Page updated: December 2023 Version 1.6

We want everyone to enjoy Athis Technologies (“AT” below and AthisNews (“AN” below). But there are a few rules to stick to. Take a look.

Send us an email to ask a permission if you want! You can:

•  Use sharing buttons to share a link to our content on your website or social media.
• Use our player
• Use a feed including RSS, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter…
• Post comments and views…

We’re not responsible for anything that happens if:

• You rely on advice, data, commentary, opinions or any other content
• There are errors, omissions, interruptions, delays, bugs or viruses
• We turn off or remove content, services, external links or creations (we’d normally only do this when we moderate, for legal reasons or if we’re improving a service)
• The thing that happens couldn’t reasonably have been foreseen
• The thing that happens wouldn’t usually result from the mishap
• You and we hadn’t agreed that this thing would probably happen in the event of a mishap.

This applies to sites we link to as well as our content and services. We sometimes link to non-AT & AN sites. And we sometimes put our services on them – when you connect with us on social media, for example:

Our privacy policy tells you:

• what information we might collect about you
• how we might use that information
• when we might use your details to contact you
• what information of yours we might share with others
• your choices about the personal information you give us

This policy covers the services that are offered by AT & AN. But only when those services link to this policy or tell you it applies. Our services sometimes link to services run by other companies. Those companies have their own privacy and cookies policies, so remember that the information you give them will follow their rules and not ours. We sometimes offer AT & AN-branded services to other companies. Make sure to check their privacy policy so you know how they will use your information. We’re strongly committed to keeping you and your family’s information safe. And to do this we design our services with your safety in mind. We also have dedicated teams to look after your information security and privacy. Some companies that provide services to us run their services from outside the European Economic Area. We only let that happen if we are satisfied with their levels of security. Keep in mind that when you give us personal information it could be being transferred, stored or processed in a location outside the EEA.

We’ll give details about why we need your personal information and how we’ll use it before you begin, unless it’s obvious. We might ask for your name and contact details, your date of birth or financial details, depending on what you’re doing. If you apply to take part in a programme on politics, for example, we might ask you about your political opinions. This could include information in a creation you share with us such as people’s names that appear in the creation. Device information such as:

• your computer
• your mobile
• your TV
• your tablet
• your voice-enabled device

We automatically collect some technical information from these devices and web browsers even when you’re not signed into AT & AN. This might include:

• IP (internet protocol) address
• device ID
• app ID
• vendor ID

We also collect information on your activities outside the AT & AN when you talk about us such as in your social network when it is public. When you register for a AT & AN account, or update your details or settings we ask for some personal information, like your email address and age. We also collect information about how you use our services, like the articles you read, you write and more. Time of collect:

• We only hold your information for as long as we do the activities we told you about or have a valid reason to keep it.
• We think about what type of information it is, the amount collected, how sensitive it might be and any legal requirements.
• We design our services so that we don’t hold your information any longer than we have to. We may close your AT & AN account if you haven’t used it in the last year.
• We’ll send you an email to tell you that we plan to do this before we delete anything, so please check to see if we’ve sent you any emails about this.

You can delete your account. Your account information is immediately deleted:

• We keep a record of how you’ve used our services, but this information can’t be linked back to you
• we also keep anything you’ve uploaded or commented on

You have the right to:

• request a copy of your information
• not let robots make big decisions about you
• to ask us to correct information that’s wrong, to delete it or to request that we only use it for certain purposes
• to change your mind, and ask us to stop using your information. For example, unsubscribing from any marketing emails or turning off personalisation

Cookies

Our cookies are datas which are stored in your computer or mobile when you visit a website or app.  When you first visit us, we’ll tell you about our cookies and ask you to agree if we can use them. You can always change your mind by going to your settings. You can turn them off, but not through us. Stopping all cookies might mean you can’t access some BBC services, or that some of them might not work properly for you. Another way to control some tracking is in the settings on your device. We update this policy sometimes. If we make important changes, like how we use your personal information, we’ll let you know. It might be a notice, an email, or a message in your app. If you don’t agree to the changes, then you can always stop using our services, delete your account and stop giving us any more personal information. We’d be sorry to see you go.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

 If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

 If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

 If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

For any other questions or comments about this policy speak to our Data Protection Officer.

We’re regulated by the Information Commissioner’s Office. You can also contact them for advice and support.