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[H2] Vox Media is where influence sparks action.

Vox Media, the leader in modern media, is home to top talent, engaging editorial brands, and premium podcasts that ignite conversations and set trends. Across platforms, we drive culture through stories that shape all aspects of our audience’s lives

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[H2] Our Brands

Our prestigious portfolio features the most relevant and respected editorial properties across a wide range of coverage areas, including: Vox, New York Magazine, The Verge, SB Nation, The Cut, Eater, Vulture, The Dodo, The Strategist, Intelligencer, Thrillist, and Popsugar. These trusted brands inspire, inform, and delight audiences on our owned platforms, on social media, on streamers, and at live events. We attract more than 100 million monthly users and generate more than 1 billion monthly video views.

[H2] Our Podcasts

The Vox Media Podcast Network is home to some of the most popular and influential shows, hosted by thought leaders, cultural icons, and sports legends. Reaching a monthly audience of tens of millions of passionate fans across audio, video, and social platforms, as well as at live events, our podcasts spark conversations and shape culture, covering everything from politics, technology, and business to sports, entertainment, and more. Some of our best-known shows include: Pivot, Criminal, Today Explained, Where Should We Begin?, Stay Tuned with Preet, Decoder with Nilay Patel, The Vergecast, Waveform, and A Touch More.

[H2] We Create Premium Advertising Solutions

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From mindset to measurable impact, we’ve created advertiser solutions that deliver outcomes. Our premium suite of advertising solutions builds upon this principle, improving audience experience and brand results.

[H5] Events

We connect trusted editorial brands, diverse voices, and highly engaged audiences to ignite dialogue and inspire action. We execute everything from edit-led tentpoles to client custom events, featuring specialized activation opportunities.

[H5] Content

An adaptable in-house content studio, Vox Creative taps into the insights and scale of the largest media brands in the US, leading the industry by inserting advertisers into cultural conversations and embracing the unpredictable.

[H5] Social Media

Leveraging our trusted brand handles to spark action with your branded assets. Our brands build daily habits and attract a more qualified audience that is primed to act. We provide contextual fit, audience access and bonafide brand safety.

[H5] Vox Media Podcast Network

Across our slate of award-winning shows, we’ve established our place in the podcast industry at the intersection of influence & excellence.

[H5] Concert

A publisher-led advertising marketplace that uses first party data to connect brands with qualified audiences across a network of trusted media properties. We’ve expanded beyond just display into social and video, introducing high-impact ad units built to drive performance.

[H5] Data science

Forte is our always cookie-less proprietary AI platform that connects deep cultural signals to verifiable consumer action across print, digital, video, audio and social.

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102 Million
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325 million
Social Media Followers

1 Billion
Monthly Video Views

59 Million
Monthly Podcast Downloads

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[H2] Our Awards

Vox Media’s brands, shows, and talent have been recognized with major awards in journalism and entertainment, including the Pulitzer Prize, National Magazine Awards, Emmy Awards, James Beard Journalism Awards, the Ambie Awards, iHeart Podcast Awards, and the Gracie Awards. Vox Media has been named one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators, and its podcast network named Adweek’s Hottest Podcast Network of the Year, in addition to numerous other awards for its workplace and creativity.

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Penske Media Corporation Acquires Vox Media Brands Including Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, Popsugar, and The Dodo, Creating the World’s Largest Digital Media Publisher
Ryan Pauley joins Penske Media Corporation as President of PMX Global, LLC, a PMC subsidiary encompassing the combined publishing portfolios, overseeing more than 25 media brands

June 18, 2026

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Vox Media Is Becoming Two Independent Companies
Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff shared this note with the company’s staff this morning.

