ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: July 2, 2026

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., our brands (including, but not limited to, UATL), and our "Affiliates" (other companies within the Cox Enterprises, Inc. corporate family that support the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) (collectively "AJC Network" also referred to as "we," "us," or "our"). This privacy policy applies to our websites, mobile applications and other online and offline products and services, including our podcasts, newspaper subscriptions, ecommerce, online stores (including the AJC Store), and live or virtual events, (collectively, the "AJC Network Services") that posts a link to this Privacy Policy, regardless of how you access or use it and does not apply to any Affiliate that maintains a separate privacy policy.

This Privacy Policy will provide you with information as to how AJC Network collects, uses, and shares information about you, including the choices AJC Network offers with respect to that information, and applies to your use of any AJC Network Service, regardless of how you access or use it. For certain AJC Network Services, there may be additional notices about information practices and choices. Please read those additional privacy disclosures to understand how they apply to you.

This Privacy Policy should be read in association with our Online Services Terms of Use ("Terms of Use"), which governs the AJC Network Services.

CCPA PRIVACY NOTICE

This Privacy Policy serves as your privacy notice at the time of collection of personal information, as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). It provides details about the categories of personal information we collect (see Section 1), the purposes for which the information is used (see Section 2), and your rights regarding your personal information (see Section 13). By using our services and providing us with your personal information, you acknowledge and consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the personal information processing disclosed in it.

You can click on the following links to navigate to the different sections in this Notice.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you use the AJC Network Services, we, or Service Providers acting on our behalf, may collect information about you or relating to you and your household ("Personal Information"). This generally happens in one of three ways—you provide us with information, we collect information through automated methods, or we collect information from other sources. We also infer information about you based on other Personal Information, such as your language of choice or use of the AJC Network Services. There are some situations in which it is necessary for us to collect your Personal Information in order to provide a service to you or to meet legal requirements.

A. Information about You that You Provide. You may share certain information directly with us when you interact with the AJC Network and/or its Service Providers (defined below). For example, AJC Network collects information when you use or register for AJC Network Services, subscribe to notifications or communications, post on an AJC Network Service, participate in promotional activities, purchase products or services, express your interests and/or preferences, participate in web forums or other interactive sessions, subscribe to our newsletters or provide feedback, request information, or communicate, use or transact with us regarding the AJC Network Services. We may also ask for your information for special reasons, such as for research or in surveys. In addition, when you interact with certain Third-Party Services (defined below), you may be able to provide information to those third parties. For more information on Third-Party Services’ data collection and practices see Section 6. For more information on Service Provider data collection and practices see Section 3.

AJC collects and uses the following information for the purposes ("Purpose") set forth in the table below.

B. Information Collected Automatically. When you use the AJC Network Services, our technology, or that of our Service Providers and/or Third-Party Services, automatically collects certain types of information about you ("Usage Information"). Usage Information may include IP address, device identifier, browser type, operating system, information about your use of the AJC Network Services, and data regarding network connected hardware (e.g., computer or mobile device). For instance, when you use the AJC mobile app to receive weather alerts, depending on your device’s location settings, we may use your location to determine the weather forecast relevant to your location. For more information on Third-Party Services’ data collection and practices see Section 6. For more information on Service Provider data collection and practices see Section 3. For information on choices some of these third parties may offer you regarding automated data collection see Section 11.

The methods that may be used on the AJC Network Services to collect Usage Information include:

• Internet usage information: Internet usage information is data about your use of the AJC Network Services, such as IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, device identifiers, device advertising identifiers, mobile network, operating system details, date/time stamps, language preferences, referring URLs, length of visits, traffic data, pages viewed, browsing history, search history, information regarding interactions with our website or advertisements, and related data.

• Information Collected by Cookies and Other Website Data Technologies: Cookies, Web Beacons, Embedded Scripts, Location-Identifying Technologies, Device Recognition Technologies, In-app Data Technologies, Session Replay Technologies, and other website or application data technologies currently in use or to be developed in the future (collectively "Website Data Technologies") may be used on the AJC Network Services as well as in our email communications and newsletters, including information about your browsing and purchasing behavior.

• Cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s device for record-keeping purposes. Cookie types that are used on the AJC Network Services include session ID cookies or persistent cookies. Session ID cookies make it easier for you to navigate the AJC Network Services and expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain longer and help in understanding how you use the AJC Network Services and enhance your user experience. Cookies may remain on your hard drive for an extended period of time. If you use your browser’s method of blocking or removing cookies, some but not all types of cookies may be deleted and/or blocked and as a result some features, and functionalities of the AJC Network Services may not work. HTML5 cookies can be programmed through HTML5 local storage. HTML5 cookies are locally stored on your device other than in the browser and browser settings will not control them. The AJC Network Services may associate some or all of these types of cookies with your devices.

• Web Beacons ("Tracking Pixels"). Web beacons are small graphic images, also known as "Internet tags" or "clear gifs," embedded in web pages and e-mail messages. Web beacons may be used, without limitation, to count the number of visitors to the AJC Network Services, to monitor how users navigate the AJC Network Services, and to count content views.

• Embedded Scripts. An embedded script is programming code designed to collect information about your interactions with the AJC Network Services. It is temporarily downloaded onto your computer from AJC Network’s web server, or from a third party with which AJC Network works and is active only while you are connected to the AJC Network Services and deleted or deactivated thereafter.

• Location-identifying Technologies. GPS (global positioning systems) software, geo-filtering, geo-targeting, geo-fencing, and other location-aware technologies locate you (sometimes precisely), or make assumptions about your location, for purposes such as verifying your location and delivering or restricting content based on your location. If you have enabled GPS or use other location-based features on the AJC Network Services, your device location may be tracked by us and third parties. The localized weather and traffic feature offered within our mobile app, for example, may access and use information about your device location (such as based on IP address or GPS, as applicable). Additionally, some of the AJC Network Services use information you enter to offer location-based recommendations and the AJC Network Services’ content may be personalized based on various information we may have about you to try to provide you with more location-relevant content. You may use your app or browser settings to withdraw your consent for our use of precise geolocation at any time.

• Device Recognition Technologies. Technologies, including application of statistical probability to data sets, as well as linking a common unique identifier to different device use (e.g., Facebook ID), which attempt to recognize or make assumptions about users and devices (e.g., that a user of multiple devices is the same user or household) ("Cross-device Data").

• In-App Site Technologies. There are a variety of Website Data Technologies that may be included in mobile applications, and these are not browser-based like cookies and cannot be controlled by browser settings. Some use device identifiers, or other identifiers such as "Ad IDs" to associate app user activity to a particular app and to track user activity across apps and/or devices. You can reset or delete your tracking IDs in your browser by using the settings to delete all cookies. You can reset your mobile Ad ID in the privacy settings on your phone.

• Session Replay Technologies. Technologies that monitor, and may record, certain of your interactions with the AJC Network Services and/or collect and analyze information from your device, such as, without limitation, your operating system, plug-ins, system fonts, and other data, for purposes such as customer support, identification, security, fraud prevention, troubleshooting, monitoring and/or improving the AJC Network Services and customizing or optimizing your experience on the AJC Network Services.

• Content Tracking Information. When you click play on an embedded video or audio file, you affirmatively consent to AJC and the technology vendor that hosts the content. You may disable autoplay in your web browser.

Some information about your use of the AJC Network Services and certain third-party services may be collected using Website Data Technologies across time and services and used by AJC Network and third parties for purposes such as to associate different devices you use and deliver relevant ads and/or other content to you on the AJC Network Services and certain third-party services. See Section 11 regarding certain choices regarding these activities.

C. Information AJC Network Collects from Other Sources. AJC Network also obtains Personal Information about you from other sources, including, your contacts who share your information with us, Service Providers and Third-Party Services, and combine that with Personal Information collected from your use of the AJC Network Services. AJC also acquires data from third parties, including data brokers, to provide better services to you, including marketing and advertising. AJC Network is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of the information provided by third parties or for third party policies or practices.

2. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE OBTAIN

AJC Network uses your Personal Information as set forth in the table above. In addition, AJC Network may use some or all of your Personal Information to:

• Allow you to participate in the features we offer on the AJC Network Services;
• Contact you regarding your purchase or use of AJC Network Services;
• Facilitate, manage, personalize, and improve your online experience;
• Provide you with notices about your account and/or subscriptions, including expiration and renewal notices;
• Notify you about changes to the AJC Network Services or any products or services we offer;
• Enable you to interact with us and others through various means, such as through our message boards or discussion or comment areas;
• Process your registration, manage your account and/or upload your User Generated Content ("UGC"). (For more information on how UGC is treated under the AJC Network Services see our Online Services Terms of Use. For more on the public nature of UGC, see Section 2 of the Online Services Terms of Use);
• Transact with you, provide products, services or information you request, deliver content, respond to your comments, questions and requests, serve you content and/or advertising, and send you notices;
• Improve the AJC Network Services and for any other internal business analytics;
• Advertise, market, and obtain analytics, including without limitation, tailoring our content, advertisements, and offers to you;
• Perform data analyses, including market and consumer research, trend analysis, demographic analysis and financial analysis;
• Fulfill other purposes disclosed at the time you provide Personal Information or otherwise where we are legally permitted or are required to do so;
• Determine your location and manage digital content rights (e.g., territory restrictions);
• Prevent and address fraud, breach of policies or terms, and threats of harm;
• Diagnose and address technical and service problems;
• Protect you and/or the AJC Network from information security threats; and
• Comply with applicable legal requirements and our policies.

3. INFORMATION WE DISCLOSE TO THIRD PARTIES

AJC Network discloses your Personal Information to third parties, including Service Providers, as set forth in the table above. In addition, AJC Network also discloses Personal Information, as permitted by this Privacy Policy and applicable law, for the following purposes:

• Marketing: Subject to your communications choices explained below, we may use your Personal Information to send you marketing communications. AJC Network will not disclose your AJC Personal Information with third parties, other than Affiliates, for their own marketing to you using mail, email or telephone ("Direct Marketing"), except in connection with Corporate Transactions (defined below).
• Your Disclosure or Consent: As more fully described in Section 5 (Information You Disclose Publicly or to Others) and Section 6 (Third-Party Content, Third-Party Services, Social Features, Advertising and Analytics), your activities on the AJC Network Services may, by their nature, result in the sharing of your information with third parties and by engaging in these activities you consent to that and further sharing and disclosure to third parties. Such third-party data receipt and collection is subject to the privacy and business practices of that third party, not AJC Network.

AJC Network may also disclose any information about you (including, without limitation, Personal Information) for any purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy, or our written statements at the point of collection, and otherwise not prohibited by applicable law, including, without limitation:

• AJC Network’s agents, vendors, consultants, and other Service Providers (collectively "Service Providers") may receive, or be given access to, your information, including, without limitation, Personal Information and Usage Information, in connection with their work on AJC Network’s behalf. For more information on choices Service Providers may offer you, see Section 11;
• To comply with the law, law enforcement or other legal process, and, where permitted, in response to a government request; and
• If AJC Network believes your actions are inconsistent with AJC Network’s Online Services Terms of Use, user agreements, applicable terms or policies, or to protect the rights, property, life, health, security, and safety of AJC Network and its employees, the AJC Network Services or its users, including you, or any third party.

In addition, AJC Network may disclose your Personal Information, in connection with or during negotiations of any proposed or actual financing of our business, or merger, purchase, sale, joint venture, or any other type of acquisition or business combination of all or any portion of AJC Network assets, or transfer of all or a portion of AJC Network’s business to another company, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding ("Corporate Transactions").

4. SWEEPSTAKES, CONTESTS, AND PROMOTIONS

AJC Network may offer sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions (each, a "Promotion"), including Promotions jointly sponsored or offered by third parties, which may require submitting Personal Information. Your information, including Personal Information, may be disclosed to AJC Network, co-sponsors, Service Providers, and other third parties in connection with a Promotion, including without limitation for administrative purposes and as required by law (e.g., on a winners list). By entering, you are agreeing to the official rules that govern that Promotion, which may include consent to additional or differing data practices from those contained in this Privacy Policy. Please review the rules of that Promotion carefully.

