Policy Updated Date - April 27, 2020
1. Introduction
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) explains the data protection practices of Penske Media Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Foxze”, “we” and “us”) when you visit or use the websites, mobile-optimized version of our websites, and our digital applications to which this policy is linked, as well as when you visit or use third-party subscription pages and or submit offline subscription forms and requests, for print and digital magazines, websites and other editorial properties published by Foxze (the “Publications”) that are linked to or contain the URL for this Privacy Policy (all of the foregoing, collectively, “Services”). Third-party subscription pages for Publications and other interactive web and digital pages where we collect information about you are considered “Services” when linked to this Privacy Policy and this Policy applies to information collected through such pages, but this Policy does not apply to other information collected through the third party website(s). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Policy does not extend to information submitted on the Foxze Careers page at https://Foxze.com/careers-listing/ or to employees, former employees, candidates, contractors, service providers, or business contacts of Foxze. For more information about the policy applicable to information submitted on the Foxze Careers page, please see the Penske Media Corporation Human Resources Privacy Notice referenced therein.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Policy also does not pertain to the editorial activities of our Publications, journalists, editors, photographers and other editorial staff who may collect, publish and distribute information about you from sources unrelated to your use of the Services (collectively, “Editorial Activities”). Without limiting the foregoing, this Policy does not apply to any Editorial Activities concerning information that you may share at any of our conferences, summits, panels or other events.
Foxze’s subsidiaries and affiliates include Art Media, LLC, BGR Media, LLC, Border City Media, Inc., Deadline Hollywood, LLC, Dirt.com, LLC LLC, Penske Business Media, LLC, Foxze Studios, LLC, Robb Report Media, LLC, Rolling Stone, LLC, RSW Productions, LLC, SheMedia, LLC, Sourcing Journal Media, LLC, Sportico Media, LLC, Spy Media, LLC, TVLine Media, LLC, Variety Media, LLC, Sourcing Journal Media, LLC, Rolling Stone Media, LLC, and Wenner Media, LLC. This list may be updated from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, this Policy does not apply to any websites operated by third parties publishing foreign editions of the Publications and related websites and digital properties.
For the purposes of data protection laws, Foxze is the data controller.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the Services’ Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy, you must discontinue using the Services and all components and features therein. By using the Services, you acknowledge you have read and understand this Privacy Policy.
2. The Information We Collect
We obtain information about you through the means discussed below when you use our Services. The information we collect and the purposes for which we use it will depend to some extent on the specific Services you use and how you interact with Foxze. For example, we collect the information you provide when you enter a sweepstakes or contest, complete a survey, participate in a reader panel, register for a part of our Services, register for a summit or event, make a purchase of goods or services, request a refund, participate in our social networking features, request back issues of our Publications, subscribe to our Publications, subscribe to newsletters, promotional correspondence, or other electronic services, or send us an email or feedback. If you elect to post material to any blogs or forums, or participate in our social networking features or other community boards that may be offered on our Services, then such materials will be collected and some information, including your posted pseudonym, may be publicly available for others to view. We, or our service providers on our behalf, may collect the following information about you or your use of the Services:
Information You Provide to Us:
- Registration, Subscription or Contact Information such as e-mail address, name, phone number, shipping address, and billing information
- Customer service information such as questions and other messages you address to us directly through online forms, by email, over the phone, or by post; and summaries or voice recordings of your interactions with customer care
- Demographic, statistical and interest information such as your age, date of birth, gender, interests, lifestyle information, and hobbies
- Financial and transactional information such as credit or debit card number, verification number, and expiration date, to process payments and information about your transactions and purchases with us
- Employment or Education Information when you register for events or for networking insights services such as education history, employment experience, business contact information
- User-generated content such as comments on articles, photos, videos, audio, any information you submit in public forums or message boards, reviews and feedback or testimonials you provide about our Services
- Research, survey, or sweepstakes information (including contact information and user generated content) collected if you participate in a survey or sweepstakes; includes information needed for you to participate (such as contact information), and to fulfill your prize
- Contact Information about others, (including personal identifiers) such as name and mailing address to send a gift or use our send-to-a-friend functionality. If you use send-a-friend on our Services, your email address may be included in the communication sent to your friend.