May 20, 2026

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Lupa Systems Acquires Three Major Divisions of Vox Media: New York Magazine, Vox Media Podcast Network, and Vox
Lupa Systems, James Murdoch’s media and technology holding company, has agreed to acquire New York Magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network, and Vox from the digital media group Vox Media. The properties, known for editorial excellence and deeply engaged audiences, will operate as a subsidiary of Lupa Systems called Vox Media. Eater, Popsugar, SB Nation, The Dodo, and The Verge are not included in the transaction. These divisions’ roster of influential journalists, top-rated podcasts, and digital brands with large social footprints, together with the group’s iconic biweekly print magazine, will give Lupa exceptional new reach across platforms and fit neatly into Lupa’s growing global portfolio. “This acquisition aligns well with our existing holdings and investments and reflects both our interest in the forward edge of culture and our deep commitment to ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations,” said James Murdoch. “It will allow us to apply new tools across the businesses we are building, adding substantial production, distribution, and editorial capability to our group.” Lupa’s acquisition of New York Magazine includes its must-read verticals, The Cut, Vulture, Intelligencer, The Strategist, Curbed, and Grub Street. Vox brings multiplatform leadership in video, text, and podcasts like Today, Explained. The Vox Media Podcast Network, home to popular shows such as Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Criminal, and Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel, has been the fastest growing business within Vox Media and will immediately put Lupa at the top of the podcast field, which now reaches 58% of Americans monthly, according to Edison Research, including two out of three people between the ages of 18 and 54. The new Vox Media will be led by Jim Bankoff, who co-founded Vox Media and has led its growth since its early days as a network of a dozen grassroots sports blogs. He

May 20, 2026

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Andrew Rea (aka “Babish”) Launches “In the Booth with Babish” with Vox Media and Eater
The Biweekly Series Hosted by Hit YouTuber and Author Premieres on Tuesday, May 26

May 19, 2026

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Vox Media and Global Marketing Influencer Seth Matlins Launch “Create or Destroy” Podcast as Part of Multi-Platform Partnership
Vox Media, in partnership with The Wisdomous Company, today announced a new podcast, Create or Destroy: Reimagining Marketing, a weekly business series created and hosted by Seth Matlins, one of global marketing’s most influential thinkers and voices.  Premiering Tuesday, May 12, Create or Destroy features Matlins in conversation with CMOs, CEOs, founders, and cultural thinkers—the people shaping how businesses grow, evolve, and create – or even destroy – value. Each episode offers candid discussions that are revealing, often surprising, and, when necessary, deliberately challenging. The show’s premise is that every decision a company makes—not just the marketing ones—either creates value or destroys it, and so marketing must be reimagined as an organizational mindset not just a function. Upcoming guests include Gary Vaynerchuk; Mathilde Delhoume, Brand Equity Advisor to LVMH General Management and Former Global Brand Officer LVMH; David Axlerod, Political Consultant and Advisor; Jim Mollica, President of the Luxury Division and CMO at Bose; Lara Balazs, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP, Global Marketing at Adobe; Soyoung Kang, President at eos; Carla Hassan, CMO, JPMorgan Chase and more.  Matlins said: “Create or Destroy isn’t a marketing show, it’s a business show, built for the CEOs, CFOs, Boards, and CMOs who understand, or are beginning to understand, that marketing and growth aren’t separate conversations, that marketing isn’t a function but a force multiplier, and that the distance between companies that create compounding value and the ones quietly destroying it is, at its core, a marketing gap.” In addition to the weekly show, Matlins, Vox Media and The Wisdomous Company are convening a global event series — multiday CMO summits, strategic workshops, and intimate discussions designed to bring the show’s thesis ideas to audiences from the C-suite to aspiring marketers and business leaders. The partnership’s first CMO gathering takes place this September in

May 11, 2026

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WNBA Star Skylar Diggins and Broadcaster Cassidy Hubbarth Launch ANDMOM, a New Podcast About Motherhood and Ambition, with Vox Media and Wavelength
Premiering May 14, the biweekly show will feature candid conversations with elite athletes, celebrities, and leaders navigating career and motherhood.

May 7, 2026

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Top Performing F1 Podcast “The Red Flags Podcast” Hosted by Brian Muller and Matt Elisofon Joins Vox Media
Vox Media will Handle Marketing, Sales and Distribution

April 29, 2026

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Soccer Star Midge Purce and Vox Media Launch New Show, ‘Confessions of an Elite Athlete’
The new podcast will offer an unfiltered look inside the minds, pressures, and realities of the world’s top athletes.