5. INFORMATION YOU DISCLOSE PUBLICLY OR TO OTHERS

The AJC Network Services may permit you to post or submit UGC including, without limitation, written content, user profiles, audio or visual recordings, computer graphics, pictures, data, or other content, including Personal Information. If you choose to submit UGC to any public area of the AJC Network Services, your UGC will be considered "public" and will be accessible by anyone, including AJC Network. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, unless otherwise explicitly agreed by us, Personal Information included in UGC is not subject to AJC Network’s usage or sharing limitations, or other obligations, regarding Personal Information under this Privacy Policy or otherwise, and may be used and shared by AJC Network and third parties to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law. AJC Network encourages you to exercise caution when making decisions about what you disclose in such public areas.

If you delete your UGC from the AJC Network Services, copies of your UGC may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or might have been copied or stored by other users. Proper access and use of information provided on the AJC Network Services, including UGC, is governed by our Online Services Terms of Use. For more information on how UGC is treated by the AJC Network Services, see our Online Services Terms of Use – Section 2. California minors should see Section 9 regarding potential removal of certain UGC they have posted on the AJC Network Services.

6. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT, THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, SOCIAL FEATURES, ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS

The AJC Network Services may include hyperlinks to or include on or in connection with the AJC Network Services (e.g., apps, plug-ins, application programming interfaces ("API"), and software development kits ("SDK")), websites, locations, platforms, applications or services operated by third parties ("Third-Party Service(s)"). These Third-Party Services may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other Website Data Technology to independently collect information about you and may solicit Personal Information from you.

Certain functionalities on the AJC Network Services permit interactions between the AJC Network Services and certain Third-Party Services, such as third-party social networks ("Social Features"). If you post information on a third-party service that references the AJC Network Services (e.g., by using a hashtag associated with the AJC Network in a tweet or status update), your post may be used on or in connection with the AJC Network Services or otherwise by AJC Network. Also, both AJC Network and the third party may have access to certain information about you and your use of the AJC Network Services and any Third-Party Service.

AJC Network may use Google Analytics or other Service Providers for analytics services. These analytics services may use cookies and other Website Data Technologies to help AJC Network analyze the AJC Network Services’ users and how they use the AJC Network Services. Information generated by these services (e.g., your IP address and other Usage Information) may be transmitted to and stored by these Service Providers on servers in the U.S. (or elsewhere) and these Service Providers may use this information for purposes described in this Privacy Policy and without limitation for evaluating your use of the AJC Network Services, compiling statistic reports on the AJC Network Services’ activity, and providing other services relating to the AJC Network Services activity and other Internet usage.

AJC Network may engage and work with Service Providers and other third parties to serve advertisements on the AJC Network Services and/or on third-party services. Some of these ads may be tailored to your interests based on your browsing of the AJC Network Services and elsewhere on the Internet, which may include Cross-device Data, sometimes referred to as "interest-based advertising" and "online behavioral advertising" ("Online Interest-based Advertising"), which may include sending you an ad on a third-party service after you have left the AJC Network Services (i.e., "retargeting").

In addition, we may serve ads on third-party services that are targeted to reach people on those services that are also identified on one of more of our databases ("Matched List Ads"). This is done by using Website Data Technologies or by matching common factors between our databases and the databases of the third-party services. For instance, we may use such ad services offered by Facebook or Meta or X (formerly known as Twitter) and other Third-Party Services. AJC Network Services may contain links to websites, mobile applications, and other online services operated by Third-Party Services. We are not responsible for the activity of these Third-Party Services on their sites, apps and otherwise, including without limitation their security of the data. If we use Facebook to serve Matched List Ads on Facebook services, you should be able to hover over the box in the right corner of such a Facebook ad, or go to your account settings, and find out what options Facebook offers you to control such ads. If we use Twitter Matched List Ads, you should be able to review your ad options in account settings on Twitter.

