Editor-in-Chief: Trista Kelley

Managing Editor: Ekin Genç

Ombudsman and Whistleblower: Robert Holloway

Managing Director: Roosa Kivistö

Director: Paige Aahus

Owner and Publisher: The Llama News is headquartered at Al Maktoum Road, MM Tower, Office 902, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Llama News is part of The Llama Corp, and has investments from Llama Investment Limited (owner: Charlie Watkins) and MBH Investments Limited (owner: Ben Hauser).

Contact details:

• General inquiries: info@dlnews.com
• Editorial: editorial@dlnews.com
• Media enquiries: media@dlnews.com

The present document explains the terms under which The Llama News, a commercial company with registered office is headquartered at Al Maktoum Road, MM Tower, Office 902, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and collects, uses and processes the data and information of its readers via its applications. The rules for the collection, use and processing of data and information are in accordance with the applicable national legislation and the Personal Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016.

The Llama News cares for the privacy of its readers as well as the personal data submitted by them, and is responsible for the website https://dlnews.com (hereinafter, the “Site”).

We ask you to read carefully and attentively the present Privacy Policy in order to clarify to the readers the data collected, the purposes for which they are collected, their treatment and their rights.

This Privacy Policy applies to data collected and processed in the scope of readers’ interaction with the DL News website or platform.

Means by which The Llama News collects data from readers

The Llama News collects its readers’ data through the following platforms:

• Reader registration on the Site (webpage) and social media platforms;
  
• Subscribe to newsletters on the website and social media platforms;
  
• Contact of readers via corporate e-mails, namely subscriptions@dlnews.com and sales@dlnews.com.
  

Data that The Llama News collects from its readers

Identification and contact: name and e-mail address, phone number, gender, photo and place (city, state and country). Specifically for groups or organisations: company name, address, e-mail address, phone number, registration number and fiscal identification number. Whenever a reader registers via any social network, he/she authorises the social network to share some of his/her data with The Llama News. Via registration with your email address, we only collect your name and email address. Optionally, he/she can add his/her phone number and social media accounts usernames.

List of saved reading articles: information of the articles that the reader has saved in his/her reserved area.

Technical information about computer devices: operating system, resolution, software, search engine or mobile device used to access the Site.

Anonymous information: log of activity and navigation on the Site.

Data from Minors

The Llama News does not knowingly collect (nor can it distinguish) data from minors under the age of 16. However, if The Llama News is informed that data from minors has been collected, it will immediately proceed to delete the data.

Use of the collected data

The Llama News uses the data collected for the following purposes:

• Provision of its services to the reader;
  
• Provision of support to the reader;
  
• Fulfilment of contractual and legal obligations;
  
• Supply of information and contents of interest to the reader;
  
• Improving the functioning of the Site, including the management and prioritisation of contents.
  

Transmission of data

The Llama News transmits the data of its readers to its service providers, which are external companies for assistance and support in their business, to the strictest extent possible, and they are obliged to comply with the rules and regulations on the protection of personal data.

Data Violation

The Llama News is not responsible for the content accessed through any hyperlink that leads the reader to navigate outside the domain https://dlnews.com, whenever such hyperlinks are the responsibility of third parties.

All data collected is processed automatically and the information sent by the users is encrypted and managed with advanced security.

The Llama News uses various technical and organisational measures of technological protection against attacks on users’ personal information and only subcontracts service providers that guarantee the same level of protection.

The violation, or attempted violation, of databases obtained through the Site will result in the immediate judicial accountability of the offender(s).

Rights of Data Subjects

Readers can exercise their rights to the The Llama News personal data controller contacts listed below.

DL News readers hold and can exercise the following rights in relation to their personal data:

Right of Information - at the time of collection or processing the holder of the personal data has the right to be informed as to the purpose of the processing, the data controller, entities to which their data may be communicated, conditions of access and rectification and what mandatory and optional data will be collected.

Right of Access - the holder of the personal data has the right to access them, without restrictions or delay, as well as to know what information is available about the origin of the data, the purposes of the processing and the communication of the data to third parties.

Right of Rectification - the holder has the right to demand that the data concerning him/her be accurate and up-to-date, and may at any time request their rectification to the person responsible for processing the data in DL News.

Right of Erasure - the data subject has the right to have their data no longer processed, erased and deleted, under certain conditions, in the case of:

• They are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they were collected;
  
• The data subjects withdraw their consent or oppose the processing of the data;
  
• If the processing of the data does not comply with legal provisions. Deletion can be made by making a request by email, from the email associated with the account, to privacy@dlnews.com.
  

