Last update: November 21, 2022 

Contents: 

1. Introduction 

2. Changes to these terms 

3. Log Files 

4. Types of information we collect and how 

5. Cookies 

6. Personal or Business data we collect and don’t collect 

6.8 California Privacy Rights 

6.9 The EU Privacy Directive 

6.10 The Australian Privacy Act

6.11 Europe, Middle East, Africa 

6.12 Other Territories

7. Payments 

8. Your rights and opting out 

9. Our Mailing List 

10. Sharing data with third parties 

11. Visits from Minors 

12. Links to other websites 

13. Legal basis for this Privacy Policy 

14. Data Transparency 

15. Data Protection Officer 

16. Closure of our business 

17. Contact Us 

18. Changes to this policy 

1. Introduction 

This Privacy Policy will describe the processing of information collected, not collected and willingly provided and stored across the HIGHWAY Magazine App for iOS and Android platforms as well as the HIGHWAY Magazine website. The HIGHWAY Magazine App for iOS and Android platforms as well as the HIGHWAY Magazine website are published and maintained by Además, LLC (aka Además Studio). Please note: Privacy Policy is also referred to herein as “policy”, the Highway Magazine App is also referred to herein as the “app” (for both platforms) and the HIGHWAY Magazine website is also referred to herein as the “website.” Collectively, these digital entities or services can be referred to as “services.” Además LLC is also referred to herein as “the publisher” as well as the “developer” or “we.” As an end user of these services, you may also be referred to as “end user”, “visitor”, “you” or “customer.” “Personal data” means any information related to an identifiable individual and will be discussed throughout this policy document. The publisher is responsible for the collection and use of personal data under this privacy policy document. The publisher will follow this privacy policy in accordance with applicable laws wherever our products are distributed or sold. Some terms below will depend on your country or region of access to these services. The publisher makes a wholehearted effort to stay up to date on the different and changing data policies around the world and in turn, make updates to this policy document. The publisher will also do their best to protect the privacy and legal rights of users in their respective territories. These steps are hitherto explained in this document. Since the publisher uses a set of third party services described below, we have provided links to their services and respective privacy and data policies because the information you willingly provide may be separately collected by a third party site or platform. The privacy choices you make on a third party site or platform does not apply to our privacy policy. Please also be mindful that our App and website might contain links to other sites or platforms not controlled nor owned the publisher and the publisher is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Please make an effort on your part to stay up to date on your own personal best privacy practices and policies you are subject to. You can always contact the publisher directly about your data and you can also read about your rights and options for opting out below. This Privacy Policy has been written to explain to you the conditions under which these services are being made available to you. This Privacy Policy discusses how data obtained during your visit to the website or use of the app is collected and used. From your first use of these services you are in agreement and in accordance with these legally-binding terms. Please note the publisher has zero interest in your personally-identifiable data and has no business model related to data collecting, data selling, data sharing or data brokering. As a publisher of editorial content, these practices are simply not in our interest. If a user willingly opts in the provide personal information, such as through a purchase or correspondence with the publisher, this policy will be the central guide for making them aware of their privacy protections. The publisher only collects anonymized data to improve our services and ideally, grow our readership. However, if you are not in agreement to be legally bound by these terms, the publisher recommends you click “reject” to reject “cookies” or that you simply do not access the HIGHWAY Magazine App nor the HIGHWAY Magazine website and instead purchase a printed version of the magazine from an offline, brick and mortar stockist of the magazine. The publisher is strongly committed to keeping your personal data safe. This commitment to privacy and security remains active throughout the lifecycle of this app and this website and it is the publisher’s hope that this commitment is visible and clearly understood throughout this policy. Please read on to learn more. 

2. Changes to these terms 

The publisher is always considering changes and updates to the app and the website. In this spirit, the publisher may make changes to the app or website or these terms at any time and at the publisher’s discretion. On the website and in the app there will always be a clear and direct link to these terms for you to be able to review. As previously stated, from your first use of this app or website, you are bound to these terms so it is recommended that you review these terms regularly so that you are aware of any changes we have made. If you have any questions about these terms you may always contact the publisher directly. This Privacy Policy is reviewed, revised and updated from time to time. Please do your due diligence in remaining up to date with this policy should you have any concerns.

3. Log files 

The website does not use Log Files. 