The AJC Store ("Store") is hosted by Shopify, which collects and processes Personal Information about your access to and use of the Store in order to provide and improve your ecommerce experience. Information you submit to the Store will be transmitted to and shared with Shopify as well as third parties that may be located in countries other than where you reside, in order to provide and improve the Store experience for you. Payment transactions are processed through Shopify’s secure checkout and payment processing services or their authorized partners.

In addition, to help protect, grow, and improve our business, we use certain Shopify enhanced features that incorporate data and information obtained from your interactions with the Store, along with other merchants and with Shopify. To provide these enhanced features, Shopify may make use of Personal Information collected about your interactions with our store, along with other merchants, and with Shopify. In these circumstances, Shopify is responsible for the processing of your personal information, including for responding to your requests to exercise your rights over use of your personal information for these purposes. We also may use third-party applications available through the Shopify platform to support store functionality, analytics, fulfillment, or customer service.

To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and any rights you may have, you can visit the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy. Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights with respect to your Personal Information, including the right to access, correct, delete, or limit certain uses of your data. You may exercise those rights through the Shopify Privacy Portal.

AJC Network is not responsible for, and makes no representations regarding, the policies or business practices of any third parties, including, without limitation, analytics or ecommerce Service Providers and Third-Party Services associated with the AJC Network Services, and encourages you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use. See Section 11 for more on certain choices offered by some third parties regarding their data collection and use, including regarding Online Interest-based Advertising and analytics. AJC Network also has relationships with third-party platforms, devices, or applications that provide AJC Network content. AJC Network does not own or operate these third-party platforms, devices, or applications. For more information about how these platforms, devices, or applications collect and use your information, you should review those parties’ privacy policies.

7. DATA SECURITY AND MONITORING

AJC Network has implemented security measures designed to protect Personal Information (excluding public UGC) from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Nevertheless, transmission via the Internet and online digital storage are not completely secure and AJC Network does not guarantee the security of your information collected through the AJC Network Services.

To help protect you and others, AJC Network and its Service Providers may (but make no commitment to) monitor use of the AJC Network Services, and may collect and use related information including Personal Information to, without limitation, identify fraudulent activities and transactions; prevent abuse of, and investigate and/or seek prosecution for, any potential threats to or misuse of the AJC Network Services; ensure compliance with the Online Services Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy; investigate violations of or enforce these documents; improve the AJC Network Services and your AJC Network Services experiences, and to protect the rights and property of AJC Network, third parties, and other users. Monitoring may result in the collection, recording, and analysis of online activity or communications through the AJC Network Services. If you do not consent to these conditions, you must discontinue your use of the AJC Network Services.

8. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER

AJC Network is based in the U.S. and the information AJC Network and its Service Providers collect is governed by U.S. law. AJC Network does not intend to offer goods and services (including the AJC Network Services) to individuals outside of the U.S. If you are accessing the AJC Network Services from outside of the U.S., please be aware that information collected through the AJC Network Services may be transferred to, processed, stored, and used in the U.S. Data protection laws in the U.S. may be different from those of your country of residence. Your use of the AJC Network Services or provision of any information therefore constitutes your consent to the transfer to and from, processing, usage, sharing, and storage of your information, in the U.S. as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

9. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The AJC Network Services are intended for a general audience and not directed to children less than 16 years of age. AJC Network does not intend to collect personal information of children under 16. If you are under 16, do not provide any personal information to us. If we obtain actual knowledge that we have collected children’s personal information, we will remove that data. If you believe your child may have provided us with their personal information, you can contact us at ajcprivacy@coxinc.com and we will delete their personal information to the extent required by law.

10. ACCESSING AND CHANGING INFORMATION

AJC Network may allow you to delete, correct, or update some Personal Information, and potentially certain other information about you (e.g., profile and account information) by contacting us or by signing into your AJC Network online account. AJC Network will make good faith efforts to make requested changes in AJC Network’s then-active databases as soon as practicable, but it is not always possible to completely change, remove or delete all of your information or public postings from AJC Network’s databases (California minors see Section 9) and residual and/or cached data may remain archived thereafter. However, we may retain data (a) as required by applicable law; and (b) for so long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the data is retained except to the extent prohibited by applicable law. For more information on how to contact us and exercise your rights, see below.