April 28, 2026

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Vox Media Partners with Viral Comedian Matt Buechele for New Series “That Sounds Like A Lot”
Launching on Friday, May 1, and produced with AND Media,
Buechele will bring his signature monologues, humor, and music to weekly conversations about culture, politics, and modern life

April 27, 2026

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Vox Media’s Prof G Markets Announces National Tour Kicking Off May 27th
Tickets are on sale now Today, Vox Media announced that Prof G Markets, hosted by NYU Professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway and writer and analyst Ed Elson, will go on tour for the first time this spring. Kicking off on Wednesday, May 27th in San Francisco, with additional stops in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and New York City, Galloway and Elson will bring their sharp market insights–and special guests–to live audiences across the country.  The tour’s dates and locations include: Wednesday, May 27: San Francisco, CA at The Castro Theater Thursday, May 28: Los Angeles, CA at The Wiltern Saturday, May 30: Miami, FL at The Fillmore  Monday, June 1: Chicago, IL at The Vic  Tuesday, June 2: New York City, NY at The Town Hall  “Markets are loud, messy, and often irrational, so it felt right to bring the show out of the studio and into a room full of people,” said Elson. “We’re very excited to go live.” When asked about the tour alongside Elson, Galloway said: “I taught that bitch everything he knows. I can’t wait to see everybody!” Since its launch in 2022, Prof G Markets has grown exponentially, becoming a go-to series for younger audiences looking to connect with financial experts. As the #1 Business Podcast on Apple Podcasts (Q4 2025),  Prof G Markets serves as a daily briefing on the news moving markets – from earnings and geopolitics, to Big Tech and AI.  “Scott and Ed have built the preeminent daily business news show, reaching millions across audio, video, and social platforms,” said Ray Chao, Vox Media’s senior vice president and general manager of podcasts. “We’re excited to bring sharp insights and bad jokes to live audiences nationwide on Prof G Markets’ first-ever live tour.” This is the second tour for Galloway. Last year,

April 16, 2026

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Tennis Champion and Entrepreneur Maria Sharapova Launches New Weekly Show, ‘Pretty Tough,’ with Vox Media
The Grand Slam champion and investor will host honest, wide-ranging conversations with high-achieving women about what it actually takes to perform at the top — without softening ambition to fit expectations.
New episodes of the weekly show come out each Wednesday, with the first episode featuring Academy Award winner Zoe Saldaña dropping on April 22.

April 15, 2026

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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi Joins the Vox Media Podcast Network
The weekly comedy podcast is hosted by Soresi and Russell Daniels

April 8, 2026

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Eater Relaunches Restaurant Discovery App as Part of Brand’s Multiplatform Strategy
App updates include a personalized home screen, smart recommendations, conversational search, and reservations — with Grubhub-powered ordering coming later this spring.

March 24, 2026

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Brené Brown and Adam Grant Join Forces in The Curiosity Shop, a New Weekly Podcast from Vox Media
Two of the most sought-after experts on connection, change, and leadership, one weekly podcast, and an unflinching commitment to learning and unlearning.

March 15, 2026

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Vox Creative, Verizon, and Roku to Premiere “Soccer Meets America” Ahead of World Cup
The three-part documentary series explores the rise of soccer and will premiere in May

March 12, 2026

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Governor Gavin Newsom, Mark Cuban, Spike Jonze, and More Join Vox Media’s Podcast Lineup at South by Southwest 2026
The Vox Media Podcast Stage presented by Odoo will take place from March 13th – March 15th

March 4, 2026

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Vox Media Receives 12 National Magazine Award Nominations, Honoring The Cut, Eater, ‘New York’ Magazine, and The Verge
Winners will be announced Tuesday, May 19th.

February 26, 2026

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Global Fitness Leader Robin Arzón Launches New Weekly Show, Project Swagger, with Vox Media
Launching on February 24th, Project Swagger will see Arzón pull back the curtain on the rituals, routines, and strategies that drive her.

February 17, 2026

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Vox Media Announces New Phase of Language, Please for Creators, Alongside Journalists and Marketers
New suite of tools is aimed at clarifying language usage for creators.

