Privacy Statement

Newsweek is committed to protecting the privacy of its customers and the users of this site. This statement explains how we achieve that goal and gives you details of our privacy practices, including a) what information we collect about you when you use this site; b) how the information will be used or disclosed; and c) your rights with respect to our collection and use of your data.

What Information do we collect and why?

We may ask you to provide us with personal information on a voluntary basis in certain areas of our site. In particular, you may be asked to provide the following information:

1. Subscription Information: If you want to subscribe to Newsweek you will be asked to provide general information, including contact details (such as your name and address) and financial information, such as a credit card number and expiration date. We will use this information to maintain your subscription account with Newsweek and to fulfil your subscription.

2. Transaction Information: If you want to buy any of the products or subscribe for any of the other services offered on our site we will ask you to complete an order form that will request certain information from you, including financial information such as a credit card number and expiration date and general contact details. We will use this information to complete the transaction that you have requested, i.e. to deliver products or other services that you order and to invoice you.

3. Survey Information: If you want to participate in any of our online surveys you may be asked to provide personal information. The nature of the information may vary depending upon the type of survey that is being conducted, but will likely include contact information and demographic information. We will use this information to determine which products and services are likely to be of interest to you and to improve our service to you.

How else does Newsweek use Information that it collects from this site?

As well as using information about you for the specific purposes set out above, we may also use information about you for the following purposes:

1. To send you information about Newsweek and promotional material about our products and services and products and services offered by other companies that we think may be of interest to you, provided that you have not opted out as described below.

2. To send you information about the Newsweek website and changes to it.

3. To monitor consumer interest in our range of products and services and to assist us in tailoring the content of this site to our online visitors' needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking patterns of page-viewing on our site.

4. To create a profile relating to you in order to show you the content that we think you might be interested in and to display the content according to your preferences.

5. As noted below, unless you have indicated otherwise, we may share your email address with our partners so that they can furnish information to you about products and services that may be of interest.

Does Newsweek disclose Information that it collects from this site to other parties?

In certain cases, we may share your contact details, namely, your email address, with our third party partners. We will allow you to opt-out of this use of your information. [See comment above.] Newsweek also may disclose information that personally identifies you where it is required to do so by law, Court Order by other Government or law enforcement authorities or as described in this policy. Newsweek uses a third party service provider to process data that are received on this website but that third party has no rights to use any information that personally identifies you for any other purpose. Newsweek may transfer any information that it collects through this site to its offices or customer service centres in the United States of America, Japan and Hong Kong. In addition, if necessary to fulfil your subscription, certain information may also be made available to Newsweek in other countries.

Newsweek will not provide any information that personally identifies you to any other company or organization, unless it is required to do so by law, Court Order by other Government or law enforcement authorities or as described in this policy. Newsweek uses a third party to process data that are received on this website but that third party has no rights to use any information that personally identifies you for any other purpose. Newsweek may transfer any information that it collects through this site to its offices or customer service centres in the United States of America, Japan and Hong Kong. In addition, if necessary to fulfil your subscription, certain information may also be made available to Newsweek in other countries.

Your Rights

1. Opt-out: Although most Newsweek customers indicate that they welcome details of offers and other promotional material about products and services provided by Newsweek and other parties and updates about our website we acknowledge the right of our customers to choose.

• You will be given the right to opt-out of receiving promotional materials whenever you are asked to provide information on this site. If you do not opt-out at that time, but later decide that you do not wish to receive future communications of this nature you should send an email message to newsweek.atlantic@customersvc.com headed "unsubscribe direct marketing".
• You will be given the right to opt-out of our disclosure of your contact details to our third-party partners where they wish to use that information in order to provide you with information about their own products or services.
• If at any time you decide that you do not wish to receive information about the website and related matters you should send an email message to newsweek.atlantic@customersvc.com headed "unsubscribe".

2. Access and Correction: You have a right to know about the personal information that Newsweek holds about you. You also have a right to correct, amend or delete the information that Newsweek holds about you if it is incorrect. If you wish to exercise these rights please contact us by post or e-mail at the address shown in the "Contact" section below.

Security

This site incorporates reasonable safeguards to protect the security, integrity, completeness, accuracy and privacy of the personal information we have collected and we have put in place reasonable precautions to protect information from loss, misuse and alteration. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as required and only authorized individuals have access to the information you provide us.

Newsweek International understands the natural concerns you may have about entering sensitive personal or credit card details. We would therefore like to assure you that this information is stored securely on a remote server and only aspects required for on-line transactional purposes are held online. All credit card details are taken via a secure connection and NOT stored on this web server.

Any person found to be using credit cards fraudulently on this site will be prosecuted.

External Links

This website provides links to various websites that we do not control as well as to our sponsors. When you click on one of these links, you will be transferred out of our website and connected to the website of the organization or company that you selected. Even if an affiliation exists between our website and a third-party website, we exercise no control over linked sites. Each of these linked sites maintains its own independent privacy and data collection policies and procedures. If you visit a website that is linked to our site, you should consult that site's privacy policy before providing any personal information.

Terms and Modifications to Privacy Statement

When you submit information to this website, you will be asked to click on an "I accept" button to confirm your agreement to the terms of our privacy policy and the legal disclaimer. If you do not accept the terms of this policy and the legal disclaimer you will not be able to submit personal information through this site.

Newsweek may modify this privacy statement at any time, at its discretion and modifications are effective upon being posted on this site. You are responsible for reviewing this privacy statement periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes to it.

Children

This site is not directed to children and Newsweek does not knowingly solicit information from any child under the age of 14. Should a child whom we know to be under 14 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information.

Contact Details

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the privacy practices of this site or if you want to exercise any of the rights that you are given under this privacy statement you can contact: newsweek.atlantic@customersvc.com

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Last Updated: February 2007