Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to Fame to People. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website located at Fametopeople.com (the “Website”), use our mobile applications (the “App”), and interact with our services and products (collectively, the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree to our privacy practices, please do not use the Service. In such cases, you should (a) contact us to request the deletion of your data; (b) cease using the Website and the Service; and (c) cancel any active email subscriptions.

1. Personal Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is Value to People, a news company based in USA, will act as the controller of your personal data. You can contact us regarding your personal data and privacy concerns at [email protected].

2. Categories of Personal Data We Collect

Data You Provide Voluntarily

  • Contact Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter or submit news, we may collect your email address and other contact details.
  • Comments and Posts: If you choose to post comments on our Website, this information will be public and may be visible in search engine results.
  • Third-Party Data: If you log in using social media accounts (such as Facebook), we may collect data from your social media profiles, including your profile image, name, and social media ID.

Data We Collect Automatically

  • Device and Location Data: This includes language settings, IP address, time zone, type and model of your device, device settings, operating system, and other unique identifiers.
  • Usage Data: We track how you interact with our Service, including which pages you view, features you use, and the time spent on our Website.
  • Advertising IDs: We collect advertising IDs such as Apple Identifier for Advertising (“IDFA”), Identifier for Vendor (“IDFV”), or Google Advertising ID (“AAID”) from mobile devices.
  • Cookies and Tracking Pixels: We use cookies and tracking pixels to improve user experience, measure advertising performance, and personalize content.

3. Data Protection Principles

At Fame to People, we adhere to the following data protection principles:

  • Lawful and Transparent: We collect and process personal data in a lawful, fair, and transparent manner, with specific, legitimate purposes.
  • Adequate and Accurate: We ensure that personal data is adequate, accurate, and relevant to the purposes for which it is processed.
  • Limited Retention: Personal data is stored only for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.
  • Security: We implement appropriate measures to protect personal data against foreseeable risks, including theft, cyberattacks, and other breaches.

4. For What Purposes We Process Your Personal Data

At Fame to People, we process your personal data for several key purposes to ensure that we provide, enhance, and protect our Service. Below are the detailed purposes for which we use your personal data:

To Provide Our Service

  • Operational Efficiency: We use your personal data to enable you to use the Service seamlessly and to address technical issues or errors. This ensures that you have a smooth and uninterrupted experience.
  • Hosting and Backend: To host personal data and ensure the Service operates efficiently, we utilize Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS provides hosting and backend services to support our operations. For more information, please refer to Amazon’s Privacy Notice.
  • Error Monitoring: We use Sentry to monitor and report errors and bugs within our Service. This helps us quickly address and resolve issues. Learn more about Sentry’s practices in its Privacy Policy.
  • Content Delivery: Akamai helps us implement a content delivery network (CDN) to enhance the performance and delivery speed of our content. For details, see Akamai’s Privacy Statement.

To Customize Your Experience

  • Personalized Content: We process your data to tailor the content of the Service to your preferences, making your experience more relevant and engaging.

To Provide Customer Support

  • Support Communication: We use your personal data to respond to your requests for technical support and Service information. This may include sending you notifications or emails about Service performance, security updates, payment transactions, and other important notices.

To Communicate With You

  • Service-Related Emails: We send you emails regarding your use of the Service, including updates, performance information, and changes to our Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy. You can opt out of receiving these emails by following the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us at [email protected].
  • Push Notifications: We use OneSignal to send push notifications to your iOS and Android devices and web browsers. For more information, refer to OneSignal’s Privacy Policy.

To Research and Analyze Your Use of the Service

  • Business Analysis: We analyze how you use the Service to understand our business better, plan and develop new products, and improve existing features. This includes statistical analysis to inform our decisions on Service improvements.

To Send Marketing Communications

  • Marketing Emails: We process your personal data to send you marketing communications about our products, special offers, and new features. You can opt out of marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the email or by contacting us at [email protected].
  • Advertising: We may show you advertisements on our Website and send push notifications for marketing purposes. To opt out of receiving push notifications, adjust your device or browser settings.
  • Email Personalization: We use Sendios for delivering tailored email messages. Learn more about Sendios in its Privacy Policy.

To Personalize Our Ads

  • Ad Targeting: We use your data to tailor ads to your interests. This may involve using data from various ad networks and exchanges. We use partners like PubMatic, Criteo, and LiveRamp to deliver and personalize ads. For more information, see:
  • Advertising Opt-Out: To opt out of personalized advertising, follow these instructions:
    • iOS: Go to Settings > Privacy > Apple Advertising and deselect Personalized Ads.
    • Android: Go to Settings > Privacy > Ads and enable Opt out of Ads personalization.
    • macOS: Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy, select Apple Advertising, and deselect Personalized Ads.
    • Windows: Go to Start > Settings > Privacy and turn off the setting for advertising ID.
    For more options, visit:
  • Facebook Pixel: We use Facebook Pixel to track conversions from Facebook ads and build targeted audiences. Learn more about managing your Facebook ad preferences here.
  • Google AdSense: Google AdSense helps us monetize our content by selecting ads based on our audience and content. For more details, see Google’s Privacy Policy.

