Aksile Media Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. Aksile Media’s policy is to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, https://segmentnext.com, and other sites we own and operate.

Information We Collect

Log Data

When you visit our website, our third-party service providers (including any third-party content, advertising, and analytics providers) and we may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. This data is considered “non-identifying information” as it does not personally identify you. It may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, your interaction with content or advertisements, and other details.

We may also collect data about the device you are using to access our website. This data may include the device type, operating system, unique identifiers, device settings, and geo-location data. What we collect can depend on the individual settings of your device and software. We recommend checking your device manufacturer’s or software provider’s policies to learn what information they make available to us.

Personal Data

You can visit the website without telling us who you are or giving us any information that can identify you personally. If, however, you want to register to become a member of the website to comment and use other community features, we may ask for personal Data, such as your:

  • Name
  • Email

This data is considered “identifying information”, as it can personally identify you. We only request personal data relevant to providing you with a service, use it to help provide or improve it, and contact you with your consent, from time to time, including via email, about us, our products and services, or our partners.

In addition, you are required to submit certain personal data when you apply for a job. This data may include demographic information and information about your preferences and interests. You can choose not to submit any personal data, but it will inhibit our ability to process your application.

How we collect information

With your knowledge and consent, we collect information fairly and legally. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used. You are free to refuse our request for this information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services without it.

Use of information

We may use identifying and non-identifying information to understand who our visitors are, how they use our services, and how we may improve their website experience in the future. We do not disclose the specifics of this information publicly but may share aggregated and anonymized versions, for example, in the website and customer usage trend reports.

We may use your details to contact you with updates about our website and services and promotional content that we believe may interest you. If you wish to opt out of receiving promotional content, you can follow the “unsubscribe” instructions provided alongside any promotional correspondence from us.

We may use your personal information further to administer and process contests, sweepstakes, and promotions. To tailor content, recommendations, and advertisements with the help of third parties both on the website and elsewhere online.

Or for purposes as described when you provide your information, with your consent, and as further explained in this Privacy Policy.

Data processing and storage

The information (Log Data and Personal Data) we collect is stored and processed where we (Pakistan) or our partners, affiliates, and third-party providers (United States) maintain facilities. By using our Site, you consent to data transfer within jurisdictions subject to data protection laws that reflect our commitment to protecting the privacy of our users.

We only retain information for as long as necessary to provide a service or to improve our services in the future. While we retain this data, we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. We advise that no electronic transmission or storage method is 100% secure and cannot guarantee absolute data security.

If you request your personal information be deleted, or if it becomes no longer relevant to our operations, we will erase it from our system within a reasonable time frame.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use “cookies” to collect information about you and your activity across our site. A cookie is a small piece of data that our website stores on your computer and accesses each time you visit, so we can understand how you use our site. This helps us serve you content based on the preferences you have specified. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more information.

We use the following types of cookies and tracking technologies for the purposes set out below:

Analytics Tracking CookiesThese cookies collect information about traffic to our website and users use our website. The information gathered doesn’t identify any individual visitor. It is aggregated information; all the data is anonymized. It includes the number of visitors to the website, page(s) they visited, time spent on that page, next page they visited when they visited the page(s), whether they have visited the website before, and other similar information. Analytics tracking gives us insight into user activity essential to the website’s growth.   We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses its cookies. You can find more about Google Analytics cookies at: https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies Interested in learning how Google protects your data?  Visit the designated Google page on the subject: www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html If you want to prevent us from tracking you by any means, you can download this browser plugin by Google – http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Essential and Functionality CookiesThese cookies track your browsing habits to enable us to show you advertisements that you are more likely to interact with. These cookies use information about your browsing history to group you with users who have similar interests. Based on that information, and with our permission, third-party advertisers can place cookies to enable them to show advertisements relevant to your interests while you are on third-party websites.   These cookies store your location, IP, and region ID, which helps us show you locale-specific news and allows our services to operate more efficiently. However, you can disable these cookies by visiting; http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices You can disable this form of advertisement by removing targeted or advertising cookies. However, you may not see advertisements that are relevant to your interests but you will see advertisements nonetheless. Provided that you do choose to remove cookies by the companies listed at the above link, note that it doesn’t list all companies who are engaged in behavioral advertising, so you may still receive targeted ads relevant to your interests from companies that are not listed.
Social Media CookiesEvery time you interact with our content on or off social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Reddit, your action is recorded by these social media websites.
Targeting / Advertising CookiesThese cookies track your browsing habits to enable us to show you advertisements that you are more likely to interact with. These cookies use information about your browsing history to group you with users who have similar interests. Based on that information, and with our permission, third-party advertisers can place cookies to enable them to show advertisements relevant to your interests while you are on third-party websites. These cookies store your location, IP, and region ID, which helps us show you locale-specific news and allows our Services to operate more efficiently. However, you can disable these cookies by visiting; http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices. You can disable this form of advertisement by removing targeted or advertising cookies. However, you may not see advertisements that are relevant to your interests, but you will see advertisements nonetheless. Provided that you do choose to remove cookies by the companies listed at the above link, note that it doesn’t list all companies who are engaged in behavioral advertising, so you may still receive targeted ads relevant to your interests from companies that are not listed.

Flash Cookie
A Flash cookie is a data file placed on a device via the Adobe Flash plug-in that is built into or downloaded by you onto your device. Flash cookies are used for various purposes, including, without limitation, enabling a Flash feature and remembering your preferences. For more information about Flash and the privacy choices Adobe offers, visit https://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html.

