Privacy Policy

  • The Right to Know. The right to confirm whether we are processing personal data about you and, under California law only, to obtain certain personalized details about the personal data we have collected about you in the last 12 months, including:
    • The categories of personal data collected;
    • The categories of sources of the personal data;
    • The purposes for which the personal data were collected; 
    • The categories of personal data disclosed to third parties (if any), and the categories of recipients to whom the personal data were disclosed;
    • The categories of personal data shared for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes (if any), and the categories of recipients to whom the personal data were disclosed for those purposes; and
    • The categories of personal data sold (if any), and the categories of third parties to whom the personal data were sold.
  • The Right to Access and Portability. The right to obtain access to the personal data we have collected about you and, where required by law, the right to obtain a copy of the personal data in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit the data to another entity without hindrance.
  • The Right to Request Deletion. You have the right to request the deletion of personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
  • The Right to Correction. You have the right to request that any inaccuracies in your personal information be corrected, taking into account the nature of the personal information and the purposes of the processing of your personal information.
  • The Right to Opt Out of Sales or Sharing for Targeted Advertising. You have the right to direct us not to “sell” personal information we have collected about you to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration, or “share” your personal information to third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes. If you are under the age of 16, you have the right to opt in, or to have a parent or guardian opt in on your behalf, to such sales.

Depending on your state of residency, you may also have the right to not receive retaliatory or discriminatory treatment in connection with a request to exercise the above rights. However, the exercise of the rights described above may result in a different price, rate or quality level of product or service where that difference is reasonably related to the impact the right has on our relationship or is otherwise permitted by law.

How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights

To submit a request to exercise one of the privacy rights identified above, please submit a request by:

We may need to verify your identity before processing your request, which may require us to request additional personal information from you or require you to log into your account, if you have one. We will only use personal information provided in connection with a Consumer Rights Request to review and comply with the request.

In certain circumstances, we may decline a request to exercise the rights described above, particularly where we are unable to verify your identity or locate your information in our systems. If we are unable to comply with all or a portion of your request, we will explain the reasons for declining to comply with the request.

Exercise Your Right to Opt-Out of Personal Information Sales or Sharing for Targeted Advertising 

Unless you have exercised your Right to Opt-Out, and as described in the Disclosure of Personal Information section of these U.S. Disclosures, we may disclose or “sell” your personal information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration, or “share” your personal information to third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes. The third parties to whom we sell or share personal information may use such information for their own purposes in accordance with their own privacy policies. 

You do not need to create an account with us to exercise your Right to Opt-Out. However, we may ask you to provide additional personal information so that we can properly identify you to track compliance with your opt-out request. We will only use personal information provided in an opt-out request to review and comply with the request. If you choose not to provide this information, we may only be able to process your request to the extent we are able to identify you in our data systems.

To exercise the Right to Opt-Out, you may submit a request by clicking the links below:

  • Cookies-based Opt-Out (Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information). To exercise your right to opt-out as it relates to the use of cookies and other tracking technologies for analytics and targeted ads, please click "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" below. Please note this opt out is browser specific. You must reset your preferences if you clear cookies or use a different browser or device.
  • Opt-Out of “Selling” of Personal Information. In limited circumstances we may share your personal information (such as your name, e-mail address, postal address, and phone number) with third parties who may use such information for their own commercial or business purposes. To opt out of such sharing, please fill out our Individual Rights Request Form.   
Authorized Agents

In certain circumstances, you are permitted to use an authorized agent (as that term is defined by the CCPA) to submit requests on your behalf through the designated methods set forth in these U.S. Disclosures where we can verify the authorized agent’s authority to act on your behalf. 

For requests to know, delete, or correct personal information, we require the following for verification purposes: 

  • a power of attorney valid under the laws of California from you or your authorized agent; or
  • sufficient evidence to show that you have:
    • provided the authorized agent signed permission to act on your behalf; and
    • verified your own identity directly with us pursuant to the instructions set forth in these U.S. Disclosures; or directly confirmed with us that you provided the authorized agent permission to submit the request on your behalf.

For requests to opt-out of personal information “sales” or “sharing”, we require a signed permission demonstrating your authorized agent has been authorized by you to act on your behalf.

Appealing Privacy Rights Decisions

Depending on your state of residency, you may be able to appeal a decision we have made in connection with your privacy rights request. All appeal requests should be submitted using the Individual Rights Request Form.

CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC DISCLOSURES

The following disclosures only apply to residents of the State of California.

  • Personal Information Collection. In the last 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information: identifiers, commercial information, internet/network information, geolocation data, professional/employment information and inferences generated from your use of our sites. For more information about our collection of personal information, the sources of personal information, and how we use this information, please see How We Collect and Use Information section of our Privacy Policy.
  • Disclosure of Personal Information. In the last 12 months, we may have disclosed all of the categories of information we collect with third parties for a business purpose, as described in the Sharing of Your Personal Information section of the Privacy Policy. The categories of third parties to whom we sell or disclose your personal information for a business purpose include:
    • Service providers and advisors that perform services for us, on our behalf, which may include providing marketing and advertising services, providing mailing or email services, tax and accounting services, data enhancement services, fraud prevention, web hosting, or similar services;
    • Select marketing and strategic partners who use this information to market to you, to perform analytics and conduct research, or for other purposes;
    • Ad networks and advertising partners, including social networks, to deliver advertising and personalized content to you on our services, on other sites and services you may use, and across other devices you may use, as well as provide advertising-related services such as reporting, attribution, analytics, and market research;
    • Social networks for advertising or personalization purposes, or to engage with you.
    • Analytics providers to better understand the demographics of our users and visitors, and to personalize, enhance and improve our Service;
    • We may also disclose personal information to other third parties at your direction or upon your request, or to comply with legal process or contractual obligations, as described in our Privacy Policy.
  • Sales of Personal Information and Sharing for Targeted Advertising. In the previous 12 months, we have sold the following categories of personal information to third parties, subject to your settings and preferences and your Right to Opt Out:
    • Identifiers
    • Commercial Information
    • Internet / Network Information
  • In addition, please see Third-Party Tracking and Online Advertising section of the Privacy Policy to learn more about how third-party advertising networks, social media companies and other third party businesses collect and disclose your personal information directly from your browser or device through cookies or tracking technologies when you visit or interact with our websites, use our apps or otherwise engage with us.
  • Minors. We do not sell the personal information and do not have actual knowledge that we sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age. If we wish to do so in the future, we will first seek affirmative authorization form either the minor who is between 13 and 16 years of age, or the parent or guardian of a minor less than 13 years of age.  Please contact us at legal@sharelocalmedia.com to inform us if you, or your minor child, are under the age of 16.  

    If you are under the age of 18 and you want to remove your name or comments from our website or publicly displayed content, please contact us directly at legal@sharelocalmedia.com. We may not be able to modify or delete your information in all circumstances.

    If you wish to submit a privacy request on behalf of your minor child in accordance with applicable jurisdictional laws, you must provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify your child is the person about whom we collected personal information and you are authorized to submit the request on your child’s behalf (i.e. you are the child’s legal guardian or authorized representative).
  • “Shine the Light”. The California “Shine the Light” law gives residents of California the right under certain circumstances to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain categories of personal information (as defined in the Shine the Light law) with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To opt out of this type of sharing, please fill out this form.

    We have determined that the value of these programs and other incentives are reasonably related to the value of the personal data we receive and otherwise process in connection with these programs and offerings, based on our reasonable but sole determination. We estimate the value of the personal data we receive and otherwise process in connection with these programs and offerings by considering the expense we incur in collecting and processing the personal data, as well as the expenses related to facilitating the program or offering.

    The material aspects of any financial incentive will be explained and described in its program terms or in the details of the incentive offer. Participating in any financial incentive program is entirely optional and participants may withdraw from the program at any time. To opt-out of the program and forgo any ongoing incentives, please follow the instructions in the program’s terms and conditions or contact us using the contact information below. Participating individuals may also opt out of receiving marketing communications by following the instructions set forth in the Control Over Your Information section of our Privacy Policy.



    Requests received pursuant to the CCPA from January 1, 2023 to December 1, 2023

Type of Request

Requests received

Requests complied with

Requests denied in whole

Requests denied in part

Median number of days to respond

Mean number of days to respond

Access

38

38

0

0

1

1

opt_out

2068

2068

0

0

1

1

knowledge

10

10

0

0

1

1

Deletion

528

528

0

0

1

1

profiling_opt_out

37

37

0

0

1

1

correction

1

1

0

0

1

1