Last updated: March 11, 2024
Welcome to Midstlive.com’s privacy policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”).
The company is known as Midstlive.com and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates (hereafter referred to as “Midstlive.com”, “we” or “us”) publish articles on current events and news on their websites and mobile apps, among other platforms.
When you access, use, or interact with our Platform, we collect, store, utilize, process, and disclose private information that you have permitted us to share. Our practices are outlined in this Policy.
Your information and privacy are of the utmost importance to us here at Midstlive.com. Access to and usage of the Platform is contingent upon our collecting and processing of specific data about you. Your right to control the processing and use of your data is detailed in this Policy.
By engaging with us, providing us with information, or using the Platform in any way, you acknowledge that you have reviewed this Policy and provide your consent for the processing activities outlined above to collect, use, disclose, and/or retain your data.
There may be other forms of consent that you have given to us in the past, and this Privacy Policy is only an addition to them. It also doesn’t change our legal rights about the data we collect, use, disclose, or keep.
The meaning of capitalized terms in our Terms & Conditions, which can be found at https://www.Midstlive.com.com/convergence/Midstlive.com/new/TermsAndConditions.aspx, will prevail in this Policy unless otherwise specified. These terms are set out here. Kindly review this Policy in light of the Terms.
Your continued use of the Platform indicates your agreement to the data processing activities outlined in this Policy.
If you want to know how this Policy affects you, see Section 1.
1. BACKGROUND AND KEY INFORMATION
(a) How This Policy Holds True
All individuals who visit or utilize the Platform, including end-users of the Platform, are governed by this policy (“you”).
You grant us permission to collect, store, utilize, and disclose your data according to what is stated in and as collected by us under this Policy by accessing or utilizing the Platform.
(b)Review and News:
We request that you review and amend our Privacy Statement regularly, just as we do so. Our records of your personal information must be correct and up-to-date. If your information changes during our relationship, kindly inform us.
(c) Third Party Services:
Links to third-party websites, plug-ins, offerings, and applications (“Third Party Services”) may be present on the Platform. By enabling those connections or clicking on those links, third parties may be able to collect or share information about you. We have no authority over or approval of these third-party services, and as such, we cannot be held liable for their privacy policies. We strongly recommend that you review the data privacy policies of any third-party providers of services whose links you access via the Platform or which exit the Platform.
2. Individual Information That We Gather
(a) Various forms of personally identifiable information are gathered by us. Data that may be used to identify a specific individual is known as personal data. This data can be linked to a person in several ways, such as either individually or collectively, or when combined with other information that is already accessible or will be available to us. This encompasses a wide range of topics:
(i) Information about your contact, including your name, address, phone number, and email address.
(ii) Information about your identity and user accounts, including your name, login, and any other such identifiers.
(iii) Information about marketing and communications, including but not limited to: email addresses, details provided in service requests, comments, answers to user surveys and polls, communication preferences, and how you would want to receive advertisements from us and our partners.
(iv) Technical Information, which encompasses information about the devices you utilize for accessing the Platform, such as your IP address, web browser type, ISP, details of the operating system, accessibility time, views of pages, device ID, device type, how often you are visiting and interacting with the Platform, clicks, date and time postage, geographic location information, and other technology.
(v) Data about your use of the Platform, including information on your actions on the Platform, the time you spent using the Platform, data regarding the user’s experience on the mobile app, the pages seen, and the number of taps and clicks.
(b) We also collect, use, and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data under the law as it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. However, if we combine or connect aggregated data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used by this Policy.
(c) What happens if I refuse to provide my personal data?
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract (such as the Terms), and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract (for example, to provide you with the Platform). In this case, we may have to cancel or limit your access to the Platform.
