Website Privacy Policy
Non-Olympic Times (NOT) respects the privacy of visitors to its website. This policy explains how information may be collected, used and protected when visitors access https://nonolympictimes.org or communicate with the newspaper through its website.
This policy applies to the Non-Olympic Times website. It does not replace the separate privacy policy for the NOBIX mobile application.
1. Information We May Receive
Depending on how you use the website, we may receive information such as:
- Your name and contact details when you contact the newspaper.
- Email address and other information provided through enquiry or contributor forms.
- Information included in news submissions, articles, photographs and supporting documents.
- Messages, feedback, correction requests and complaints.
- Technical information such as browser type, device information, approximate location, pages visited and website usage data, where collected by website services.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary for your enquiry and you are authorised to provide it.
2. How Information May Be Used
Information may be used to:
- Respond to enquiries and messages.
- Review news submissions and contributor applications.
- Communicate with authors, correspondents and sources.
- Assess correction requests and editorial complaints.
- Maintain website security and functionality.
- Understand website traffic and improve the visitor experience.
- Meet applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
Information submitted for editorial consideration may be used in connection with reviewing and preparing material for publication. Submission does not guarantee publication.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website or its service providers may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions, preferences, security, analytics or other enabled services.
Visitors can manage cookies through their browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect some website functions.
Where legally required, appropriate consent mechanisms should be used for non-essential cookies.
4. Analytics and Third-Party Services
The website may use third-party services such as Google Analytics and Google Site Kit to understand website performance and visitor activity.
These services may process technical or usage information in accordance with their own privacy terms and settings.
The website may also contain links to external websites. Non-Olympic Times does not control the privacy practices or content of external websites. Visitors should review the policies of those services separately.
5. News Submissions, Photographs and Personal Information
People submitting articles, photographs, interviews or information should ensure they have the necessary rights and permissions.
Where submissions include personal information or photographs of other individuals, contributors should obtain appropriate permission wherever required.
Material involving children requires particular care and appropriate parental or guardian permission wherever required.
6. Sharing of Information
Personal information is not intended to be sold by Non-Olympic Times.
Information may be shared with relevant service providers who help operate or secure the website, where necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or where disclosure is required or permitted by applicable law.
Editorial information may be shared internally with persons involved in reviewing or preparing submissions.
7. Data Security and Retention
Reasonable measures are taken to protect information handled through the website. However, no website or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Information is retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, maintaining editorial records, resolving complaints, protecting the website and meeting applicable obligations.
8. Your Privacy Requests
You may contact the newspaper to ask about personal information you have submitted, or to request correction or deletion where appropriate and legally permissible.
Some information may need to be retained for editorial, legal, security or record-keeping reasons. Requests concerning published editorial material will be considered in light of applicable law and the newspaper’s editorial responsibilities.
9. Children’s Privacy
The website is not intended to encourage children to submit personal information without appropriate adult involvement.
Parents or guardians should supervise children’s use of online forms and communications. Submissions involving children should follow the newspaper’s editorial standards and applicable permission requirements.
10. Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated when website practices, services or applicable legal requirements change. The latest version will be published on this page.
11. Contact
For privacy-related questions or requests, please use the official Contact Us page:
Non-Olympic Times (NOT)
An International Newspaper of the Non-Olympic Movement
Official website: https://nonolympictimes.org
