Datenschutzrichtlinie

Overview

NewsDemon.com is committed to protecting the privacy of our members. This policy describes what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and your rights regarding your data. If anything in this policy is unclear, contact us at [email protected].

The short version: We collect the minimum information needed to provide our service. We do not log your Usenet activity (which newsgroups you visit or which articles you access). We do not sell or share your personal information with anyone. We never will.

What We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect the information needed to set up and manage your service. This may include your name, email address, login credentials, and payment information. At minimum, we require a working email address to deliver your membership credentials.

Payment Information

Payment data (credit card numbers, PayPal details, cryptocurrency transaction IDs) is processed by our third-party payment processors. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers. We retain transaction records (amount, date, plan type) for billing and accounting purposes.

Technical Data

When you visit our website, we collect standard technical information: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps. This data is used for website analytics, troubleshooting, and fraud prevention. We use cookies and similar technologies for this purpose.

Usenet Activity

We do not track or log the newsgroups you visit or the articles you access. We are required by law to maintain a record of posts you make to Usenet (articles you upload), but access to this information is restricted and is only disclosed in response to valid legal process.

Optional Information

Participation in surveys, promotions, or marketing communications is voluntary. You choose whether to provide any additional information beyond what is needed for your account.

Wie wir Ihre Informationen verwenden

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain your Usenet access service. To process payments and manage billing. To send you account-related communications (membership credentials, receipts, service notices). To respond to support requests. To diagnose technical problems and improve our service. To detect and prevent fraud and abuse. To comply with legal obligations.

We do not use your information for advertising profiling or behavioral targeting. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We never have and we never will.

Marketing Communications

We only send promotional communications to members who have opted in. You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any promotional email, or by contacting support. Account-related communications (service notices, billing alerts) are not marketing and cannot be opted out of while your account is active.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website to recognize returning visitors, remember preferences, and collect analytics data. We use Google Analytics (GA4) for website traffic analysis. You can control cookie settings through your browser. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality but will not affect your Usenet service.

In countries within the European Economic Area (EEA), some of this information may be considered personal data under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). We process this data based on legitimate interest for website operation and, where required, with your consent via our cookie notice.

Data Security

We maintain technical, physical, and administrative security measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, and alteration. These measures include firewalls, data encryption, physical access controls at our data centers, and access authorization controls for our systems.

All Usenet connections support 256-bit SSL encryption. We strongly recommend using SSL on every connection. Our security page has details on how encryption protects your data in transit.

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure and for verifying that the personal data we hold about you is accurate. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact support immediately.

Data Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties except in the following limited circumstances:

Payment processors: We share billing information with our payment providers (credit card processor, PayPal, BTCPay, BitPay) to process your transactions. These providers have their own privacy policies governing your payment data.

Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required to do so by law, court order, or other valid legal process. We maintain a Warrant Canary to indicate whether we have received any compelled disclosures.

Fraud prevention: We may share limited information with fraud prevention services to protect against abuse of our service.

Datenspeicherung

We retain account information for as long as your account is active, plus a reasonable period after cancellation for billing, legal, and dispute resolution purposes. Technical logs (web server logs, IP addresses) are retained for a limited period and then deleted. We do not retain Usenet access logs because we do not create them.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for persons under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we become aware that we have collected data from a minor, we will take steps to delete that information.

Ihre Rechte

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we hold about you. You may also have the right to object to certain processing or to request data portability. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

For members in the EEA, we process your data under GDPR. Our lawful bases for processing are: contract performance (providing your service), legitimate interest (fraud prevention, analytics), and consent (marketing communications, cookies).

Änderungen dieser Richtlinie

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Kontakt

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data:

Email: [email protected]

Mail: NewsDemon.com, K&L Technologies, Inc., 3504 Highway 153, Box #14, Greenville, SC 29611, USA

Our support team is available 24/7.