Discovery Worldwide Privacy Policy
CNS Times your privacy is our priority. We are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us while using our website. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data, ensuring transparency and compliance with global privacy regulations. Our goal is to provide a secure and trustworthy experience, so you can focus on staying informed with the latest news updates from around the world.
We prioritize your privacy across every continent we serve, including [ North America. Asia. South America. Europe. Australia. and Africa ] Our commitment to safeguarding your personal information is global. We strive to ensure that your data is protected while you stay informed with real-time news updates from around the world. We are dedicated to transparency, ensuring compliance with the highest standards of privacy laws, and creating a safe environment for all our users, no matter where they are located.
[1] What Information Do We Collect?
We gather information when you engage with our services, whether online or offline. Typically, the information we collect falls into one of three categories: (1) information you provide, (2) information we collect during your use of our services, or (3) information shared with us by third parties. When necessary, we obtain your consent to collect this information. This information includes:
• Account and Contact Information : Personal information like Name, phone number, postal address, email address, username, password, age, or birth date.
• Usage Data : Data regarding how you interact with our website, including your browsing behavior, device information, and traffic data.
• Cookies : We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and analyze website performance.
• Location Information : Coarse location refers to information obtained from your device linked to your IP address, such as your city or country code, or even your address. This can also include precise location data for certain services and region-specific offerings.
• Social Media Information : Information about your social media engagement and interaction with social media sites.
• Photos, Videos, or Audio Information : You may share images or recordings from your device, as well as any photos or videos of yourself taken during live experiences or events that you post or submit to us.
• Other Information You Provide : When you use our Services or take part in our events, surveys, or promotions, or when you engage with us or others on our social media channels, pages, and accounts, you provide us with information. This can include chats, comments, posts, and communications with customer service. Additionally, if you decide to join one of our interactive research studies or initiatives that gather this type of data, we may also collect information that could be classified as biometric.
• Device and Other Technical : Information regarding your hardware, operating system, browser type, browser configurations, mobile carrier or Internet Service Provider, and unique identifiers linked to your device, such as your IP address.
• Information on Usage and Viewing : Movies, television programs, and videos you watch (including their titles and genres, the watchlists you create, and the searches you perform), along with the websites, applications, and advertisements you encounter and engage with, as well as the accounts you connect, are all part of your experience. This also includes tracking your interactions with our Services, such as mouse clicks, movements, keystrokes, and scrolling through pages. By using our Service, you agree to have your interactions recorded.
• Billing, Buying, and Account Details : Payment card details, including credit and debit cards, along with information regarding your subscription, account, purchases, or discounts.
[2] What Are Our Information Sources?
Along with the information we gather directly from you, CNS Times might also obtain information about you from various sources, such as other people and third-party companies. For example, we could receive information about you from these sources:
• Friends and Other People : You might get information from your acquaintances, like when a friend asks you to join in on an event, suggests something, or shares content with you.
• CNS Times Technology and Service Providers : We might gather information from our service providers and various technology partners we collaborate with. This includes companies that support us in areas like account validation, analytics, fraud prevention, and other aspects that help us operate our services, including attractions, events, and exhibits like film premieres or influencer gatherings.
• Companies You Direct to Disclose Information : We gather the information you request from other companies, like your mobile carrier, device provider, or cable and TV service, to help with authentication and personalization. This allows you to access our content and take part in special events.
• Publicly Available Sources : In limited cases, we may get Information from publicly available sources.
• Linked Sites and Tools : We might gather information from websites and tools provided by companies that are not connected to us, but are linked to or integrated into our Services. This includes third-party communities, forums, social media platforms, services, plug-ins, and applications. Your interactions with these external websites and tools are governed by their own privacy policies, not ours. It’s important to review the privacy policies of any websites and tools you engage with.