4. Types of information we collect and how 

The publisher collects two general categories of data. Personal information and non-identifiable information, which is usually collected in aggregate and is anonymous. Both types of data will be discussed in this privacy policy. This data is generally collected in two ways: by cookies and the willful opt-in of a user. Cookies are used to track certain types of information and the willful opt-in of a user may occur when a user signs up for our mailing list or makes a financial transaction on the website. Both of these occurrences are outlined in the following paragraphs. 5. Cookies Cookies are small text files that are stored in your web browser’s folder on your computer. These files websites understand how a visitor uses a website. The publisher does not have its own cookie technology to collect any information about you on the website, the app or any other sites or apps. The publisher does not link non-personal information from cookies to personally identifiable information. 5.1 Cookies in the Highway Magazine mobile App The HIGHWAY Magazine App does not use cookies. Cookies are not necessary because the App does not collect any personal data nor does the App use an analytics cookie to track various metrics. The publisher receives basic analytics provided from our enrollment in the respective developer programs of Apple and Google. If you want to know what analytical information is provided to the publisher, this information should be publicly available online. When you make a purchase of a digital edition of the magazine, the publisher can only see non-identifiable personal data. 5.1.1 Cookies in the Highway Magazine mobile App on Android The HIGHWAY Magazine App does not collect personal data. No personal nor sensitive data is collected. No personally identifiably information, no financial nor payment information is collected neither. The app does not collect any identifiable information regarding: - Authentication. - Device location. - The Email address of customers is not collected. - Name of customers is not collected. - The app does not have access to any contacts nor phonebook in a user’s devices. 5.1.2 Using the HIGHWAY Magazine App on Android without submitting information To use the HIGHWAY App, users do not need to provide any information to the publisher. The App will function the same. To access paid contents inside the App, users will submit their data in line with Google Play Store’s privacy policy. 5.1.3 Deleting the HGHWAY Magazine App on Android Should a user decide to delete the HIGHWAY Magazine App, they will not need to make any request to the publisher regarding the deletion of their data since no data has been collected. 5.2 Third Party Cookies on the HIGHWAY Magazine Website The HIGHWAY Magazine website uses the following third party cookies to improve the functions and performance of this website. The publisher does not use any other tracking software on the website and is not able to access any data collected by third party cookies. This information is non-identifiable and is reviewed periodically to better understand how the website and its content are performing. You can modify your web browser preferences to manage cookies. Most web browser software offers instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the “Help” section section of the toolbar. For the Highway Magazine website, the publisher relies on third party cookies explained below. Upon arrival to the website you may refuse cookies, however, please note that your experience may be different and some features may not work as intended. It is your responsibility to manage the use of cookies within the web browser software you are using. To do this, please do your due diligence and learn about managing cookies in your browser software. 5.2.1 Google Analytics on the HIGHWAY Magazine Website A third party cookie from Google Analytics collects the following non-personalized data about your visit to the HIGHWAY Magazine website. This cookie is not used in the App. - Type of browser - Device type - Screen resolution - Date and Time of visit - Length of visit - Unique visits - Return visits - Referral links (which may have brought you to the HIGHWAY Magazine website) - Pages & posts viewed - Links clicked - Location (via the IP Address of your device however we cannot see your IP address) If you don’t want Google Analytics to be used in your browser, you can install the ‘Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On’, provided by Google. Please also familiarize yourself with methods to Do Not Track and how to disable cookies and make choices inline with your personal data preferences. 5.2.2 Cookie from Twitter The website uses a cookie from Twitter.com to determine if a visitor to this site is also a registered Twitter user. This information is processed by Twitter for purposes of targeting promoted Tweets which are related to the promotion for this website and our iOS Application. None of this information is personally identifiable. 5.2.3 Cookie from Stripe The website uses a cookie from Stripe.com, our payments processor for our online store to determine if a visitor to this site has viewed an item on the site as well as if they have added it to their cart. The cookie from Stripe helps the website keep the item in your cart as you browse. This information is not viewed nor stored by the publisher. None of this information is personally identifiable unless a purchase is made. This cookie from Stripe also makes sure the payment service is functioning properly and also works to detect and prevent fraud and to analyze and improve their own services. Please see the Payments section of this policy to learn more. We will link to Stripe’s privacy policy and we recommend familiarizing yourself with it here: https://stripe.com/privacy 6. Personal or Business data we collect and don’t collect The publisher does not sell or share personal data, as was stated above in this policy. The publisher does not use personal data for automated decision making. 