11. CHOICES: WEBSITE DATA TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS OPTIONS

A. Website Data Technologies Generally. Regular cookies may generally be disabled or removed by tools available as part of most commercial browsers, and in some instances blocked in the future by selecting certain settings. Browsers offer different functionalities and options, so you may need to set them separately. Also, tools from commercial browsers may not be effective with regard to HTML 5 cookies or other Website Data Technologies. Please be aware that if you disable or remove these technologies, some parts of the AJC Network Services may not work and that when you revisit the AJC Network Services your ability to limit browser-based Website Data Technologies is subject to your browser settings and limitations.

B. Analytics and Advertising Technologies. You may exercise choices regarding the use of cookies from Google Analytics by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout or downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You may opt out of Facebook Custom Audience by logging into your Facebook account and changing your privacy or advertising settings as per Facebook’s opt-out instructions. You may also use your Facebook account settings to unlink your Facebook account from the Site.

For the AJC Network Services, you may choose whether to receive some Online Interest-based Advertising by submitting opt-outs. Some of the advertisers and Service Providers that perform advertising-related services for us related to the AJC Network Services and third parties may participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance’s ("DAA") Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising. To learn more about how you can exercise certain choices regarding Online Interest-based Advertising, including use of Cross-device Data for serving ads, visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, and http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices for information on the DAA’s opt-out program specifically for mobile apps (including use of precise location for third party ads). Some of these companies may also be members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI"). To learn more about the NAI and your opt-out options, see http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. Please be aware that, even if you are able to opt out of certain kinds of Online Interest-based Advertising, you may continue to receive other types of ads. Opting out only means that those selected members should no longer deliver certain Online Interest-based Advertising to you but does not mean you will no longer receive any targeted content and/or ads (e.g., from other ad networks). Also, if your browsers are configured to reject cookies when you visit these opt-out webpages, or you subsequently erase your cookies, use a different device or web browser or use a non-browser-based method of access (e.g., mobile app), your NAI / DAA browser-based opt-out may not, or may no longer, be effective. AJC Network supports the ad industry’s Self-regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising and expects that ad networks AJC Network directly engages to serve you Online Interest-based Advertising will do so as well, though AJC Network cannot guaranty their compliance. AJC Network is not responsible for the effectiveness of, or compliance with, any third-parties’ opt-out options or programs or the accuracy of their statements regarding their programs.

C. Mobile Apps. With respect to AJC Network’s mobile apps (the "AJC Apps"), you can stop all collection of data generated by use of the AJC App by uninstalling the AJC App. Also, you may be able to exercise specific privacy choices, such as enabling or disabling certain features (e.g., location-based services, push notifications, accessing calendar/contacts/photos, etc.), by adjusting the permissions in your mobile device and/or the app’s settings. Beware that if GPS precise location services are disabled, other means of establishing or estimating location (e.g., connecting to or proximity to wi-fi, Bluetooth, beacons, or our networks) may persist. To learn more about how you can control location permissions using your mobile device’s operating system settings, please visit the following links depending on which device you use:

• Android: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6270602?hl=en
• iOS: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207056

D. Communications. You can opt out of receiving certain promotional communications from AJC Network at any time. For promotional e-mails, click on the unsubscribe link. For text messages, send "STOP" in response to the last message you received and, for app push notifications, turn off push notifications on the settings of your device and/or the app, as applicable. Please note that your opt-out is limited to the e-mail address or phone number used and will not affect subsequent subscriptions. If you opt-out of only certain communications, other subscription communications may continue. If you would like to completely deactivate your account, please contact us at ajcprivacy@coxinc.com. Please note, however, that if you deactivate your account, you will not receive any newsletters from us. Even if you opt out of receiving promotional communications, AJC Network may, subject to applicable law, continue to send you non-promotional communications, such as those about your account, transactions, servicing AJC Network’s ongoing business relations, or communications related to administrative notices or any communications relevant to your use of the AJC Network Services, including communications in the event of a data security event.