3. Data Collection Procedure
We gather information about you and your preferences using a variety of channels, including:
a) One-on-one Conversations. Interactions with us require you to give us personally identifiable information. This pertains to the personal information you offer when you:
(i) register for an account
(ii) sign up for our newsletters
(iii) make use of our platform or engage in any activity related to it
(iv) participate in a survey, user poll, or promotion
(v) ask for promotional materials to be delivered to you
(vi) report an issue with the platform, provide feedback, or get in touch with us.
(b)Technologies or interactions that are automated. We automatically gather Technical Data regarding your device, browsing history, and habits every time you use the Platform. We gather this personal information through the use of comparable technologies such as web beacons, cookies, pixel labels, and server logs. If you use our cookies on other websites or applications, we may additionally collect technical data about you.
(c) Third parties or publically available sources. Several third parties will provide us with information about you, including
(d) Technical data collected from ad networks and other analytics providers
(ii) data collected from our business partners, including payment processors, social media platforms, and websites and apps that either use our APIs or whose APIs we use
(iii) data collected from our affiliate entities, which you may have used to utilize the Platform.
4. Description Of Our Data Use
When required to do so by law, we will utilize your personal information. Your personal information will be used by us in most cases when it is necessary to offer you entry to the Platform or when we are required by law to do so. Here are some examples of how we could put your data to use:
(i) so we can confirm your identity and authorize you to use the Platform
(ii) so we can provide you with the Platform
(iii) so we may track trends and tailor your experience
(iv) to better serve you by enhancing our Platform with the data and suggestions you provide
(v) to enhance customer service to address your Platform requirements and assistance needs more effectively
(vi) to provide you with platform-related notifications, data, and updates periodically, or to provide you with company information and updates on a company-related or Platform-related basis on an occasional basis
(vii)promoting and advertising the Platform
(viii)meeting legal requirements;
(ix)managing and protecting our company and the Platform, such as data analysis, testing of systems, and troubleshooting
(x)improving our business
(xi)fulfilling our duties arising from the agreement we are entering into or have already entered into with you
(xii)communicating for business purposes while providing the Platform
(xiii)enforcing our Terms
(xiv)responding to court orders, establishing or exercising our legal entitlements, or defending ourselves towards legal claims.
(b) When you use our Platform to do things like subscribe to our newsletters, you give us and our partners permission to get in touch with you by phone, email, or any other means we like. Our goal in providing you with the Platform is to make sure you know how everything works and for other related reasons.
(c) You are acknowledging and agreeing that we may collect, compile, and share any data about you to provide you with the Platform, regardless of whether you knowingly provide it to us through the Platform or not. This includes personal correspondence like emails, instructions, and more. Consultants, attorneys, auditors, social media businesses, and third-party service providers are all examples of what could fall into this category. For the reasons stated above and beyond, we may also disclose this information to other members of the Midstlive.com group.
(d) You understand and agree that in certain situations, it may be necessary for us to disclose your data to a court, government agency, or authority without your prior approval. Disclosures made in this way are done so because we sincerely believe it is required to enforce our policies or conditions, or because we are trying to comply with the law.
5. COOKIES
(a) “Cookies” are little files that websites or their service providers send to your device’s internal storage through your web browser. This allows the websites or service providers to recognize your browser and save certain information that you have requested.
(b) Cookies allow us to identify you from other Platform users, remember your choices for future visits, monitor advertising, and gather aggregate statistics about website traffic and activity for a better user experience. To help us better understand our site visitors, we may reach out to third-party service providers. The only way these third parties can use the data we send them is to assist us in running and improving our business.
(c) Third parties may also use local storage devices like cookies on some of the Platform’s sites. The way other parties use cookies is beyond our control. Emails and other personal correspondence sent to us by you or by other individuals or third parties regarding your Platform activity or posts may be saved in a file that is individual to you.
6. Disclosures Of Your Information
(a) For the reasons described in Section 4, we may disclose your personal information to the following third parties:
(i) Company affiliates, which are other businesses that are part of the Midstlive.com family of businesses.