6.1 Voluntary input of data If the opportunity for the input of personal or business data (email addresses, name, shipping addresses, billing addresses) is given, the input of this data takes place voluntarily. We ask the user of our services to be aware of the data they are sharing. The publisher will only use personal data for the limited purposes for which the user has given the publisher permission to do so. For example, fulfilling the purchase of merchandise made on the Highway Magazine website. In this case, a user’s email address is used to send an update on the order and their physical address is used to ship the merchandise to them. This is the only use of willingly submitted personal data. 6.2 Payment data in the HIGHWAY Magazine App When you make an in-app purchase in the app, the publisher never receives any billing information. The payment is processed by Apple and Google to your registered account with these service. When a purchase is confirmed inside the App, the software is able to make the paywalled content available. The publisher suggests that you read the respective terms of service and privacy policy statements from these processing providers so you are up to date when making a decision to purchase a digital edition of the magazine. 6.3 Data Collected from Apple To read about the analytics offered to developers in the Apple App Store, please visit this public link, https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/analytics/ A selection of metrics the publisher receives from the Apple App Store Developer program are as follows: - How many users may have discovered or seen the app in the Apple App Store. - The number of installations and app deletions. - Revenue from in-app purchases. - The number of sessions. - The number of active devices. - The number of crashes. - Operating system version. - The number of unique paying users. - Ratings. 6.4 Data Collected from Google To read about the analytics offered to developers in the Google Play Store, please visit these public links: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/topic/7071935?hl=en&ref_topic=3450942 https://developers.google.com/analytics/solutions/mobile A selection of metrics the publisher receives from the Google developer platform are as follows: - How many users may have discovered or seen the app in the Apple App Store. - The number of installations and app deletions. - The number of sessions. - The number of active devices. - The number of unique paying users. - Crashes and application not responding errors. - Revenue from in-app purchases. In summary, the aforementioned statistics creates an aggregate profile of traffic to the app and the website. Absolutely none of this information is linked to anything that is personally identifiable. The data collected cannot be tied back to you as a specific individual. In addition, this data is not shared with any third party and is strictly viewed internally and periodically. 6.5 Identifiable data When you make a commercial transaction on the website, you are willingly submitting personal and identifiable data. Personal data is any information about you by which you can be identified or be identifiable. This can include information such as: your name, email address, shipping address, phone number or mobile number. When you make a purchase on the website https://highwaymagazine.info, you willingly submit your personal data in order to process the commercial transaction. This personal data will include your name, e-mail address, mailing address and billing address as well as phone number. This data is received by the publisher in the form of an email from the payments processor (Stripe.com). This data is kept safe in our secured inbox to which only the publisher has access. The inbox is stored and maintained in a secure, US-based server from Dreamhost with always up-to-date SSL/TLS certificates (by https://letsencrypt.org), persistent Malware removal and HTTP/2, which Dreamhost calls, “the next standard for the world wide web” in addition to encryption. For our records, the email we receive from a purchase on our website is kept in our inbox unless you explicitly contact the publisher and request its deletion after your order has been processed and delivered. Since the publisher does not engage in data selling or brokering in any form, we can attest in full confidence, the only use of your personal information is to complete the commercial transaction. Emails from commercial transactions are only read for processing orders and no other purpose. The publisher does not transfer your personal data to any third party, however, in the case of a commercial transaction on the website, the information you submitted to be used for the confirmation of the order and the delivery of the goods you purchased will be transferred to the payments processor, in this case, Stripe. Please familiarize yourself with Stripe’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy if you are unsure about how Stripe processes your transaction for us. 6.6 Your personal email address If you contact the publisher via email, then your email address will be collected. The publisher collects this email in order to read your message and respond to it at a later moment. These email address, nor the content of the message, are never shared and are explicitly for hearing from our readers or customers. The publisher uses the information that you provide, in this case your contact email, for such purposes as responding to your messages and communicating with you. The email address you provide is stored on our secure servers at Dreamhost. You can read about our secure email server in section 8.2 of our Terms of Service. The inbox within which your email is stored is secured with an advanced password that is known only by the publisher. As reiterated in this policy, emails are never shared or sold. It’s not part of the business model of the publisher. 6.7 How long we keep your personal data Your personal data is kept for only as long as the publisher needs to. The length of this term depends on how particular information is used. For example, if you bought something from the website store, the publisher needs to use this information to process the order. If you joined the magazine’s mailing list, your email is stored in our server until you unsubscribed from the mailing list. The publisher may also need to keep your personal data for accounting purposes, for example, when you have bought an item from the web store. We keep the purchase confirmation email for accounting purposes and this email may contain identifiable information. If you would like for the publisher to remove your personal data, please contact the publisher directly. 