Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

WEHCO Media, Inc. ("us," "we" or "our") created this Privacy Policy in order to ensure the confidence of visitors and customers ("you" or "your") of and to our digital products (websites, mobile apps), and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy. This Privacy Policy governs the collection and use of information provided by you to WEHCO Media, Inc. through your use of the websites and mobile apps we own and operate, including www.arkansasonline.com, www.nwaonline.com, www.wholehogsports.com, www.timesfreepress.com, www.hotsr.com, www.eldoradonews.com, www.texarkanagazette.com, www.camdenarknews.com, www.magnoliabannernews.com, www.newstribune.com, www.fultonsun.com, www.californiademocrat.com, as well as other owned and operated websites of WEHCO Media, Inc.

By using our websites, you agree that your uses are governed by this Policy and all other Terms and Conditions of Use concerning these sites. If you do not agree to be bound, please refrain from using our sites. If you have questions regarding our Privacy Policy and data collected, you should direct them to:

WEHCO Media, Inc.
115 E. Capital Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
privacy@wehco.com

Types of Information Collected

We collect two categories of information: (1) information that personally identifies you (for example, your name and e-mail address) that you voluntarily supply when you subscribe, register, complete a survey, or initiate some other transaction or communication. Personal identifiable information may include: (i) Contact Data (such as your name, mailing and e-mail addresses); (ii) Financial Data (such as your account or credit card number); and (iii) Demographic Data (such as your zip code, age and income). If you communicate with us by e-mail, post messages to any of our chat groups, bulletin boards, comment areas or forums, surveys or contest entries, any information provided in such communication may be collected as personal information as well, and (2) non-personally identifying information, which includes information about usage patterns and preferences as users navigate around our sites or use our information services. In some cases, an agent, affiliate, or business partner of WEHCO Media, Inc. collects the information. Third party providers featured on our sites, such as vendors of products and services offered through our sites, may be gathering the same kinds of information.

Uses of Information Collected

We use your information to help you use and navigate our products and services, such as our mobile and tablet apps or website. We also use this data to provide customer service or respond to inquiries or contact requests. Furthermore, we use contact data to send you information about our company or our products or services, or promotional material from us or some of our partners, or to contact you when necessary (for example – to provide receipts of transactions, subscription updates, or notify you of account issues). We use your financial data to verify your qualifications for certain products or services and to bill you for products and services. We use your demographic and behavioral data to customize and tailor your experience on our sites, displaying content or advertisements that we think you might be interested in and according to your preferences. We also use demographic and behavioral data to help inform our business and marketing decisions when creating new or updating any of our features, products, or experiences.

We do not sell names, email addresses, or other personally identifiable information you enter on our sites to any third parties, including advertisers, unless we have your permission to do so, such as through a registration for a contest, survey, or particular services or information.

User Choice Regarding Collection, Use and Distribution of Personal Information

You may choose not to provide us with any Personal Information. In such an event, you can still access and use the Site; however, you will not be able to access and use those portions of the Site that require your Personal Information. If you do not wish to receive information and promotional material from us or from some of our partners, you may select the appropriate "opt-out" option each time we ask you for Personal Information.

Use of Cookies

Our sites use cookies, pixels, and other technologies (collectively, "cookies") to recognize your browser or device, learn more about your interests, and provide you with essential features and services our sites and for additional purposes including: to ensure you stay logged in, to perform analysis, and for research and development. Our advertisers and third parties providing goods and services through our sites may also assign their own cookies, a process we do not and cannot control. Cookies help tailor your browsing experience on our sites to better suit your interests. Modern web browsers allow you to disable or manage the use of cookies, but by doing so you may not be able to access personalized features of our sites or access premium content.

We also use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our websites. The third-party advertising technology we employ uses information derived from your visits to target advertising within our sites. In addition, our advertisers may use other third-party advertising technology to target advertising on our sites and on other sites. In the course of advertisements being served to you, a unique third-party cookie or cookies may be placed on your browser to help manage and optimize our advertising.

Confidentiality and Security of Personal Information

Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will keep your Personal Information private and will not share it with third parties, unless such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with a court order or other legal process; (b) protect our rights or property; or (c) enforce our Terms of Service. Your Personal Information is stored on secure servers that are not accessible by third parties.

Lost or Stolen Information

You must promptly notify us if your credit card, user name or password is lost, stolen or used without permission. In such an event, we will cancel that credit card number, user name or password and update our records accordingly.

Other Limits to Your Privacy

Our sites contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites. We also make comment areas, chat rooms, forums and message boards available to you. Please understand that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information. We have no control over its use and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Updates and Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update or modification on the Site. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site.

Children's Privacy:

In keeping with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent. If we learn that we have collected such personal information without parental consent, we will delete that information from our records.