Privacy Policy

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This Privacy Policy explains how OneMarket News ("OneMarket", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you access or use our website, feeds, dashboards, and related services (collectively, the "Service").

This is a concise, product-ready starting point. You should review and adapt it with your own counsel to match your exact data practices and jurisdictions.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Account & profile data

When you create an account, we may collect:

• Email address
• Password (stored using secure hashing via our auth provider)
• Display name or handle
• Role (e.g. reader, writer, editor, admin)
• Optional profile details you choose to provide

1.2 Usage & log data

When you use OneMarket, we may automatically collect:

• Pages visited and actions taken (e.g. submissions, publishes, clicks)
• Basic device and browser details
• Timestamps and approximate region (not precise GPS)
• Referring URLs or campaign parameters (if applicable)

This helps us monitor performance, prevent abuse, and understand what features are useful.

1.3 Contributor content

If you submit content (such as headlines, summaries, citations, comments, or links), we store that content along with metadata like:

• Your user ID and role at the time of submission
• When it was created, edited, and published
• Trust labels, editor notes, and status changes

1.4 Cookies & similar technologies

We may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Keep you signed in securely
• Remember basic preferences
• Measure feature usage and detect abuse

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but some features may not work properly if you disable them.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and improve the OneMarket platform and feeds.
• Authenticate users and manage roles (reader, writer, editor, admin).
• Process and review contributor submissions.
• Display analytics and metrics (e.g. signups, publications, engagement).
• Monitor system health, prevent fraud, spam, and abuse.
• Communicate with you about your account, security, or product updates.

We may use aggregated or anonymized data (that does not identify you personally) for analytics, dashboards, case studies, or business reporting.

3. Legal Bases (Where Applicable)

Where required by law (such as in the EU/EEA or UK), our processing of personal data may be based on:

• Performance of a contract (providing you the Service).
• Legitimate interests (e.g. security, analytics, improving the platform).
• Your consent (e.g. for certain communications or cookies, where applicable).

4. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in limited cases:

• Service providers: With trusted vendors (e.g. hosting, databases, analytics, email, error monitoring) who process data on our behalf under appropriate safeguards.
• Team & editors: With authorized team members and editors who need access to operate the platform, review submissions, and enforce policies.
• Legal & safety: If required by law or in response to valid legal requests, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of OneMarket, our users, or the public.
• Business transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, investment, or sale of assets, user data may be transferred as part of the transaction, subject to similar protections.

Public content you submit (such as approved stories) may be visible to anyone who uses the Service.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

We may retain logs and contribution history for longer periods to preserve editorial transparency, security records, and auditability, especially for published content and trust decisions.

6. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including secure hosting, access controls, and encryption provided by our infrastructure and authentication providers.

No system is perfectly secure. You are responsible for using a strong password, keeping it confidential, and promptly notifying us of any suspected compromise.

7. Your Choices & Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, such as:

• Accessing or updating your account information.
• Requesting deletion of your account (subject to retention needs).
• Objecting to or restricting certain types of processing.
• Exporting your data where technically feasible.

You can usually manage key details from your profile or account settings. For additional requests, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

8. International Transfers

OneMarket may process and store data in regions where our infrastructure providers operate. By using the Service, you understand that your information may be transferred across borders, subject to appropriate safeguards as required by applicable law.

9. Third-Party Links & Services

The Service may link to external sites, tools, APIs, or content that we do not control. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. We encourage you to review those policies separately.

10. Children's Privacy

OneMarket is not directed to children under 13 (or under the age of majority in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date above. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice (for example, in-app or by email).

Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated Policy.

12. Contact

For questions or privacy-related requests, you can reach us at: privacy@onemarket.news (or your current contact address).