Right to Limitation of Processing - the personal data subject has the right to have their data limited to only what is essential for the purpose of the processing.

Right to Data Portability (data transfer) - the data subject has the right to receive their data or to request the transmission of their data to another entity that becomes the new controller of their personal data (only if technically possible).

Right of Opposition - the data subject has the right to object, at his or her request and free of charge, to the processing of his or her personal data for the purposes of direct marketing or any other form of prospecting and that his or her personal data be communicated to third parties, unless otherwise provided by law.

Right to Knowledge of the existence of a data breach - the personal data subject has the right to be informed if there is any security breach that compromises their data.

Right to Complain to supervisory authority - the personal data subject has the right to complain not only to the company’s personal data controller, but also to the supervisory authority, the National Commission for Data Protection.

Term of Conservation of Data

The data collected is subject to processing for the period strictly necessary to fulfill the specific purpose of each one.

The identification data of registered readers and the list of saved reading articles are conserved for as long as the relationship with the reader is maintained. Therefore, they will remain until the reader cancels his/her registration with The Llama News or requests the deletion/cancellation of his/her subscription.

For the purposes of commercial transactions and compliance with legal invoicing obligations, the data will be kept for the legally required period for compliance with legal obligations, as well as for contesting legal situations and for as long as these continue.

Person Responsible for the Handling of Personal Data

Any aspects related to the treatment of personal data and the exercise of the rights of the holders of personal data should be directed to the following contacts:

The Llama News is headquartered at Al Maktoum Road, MM Tower, Office 902, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Or by email to the address privacy@dlnews.com

Final Considerations

The Llama News is not responsible for the content of readers’ comments and any personal data that is disclosed by any reader in this context will be promptly deleted at the time The Llama News is notified of the disclosure of such data.

The Llama News reserves the right to change its Privacy Policy, Cookies Policy and Terms and Conditions described on this page, so we advise frequent visits to this address. We consider that users are aware of these policies when browsing https://dlnews.com.

The Llama News, a commercial company with registered office is headquartered at Al Maktoum Road, MM Tower, Office 902, Dubai, United Arab Emirates uses cookies to improve the performance and navigation experience of the user. Any internet browser allows the user to accept, refuse or delete cookies, through the settings of the browser itself. If you choose to disable cookies, some services on our website, namely https://dlnews.com, will cease to function, thus affecting your browsing experience on the websites.

What are cookies?

Cookies are short text files containing relevant information that your browser processes when a website is visited by a user.

Placing cookies helps the Site to recognise the user’s device (tablet, desktop, mobile, etc.) each time they visit. Cookies only retain information related to your preferences, not revealing personal data.

In no way will cookies be used to invade the privacy of the User, they are only used to identify and profile the User in order to, for example, send marketing and/or promotional activities and market studies.

In order to optimise your browsing experience as much as possible, we recommend that you do not disable cookies. They increase the speed of response in navigation.

Types of cookies

There are several types of cookies with different features and functions. They are:

• Essential cookies – These are very important for accessing specific areas of the site allowing correct navigation.
  
• Functionality Cookies – Functionality cookies allow user preferences to be stored when the user visits the sites. This way, it is not necessary to personalise the site every time you visit.
  
• Analytical Cookies – This type of cookies enables us to analyse how users use the Site, to know which pages are most popular and to monitor the performance of the site, making it possible to understand possible error messages on the site. No personal information will ever be revealed.
  
• Marketing cookies – These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. These cookies can share that information with other organisations or advertisers. These are persistent cookies and almost always of third-party provenance.
  

The site may contain third-party cookies from companies that use our site for analysis purposes, the sending of which The Llama News has no control over.

The online newspaper DL News (hereinafter “DL News”) is owned by The Llama News, a commercial company with registered office is headquartered at Al Maktoum Road, MM Tower, Office 902, Dubai, United Arab Emirates .

These Terms and Conditions have been divided into categories and govern the use of the DL News Internet site (hereinafter the “Site”). The Llama News reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions whenever necessary and for this reason, regular consultation of this document is advised.

1. Contents and Property Protection

The contents of the Site are understood as all the information existing in the same, namely text, images, video, design, software and programming code. All this content is the property of The Llama News, is protected by copyright under United Arab Emirates laws - and therefore cannot be used without the consent, expressly defined as such, of The Llama News, except for the purposes of private use permitted by law.

The intellectual property rights of all contents belong to The Llama News, including, but not limited to, the tools, information, graphics, photographs, advertisements, images and text. These contents are protected by law and The Llama News rejects any type of abuse of them. The improper use of this data will naturally lead to liability, including criminal liability, of the offender.

