Privacy of users of our services is a high priority for us. We collect or receive information about our users and how they interact with us through various ways, mainly for the purpose of providing the services to you and personalising the services so that they become more relevant and useful to you. We respect your privacy and the information we receive about you. You can read more about how we collect and use your information in this privacy policy.
This policy describes how we handle your data when you use our “Next Media Services,” listed below:
How we handle information about you depends on which Next Media Services you use — and how you use them. We use different information about print subscribers than website visitors.
Be aware that certain Next Media Services work differently. Some have additional terms that supplement this policy. Others refer to a different privacy policy altogether, so this one does not apply.
The information we gather about you depends on the context. By and large, it’s information about you that can personally identify you — either on its own or when combined with other information.
The following describes the information we collect and how we obtain it.
Some of our products offer paid content. In order to make those services available to you we collect information necessary for billing. These include your contact details, including email address, Tax registration number, contact person and physical address (billing address). Payment services integrated with some of our paid services are provided by our banker, Bank of Maldives. All payment information needed for payment processing, including credit card information, are provided directly by you to the Bank, and we do not receive or store such sensitive financial information. The information you provide for payment processing via the payment gateway are governed by the relevant privacy policy and terms of use issued by the Bank of Maldives.
We use your information to help you use and navigate Next Media Services, such as:
Through the customer account, you provide us details of your preferences, interests with regards to the contents we provide. We also may track your interests and reading habits (e.g., the articles you read) to personalize your reading experience using technology like algorithmic recommendations and machine learning. This is how we highlight articles you might be interested in and de-emphasize articles you’ve already read.
Any information you disclose in your content becomes public — along with your chosen screen name and uploaded photo.
We analyze data on our users’ subscription, purchase and usage behaviors. This helps us make business and marketing decisions.
For example, our analysis lets us predict preferences and price points for our products and services. It helps us determine whether our marketing is successful. It also shows us characteristics about our readers, which we sometimes share in aggregate with advertisers.
Google Analytics is one of the analytics providers we use. You can find out how Google Analytics uses data and how to opt out of Google Analytics.
Sometimes we aggregate or de-identify information so that it can no longer identify you, under applicable laws. This helps us better understand and represent our users, such as when we measure ad performance, create advertising interest-based segments or compile survey results. We can use and disclose this aggregated or de-identified information for any purpose, unless an applicable law says otherwise.
The opt-out methods described below are limited to the email address, phone or device used. They won’t affect subsequent subscriptions.
We complete any opt-out request as quickly as we can. This opt-out request won’t prohibit us from sending you important nonmarketing notices.
We generally don’t want to gather any sensitive information about you. This includes:
There are rare situations when we request this information (e.g., a reader survey asks about your political leanings), but you can decline to answer. Outside those situations we would prefer you never share that information with us.
It depends. We store your personal information for as long as needed, or permitted, based on the reason why we obtained it (consistent with applicable law). This means we might retain your personal information even after you close your account with us.
When deciding how long to keep your information, we consider:
Rather than delete your data, we might de-identify it by removing identifying details.
We protect your personal information with a series of organizational, technological and physical safeguards — but we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We recommend that you use complex and unique passwords for your Next Media accounts and for third-party accounts linked to them. Do not share your password with anyone.
If you have reason to believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, notify us immediately.
Some of our services contain links to third-party websites, resources, vendors and advertisers. These third parties are not Next Media Services. We do not control (and are not responsible for) third party content or privacy practices. Any personal data you provide to them is not covered by this Privacy Policy.
We periodically update this Privacy Policy. We will post any changes on this page by updating this policy.
If we make a significant or material change in the way we collect, use or share your personal information, we will notify you via a prominent notice within Next Media Services. If you object to any change, you can stop using the Next Media Services.
After we post any changes on this page, your continued use of Next Media Services is subject to the updated Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, email us at info@nextmediagroup.mv or write us at:
Next Media Group Pvt Ltd
4th Floor, H. Hulhugali
Karankaa Magu, Male’, Maldives
We can also be reached by phone at +960 7612020