To Enforce Our Terms and Conditions of Use and Combat Fraud

  • Fraud Prevention: We use personal data to enforce our agreements, detect, prevent, and combat fraud, and may share information with law enforcement agencies if necessary.

To Comply With Legal Obligations

  • Legal Requirements: We may process, use, or share your data to comply with legal requirements or respond to lawful requests from law enforcement agencies.

5. Under What Legal Bases We Process Your Personal Data

We process your personal data based on the following legal bases:

1. Your Consent

  • Marketing Communications: We process your data to send you marketing communications. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the footer of our emails. You can also disable push notifications through your device settings.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We store or access information on your devices using cookies and other tracking technologies based on your consent. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

2. To Perform Our Contract With You

  • Service Provision: We process your data to provide our Service in accordance with our Terms and Conditions of Use.
  • Customization: We use your data to customize your experience and enhance the Service.
  • Customer Support: We process your data to provide you with customer support and communicate important information regarding the Service.

3. For Our (Or Others’) Legitimate Interests

  • Research and Analysis: We process data to analyze and improve our Service. This helps us understand user preferences and enhance user experience.
  • Ad Personalization: We use your data to deliver targeted ads and promote our Service effectively.
  • Fraud Prevention: We process data to enforce our Terms and Conditions, prevent fraud, and address unauthorized use of the Service.

4. To Comply With Legal Obligations

  • Legal Compliance: We may process, use, or share your data to comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests from authorities.

6. With Whom We Share Your Personal Data

We share your personal data with third parties for various purposes:

  • Service Providers: We share data with third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as cloud storage (Amazon), data analytics (Facebook, Google), communication services (Sendios), and marketing partners (Facebook, Google, Mailfire, Sendios, Sentry).
  • Law Enforcement and Public Authorities: We may disclose your data to enforce our Terms and Conditions, protect rights, and comply with legal requests from courts, law enforcement, and other authorities.
  • Business Transactions: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, we may transfer your data as part of the business transaction or to affiliated entities.

7. How You Can Exercise Your Rights

To manage your personal data, you have the following rights:

  • Access, Review, Update, and Correct: You can review, edit, or update your personal data on our Website.
  • Deletion: You can request the deletion of your data, subject to legal requirements. We will honor your request where possible, but may need to retain some data to fulfill legal obligations.
  • Object or Restrict Processing: You can ask us to stop or limit the use of your data.
  • Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you are not satisfied with how we handle your data.
  • Data Portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format by contacting us.

To exercise your rights, please send your request to [email protected].

8. Available Remedies

  • Data Breach Notifications: If a data breach poses a risk to individual rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority and, if necessary, affected data subjects.
  • Complaints and Legal Recourse: If our measures in response to a data breach do not address your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or seek redress through legal means.

9. No Limitation Clause

We do not limit our liability in cases of breaches of the principles set out in Section 3 of this Privacy Policy.

10. Age Limitation

We do not knowingly process personal data from individuals under the age of 16. If you believe that someone younger than 16 has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

11. International Data Transfers

We may transfer personal data to countries outside of your country of residence. If these countries do not have adequate data protection laws, we use safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or adequacy decisions to ensure protection of your data.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. If significant changes are made, we will notify you by email and provide an opportunity to review the revised policy. Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

13. For California Residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) grants California residents additional rights regarding their personal information. Below is a summary of those rights:

Your Rights Under CCPA

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request details about the personal information we collect, use, and disclose about you. This includes knowing the categories of information, sources, and purposes of use.
  • Right to Delete: You can request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. We maintain a dedicated webpage for this purpose. Opt-Out Link
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. This means we will not deny you services, charge different prices, or provide a lower quality of service.
  • Authorized Agents: You can designate an authorized agent to exercise your CCPA rights on your behalf. We will require proof of authorization and may ask you to verify your identity.

To exercise your rights, please send a request to [email protected].

Shine the Light Law

Under California’s Shine the Light law, California residents have the right to request information about personal data shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes. To request this information, email us with “Request for California Privacy Information” in the subject line, and include your state of residence and email address in the message.

14. For Virginia Residents

This section supplements our Privacy Policy and applies if you reside in Virginia. It outlines your rights under the Virginia Consumer Data Privacy Act (VCDPA):

Your Rights Under VCDPA

  • Opt-Out of Targeted Advertising: You can opt out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising by clicking “Do Not Sell/Share My Information”. This action prevents the use of your data for targeted ads.
  • Confirm Data Processing: You may confirm whether your personal data is being processed by emailing us at [email protected].
  • Appeal: If we decline to take action on your data rights request or reject it, you can appeal the decision by emailing us with “Appeal of Refusal to Take Action on Privacy Request” in the subject line. We will respond to your appeal within 60 days. If your appeal is denied, you can contact the Office of the Virginia Attorney General at Office of the Attorney General.

15. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, including providing the Service. We will also keep your data as required to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

16. How “Do Not Track” Requests Are Handled

Various browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) option that signals websites to avoid tracking user activities. We do not currently support DNT requests due to the lack of an adopted standard. Our third-party services may continue to track your activities across websites and services. Please review the privacy policies of third-party services to understand their tracking practices.

17. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at [email protected]. You may also reach out to our Data Protection Officer at [email protected].

Effective as of: 01/01/2024