- Social media information (which may include contact information, photos, location, user generated content, demographic information) if you link your account or access the Services through a third-party connection or log-in, we may have access to any information you provide to that social network depending on your privacy settings such as your name, email address, friend list, photo, gender, location, and current city; and information you provide to us directly through our pages on social networking and blogging platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, WordPress, and Twitter)
- Other information any other information you choose to directly provide to CT in connection with your use of the Services
Information We Collect Automatically:
- Device information and identifiers such as IP address; browser type and language; operating system; platform type; device type; software and hardware attributes; and unique device, advertising, and app identifiers
- Internet network and device activity data such as information about files you download, domain names, landing pages, browsing activity, content or ads viewed and clicked, dates and times of access, pages viewed, forms you complete or partially complete, search terms, uploads or downloads, the URL that referred you to our Services, the web sites you visit after this web site; if you share our content to social media platforms; and other web usage activity and data logged by our web servers, whether you open an email and your interaction with email content, access times, error logs, and other similar information. See “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies” below for more information about how we collect and use this information.
- Geolocation information such as city, state and ZIP code associated with your IP address or derived through Wi-Fi triangulation; and precise geolocation information from GPS-based functionality on your mobile devices, with your permission in accordance with your mobile device settings
Information you provide to us:
Categories of information collected | Purposes of use(see “How We Use Personal Information” in our Privacy Policy for additional information) | Sources of personal information | Categories of third parties to whom we disclose the information |
Registration, Subscription or Contact Informationsuch as e-mail address, name, phone number, shipping address, and billing information | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServicePersonalize Your ExperienceEditorial UseImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesBug detection and error reportingAuditing Consumer InteractionsSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | YouOther users who provide information about youConsumer data resellersPublic records databasesMarketersConferences and other eventsOur affiliates | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOther Individuals, Services, and Partners at Your RequestContests and Promotions ProvidersPartners to Provide Co-Branded Products and ServicesMarketersSocial Media NetworksEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Customer service informationsuch as questions and other messages you address to us directly through online forms, by email, over the phone, or by post; and summaries or voice recordings of your interactions with customer care | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServiceBug detection and error reportingSecurity, Fraud, and Legal ComplianceImprove the Services | YouOur affiliates | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Demographic, statistical and interest informationsuch as your age, date of birth, gender, interests, lifestyle information, and hobbies | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServicePersonalize Your ExperienceImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | YouOther users who provide information about youConsumer data resellersOur affiliatesPublic records databasesConferences and other eventsMarketersSocial media networks, in accordance with your privacy preferences on such services | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOther Individuals, Services, and Partners at Your RequestContests and Promotions ProvidersPartners to Provide Co-Branded Products and ServicesMarketersSocial Media NetworksEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Financial and transactional informationsuch as credit or debit card number, verification number, and expiration date, to process payments and information about your transactions and purchases with us | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServiceSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | YouThird-party payment processors who collect this information on our behalf and who also have an independent relationship with youThird party partners or co-branded partners | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesThird Parties for Legal PurposesThird Party For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Employment or Education Information when you register for events or for networking insights servicessuch as education history, employment experience, business contact information | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServicePersonalize Your ExperienceEditorial UseImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising Purposes | YouOther users who provide information about youConsumer data resellersOur affiliatesPublic records databasesConferences and other eventsMarketersSocial media networks, in accordance with your privacy preferences on such services | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOther Individuals, Services, and Partners at Your RequestContests and Promotions ProvidersPartners to Provide Co-Branded Products and ServicesMarketersEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
