Privacy
Privacy
Policy
Mindstudio.com.ng recognizes the importance of protecting the
privacy of your personal information, and we have prepared this Privacy Policy
to provide you with important information about our privacy practices. This
Privacy Policy applies when you use a website, mobile or tablet application, or
other online service (collectively, the “Services”) that links or refers to it.
It does not govern or apply to information collected or used by Mindstudio.com.ng
through other means.
This Privacy Policy covers the following:
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information about our users in various
ways. For example, we may collect information that you provide to us,
information that we collect through your use of the Services, and information
that we collect from publicly available sources or third parties.
Information You Provide to Us. When you register or otherwise
interact with the Services, you may be invited to provide personal information
to enhance your experience on our site. For example, during account registration,
we may ask for information such as your name and e-mail address.
We also collect information that you provide us when you comment
on articles, participate in message boards, and submit images, photos, videos,
or other content to the Services. We may ask you for additional information at
other times, such as when you enter a contest or participate in a promotion,
when you post an online ad, or when you order products from us or otherwise
engage with the Services.
Information About Your Use of the Services. In addition to the
information you provide to us directly, we may collect information about your
use of the Services. For example, we may collect:
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Device information — such as your hardware model, IP address,
other unique device identifiers, operating system version, and settings of the
device you use to access the Services.
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Usage information — such as information about the Services you
use, the time and duration of your use of the Services and other information
about your interaction with content offered through a Service, and any
information stored using cookies, mobile ad identifiers, and similar
technologies that we have set on your device. For detailed information about
our use of cookies, web beacons, and other technologies, see Online Tracking and
Advertising.
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Location information — such as your computer’s IP address, your
mobile device’s GPS signal or information about nearby WiFi access points and
cell towers that may be transmitted to us when you use certain Services.
Information From Third-Party Sources. We may receive information
about you from publicly and commercially available sources, as permitted by
law, which we may combine with other information we receive from or about you.
For example, we may receive information about you from a social media site if
you connect to the Services through that site.
Other Information We Collect. We also may collect other
information about you, your device, or your use of the services in ways that we
describe to you at the point of collection or otherwise with your consent. You
may choose not to provide us with certain types of information, but doing so
may affect your ability to use some of the Services or get the best of our
platform.
How We Use Information
To Provide and Manage the Services You Request. This includes,
for example, processing your subscription, sending you electronic newsletters,
or enabling you to participate in the features provided by the Services. It
also includes providing personalized content and recommendations to you,
including through Personal Post. Through such features, we are able to bring
you information and content tailored to your individual interests and needs.
To Contact You. We may periodically contact you with offers and
information about the Services and our news stories, and other important
information. You may opt out of receiving commercial email messages from us by
following the instructions contained in those email messages.
To Deliver Targeted Advertising. We may use your information to
facilitate the delivery of targeted ads, promotions, and offers to you, on
behalf of ourselves and advertisers, on and off the Services. Please see Online
Tracking and Advertising for further information about our and third parties’
use of cookies, web beacons, mobile ad identifiers, and other tracking
technologies to provide you relevant ads, as well as information about how to
disable cookies and make other choices related to targeted advertising.
To Better Understand Our Readers and Users. Mindstudio.com.ng
conduct research on our users’ demographics, interests and behaviour based on
the information we collect. We do this to better understand and serve our
users, and to improve our products and services.
To Protect the Rights of the Mindstudio.com.ng and others. We
may use your personal information as we believe is necessary or appropriate to
protect, enforce, or defend the legal rights, privacy, safety, or property of
the Services, its employees or agents, or other users and to comply with
applicable law.
Consent. We may otherwise use your information with your consent
or at your direction.
Sharing of Information
The following provides information about entities with which we
may share information. Our practices vary depending on the type of information.
We do not share your information with Third party.
Links to Third-Party Sites
Our Services may link to third-party websites and services that
are outside our control. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of
any information collected by other websites or other services. You should
exercise caution, and review the privacy statements applicable to the
third-party websites and services you use.
How to Access or Update Your Information & Other Privacy
Choices Available to You.
Email Promotions. You may opt out of receiving commercial email
messages from us by following the instructions contained in those email
messages.
Data Security
We have in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures
to protect the information we collect online. However, as effective as these measures
are, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of
our database, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be
intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.
Other Important Information
Children’s Privacy. We do not knowingly collect any personal
information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent, unless
permitted by law. If we learn that a child under the age of 13 has provided us
with personal information, we will delete it in accordance with applicable
laws.
Do-Not-Track Signals and Similar Mechanisms. Some web browsers
may transmit “do-not-track” signals to the websites with which the user
communicates. Because of differences in how web browsers incorporate and
activate this feature, it is not always clear whether users intend for these
signals to be transmitted, or whether they even are aware of them. Because
there is currently no industry standard concerning what, if anything, websites
should do when they receive such signals, the Services currently do not take
action in response to these signals. If and when a final standard is
established and accepted, we will reassess how to respond to these signals. In
the meantime, please see Online Tracking & Advertising for additional
information about privacy choices that may be available to you with respect to
targeted advertising.
International Transfers. The Mindstudio.com.ng are headquartered
in Nigeria. Please be aware that if information you provide to us or that we
obtain as a result of your use of the Services may be collected in your country
and subsequently transferred to Nigeria or to another country in accordance
with applicable law. By using the Services, you consent to the collection,
international transfer, storage, and processing of your information.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will
notify you of changes by posting changes here, or by other appropriate means.
Any changes to the Privacy Policy will become effective when the updated policy
is posted on the Services. Your use of the Services or your provision of
personal information to use the Services following such changes indicates your
acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Online Tracking & Advertising
How We Use Cookies
We and third parties that provide content, advertising, or
functionality on our Services, may use cookies, and similar technologies to
facilitate administration and navigation on the Site, to better understand and
improve our Services, to determine and/or improve the advertising shown to you
here or elsewhere, and to provide you with a customized online experience.
Cookies. Cookies are small files that are placed on your
computer when you visit a website. Cookies may be used to store a unique
identification number tied to your computer or device so that you can be
recognized as the same user across one or more browsing sessions, and across
one or more sites. Cookies serve many useful purposes. For example:
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Cookies can remember your sign-in credentials so you do not have
to enter those credentials each time you visit a Service.
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Cookies can help us and third parties understand
which parts of our Services are the most popular because they help us see which
pages and features visitors access and how much time they spend on the pages.
By studying this kind of information, we are better able to adapt our Services
and provide you with a better experience.
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Cookies
help us and third parties understand which ads you have seen so that you don’t
receive the same ad each time you access a Service.
How To Disable Cookies Technologies
Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but can be
configured not to do so or to notify the user when a cookie is being sent. If
you wish to disable cookies, refer to your browser help menu to learn how to
disable cookies. If you disable browser cookies or flash cookies, it may
interfere with the proper functioning of the Services.