If you choose to adjust your Flash privacy settings on your device, some features of the Services may not function properly.

Pixel Tags
We also use pixel tags, small graphics files that allow us and third parties to monitor the use of the website and collect user activity information. A pixel tag installed on a page can collect information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page, the URL of the page, the time (and length of time) the page containing the pixel tag was viewed, the type of browser that retrieved the pixel tag; and the identification number of any cookie previously placed by that server on your computer.

We use pixel tags, either provided by our third-party advertisers, service providers, and ad networks, or by us to collect information about your visit, including the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions taken in connection with our website and Services and use them in combination with our cookies to provide offers and information of interest to you. Pixel tags also enable ad networks to serve targeted advertisements when you visit the Services or other websites.

You can read our Cookie Policy for more information on using cookies and similar technologies on our Site. To read more on cookies in general, what cookies are set on your computer or mobile device, and how to delete them, you can visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ and http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk.

How We Share Data

Generally, we only share non-identifying data (Log Data, anonymous data, aggregated stats) with third-party services (analytics companies, advertisers and ad agencies, data management, and storage services) to perform services essential to our operations on our behalf. We do not share personally identifying information with them without your explicit consent. We do not allow them to disclose or use our data for other purposes.

We may occasionally allow limited access to personal data to the extent to enable them to perform those services. Such services include Google Analytics tracking and the use of Google AMP Client ID API, each of which enables the collection and sharing of your information (including Personal Data) with Google for further use. For particulars on Google’s usage of your information and how to control it, please see How Google uses Data when you visit our Site and Google’s Privacy Policy.

We may share your data for third-party marketing only when you opt-in (You can always opt out). Provided that you have consented to receive third-party marketing messages, we share your information with those third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Messages delivered by third parties will subject you to their privacy policy.

We will refuse government and law enforcement requests for data if we believe a request is too broad or unrelated to its stated purpose. However, we may cooperate if we believe the requested information is necessary and appropriate to comply with the legal process, to protect our rights and property, to protect the safety of the public and any person, to prevent a crime, or to prevent what we reasonably believe to be illegal, legally actionable, or unethical activity.

We do not otherwise share or supply personal information to third parties. We do not sell or rent your personal information to marketers or third parties.

Anonymous Data

Anonymous data is information that does not permit you to be identified or identifiable alone or when combined with any other information available to a third party. We may create anonymous data from the Personal Data we receive about you and other individuals whose Personal Data we collect.

Anonymous data will include analytics information and information collected by us using cookies. We make Personal Data into anonymous data by excluding information (such as your name) that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We use this anonymous data to analyze usage patterns to improve our Site.

Public Data

If you identify any User Information as public, you authorize us to share such information publicly. For example, you can make your alias, bio, email, or photos publicly available on the site’s sections (comments, forums, user profiles) where possible, automatically making it available to other site users. You understand and agree that anyone can access, use, and disclose any information that you post to those sections of the Site.

Advertising

We also use your data for advertising purposes. We use third-party advertising companies that serve ads to help keep content free. For these partners, we put additional restrictions on how your data can be used to prevent it misuse. For instance, we do not allow these partners to take your information for profiling and personalizing ads on other sites.

These companies collect and use click stream information, browser type, time and date, and the subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over during your visits to the Services and other Web sites to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use tracking technologies to collect this information. Other companies’ use of their tracking technologies is subject to their privacy policies.

Some of the third-party services providers and/or Advertisers may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising. You can visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp, which provides information regarding targeted advertising and the “opt-out” procedures of NAI members. You can opt out of our use of your Web site viewing behavior data to serve interest-based advertising on third-party sites and email newsletters here http://www.aboutads.info/choices.

Suppose you are accessing the Site through an application (i.e., mobile phone or tablet). In that case, you can download the AppChoices application from your device’s application store (i.e., Google Play, Apple App Store, and Amazon Store). This DAA application allows participating companies to opt out of customized advertisements based on predictions about your interests generated from your application usage. For more information, visit http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices.

Please note opting out through these mechanisms does not opt you out of being served to advertise. You will continue to receive generic ads while online or on your device.

Children’s Privacy

Aksile Media, its affiliate publications, and its services are intended for a general audience, unsuitable for children under 13. We do not collect any information from children under the age of 13. If a parent becomes aware that their child has provided us with information without their consent, they should immediately contact us to request the deletion of such data.

Limits of our policy

This privacy policy covers Aksile Media’s collecting and handling of data. We only work with partners, affiliates, and third-party providers whose privacy policies align with ours. However, we cannot accept responsibility or liability for their privacy practices.

Our website may link to external sites that we do not operate. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and policies of those sites and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.

Changes to this policy

We may change our privacy policy to reflect acceptable practices at our discretion. We will take reasonable steps to inform users about changes via our Site. If you are a registered user on https://segmentnext.com, we will notify you using the contact details saved in your account. Your continued use of this site after any changes to this policy will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information.

Your rights and responsibilities

As our users, you can know how your data is collected and used. You are entitled to know what data we collect about you and how it is processed. You are entitled to correct and update any personal information about you and to request this information be deleted. You may amend or remove your account information at any time using the tools provided in your account or by contacting us using the details provided below.

You are entitled to restrict or object to our use of your data while retaining the right to use your personal information for your purposes. You have the right to opt out of data about you being used in decisions based solely on automated processing.

A word by our advertising partner

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising.

You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.</p>

  • For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Aksile Media
4H1, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
contact at segmentnext.com

This policy is effective as of 24 May 2018.