E. Cross-Device Data. To learn more about how you can exercise certain choices regarding Cross-device data for Online Interest-based Advertising, see Section 11.B regarding the DAA’s Online Interest-based Advertising choices.

12. SALE AND SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Although we do not sell your information for money, some transfers and uses of your information may be defined as a "sale" or "sharing" under some laws. AJC Network works with a variety of companies and shares information with them, including ad networks, to improve the Services, personalize content for you, and to market additional opportunities to you by these third parties. These transfers can sometimes be deemed a sale or sharing under some privacy laws.

We honor the Global Privacy Control, a browser-based opt-out preference signal turned on via your device browser, in accordance and to the extent required by applicable law. We do not respond to other browser-based signals that do not meet applicable state law requirements, which may include older Do Not Track signals.

To the extent that we "sell" or "share" your personal information, you have the right to opt out by:

• enabling your opt out preference signal or Global Privacy Control on your browser;
• opting out of cookies in the cookie preference center; or
• submitting a request to us, by clicking here.

You may also opt out of the sale of your personal information or the sharing to a third party for targeted advertising by contacting us using the methods below.

13. YOUR RIGHTS

We enable individuals’ ability to exercise certain choices and rights concerning their personal information. Depending on where you reside, certain states provide their residents with certain rights with respect to personal information.

• The Right to Know or Access Information: You may request the categories and specific pieces of information (if any) we have about you, the categories of Personal Information that we have disclosed about you for a business purpose, and the categories of third parties with which we have shared Personal Information.
• The Right to Correct Inaccurate Information: You may log into your account, if you have one with any of our Sites, to correct the information stored in your profile. You may also contact us to help you correct your information.
• The Right to Delete: You may request that we delete the Personal Information we have collected from you. We may not be able to delete all of your Personal Information depending on the technology or legal limitations.
• The Right to Opt out of Sale or Sharing of Information: You may opt out of our sale(s) of your Personal Information, as "sale" or "share" is defined by applicable data privacy laws. Please see above for more information.
• The Right of Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of Your Privacy Rights: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

How to Exercise Your Rights.

• Use the webform here.
• Call us at +1-800-933-9771.

Verification Process and Required Information. All requests to know, correct, and delete must be verified. In certain circumstances, we may decline a request to exercise the right to know and/or right to deletion, particularly where we are unable to verify your identity. If we cannot verify your identity based on the information provided, a request for a copy of your data will be treated as a request for information and if we cannot verify your identity, a request to delete personal information may be treated as a request to opt-out of the sale of personal information.

Appeals. If you wish to appeal a decision regarding your rights, please contact us at ajcprivacy@coxinc.com.

Authorized Agent. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. An Authorized Agent must have written documentation of their authority to act on your behalf, such as a Power of Attorney.

14. CALIFORNIA SHINE THE LIGHT LAW

Separate from your CCPA rights, California’s "Shine the Light" law permits California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of PI to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. We do not share personal information with third parties for their own Direct Marketing purposes. If you are a California resident, you may request information about our compliance with Shine the Light by contacting us at ajcprivacy@coxinc.com or by sending a letter to:

ATTN: Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer – Shine the Light Request
Cox Enterprises Inc. / Atlanta Journal-Constitution
6205-A Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30328

Any such request must include "California Shine the Light Privacy Rights Request" in the first line of the description and include your name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code. Please note that we are only required to respond to one request per customer each year, and we are not required to respond to requests made by means other than through this email address or mail address. As these rights and your CCPA rights are not the same and exist under different laws, you must exercise your rights under each law separately.

15. CHANGES TO THIS ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy prospectively effective upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy and your use of the AJC Network Services indicates your consent to the privacy policy posted at the time of use. You are responsible for periodically visiting the AJC Network Services and reviewing this Privacy Policy to check for any changes. To the extent any provision of this Privacy Policy is found by a competent tribunal to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed to the extent necessary for the remainder to be valid and enforceable.

16. CONTACT AJC NETWORK

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact AJC Network at ajcprivacy@coxinc.com or at:

ATTN: Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer

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