February 12, 2026

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Vulture Returns to 2026 Sundance Film Festival with Its Iconic Photo and Video Studio
The Vulture Spot is Presented by Ketel One Family Made Vodka, La Mer, and Paramount+

January 21, 2026

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How Vox Media Is Unlocking More Value for Our Partners
The platforms where most people spend most of their time are being flooded with content, much of it increasingly automated, increasingly indistinguishable, and increasingly optimized for volume over meaning. AI has dramatically lowered the cost of producing content, thereby accelerating the commoditization of audience attention. Over the last year, something fundamental has shifted in the media and marketing ecosystem. Even the platforms themselves are acknowledging the challenge. In a recent post, Instagram head Adam Mosseri noted that AI-generated content is becoming increasingly difficult to parse and that it will likely take years for platforms and audiences to fully grapple with the implications. That’s a striking admission from one of the largest content distribution systems in the world. At the same time, audiences are telling us something equally important. Research from Pew shows that three-quarters of audiences say it’s important to know whether content was made by AI, yet only 1 in 10 people feel confident they can tell the difference. That gap between importance and certainty is the trust deficit brands now operate inside.  When even the platforms say it will take years to untangle AI-generated content and audiences say they care deeply about what’s real but can’t tell, trust becomes the scarcest resource in marketing. At Vox Media, we’ve always centered talented creators, invested in strong franchises and IP, and developed communities, both online and IRL. As this new era of discovery, trust, and brand-building takes shape, we’re sharpening how we will work with our brand partners to leverage our talent and IP to deliver on their goals.   How we’re evolving at Vox Media At Vox Media, we have leading publishing and podcasting businesses. Over the past couple of years, each has evolved into distinct growth engines, with unique audiences, formats, and commercial opportunities.  To capitalize on our opportunity,

January 20, 2026

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Vox Media and South by Southwest Partner on Official Podcast Stage for a Third Year
Running from March 13-15th, the Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW will bring audiences live programming from top talent including journalist Kara Swisher, entrepreneur Scott Galloway, tech expert Marques Brownlee, research professor Brené Brown, and more.

January 20, 2026

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Vox Media Partners with Award-Winning Marketing Expert Seth Matlins on New Multi-Platform Media Franchise
The franchise will serve top marketing and business executives with new podcasts, series of live events, and more

January 5, 2026

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Eater Under Wraps Returns to New York City this December
The two-day holiday experience will take place December 13th and 14th at Soho Lofts.

