Why it matters: Understanding our readers helps us build an indispensable news platform that helps people to get smarter, faster. It also helps us sell advertising sponsorships, which allows us to keep most of our Services paywall-free.
Yes, but: This doesn't serve as a decree to collect or use your data without limits. We strive to be respectful with what personal information we collect and how we use it, and we are constantly pushing ourselves to a higher standard concerning privacy.
Be smart: This Privacy Policy describes how we collect information about you, how we use it, who we share it with, and how you can exercise your rights and choices regarding the use and sharing of your information.
Situational awareness: If we update this Privacy Policy, we’ll revise the “Last updated” date at the top of the page. Changes become effective when posted. Your continued use of the Services indicates your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
The bottom line: Your online privacy matters. You should read this Privacy Policy carefully and take whatever steps you feel are appropriate to protect your online privacy. If you have questions, you can reach us at privacy@axios.com.
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What sort of personal information does Axios collect?
How do we get your personal information?
How do we use your personal information?
How do we share your personal information?
Submit an access, correction, or deletion request.
Opting out of targeted advertising and cross-site marketing.
Axios collects the following categories of information:
We may also collect other categories of information not covered by the above if you voluntarily provide it in an email to our newsroom or in a survey response. This might include characteristics of protected classes or categories of information that are considered “sensitive” under state privacy laws if you choose to share them (for example, details about your race or ethnicity, sexuality, immigration status, political or religious views). Otherwise, we don’t knowingly collect personal information about our users that is typically categorized as “sensitive.”
We get information directly from you through your interactions with us and our website. For example:
We sometimes get information about you from third-party sources, too. For example:
Here are some of the key things Axios does with your information:
We may share your information with third parties in the ways described above. This includes sharing with:
We may also share your information:
You may have the right under applicable law to limit or opt-out of certain types of sharing of your information. You can learn more about that in the Your Privacy Rights section below.
Axios retains your information for the period of time necessary to carry out the business purposes described in this policy unless otherwise required by law. This means we might retain your information even after you unsubscribe from our Services. After we no longer need your data for a specific purpose disclosed above, we will either delete it or de-identify it by removing the information that connects it to you. We may keep de-identified data and use it for statistical purposes.
Axios protects your information using industry-standard organizational, technological and physical safeguards appropriate to our size and the data we process. Unfortunately, nothing on the internet is 100% secure. If you think that your Axios account or any related information may have been compromised, please let us know immediately at privacy@axios.com or support@axios.com.
Axios does not:
For our readers outside the US: Axios is a U.S.-based news organization. While we do not geofence access to our Services, we do not target our Services to international audiences. We apply U.S. law to our privacy practices, and this Privacy Policy will apply to the information you provide to us or we collect about you while using our Services, wherever in the world you may reside.
Many states have privacy laws that create additional data privacy rights for their citizens. This includes states like California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon, Texas, and others. We call all the states that have privacy laws in effect “Covered Jurisdictions.”
These rights may include the right to:
State privacy laws may also provide you the right not to receive discriminatory treatment from Axios if you exercise any of your other privacy rights.
Axios will honor your privacy rights if you live in a Covered Jurisdiction. You can learn more about how to make a privacy rights request below.
However, some of the above rights are not absolute. For example:
California users have additional rights under California’s “Shine the Light” law, which allows them to opt out of the sharing of their information with third parties (and sometimes affiliates) for their direct marketing purposes. To do so, email us at privacy@axios.com with the subject line “Shine the Light Opt Out.” We may need to collect additional information to complete your request.
Axios’ Privacy Center allows consumers who reside in Covered Jurisdictions to submit a request to access or delete their personal information, and to manage their consent preferences for sharing their data with third parties.
We will honor requests received from residents of a Covered Jurisdiction.
You will need to provide your email in order for us to take action on your request. Please use the email associated with your Axios Subscriber Account. If you have multiple Subscriber Accounts, you may need to submit multiple requests.
We will use our best efforts to fulfill a deletion or access request within 45 days of receipt. We will notify you if we need more time to complete your request.
You will be required to verify your identity before we can fulfill a deletion or access request. We will do this over email. Your request will be denied if you do not respond to our verification email.
We’ll let you know if we deny your request for any reason. We will not penalize you for making a request.
Click HERE to view the metrics for consumer privacy rights requests processed by Axios during the 12 month period from the “last updated” date above.
Axios does not sell your personal information to third parties like data brokers or marketing companies.
However, we do use digital advertising to help support our business and keep most of our Services paywall-free. We also work with analytics companies to help us understand how you engage with our Services.
In some jurisdictions, the use of online trackers for advertising and analytics can be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information, and you may have the right to opt out of that sale or sharing if you live in a Covered Jurisdiction.
You can opt out of the use of your personal data used for targeted advertising and marketing in the following ways:
You will still see ads on our Services even after opting out of data sales, sharing and targeted advertising. They just won’t be personalized to you. We do not offer an ad-free experience at this time.
Axios uses your personal information:
You have choices about how we use your information in some contexts. You can:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how Axios uses your information, you can email us at privacy@axios.com, and we will do our best to help you. You can also reach us by mail at: Axios Media Inc., PO Box 101060, Arlington, VA 22201.