The Next Platform Privacy Policy for California Residents

CCPA provides certain rights for California consumers. If you are a consumer residing in California you may ask us about the information we release to other organisations for their marketing purposes.

The information that we collect is set out in the main body of our Privacy Policy. We further detail it below in accordance with Californian privacy requirements in the section below.

The categories of personal information that we used, transferred, exchanged, or disclosed (including to third parties as set out in the What information do we collect? section of the Privacy Policy) about consumers during the preceding 12 months were: (1) identifiers; (2) personal information; (3) internet activity; (4) geolocation data; and (5) inferences.

The categories of personal information that we disclosed about consumers for a business purpose (including to secure our network and our websites, to conduct audits related to our current interactions with you, to debug the site and service, to perform services on behalf of ourselves, including servicing your account and providing you customer service and as set out in the What information do we collect? section of the Privacy Policy) during the preceding 12 months were: (1) identifiers; (2) personal information; (3) internet activity; (4) geolocation data; and (5) inferences.

If you make an opt-out request under this provision, you will be provided information about and directed to follow the instructions provided in the What we use Cookies for section below.

Cookies are defined as personal data under the CCPA. To the extent that the collection or sharing of any cookies, as applicable, constitutes a sale under the CCPA, a California consumer can exercise the right to opt out by changing their cookie preferences.

You can manage Cookies through the settings of your internet browser. You can choose to block or restrict Cookies from being placed on your computer or device. You can also review periodically review the Cookies that have been placed there and disable some or all of them. You can learn more about how to manage Cookies on the following websites: www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.com.

To exercise the access and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by email with “CCPA Request” in the subject line to readerservices@situationpublishing.com or by post to the address below.

The Next Platform will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your above rights.

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request to exercise your rights on your behalf. Your authorized agent must be able to provide to The Next Platform proof that you have authorized the agent to act on your behalf. For your protection, we reserve the right to deny any request from an agent who does not submit proof that they have been authorized to act on your behalf.

We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.