6.8 California Privacy Rights The publisher does not sale any data we collect. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, California Civil Code Section 1798.100, if you are a resident of California you may contact us with regard to the following rights in regard to your personal data: Right of Access: You have a right to request access to the personal data we may hold on you for the past twelve months. You may submit up to two requests in a year of access to your personal data. Right to Deletion: You also have the right to ask us to delete personal data we may hold on you or restrict how it is used. There may be exceptions to the right to deletion for specific legal reasons which, if applicable, we will set out for you in response to your request. Right to Opt-In/Opt-Out of Sale of Personal Data: For individuals sixteen years or older, you have the right to opt-out of sale of personal data the publisher may have of you. You can exercise this right at any time by clicking on the “Reject” button in the cookie notification message on the landing page of the Highway Magazine website. For individuals between thirteen to sixteen years old, you have the right to opt-in to the sale of personal data we may hold on you. Right to Non-Discrimination: The publisher will never discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights detailed in the California Consumer Privacy Act. Process to Make a CCPA Request: To make a request, please contact the publisher directly. Before a request is processed, the publisher may need to verify your identity. The information the publisher may request is strictly and solely for the purpose of verifying your identity. To submit a request for any information of yours that may be held by the publisher, you can contact the publisher directly with the subject line, “delete my information.” Should you have any concerns about your data, please contact the publisher with any questions, ideally with the subject line, “CCPA Question.” 6.8.1 Notice of Collection of Personal Information When you interact with the App and or the website, the data that is collected fits into two categories: identifiable and non-identifiable. The non-identifiable information is anonymized and can include the following categories: device information, basic demographic information (gender, age) Identifiable information occurs when the transfer of identifiable data is intimated by a user and the two main occurrences are when a user signs up for our mailing list and submits their email address and when a user makes a purchase on the website and submits their email address and shipping address. The publisher does not receive the payment information as that is processed by our payment processor. This information is collected in order for the publisher to provide their services to you such as fulfilling your requests. California residents, as well as users of all regions, have the right to opt out of the sale of their information to third parties, however, please clearly note that the publisher (Además, LLC) does not engage in the sale of personal information. To opt out of a cookie on your browser, this option is available upon landing on our website. 6.8.2 Mandatory Disclosures under the California Privacy Act The following disclosures are made in compliance with the California Privacy Act. In the last 12 months, the following information was collected: From Google Analytics, the following non-personalized data about your visit to the HIGHWAY Magazine website. - Type of browser - Device type - Screen resolution - Date and Time of visit - Length of visit - Unique visits - Return visits - Referral links (which may have brought you to the HIGHWAY Magazine website) - Pages & posts viewed - Links clicked - Location (via the IP Address of your device however we cannot see your IP address) From the Apple App Store: - How many users may have discovered or seen the app in the Apple App Store. - The number of installations and app deletions. - Revenue from in-app purchases. - The number of sessions. - The number of active devices. - The number of crashes. - Operating system version. - The number of unique paying users. - Ratings. From the Google Developer platform: - How many users may have discovered or seen the app in the Google Play Store. - The number of installations and app deletions. - The number of sessions. - The number of active devices. - The number of unique paying users. - Crashes and application not responding errors. - Revenue from in-app purchases. In the last 12 months, none of the preceding information was shared or sold to a third party. 6.8.3 The Shine the Light Act For California residents, under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, you are permitted to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by the publisher. As stated before, the publisher does not sell your information nor disclose it to any third parties. The publisher does not have any such relationships with any third party. The publisher wants its readers to feel they are reading and supporting a trusted organization that does not deal in data selling or sharing. With regards to California Civil Code Section 1798.83(c)(2), the publisher does not share any personal information with anyone outside the publisher. 