• CNS Times Marketing and Advertising Partners : We collaborate with various advertising and marketing partners, including advertisers, app developers, publishers, and data providers. This collaboration allows us to acquire or distribute advertisements while also personalizing, targeting, and assessing the effectiveness of those ads or campaigns. These partners may share insights regarding your preferences or interests, or they may offer information that is inferred or derived from your activities and interactions with other businesses that are not affiliated with CNS Times.
• Collaborative Ventures, Marketing Alliances, or Strategic Partnerships : We might get information from other companies when we work together with them.
• Information You Provide Directly : We collect information you voluntarily provide when interacting with our website, such as when you sign up for newsletters, create an account, submit comments, or contact us through forms.
[3] How Do We Use the Information We Collect?
CNS Times uses your information to offer you our great services. We only use your information as allowed by law and as explained in this privacy policy or when we collect it. For more details on the legal reasons for our information processing under GDPR and similar data protection laws worldwide, check our Legal Bases Chart.
• Offer CNS Times Services : We use your information to offer the various services you ask for, look at, or interact with. This may involve tailoring and personalizing the services just for you.
1.Personalization of Experience : To enhance your experience by delivering content tailored to your preferences and interests, ensuring you receive the most relevant news and updates.
2.Improvement of Services : To improve our website, content, and services by analyzing user interactions, feedback, and behavior, allowing us to optimize the user experience.
3.Streaming Services : We use information to improve your experience with our streaming services like Max. This helps us suggest shows, movies, or sports events you might enjoy, manage your subscription and payments, and provide targeted marketing and ads on our ad-supported service.
4.Communication Purposes : To send you timely updates, newsletters, and notifications about important news, special features, or changes to our website. We may also respond to inquiries, requests, or questions you submit.
5.Security and Fraud Prevention : To maintain the security and integrity of our platform, safeguard your data, and detect or prevent potential fraud or security threats.
6.Legal Compliance : To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal requests across various jurisdictions, including North America, Asia, South America, Europe, Australia, and Africa.
7.Advertising and Marketing : With your consent, we may use your information to display personalized advertisements and marketing offers based on your interests.
8.Analytics and Research : To analyze trends, monitor traffic, and conduct research that helps us understand user behavior and preferences, ultimately improving our website and services.
9.Communications : We might contact you through email, push notifications, or text messages regarding your purchases, account details, special offers, contests, surveys, policy updates, customer service questions, or to gather your feedback. We may also record your comments, texts, or voice messages to enhance our features, improve our services, and handle any misuse of our terms on behalf of our users.
10.Operate our Business : We also use information to help with our internal business tasks, such as finance, accounting, and auditing.
11.Retention : We only keep Information for as long as we need it to fulfil the purpose we are using it for, as permitted by law.
12.Protection, Safety, Fraud Prevention : We can use your information to improve the safety and security of our services. It may also help us confirm your identity, keep an eye on activities, investigate issues, prevent fraud, and stop any unauthorized or illegal actions.
[4] 1. General Information?
This Notice describes how we might handle your Personal Data. It may change or be updated occasionally, so please review it regularly for any changes.
This Notice is provided by CNS Digital News Media on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries, and affiliates (collectively referred to as “CNS”, “we”, “us”, and “our”). It is directed at individuals outside our organization with whom we engage, including customers (Customers), visitors to our Sites (Audience), users of our Apps (Audience), other service users (Audience), and visitors to our locations (Visitors) (collectively referred to as “you”). Terms defined in this Notice are clarified in Section (R) below.
This Notice is subject to amendments or updates periodically to align with our evolving practices regarding the Processing of Personal Data or to comply with changes in relevant legislation. We recommend that you read this Notice thoroughly and frequently visit this page to stay informed about any modifications we may implement in accordance with its provisions.
2.Collection of Your Personal Data
We can gather Personal Data about you in several ways: directly from you when you reach out to us; during our interactions with you, such as when you buy something; if you share your Personal Data publicly, like posting about us on social media; when you download or visit our Sites; when you sign up to use our Sites or services; or when you engage with third-party content or ads on a Site. Additionally, we might obtain Personal Data about you from third parties, including law enforcement agencies.