User-generated contentsuch as comments on articles, photos, videos, audio, any information you submit in public forums or message boards, reviews and feedback or testimonials you provide about our Services | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServicePersonalize Your ExperienceEditorial UseImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesBug detection and error reportingSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | YouOther users who provide information about you in connection with their event or profile | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOther Individuals, Services, and Partners at Your RequestContests and Promotions ProvidersPartners to Provide Co-Branded Products and ServicesSocial Media NetworksEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Research, survey, or sweepstakes information (including personal identifiers and user generated content)collected if you participate in a survey or sweepstakes; includes information needed for you to participate (such as contact information), and to fulfill your prize | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServicePersonalize Your ExperienceImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesBug detection and error reportingAuditing Consumer InteractionsSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | YouSurvey or sweepstakes partnersResearchers and analysts | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOther Individuals, Services, and Partners at Your RequestContests and Promotions ProvidersPartners to Provide Co-Branded Products and ServicesAdvertisersEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Contact Information about others (including personal identifiers)such as name and mailing address to send a gift or use our send-to-a-friend functionality.If you use send-a-friend on our Services, your email address may be included in the communication sent to your friend. | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServiceImprove the ServicesAuditing Consumer InteractionsSecurity, Fraud, and Legal ComplianceOur Marketing Purposes | YouOther users (if you are the recipient of a communication)Our affiliates | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOther Individuals, Services, and Partners at Your RequestEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Social media information (which may include personal identifiers, photos, location, user generated content, demographic information)if you link your account or access the Services through a third-party connection or log-in, we may have access to any information you provide to that social network depending on your privacy settings such as your name, email address, friend list, photo, gender, location, and current city; and information you provide to us directly through our pages on social networking and blogging platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, WordPress, and Twitter) | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServicePersonalize Your ExperienceEditorial UseImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesBug detection and error reportingAuditing Consumer InteractionsSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | YouSocial media networks, in accordance with your privacy preferences on such services | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOther Individuals, Services, and Partners at Your RequestSocial Media NetworksEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Inference Datasuch as information about your potential preferences that we infer from your activities on the Services, and information you provide or inference information we receive from other parties | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServicePersonalize Your ExperienceImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising Purposes | Our affiliatesConsumer data resellersAnalytics Providers | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOnline Advertisers, Ad Networks and Advertising PartnersEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Other informationany other information you choose to directly provide to Foxze in connection with your use of the Services | Provide the ServicesCommunicate with You & Provide Customer ServicePersonalize Your ExperienceEditorial UseImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesBug detection and error reportingAuditing Consumer InteractionsSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | You | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOther Individuals, Services, and Partners at Your RequestSocial Media NetworksEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Information we collect automatically from you and/or your device:
Categories of information collected | Purposes of use(see “How We Use Personal Information” in our Privacy Policy for additional information) | Sources of personal information | Categories of third parties to whom we disclose the information |
Device information and identifierssuch as IP address; browser type and language; operating system; platform type; device type; software and hardware attributes; and unique device, advertising, and app identifiers | Provide the ServicesPersonalize Your ExperienceImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesBug detection and error reportingAuditing Consumer InteractionsSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | You (through your device)Advertising providersAnalytics providersCookies and tracking technologies | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesAdvertisers, Ad Networks and Advertising PartnersSocial Media NetworksEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Internet network and device activity datasuch as information about files you download, domain names, landing pages, browsing activity, content or ads viewed and clicked, dates and times of access, pages viewed, forms you complete or partially complete, search terms, uploads or downloads, the URL that referred you to our Services, the web sites you visit after this web site; if you share our content to social media platforms; and other web usage activity and data logged by our web servers, whether you open an email and your interaction with email content, access times, error logs, and other similar information. See “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies” for more information about how we collect and use this information. | Provide the ServicesPersonalize Your ExperienceImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesBug detection and error reportingAuditing Consumer InteractionsSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | You (through your device)Advertising providersAnalytics providersCookies and tracking technologiesMarketersOur affiliates | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOnline Advertisers, Ad Networks and Advertising PartnersSocial Media NetworksEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |
Geolocation informationsuch as city, state and ZIP code associated with your IP address or derived through Wi-Fi triangulation; and precise geolocation information from GPS-based functionality on your mobile devices, with your permission in accordance with your mobile device settings | Provide the ServicesPersonalize Your ExperienceImprove the ServicesOur Marketing and Third-Party Marketing and Advertising PurposesBug detection and error reportingAuditing Consumer InteractionsSecurity, Fraud, and Legal Compliance | YouAdvertising providersAnalytics providersMarketersOur affiliates | Service ProvidersOur AffiliatesOnline Advertisers, Ad Networks and Advertising PartnersSocial Media NetworksEntities for Legal PurposesEntities For Sales or Transfer of Business or Assets |