6.9 The EU Privacy Directive If you are located within the European Union, you should note that your information will be transferred to the United States, which is deemed by the European Union to have inadequate data protection. The website and App are being migrated to our new server, operated by Digital Ocean. The publisher aims in good faith to be in accordance with local laws implementing European Union Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 (also referred to as the “EU Privacy Directive”) on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, individuals located in countries outside of the United States of America who submit personal information do thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this Privacy Policy and to its transfer to and/or storage in the United States of America. When you visit or make a purchase from the HIGHWAY Magazine website, your personal data is handled by the publisher, Además LLC. While it is possible to use the HIGHWAY website without cookies, if a purchase is made or you subscribe to our mailing list, then your personal data is used. Your personal data is used to provide you with the product or service you have requested. We use your email strictly for the use of the mailing list, if you willing sign up. We use the shipping address you provide strictly for the use of sending you the product you purchased. There is no disclosure of your personally identifiable 6.9.1 Rights available to you under the EU Privacy Directive You have the right to request access to, change, or delete your personal data. Please review this privacy policy in more detail before making a request to be sure of what specific data you would like to contact and discuss with the publisher. In section 14 of this privacy policy you can contact the Data Protection Officer. The Data Protection Officer is the publisher so you may contact the publisher directly should you have any questions, comments or concerns. You also have the right to file a complaint with your local Data Protection Supervisory Authority or with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at: https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/ 6.10 The Australian Privacy Act The Australian privacy Act has rules around how the publisher can handle your personal information that may be different to rules in other regions. These rules are set out in the Australian Privacy Principles in force under the Privacy Act 1988, The Australian Privacy Act. The publisher is required to treat your personal information in line with those principles, including to disclose to you what personal information we collect and how we use it, to store your information securely and to support you in exercising your rights. The publisher wrote this privacy policy with the expectation that our approach to handling your personal data is in line with this policy. For Australian visitors, your rights to privacy are also protected by the Australian Privacy Act, including your: - Right to access to the personal information held about you. - Right to correction to correct your information when it is incorrect. The publisher wrote this privacy policy with the expectation that our approach to handling your personal data is in line with this policy. 6.11 EMEA (European nations not in the EU, Middle East, Africa) This section of our policy is for residents of residents of countries in the Middle East, Africa and non-EU member nations in Europe and should be read in conjunction with our privacy policy in whole. If you reside outside the United States your information will be transferred, processed and stored under United States privacy standards and within the bounds of our privacy policy and terms of service. If you willingly submit data to the publisher, the data is used to provide you with our services and products you have request such as subscribing to our mailing list or purchasing a product from our online store. You have a number of rights including the right to request access to, change or remove your personal data from the publisher. You can contact the Data Protection Officer by contacting the publisher directly. You also have a right to file a complaint with your local Data Protection Supervisory Authority or with the platforms we use to provide our services as the publisher is required to be in compliance with their terms of service as well. 6.12 Other territories If you reside outside the United States your information will be transferred, processed and stored under United States privacy standards and within the bounds of our privacy policy and terms of service. 7. Payments This website uses Stripe.com to process payments when you purchase a product. The terms of use for this website are described here but the publisher encourages you to familiarize yourself with Stripe’s own privacy policy in full, linked here: https://stripe.com/privacy. You can also read the terms of service for Stripe’s Check out terms of service here: https://stripe.com/checkout/legal When you use our website to purchase something, the transaction is in accordance with Stripe’s privacy policy and in this accordance you are referred to as an “End Customer” as you are using Stripe’s check out service on our website. For example, when you add an issue of the magazine and complete the check out process, you are the “end customer”. This will help you navigate and understand Stripe’s Privacy Policy. 7.1 Data Control and Processing The Highway Magazine website uses Stripe as a Data Controller and a Data Processor. When you make a purchase you are using Stripe to process the relevant and voluntary data. The information you provide is processed by Stripe for the purposes of validation as well as preventing and detecting fraudulent payment transactions. As a data processor, stripe is facilitating payment transactions for Highway Magazine, and its publisher Además, LLC. Together with Stripe, payment is taken from end customers when they submit a purchase order. 