We may gather your Personal Data from the following sources:
• Data you provide : We can collect your Personal Data when you give it to us, such as when you reach out to us through email, phone, or other methods, or when you share your business card.
• Information you share publicly : We might gather your Personal Data that you clearly decide to share publicly, such as through social media. For example, we can collect details from your social media profiles if you post about us publicly.
• Relationship data : We might gather your Personal Data as part of our regular interactions with you, such as when you buy a service from us, if relevant.
• Site data : We might gather your Personal Data when you visit our Sites or use any features or resources found on them.
• Information about content and advertising : If you decide to engage with any third-party content or ads on a Site or in an App, we might get Personal Data about you from that third party.
• Registration Information : We may collect or obtain your Personal Data when you use, or register to use our Sites or services.
• Third-party information : We might gather your Personal Data from third parties that share it with us, such as credit reference agencies and law enforcement agencies.
3.Creation of Your Personal Data
We might collect personal information about you, such as details of your interactions with us.
We might also collect Personal Data about you, including records of your interactions with us and information about your purchase history, when relevant.
[5] Who Do We Disclose Your Information To?
• Service Providers : CNS Times works with various vendors and companies to provide services like creating, maintaining, hosting, delivering, and marketing our Services. This can involve handling payments, managing emails and orders, running contests, offering customer support, or performing research and analytics. This includes tracking mouse movements, clicks, keyboard inputs, scrolling, typed text, and other user interactions during a session. We may also engage service providers to support our chat, comment, or survey features, moderate user interactions, and verify information from influencers we collaborate with. These service providers may record your comments, text, or voice communications to enhance the features, improve our services, or address any misuse of our Terms of Use or other user concerns.
• Business Partners and Third Parties : We might share your information with business partners and other third parties, such as companies, retailers, distributors, social media platforms, research groups, publishers, and non-profits. They may use this information for their own reasons, like marketing products or services to you, displaying relevant ads, or improving your experience with our services. If needed, we will seek your permission or give you a chance to opt-out.
• Affiliates : We can share your Information with our Affiliates for the purposes mentioned in this Privacy Policy. Additionally, if allowed by law, we may share your Information with other companies in our group so they can reach out to you about other Services we offer.
• Change of Control : CNS Times might share information if there is a real or possible business deal. This could happen if one of our business units or assets is bought, sold, or merged with another company, or during a bankruptcy or business restructuring.
• Marketing and Advertising Firms : CNS Times might share information with advertisers, ad agencies, ad networks, and other companies to show you ads that match your interests. For more details, check out How Can You Control Your Information? and Ad Choices.
• Legal and Law enforcement Purposes : CNS Times can share information when required by law, such as through a court order or a subpoena, or if requested by law enforcement. We may also share information with third parties to prevent fraud, investigate or stop illegal activities, protect the rights and safety of others, or as mandated by law.
• Partnerships, Collaborative Promotions, and Brand Initiatives : We might provide content or programs like contests, sweepstakes, promotions, games, apps, or social media features that are sponsored or co-branded with other companies. These third parties may collect information from participants. If you join branded community or panel programs, your name and contact details could be shared with other participants or made public.
• Others : We can share your information if you ask us to or if you give us permission. For instance, we might share your information with another company to connect your account with theirs.
[6] What Should You Understand About Cookies and Other Identifiers?
A cookie or similar tracking tool is a small piece of code saved on your browser or device. It helps websites and apps remember you and gather information about how you use the Service. CNS Times uses cookies, web beacons, SDKs, pixels, and other tracking tools (all called “cookies”) to improve your experience with our Services. These tools help identify your browser or device, keep your preferences, and offer features like saving a game score or your location. CNS Times, along with our partners, may use these tools to collect information over time from various apps, websites, and digital products. We and third-party ad companies may use this information to show you ads that match your interests, both on and off CNS Times Services. These tools also help track ads across our Services, marketing emails, and other websites, apps, devices, and services.
[7] Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
[8] How Can You Manage Your Information?