November 19, 2025

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[H1] Privacy Notice
Updated and Effective as of January 30, 2023
We have prepared this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to explain to you how we collect, use, and share information and Personal Data we obtain through your use of the Internet sites, applications and online services (“Services”) that are operated by, controlled by or affiliated with Vox Media, LLC, and any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, brands and entities that it controls, including those listed at corp.voxmedia.com and any other affiliated sites and applications for which a link to this Privacy Policy appears (collectively “Vox,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy only covers information collected through the Services and via direct communications between you and Vox Media, LLC, and, unless otherwise notified to you, does not cover any information collected at any other website, application or otherwise by us (unless specifically stated), including when you call us, write to us, or communicate with us in any manner other than through the Services. By using the Services, you consent to such collection, use and sharing of your information and Personal Data and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
We will only process your Personal Data in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws.
[H2] Table of Contents
Information We Automatically Collect
Cookies/Tracking Technologies
Information You Choose To Submit
Information We Receive From Other Sources
Information Use
Social Network and Platform Integration
Our Information Sharing Practices
Anonymous Data
Public Information
Users Outside of the United States and Consent to Transfer
How We Respond to “Do Not Track” Signals
Advertising
Choice/Opt-Out From Communications
Retaining, Modifying and Deleting Your Personal Data
Security
Links
Children’s Privacy
Sensitive Personal Data
Important Information for California Residents: Your California Privacy Rights
Privacy Disclosures for Virginia Residents
Privacy Disclosures for Nevada Residents
Privacy Disclosures for European Data Subjects
Data Subject Request Reporting
Changes
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[H2] Information We Automatically Collect
Categories of Information. We and our third-party service providers (including any third-party content, advertising, and analytics providers) automatically collect certain information from your device or web browser when you interact with the Services to help us understand how our users use the Services and to target advertising to you (which we will refer to in this Privacy Policy collectively as “Usage Data”). For example, each time you visit the Services we and our third-party service providers may automatically collect your location, IP address, mobile device identifier or other unique identifier, browser and computer type, Internet service provider used, clickstream information, access time, the Web page you came from, the URL you go to next, the Web page(s) that you access during your visit and your interaction with content or advertising on the Services. We may contract with third parties to collect this information on our behalf for analytics purposes.
Purposes For This Information. We and our third-party service providers use such Usage Data for a variety of purposes including to diagnose problems with our servers and software, to administer the Services, to gather demographic information and to target advertising to you on the Services and elsewhere online. Accordingly, our third-party advertising networks and ad servers will also provide us with information, including reports that will tell us how many ads were presented and clicked on the Services in a manner that does not identify personally any specific individual. The Usage Data we collect is generally non-identifying, but if we associate it with you as a specific and identifiable person, we will treat it as Personal Data.
[H2] Cookies/Tracking Technologies
We use tracking technologies, such as cookies, local storage, and pixel tags.
[H3] Cookies and Local Storage
Cookies and local storage may be set and accessed on your computer. Upon your first visit to the Services, a cookie or local storage will be sent to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. “Cookies” and local storage are small files containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer’s browser and stored on your device when you visit a website. Many major Web services use cookies to provide useful features for their users. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent; however, if you reject cookies, you will not be able to sign in to the Services or take full advantage of our Services. Additionally, if you clear all cookies on your browser at any point after setting your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent, you will have to again reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent.
For more information, please read our Cookie Policy.
[H3] Pixel Tags
We also use “pixel tags,” which are small graphic files that allow us and third parties to monitor the use of the Services and collect Usage Data. A pixel tag can collect information such as the IP address of the device that downloaded the page on which the tag appears; the URL of the page on which the pixel tag appears; the time (and length of time) the page containing the pixel tag was viewed; the type of browser that retrieved the pixel tag; and the identification number of any cookie previously placed by that server on your computer.
We use pixel tags, either provided by us or by our third-party advertisers, service providers and ad networks, to collect information about your visit, including the pages you view, the links you click and other actions taken in connection with our sites and Services and use them in combination with our cookies to provide offers and information of interest to you. Pixel tags also enable ad networks to serve targeted advertisements to you when you visit the Services or other websites.
[H3] Log Files
A log file is a file that records events that occur in connection with your use of the Service, such as your service use data. We collect log files and other usage information when you access, use and interact with the Services (even if you have not created an account or logged into your account on the Services), including IP address, date and time that you signed up for an account, language setting, browser type, operating system type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, page you requested, user agent, date and time stamps, clickstream data, and information about your search and click activity.
[H3] Device Fingerprinting
Device fingerprinting is the process of analyzing and combining sets of information elements from your device’s browser, such as JavaScript objects and installed fonts, in order to create a “fingerprint” of your device and uniquely identify your device and apps.
[H3] App Technologies, Customization, and Usage