7.2 StripeJS The publisher uses Stripe.js to integrate and facilitate payments on the Highway Magazine website. Stripe.js is a JavaScript library that we use to integrate Stripe into the website code base for the purpose of accepting online payments. With Stripe.js added to the website code base, the publisher can process your order as well as detect fraud signals to differentiate legitimate behavior from fraudulent behavior. According to Stripe: “For example, fraudsters and bots are less likely to spend time on different pages, which we are able to detect and use as a signal in stopping fraud. When you visit a site that uses Stripe, this fraud prevention could appear in a privacy report or tracker list in your web browser. While you might see Stripe in a tracker list, we’re not building an individual tracking profile on you. Stripe doesn’t—and won’t—share or sell this data to advertisers. This data is securely exchanged between the following Stripe-controlled hosts: js.stripe.com, m.stripe.network, m.stripe.com, q.stripe.com. The data collected by these endpoints is designed to be secure and to not leave Stripe infrastructure. Access to this data is tightly controlled, and restricted to a small number of Stripe employees working on fraud prevention and security (and permissions are regularly reviewed).” In addition, Stripe will process online payment transactions, calculate applicable sales tax in order to invoice and bill and calculate revenue for the publisher. When you make a payment to the publisher using our website, or receive a refund, Stripe will receive your transaction information. To read in full you can go to Stripe’s Privacy Center (https://stripe.com/privacy-center/legal) and search for “end customer.” 7.3 Transaction data The transaction information you provide and Stripe receives for processing includes: - Your name - Your email address - Your billing and or shipping address - Your payment method information credit card or debit card number) - Your location - Your IP address - Your purchase amount - Your Telephone number - The Date of purchase - Stripe may also receive your transaction history with us, the publisher. 7.4 The purpose of transaction data The transmission of this data is for processing payment on the Highway Magazine website as well as ledger management and fraud prevention. When you make a purchase the publisher and this website will transfer personal data to Stripe. The personal data exchanged between Stripe and the publisher may be transmitted to verification agencies, and the publisher’s data may be shared with Stripe’s platforms. This transmission is intended for the Stripe platform to manage its ledger and for Stripe to conduct identity and risk checks.” 7.5 Order Fulfillment When you purchase any physical merchandise from the publisher, we will receive your name, address, email address as well as phone number (if provided). We will use this information to confirm your order, and to send your items to you. This information is only used for this purpose and the publisher has zero interest in any other uses. This is merely to fulfill your order. To see how Stripe handles data protection, you can visit their dedicated GDPR page: https://stripe.com/guides/general-data-protection-regulation 7.6 Security Stripe has been audited by a PCI-certified auditor and is certified at PCI Service Provider Level 1. This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry. To accomplish this, Stripe uses the best-in-class security tools and practices to maintain a high level of security at Stripe. Stripe forces HTTPS protocol for all services using TLS (SSL), including our public website and the Dashboard. Stripe.js is served only over TLS and Stripe’s official libraries connect to Stripe’s servers over TLS and verify TLS certificates on each connection. 7.7 Encryption of sensitive data and communication All card numbers are encrypted at rest with AES-256. Decryption keys are stored on separate machines. None of Stripe’s internal servers and daemons can obtain plaintext card numbers but can request that cards are sent to a service provider on a static allowlist. Stripe’s infrastructure for storing, decrypting, and transmitting card numbers runs in a separate hosting environment, and doesn’t share any credentials with Stripe’s primary services (API, website, and so on). 7.8 Accessing your data If you made a purchase from the publisher, please reach out to us directly so we can respond to a data subject access request related to your transactional information. The publisher will aim to respond within 3 to 5 business days. 7.9 How long will the publisher and Stripe keep my data for? The publisher will keep the personal data you submitted via a web purchase until the magazine ceases to exist and all data files are deleted. If you would like the publisher to delete your data, please contact us directly. It is our aim to help you whatever your data concerns may be. Stripe keeps Personal Data for as long as Stripe reasonably needs to for the purposes listed here: https://stripe.com/privacy-center/legal#stripe-legal-bases-tables 8. Your rights and opting out The publisher provides users with the option to opt out of data collection. Your controls can include: - Requesting the deletion of your data after a financial transaction. - Requesting the deletion of your email address after unsubscribing from the magazine’s mailing list. - Rejecting the use of cookies on the website. You can block the publisher from setting cookies in your browser settings. Please do your due diligence and learn how to block certain sites from setting cookies in your browser. If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not operate as intended. This mainly applies to e-commerce functions such as the cart. To learn more, search for your browser name and how to manage your cookie preferences. You can also “reject” cookies upon arrival to our site. This functionality was added to our website code. You can opt-out of the HIGHWAY mobile Application by uninstalling the Application. You may use the standard uninstall processes on your device. You can opt-out of the HIGHWAY website by rejecting cookies or simply not using our website. The publisher does not use interest-based ads. Although other cookies from other sites you may have on your browser may interact with our website. Please keep in mind you always have the option to opt out of interest-based ads by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance. 8.1 Opt out of personalized advertising Under the Australian Privacy Act, you have the right to opt out of the use of your personal information for the purpose of direct marketing, including in relation to personalized advertising. You can opt out of personalized advertising across our website and apps at any time by going to Privacy Settings at the bottom of the page. You will still see non-personalized advertising. Please note HIGHWAY