(ii) Parties outside of the organization, such as:
reliable outside parties, including our business associates and the service providers we use to help us out. Included in this category are the companies and individuals that host and operate our Platform, aid with marketing, run our business, and transfer content. We also collaborate with advertising networks and analytics service providers who do web analytics on our behalf so that we can enhance the Platform. If you want your information shared with other users who are registered on our Platform, you can request or consent to having it shared with them. Otherwise, unless required by law, it will only be shared with these analytics providers. If needed by law or regulation, it will also be shared with regulators and other bodies.
(b) Any third parties we work with are obligated to keep your personal information secure and to handle it legally. We strictly regulate the activities of our suppliers of services concerning the use of your data. These companies are only authorized to treat your data in connection with the specific reasons that we have authorized and in strict compliance with our instructions.
7. The User’s Rights Concerning Personal Data
(a) Personal Data Access and Updating: We strive to ensure that users of our platform can access and rectify any inaccurate or incomplete data, by applicable legal obligations.
(b) Opting-out of Commercial and Advertising Communications: We strive to ensure that you have the option to decline to receive marketing and promotional materials via email by including explicit opt-out instructions in those emails.
8. Transmits Of Personal Information
(a) We ensure adherence to relevant legislation regarding the storage and transfer of personal data. The information and personal data that you furnish to us may be transmitted to and kept in jurisdictions beyond your country of residence in the course of your Platform usage. This circumstance might arise if, on occasion, any of our systems are situated in a jurisdiction distinct from your own, or if any of our vendors is situated in such a jurisdiction.
(b) By providing us with your details and personal data, you grant your consent for the aforementioned transfer, preservation, and processing of said data and information and personal data.
9. Data Protection
(a) By compliance standards mandated by applicable legislation, we employ particular safety precautions and privacy-protective functionalities on our Platform to safeguard your data against unauthorized access and disclosure.
(b) If you have selected a password that grants you access to specific sections of the Platform, you must maintain the confidentiality of this password. We shall not be liable for any unauthorized use of your data, for compromised, lost, stolen, or lost usernames and passwords, or for any conduct on your account as a user that results from the release of your password in an unauthorized manner. Should your password be compromised in any way, please notify us immediately so that we may proceed with arranging a new password.
10. Data Retention
(a) You hereby consent and acknowledge that we may retain and store your personal information for a reasonable duration following the expiration of your membership on the Platform, or as long as is required to achieve our stated objectives or to fulfill our legal responsibilities and rights.
(b) For study or statistical reasons, we can combine the data you provide (so that it is no longer associated with you) under certain conditions; in such cases, we may use this data indefinitely without providing you with further notice.
11. Business Transitions
Your personal information may be transferred if we undergo a business transition, which may include a merger, takeover by another organization, sale of any or all of our assets, or any combination thereof.
12. User-Generated Data
(a) On the Platform, we encourage users to provide feedback and suggestions, lodge service requests, and disclose specifics of complaints. It should be noted that such material might be accessible to individuals using our platform.
(b) Our ability to prevent the misuse of User Information in a manner that violates this Policy, relevant legislation, or your privacy is limited, and we hereby release any explicit or implicit liability in this regard. Additionally, you acknowledge and consent to abide by all relevant legislation concerning any content that you upload, share, or otherwise obtain through our platform. You acknowledge and agree that you shall bear exclusive liability for any content that you upload to our platform in violation of relevant legislation.
13. Modifications To This Policy
[a] From time to time, we may make changes to this Policy. We will notify you via email or post the updated policy on the Platform if we make any changes to this Policy. By continuing to use our Platform following such notification, you are giving your consent to any changes made to this Policy, to the extent that such changes are authorized by law.
(b) Your continued compliance with our privacy practices is dependent upon your reviewing this Policy regularly.
14. Grievance Officer
You can contact us at [email protected] or the following grievance officer if you have any questions, complaints, concerns, or issues regarding this Policy, or the way we manage or process your data:
Grievance Officer
Name: Nikhil Guliani
Designation: Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer
Email: [email protected]