2. Access procedure

Access to the contents of DL News website is universal and free, with the exception of certain contents that The Llama News considers to be unique and exclusive vis-à-vis other media outlets. These articles are called Pro articles.

Access to the Site is differentiated in three types: users without registration; users with registration; subscriber users. The content available for consultation is differentiated according to the type of access the user has.

Unregistered users Users can access all the articles available on the site, including a certain limit number of Pro articles. DL News reserves the right to change at any time the limit of articles, both Pro articles and the remaining articles freely accessible to unregistered users.

Registered Users Registered users are all those who make a registration on the Site. DL News reserves the right to change, at any time, the functionalities available to registered users, as well as the number of articles, Pro and remaining, that they can access.

Subscriber users Subscriber users are all those who have an active subscription. Subscribing to a subscription on the Site presupposes registration on the Site, followed by the acquisition of a desired access plan. The acquisition of the plan presupposes a commercial transaction between the user and DL News. The access to the contents of the Site depends on the type of plan acquired by the subscriber. DL News reserves the right to change at any time the functionalities available to subscriber users, as well as the number of articles, Pro and otherwise, that they can access.

3. Registration Procedure

The registration is made through the insertion of the user’s personal data, namely email and name. The registration on the Site gives access to exclusive features of the Site, including the possibility to comment, save articles, make comments on articles published on the Site, manage newsletter subscriptions, follow authors, topics and categories.

Registration can be done in one of two ways: by connecting directly through a social network or by filling in the personal data required (name, email and password) directly on the Site.

By registering and logging in, the user agrees to:

• Accept that this act signifies that he/she has read and understood the content of these Terms and Conditions, as well as the Privacy and Cookie Policy;
• Declare that you are over 16 years of age;
• Give access to your essential personal data if you fill in your details directly on the Site, or to your personal profile on one of the social networks mentioned, if you choose to validate your access through,, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Apple or other means of authentication;
• Accept that the user is responsible for the data he or she enters when registering and for maintaining it;
• Respect the rules where they are inserted, behaving with the civility and rigour that are recognised to the members of DL News;
• Keep their registration personal and non-transferable, not giving it to third parties;
• Not to harm the company DL NEWS, UNIPESSOAL, LDA. or any of its users, namely through the attempt of breaking the system security and/or the undue use of commercial or advertising messages;
• Report to DL News any improper use of the personal account by sending a communication to the contacts indicated in point 10 of these Terms and Conditions.

4. Subscription acquisition procedure

By acquiring a DL News Premium Subscription, the user agrees to the following terms:

• Payment data is stored and managed solely by the platforms that manage the processing of this information on the different means of payment, with which DL News has a service provision agreement. DL News does not store this data.
• By purchasing a subscription, the user agrees that the value of the subscription is not subject to refund or compensation under any circumstances. By purchasing a subscription, the user agrees and acknowledges that DL News may change the conditions of the subscribed plan at any time.
• DL News subscribers also agree that they acknowledge that the Site is subject to the inherent characteristics of any online site and acknowledge that constraints, technical vicissitudes and eventual network communication anomalies, traffic and even third party interference may occur, which may cause constraints and hindrance of services and access to content or intrinsic features of the Site. Users acknowledge that under no circumstances can DL News be held liable for damages caused by impediments or vulnerabilities caused by third parties on the Site.

5. Suspension of Access

The Llama News reserves the right to interrupt access to its website whenever it is necessary and for as long as it deems necessary.

6. Suspension of Comment Boxes

The Llama News reserves the right to remove comment boxes from its web site whenever it deems necessary and during the time it deems necessary.

7. Advertising/Sponsorship

The Llama News platforms do not contain advertising or other references to brands, products and/or services of a commercial nature.

8. Privacy Policy

To clarify your doubts about the privacy and data protection policies, click here: https://dlnews.com/privacy-standards/#privacy-policy.

9. Sponsored Content

The Llama News does not produce nor publish brand sponsored content.

10. Contact for clarification of doubts

The Llama News has a clarification service for questions related to the use of its platforms, including these terms and conditions. You may contact this service by mail to the address Al Maktoum Road, MM Tower, Office 902, Dubai, United Arab Emirates or by e-mail info@dlnews.com.

11. Interpretation and Jurisdiction

The conditions of use shall be interpreted in accordance with United Arab Emirates law. The courts of United Arab Emirates will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claims, disputes or other problems that may arise.

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