Magazine does not use nor rely on personalized advertising for our digital experience at this time. 8.2. Opt out of Google Analytics If you don’t want Google Analytics to be used in your browser, you can install the ‘Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On’, provided by Google. To opt out of Google Analytics data collection, you can read and follow these instructions provided by Google. https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout To opt out of Google Analytics data collection, you can read and follow these instructions provided by Google. https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout 9. Our Mailing List Visitors to the website may subscribe to the mailing list by voluntarily providing their email address. This list is strictly opt-in. The purpose of the Mailing List is for users to receive communication only from Highway Magazine. The website uses a secure opt-in subscription system. By signing up for the Mailing List, subscribers opt to be periodically contacted with information related to Highway Magazine such news of current or forthcoming content or events at, or associated with, HIGHWAY Magazine. All Email messages will originate directly from the publisher and the email address info [at] highwaymagazine [dot] info. 9.1 Your email address Email addresses are strictly for the Mailing List and the publisher will never share, rent, sell or otherwise disclose any e-mail addresses to any third party. This is not part of the publisher’s business model in any way. The email address you provide is kept on a web server computer system to which physical access is restricted and which is not easily accessible on the Internet. The security measures of our web server, maintained and run by Digital Ocean, are intended to protect the hacking, loss, misuse and alteration of registered email addresses. All reasonable measures, both technical (eg: the use of anti-virus software) and otherwise, will be taken to prevent your details from falling into unauthorized hands, be it via ‘computer hacking’ or via more conventional theft. Our server and physical computers are password protected and the server has two-factor authentication. We will follow data back-up procedures designed to ensure, as far as practical, that your information is not lost. No information gathered from you in connection with the mailing list will be passed to any other organization or individual, and under no circumstances will the list or any information from it be sold or given to any other party. 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If there is any issue with a particular term, the remaining terms remain in full force and effect. These terms are to be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United States. If you have a suggestion or any issue with these terms, you are welcome to contact the publisher. In some jurisdictions, like the European Union and the European Economic Area, the publisher is limited to only collect, use or share information about you when the publisher has a valid reason. This is known as, “lawful basis” and in particular refers to the following: - The consent you provide to us at the point of collection of your information. - The performance of the terms the publisher has with you with respect to handling your data. - The compliance of a legal obligation to which the publisher is subject. - “Legitimate interest” is a term of international law and means that there are good reasons for the processing of your personal information and that the publisher takes measures to minimize the impact on your privacy rights and interests. - The publisher has a legitimate interest in processing personal information to deliver our services such as delivering our mailing list or send you the goods you purchased from our online store. To do this, the publisher has set up its business to make sure its networks and servers that handle information are secure to the highest standards. 14. Data Transparency If you would like to know what data the publisher holds about you and the recourse available to you regarding any data in question, you are encouraged to contact the publisher directly. The publisher will be attentive and use all available resources to assist you in your request and will work with you to provide a copy of this data— should there be any data in our possession— in a portable format. 15. Data Protection Officer Regarding Article 38 of the GDPR regulations: As an independent magazine, the publisher serves as our Data Protection Officer (DPO). Please contact the publisher directly regarding any data or privacy concerns you may have. If you have any concerns contact the publisher directly and we can do our best to help you. All communication will be confidential. The role was designed to meet the GDPR criteria set out in Articles 37-39. 16. Closure of our business Should the publisher dissolve its business and the app is removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, all accounts will be closed and all data deleted. Our hosting account with Digital Ocean will be deleted as well. The website will remain online as an archive, however the inbox will not be cleared unless there is an explicit, written request to the publisher. 17. Contact Us Should a user want to contact us in regards to this policy they can contact the publisher at the following email address: info@highwaymagazine.info. The publisher also welcomes comments and questions regarding this policy. 18. Changes to this policy Maintaining a website and an app is an evolving process as new technologies, regulations, practices emerge and so the publisher may decide at any time in the future, without advance notice, to modify the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your use of the website or the app, indicates your consent to the Privacy Policy at the time of every use. A link to this policy will always be at the bottom of the website and will always be linked from inside the mobile iOS and Android versions of the App. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact the publisher. Thank you for your time, interest and compliance with these terms. Copyright, Además, LLC, 2022.