Privacy Policy

1. General Provisions

1.1 This Privacy Policy of GreyHound News UK (hereinafter referred to as the «Privacy Policy») defines the procedure for processing and protecting information containing personal data of individuals (hereinafter referred to as «Users»/«User») during the use of mobile applications of GreyHound News UK (hereinafter referred to as the «Product»).

1.2 The administration of the mobile application is the administrator of the domain name https://greyhoundsnews.uk, i.e., the legal entity that establishes the rules for using the mobile application, including the procedure for posting information in the mobile application by the Administration and Users.

1.3 For the purposes of complying with the Privacy Policy, the term «Administration of the mobile application» also refers to the developer of the mobile application, who owns all the corresponding exclusive property rights to it.

1.4 The current version of the Privacy Policy is available to the User via the link https://greyhoundsnews.uk/privacy-policy. The administration of the mobile application has the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy. When changes are made to the Privacy Policy, the administration of the mobile application notifies users by posting the new version of the Rules in the mobile application at https://greyhoundsnews.uk.

1.5 The use of the mobile application implies the User's unconditional consent to this Privacy Policy and the terms specified herein for processing their personal data.

1.6 If the User disagrees with the terms of this Privacy Policy, the use of the mobile application must be immediately terminated.

2. Confidentiality of User's Personal Data

2.1 The administration of the mobile application, acting reasonably and in good faith, assumes that the User:

• provides accurate information about themselves to the extent necessary to use the mobile application;
• is familiar with this Privacy Policy, agrees to it, and accepts the rights and obligations specified therein.

2.2 The administration of the mobile application does not verify the accuracy of personal data provided by the User and does not have the ability to assess their legal capacity. The administration of the mobile application assumes that the User provides reliable and sufficient personal data and keeps them up to date. The administration of the mobile application is not responsible for the consequences of providing inaccurate or insufficient information by the User.

2.3 This Privacy Policy applies only to information processed during the use of the mobile application. The administration of the mobile application does not control and is not responsible for the processing of information by third-party websites that the User may access through links available within the mobile application.

3. Categories of Personal Data

3.1 Categories of personal data that the administration of the mobile application may collect from Users to provide access to the functions of the mobile application:

• first and last name of the User;
• middle name of the User (if available);
• date of birth of the User;
• gender of the User;
• email address of the User;
• phone number of the User;
• name of the country, region, and city where the User resides.

3.2 Providing the User's email address is the minimum requirement for using the mobile application.

3.3 Information about the User's last name, first name, date of birth, phone number, and other ways of contacting the User, as well as the name of the country, region, and city where the User resides, is provided by the User additionally at their own initiative.

3.4 Without the User registering/authenticating in the mobile application, the following information may be processed: the User's email address, device identifier, location with city-level accuracy. The use of geolocation data must be justified by the functionality or necessity for the operation of the mobile application and is allowed only after informing the User about this and obtaining their proper consent.

4. Purposes of Collecting and Processing User's Personal Data

4.1 The administration of the mobile application collects and stores only those personal data of the User that are necessary for providing the full or partial functionality of the mobile application, except in cases where the current legislation provides for mandatory storage of personal data for a certain period.

4.2 The administration of the mobile application processes the User's personal data in order to fulfill the agreement between the administration of the mobile application and the User, the subject of which is to provide the User with access to the use of the mobile application and its functionality.

4.3 The processing of the User's personal data is carried out without a time limit, by any legal means, including in personal data information systems using automation tools or without using such tools.

4.4 The confidentiality of the User's personal data is preserved, except in cases of voluntary provision by the User of information about themselves for general access to an unlimited number of people. By using certain functions of the mobile application, the User agrees that certain parts of their information become publicly available.

5. Transfer of Personal Data

5.1 User's personal data is not transferred to any third parties, except in cases expressly provided for by this Privacy Policy and current legislation.

5.2 To fulfill the agreement between the User and the administration of the mobile application and provide the User with access to the use of the mobile application, the administration of the mobile application develops and implements new services, performs anonymized statistical calculations, optimizes the quality of services, and improves the available functionality of the mobile application. To ensure the implementation of these goals, the User agrees to the processing of personal data by the administration of the mobile application in compliance with current legislation – collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, changing), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), anonymization, blocking, deletion, destruction of personal data.

6. Modification and Deletion of Personal Data

6.1 The User can at any time change (update, supplement) the personal data they have provided, in whole or in part, using the function of editing personal data in the personal section of the mobile application.

6.2 To delete their personal data from the mobile application, the User must send a corresponding request to the email address of the administration of the mobile application info@ipepper.news.

7. Measures to Protect Personal Data

7.1 The administration of the mobile application takes technical and organizational-legal measures to ensure the protection of the User's personal data from unauthorized or accidental access, destruction, alteration, blocking, copying, distribution, as well as from other unlawful actions.

7.2 To authorize access to the mobile application, the User's login (email address or mobile phone number) and password are used. The User is responsible for the safekeeping of this information. The User is not entitled to transfer their login and password to third parties and must take measures to ensure their confidentiality.

8. Limitation of the Privacy Policy

8.1 The effect of this Privacy Policy does not extend to the actions of third parties and websites on the Internet owned by third parties.

8.2 The administration of the mobile application is not responsible for the actions of third parties who have gained access to information about the User as a result of using the Internet and for the consequences of using such information.

9. Applicable Law and Dispute Resolution

9.1 This Privacy Policy is drawn up and interpreted in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Estonia. Issues not regulated by the Privacy Policy are subject to resolution in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Estonia. All possible disputes arising from relations regulated by the Privacy Policy are resolved in accordance with the procedure established by the current legislation of the Republic of Estonia, according to the laws of the Republic of Estonia.

9.2 This Privacy Policy provides for a mandatory pre-trial procedure for resolving disputes arising from the terms of application of this Privacy Policy. The pre-trial procedure for resolving disputes involves the User sending a claim to the administration of the mobile application at the email address info@ipepper.news.

9.3 The claim received from the User by the administration of the mobile application is subject to consideration within 10 (ten) working days from the date of receipt. After considering the received claim, the administration of the mobile application informs the User in writing about the results of considering their claim. The response from the administration of the mobile application is sent in the same way as the claim was received from the User.