There are a variety of tracking technologies that may be included in our apps that allow us to collect information about your installation, use, and updating of our apps as well as information about your device, including your unique mobile device identifier (“UDID”) and other technical identifiers. More specifically, these tracking technologies allow us to collect data about your device and your use of our apps, the pages, videos, other content, or ads you see or click on during your visit and when and for how long you do so, and items you download. These tracking technologies are not browser-based like cookies and cannot be controlled by browser settings. For example, our apps may include third party SDKs, which is code that sends information about your use to a server, and is in effect the app version of a pixel. These SDKs allow us to track our conversions and communicate with you across devices, bring you advertising both on and off the Services, customize the app to your interests and preferences and link such across platforms and devices, and provide you with additional functionality, such as the ability to connect our Service with your social media account.
[H3] Location-Identifying Technologies
GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and other location-aware technologies may be used to collect location data when you enable location-based services through your device. Location data may be used for purposes such as verifying your device’s location and delivering or restricting relevant content and advertising based on that location.
In addition, we use a variety of other technologies that collect similar information for security and fraud detection purposes essential to the operation of our sites and business.
For more information about the use of cookies and similar technology on our Service, please review Section 13 of this Privacy Notice and our Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy. You can also find more information about cookies and how they work, what cookies have been set on your computer or mobile device and how to manage and delete them here and here.
[H2] Information You Choose To Submit
You can visit the Services without telling us who you are or revealing any information by which someone could identify you as a specific, identifiable individual (which we will refer to in this Privacy Policy collectively as “Personal Data”). If, however, you wish to register to become a member of the Services, you are required to provide certain Personal Data (for example, your name and email address), and you must also provide a username and password. We use your Personal Data to fulfill your requests for products and services, to improve our Services, to contact you from time to time about us and our products and services, and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.
We refer collectively to all information we collect that is not Personal Data, including Usage Data, demographic data and de-identified Personal Data, as “Non-Personal Data”. If we combine Non-Personal Data with Personal Data, we will treat the combined information as Personal Data under this Privacy Policy.
Personal Data, Non-Personal Data, and User Submissions are referred to in this Privacy Policy collectively as “User Information.”
You may choose to enter contests, sweepstakes, competitions, participate in surveys, subscribe to newsletters, comment articles, use message boards, chat rooms, reader photo upload areas, reader ratings and reviews, save articles or other content on our Services, reader-created content upload areas, contact us and customer support areas, and areas that allow you to register for SMS text messaging and mobile alerts, or otherwise interact with us in similar ways (“Interactive Areas”). These Interactive Areas may require that you provide Personal Data corresponding with the activities. You understand and agree that the Interactive Areas are voluntary and that your’re providing Personal Data for those activities will be collected and used by us to identify and communicate with you. In certain circumstances, we may share that Personal Data with sponsors, advertisers, affiliates or other partners. When you take a quiz or survey or respond to a poll on the Services, in addition to recording your responses, we may record your IP address and/or other identifiers in order to provide an outcome (for quizzes), report and analyze your survey results, or record your vote as part of the final count (for polls). We may also use and disclose this information for advertising purposes as described in this Privacy Policy.
In addition, you are required to provide certain Personal Data when you submit a job application and supporting materials. You can also choose to submit or we may collect additional information about yourself, such as demographic information (for example your gender, birth date, or zip code) and information about your preferences and interests. Failure to provide any required Personal Data will prevent us from being able to provide the Services you request (e.g., member registration or submission of job application) or otherwise inhibit our ability to provide the Services.
Here are examples of User Information we may collect:
Contact Data – your first and last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact data.
Credentials – passwords, password hints, and other information for authentication and account access.
Demographic Data – demographic information including your age, gender, and country.
Payment Data – data necessary to process your payment if you make a purchase, including your payment instrument number (such as a credit card number), and the security code associated with your payment instrument. With the exception of partial data such as the last four digits of your credit card, Payment Data will be collected directly by our third-party payment processors, and we will never collect, store, or otherwise process this information.
Profile Data – your username, interests, favorites, and other profile data.
Contacts – any contact information that you specifically choose to provide us in order to fulfill a request by you. For example, you may provide us with another person’s name and address in order to fulfill a gift subscription for that person. Such functionality is only intended for United States residents. By using this functionality, you acknowledge and agree that both you and your contacts are based in the U.S. and that you have your contacts’ consent for us to use their contact information to fulfill your request.
Content – the content of messages you send to us, such as feedback and product reviews you write, or questions and information you provide to customer support. We also collect the content of your communications as necessary to provide you with the services you use.
Resume Data – to consider you for a job opening if you submit an application to us, including your employment history, writing samples, and references.
Survey Data – we may also survey visitors about various topics, including events and experiences, media consumption preferences and how we can improve our Services. Response to our surveys is entirely voluntary.
Public Postings – information when you submit something to be displayed on our Services. Any communication you submit or that may be posted to a publicly viewable area of our Services, such as a comment on an article or a review, is a public communication and may be viewed by the general public. Therefore, you acknowledge and understand that you have no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in the content you submit to such areas via our Services, whether or not your submission includes Personal Data. These submissions would include newsletter sign-ups and any area of our Service that requires a login or registration prior to use. If at any time y