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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 13, 2025

At Impact News, LLC, we take privacy seriously and respect the privacy concerns of our community of users. This Privacy Policy describes how Impact News LLC, its brands, and any other digital properties that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Services”) collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process personal information when you interact with our websites (the “Sites”), mobile applications (the “Apps”), and related features, products, and functionality.

Manage Your Information

Email Preferences

https://impactnews.co/email-preferences – opt-out of marketing emails globally or update brand-specific subscriptions.

Delete Your Data

https://impactnews.co/data-delete – permanently delete your information.

Other Controls

See “What Controls Do I Have Over My Information?” below for additional opt-out and management options

What Personal Information Do We Collect?

1. Information You Provide to Us

Depending on how you engage with our Services, we may collect:

  • Contact Information – name, postal address, email address, phone number, event registrations, photos or video from events, communication preferences.
     

  • Inquiry Information – details you include in forms, surveys, emails, or calls (e.g., newsletter sign-ups).
     

  • Account Information – username, account ID, date of birth, profile details, saved or bookmarked items, payment and purchase history, subscription data, enrolled courses, Stock Simulator results.
     

  • Financial Information – credit/debit-card data, bank account and routing numbers, billing and shipping address.
     

  • Demographic Information – age, gender, race, income, occupation, marital status, household size, length of residence.
     

  • Health or Fitness Information – exercise levels, weight-loss goals, dietary preferences, other wellness data.
     

  • User-Generated Content – information you post in forums, comments, reviews, or other public areas of the Services.
     

  • Contest, Sweepstakes, and Survey Information – entries, responses, testimonials.
     

  • Inferences – interests, preferences, habits (e.g., favorite foods, purchase tendencies).
     

2. Information Automatically Collected

Like many digital properties, we and our third-party partners collect certain data automatically via cookies, pixels, SDKs, API calls, scripts, and similar technologies:

  • Device Data – IP address, operating system, device type, browser type and version, referring URL, visit timestamps, error logs.
     

  • Analytics/Usage Data – pages viewed, links clicked, videos watched, email open/click metrics, mouse movements, scroll depth, keystroke activity, search or purchase behavior.
     

  • Location Data – approximate or precise geographic location (subject to your device/browser settings).
     

  • Advertising/Measurement Data – ad views/clicks, cookie or mobile-ad IDs, device metadata, usage data, location data (to personalize or measure ad campaigns).
     

We and our partners may combine automatically-collected data with other information we hold about you.

3. Information from Third-Party Sources

We may also receive personal information from:

  • Other Users who interact with our Services.
     

  • Business Partners – e.g., co-branded promotions, advertising/analytics vendors.
     

  • Social Media Networks – profile data you permit those networks to share.
     

  • Authentication Services (e.g., “Login with Google” or “Login with Facebook”).
     

  • Service Providers – payment processors, survey platforms, fulfillment vendors, etc.
     

  • Information Providers – demographic or contact-update services.
     

Public or Commercially-Available Sources – public databases, data brokers, M&A transactions.

How Do We Use Personal Information?

We use the information we collect to:

  1. Provide and Fulfill Services – process transactions, manage accounts, deliver content, save reading lists, send service communications, coordinate event participation.
     

  2. Personalize Experiences – tailor content, products, or services and de-emphasize items you’ve already seen.
     

  3. Marketing – send newsletters, promotions, and serve ads (our own or partners’) that may interest you.
     

  4. Communicate with You – account notices, transaction confirmations, surveys, push notifications.
     

  5. Improve and Develop Services – analyze usage, test features, conduct research, optimize performance.
     

  6. Protect, Comply, and Enforce – detect fraud, satisfy legal obligations, enforce Terms of Service, protect rights and safety, support corporate transactions (e.g., mergers, acquisitions).
     

Other Purposes – with your consent, at your direction, or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

How Do We Share Personal Information?

We may disclose your information to:

  1. Impact News Brands & Affiliates – internal business, analytics, and marketing across our publishing family.

  2. Third Parties at your Request – sharing content via email, text, or social media

  3. Promotional Partners – contests, surveys, sweepstakes, joint offers.

  4. Marketing and Strategic Partners – advertising networks, analytics providers, co-branded service providers.

  5. Online advertising partners – interest-based advertising and measurement.

  6. The Public – when you post user content

  7. With Your Consent or Direction - as explicitly authorized by you.

  8. Service Providers & Advisors - payment processing, email distribution, fulfillment, hosting, analytics, etc.

  9. Purchasers in Business Transactions - merger, acquisition, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or similar dealings.

  10. Law Enforcement or Regulators - to comply with law, protect rights, investigate fraud, or ensure safety.

  11. Aggregated/Anonymized Recipients - data that cannot reasonably identify you.

Third-Party Data Collection & Online Advertising Practices

We and our partners use cookies, pixels, SDKs, and other tech to:

  • Serve interest-based ads tailored to your interests.
     

  • Measure and optimize ad performance.
     

  • Build custom or look-alike audiences on social platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram).
     

For choices and opt-outs, see “What Controls Do I Have Over My Information?” below.

What Controls Do I Have Over My Information?

Note: Opt-outs are browser- and device-specific. You may still see non-personalized ads after opting out.

How Do We Protect Personal Information?

We employ reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, but no system is impenetrable. You assume some risk when providing information online. To report security vulnerabilities, use https://impactnews.co/security-report.

Links to Third-Party Sites

Our Services may link to third-party properties. Those sites’ privacy practices govern your use of them; Impact News is not responsible for their content or policies.

Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have, please contact us at privacy@impactnews.co and we will delete it.

Users Outside the United States

Your data may be stored or processed in the United States or other countries where Impact News or its service providers operate, which may have different data-protection laws than your jurisdiction.

Region-Specific Disclosures

  • U.S. State Privacy Notice – see “U.S. State Privacy Notice” section below.

  • European Privacy Notice – see “European Privacy Notice” section below for GDPR-related disclosures.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will appear at the top of the policy with a new “Effective Date” and, at our discretion, additional notice. Continued use of the Services after changes constitutes acceptance.

How to Contact Us

Email: privacy@impactnews.co

Mail: Impact News LLC, 310 4th Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55415

Include “U.S. Privacy Rights Request” or “GDPR Privacy Rights Request” in the subject line if applicable.

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