You have several tools and choices to manage how your information is gathered, used, and shared.
• Individual Rights : Depending on your country, you can ask for the following:
• Access Your Information : You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. This includes details on how we use your data and the purposes of processing. To request access to your data, contact us at [contact email]. We will process your request in accordance with local data protection laws.
1. Access and correction rights. You can ask for the information we have and correct any mistakes in your information.
2. Right to object. You have the right to oppose the processing of your information based on our legitimate interests, especially for direct marketing, if it relates to your specific situation.
3. Withdraw Consent. If we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting us at [contact email]. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the legality of any data processing done before the withdrawal.
4. Right to restriction of processing. You may have the ability to limit how your Information is used in specific situations.
5. You have the right to file a complaint with the data protection authority in your country. If you believe that your rights under the relevant privacy laws have been violated.
6. Marketing Communications. If you want to stop getting email or text marketing messages from us, please follow the “unsubscribe” steps in the email or reply “STOP” to the text. For some Services, you can also opt out through the settings when you log into your account.
7. Security of Your Information. While we use reasonable security measures to protect your personal data, you can also take steps to safeguard your information:
• Keep your login credentials confidential.
• Log out of your account when not in use.
• Update your passwords regularly and use strong, unique passwords.
8. Control Cookies and Tracking Technologies. You have control over how cookies and tracking technologies are used on our website. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings, which allow you to:
• Block cookies.
• Delete cookies that have already been set.
• Opt-out of certain tracking technologies via cookie banners or preference centers on our website.
[9] How Is Your Information Protected?
CNS Times has put in place various administrative, technical, and physical protections to safeguard your information. However, no security system is foolproof, and we cannot guarantee that your information will never be accessed or used without permission.
• Encryption. We use advanced encryption technologies (such as SSL/TLS) to protect personal data during transmission. This ensures sensitive information (like login credentials and payment details) is encrypted and secure.
• Access Control. Access to personal information is limited to authorized employees, contractors, and third-party service providers who are required to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Data Minimization and Anonymization. We only collect the necessary personal data for the intended purposes and minimize the amount of data stored. We anonymize or pseudonymize data when possible to enhance privacy protection.
• Secure Data Storage. Personal information is stored on secure servers, protected by firewalls, and monitored for suspicious activity. Our systems are regularly updated to address potential vulnerabilities.
• Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). For an extra layer of security, we offer 2FA where applicable, ensuring unauthorized access is minimized.
• Incident Response Plans. In the event of a data breach, we have established protocols to contain, assess, and mitigate any risks. We promptly notify affected users and regulatory bodies when necessary.
• Regular Audits and Vulnerability Assessments. We perform regular audits to evaluate our security measures and update them based on evolving threats.
• Third-Party Security. We ensure that third-party service providers comply with relevant security standards and have adequate measures to protect personal data.
[10] International Transfers?
CNS Times operates globally, with offices and staff in many countries. Occasionally, we need to move your Information to places outside your home country. This includes countries that may have different laws regarding the protection of your Information. Specifically, your Information might be sent to and handled in the United States, where many of our teams and service providers are based.
When we move your information to another country or region, like the European Economic Area, we will make sure to have the right protections in place according to the law. This often involves using contracts (like standard contractual clauses), but we might also use other legal methods. If you want to know more about how we protect your information during these transfers, please reach out to us using one of the contact methods listed below.
[11] How Are Changes to this Privacy Policy Communicated?
We constantly enhance our products and services, adding new features regularly. These updates may need us to gather new information or change how we use existing data. Additionally, laws about personal information and privacy often change. Therefore, we need to update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
We will update this page with any changes to this policy. If we make important changes to how we collect, use, or share your personal information, we will inform you at least 30 days before those changes happen. We will notify you through email or a clear notice on Times Services. If you disagree with any change, you can stop using Times Services.
When we update this page, your ongoing use of Times Services will follow the new Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can reach out to us or our Data Protection Officer : • cnsworldwidehelp@gmail.com