Effective Date: December 01, 2024

Ark Magazine is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

Details such as your name, email address, billing information, and other data provided when subscribing, contacting us, or creating an account.

Usage Data

Information like IP addresses, browser types, and pages visited during your website interaction.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Used to enhance your browsing experience and gather analytics data.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Provide and improve our Services.
• Communicate with you, including newsletters or updates.
• Analyze website performance and user behavior.
• Facilitate subscriptions, payments, and exclusive content access.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA):

• Consent: For actions like subscribing to newsletters.
• Contract Performance: For accessing premium content.
• Legal Obligations compliance.
• Legitimate Interests that do not override your rights.

4. Your Rights Under GDPR

As an EEA Resident, You Have the Right To:

• Access your personal data.
• Rectify or update inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of your data ("Right to be Forgotten").
• Restrict data processing.
• Data portability.
• Withdraw consent at any time.

Contact: info@ark-magazine.com to exercise these rights.

5. Your Rights Under CCPA

As a California Resident, You Have the Right To:

• Know what data we collect about you.
• Request deletion of your data.
• Opt out of the sale of data (Ark Magazine does not sell your data).
• Non-discrimination for exercising your rights.

Contact: info@ark-magazine.com to exercise these rights.

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies to:

• Remember your preferences.
• Analyze website traffic.
• Provide targeted advertising, where applicable.

Manage Cookies

Disable cookies via browser settings, but this may limit website functionality.

7. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party tools for:

• Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Advertising.
• Payments.

Note: Review their privacy policies to understand how your data is managed.

8. Data Retention

Your personal data is retained only as long as necessary for outlined purposes or as legally required.

9. Data Security

We employ industry-standard security measures to protect your data. However, no internet transmission method is entirely secure.

10. Children’s Privacy

Ark Magazine does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Contact us immediately if you believe such data has been collected.

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy

This policy may be updated periodically. Please review it regularly.

Effective Date: The date at the top indicates the latest version.

12. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy:
Email: info@ark-magazine.com