sell, rent or in any way share the user information we collect through this Website to any third-parties for their own marketing purposes. In the event New England Facts decides to sell or rent your information to third-parties for their own marketing purposes in the future, we will notify you and you will have an opportunity to affirmatively opt-in to receiving these third-party marketing communications.

We do share your information with third parties in some circumstances as follows:

3.1. Employees, Third-Party Processors and Third-Party Service Providers.
We will disclose your information to our employees, contractors, affiliates, distributors, dealers, vendors and suppliers (Service Providers) who provide certain services to us or on our behalf, such as operating and supporting this Website, analyzing data, or performing marketing or consulting services. These Service Providers will only have access to the information they require to perform limited functions on our behalf.

3.2. Response to Subpoenas or Court Orders or to Protect Rights and to Comply with Our Policies.
To the extent permitted by law, we will disclose your information to government authorities or third parties if: (a) required to do so by law, or in response to a subpoena or court order; (b) we believe in our sole discretion that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect against fraud, to protect the property or other rights of us or other users, third parties or the public at large; or (c) we believe that you have abused this Website by using it to attack other systems or to gain unauthorized access to any other system, to engage in spamming or otherwise to violate applicable laws. You should be aware that, following disclosure to any third party, your information may be accessible by others to the extent permitted or required by applicable law.

3.3. Business Transfers; Bankruptcy.
In the event of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other sale of all or a portion of our assets, any user information owned or controlled by us may be one of the assets transferred to third parties. We reserve the right, as part of this type of transaction, to transfer or assign your information and other information we have collected from users of this Website to third parties. Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use and disclosure of all transferred user information will be subject to this Privacy Policy. However, any information you submit or that is collected after this type of transfer may be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by the successor entity.

3.4. Aggregate Information.
We may share information relating to users of this Website with affiliated or unaffiliated third-parties on an anonymous, aggregate basis. While this information will not identify you personally, in some instances these third parties may be able to combine this aggregate information with other data they have about you, or that they receive from other third-parties, in a manner that allows them to identify you personally.

3.5. Our Affiliates.
We may share some or all of your information with our parent company, subsidiaries and corporate affiliates, joint venturers, or other companies under common control with us. These entities will not be permitted to use your information for their own marketing purposes.

3.6. DMCA Notices.
We may share your information with third parties in response to Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notifications, as described in our Terms and Conditions. DMCA responses will be returned as they are submitted. We will not remove any personal information that may be included in the applicable notification.

4. How To Update and Delete User Information.
You can update or delete your user information by logging in to your account and making the change on the My Account page. You can also contact us to request that we delete it for you, by sending and email to [email protected] with a clear description of the information to be updated or deleted.

5. Data Retention.
We may retain any information that we have collected until you request to delete it. If you wish to cancel your account, or request that we no longer use your information, please send an email to [email protected] with a clear description of the information to be updated or deleted. We may retain some of your information after an update or delete request to comply with legal requests and obligations, and enforce agreements.

6. Children Under Age 18.
This Website is not intended for children under the age of 18, or the applicable age of majority, without involvement of a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect or distribute personal information from or about children under the age of 18.

7. Security.
We implement industry standard security measures intended to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Please be aware that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, New England Facts cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit on or through this Website and you do so at your own risk.

8. Amendments to this Privacy Policy.
We will notify you of changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the amended terms to this page. If you do not agree to the changes, you should discontinue your use of this Website immediately. If you continue using this Website after the modified privacy policy takes effect, you will be bound by the modified privacy policy.

9. Use of Information Outside Your Country of Residence.
If you choose to use this Website or provide your information to us, your information may be transferred to, processed and maintained on servers or databases located outside of the country or jurisdiction where you are located. Your agreement to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of information through this Website represents your consent and agreement to these practices. If you do not want your information transferred to, processed by or maintained outside of the country or jurisdiction where you are located, you should not use this Website.

10. Managing Information.
Information that has originated in a public database can only be changed through contact with the source of this information.

11. Contact Us.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy you may contact us at, [email protected].

Last update: October 2021