Privacy Policy

TCONEWS takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.

TCONEWS (“TCONEWS” or “we” or “us” or “Website” or “site” or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We appreciate your use of our websites and mobile sites, apps and related services (collectively known as the “Services,” or, each individually, a “Service”). By using TCONEWS, you agree to abide and bound by this Privacy Policy, which may be modified or updated from time to time. Please read the information below to learn more about our privacy policy guidelines. Since this is a website in progress with continual additions and expansions, and because Internet technologies are constantly evolving, these guidelines are subject to change. Use of TCONEWS is also subject to our terms and conditions.

1. Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of text sent to your browser by a website you visit. It helps the website to remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. That can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you. Cookies play an important role. By using TCONEWS, you agree that we and our partners may set cookies for non-personalized advertising and to analyse our traffic. IP address anonymization is activated in Google Analytics.

There are different types of cookies in use, which are explained below.

Functionality & Strictly necessary cookies – TCONEWS uses these cookies to store information such as your preferred settings when you visit our site. These cookies make the interaction between our users and TCONEWS faster and easier. For example, We may place cookies to save your personalized TCONEWS start page.

Google Analytics Cookies – Anonymous Traffic data are generated when your computer connects to the internet and to TCONEWS. These data may be used for statistical purposes to analyse the traffic (most and least-viewed pages, activity per day and hour, etc.). Traffic data are always processed anonymously. TCONEWS uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to collect these anonymous traffic data. Google Analytics uses “cookies” to help us analyze how users use our site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. TCONEWS will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

– Traffic data is encrypted and processed anonymously. (IP address anonymization is activated in Google Analytics.)
– ‘Data sharing’ with other Google services is turned off.
– ‘Advertising features’ are disabled.
– Google Analytics cookies are not used in combination with other Google services.
– ‘Remarketing features’ are disabled.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. If you don’t want Analytics to be used in your browser, you can install the Google Analytics browser add-on. Learn more about Google Analytics and privacy.

Advertising & Third Party cookies – We use Google Adsense cookies to serve non-personalized ads. The DoubleClick cookie / Adsense Cookie is used by Google in the ads served on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying AdSense ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. Read how Google uses information from sites or apps that use Google services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en

We only show Non-personalized ads. Non-personalized ads are ads that are not based on a user’s past behavior. They are targeted using contextual information. Google disallows all interest-based audience targeting, including demographic targeting and user list targeting. Although non-personalized ads don’t use cookies or mobile ad identifiers for ad targeting, they do still use cookies or mobile ad identifiers for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting, and to combat fraud and abuse.

Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies. You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. You may suppress cookies after your visit or configure your internet browser to prevent them. However, you should be aware that in this event your preferences will be lost. Find instructions for popular browsers below.

Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?viewlocale=en_US
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/en/cookies.html

2. Advertisement

TCONEWS uses third party advertisements on TCONEWS to support our web site. As a web directory and start page, and as an advertising publisher, you will find various links on our site, including but not limited to sponsored search results and sponsored listings. These sites are owned and maintained by independent companies, over which TCONEWS has no control, and who are not covered by this privacy policy. TCONEWS is not liable or responsible for the content of these sites, or their collection of information and its use. Please note that this privacy policy applies only to the TCONEWS.com website. Real time search suggestions on TCONEWS may consist of affiliate links. (TCONEWS Powersearch) These search results may contain tracking URLs to identify clicks from the search results page or to provide more relevant advertising in the future.

We use Google Adsense cookies to serve non-personalized ads. The DoubleClick cookie / Adsense Cookie is used by Google in the ads served on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying AdSense ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. Read how Google uses information from sites or apps that use Google services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en

3. Application cache

Every Web browser has a built-in cache that stores recently visited Web pages. This means the same pages and assets will load faster the next time the browser returns. It enables the browser to make all cached resources available in offline mode. Our website and our mobile site uses HTML5 application cache. By the use of application data cache we can enable our website to run without an internet connection and improve the performance of the application by enabling faster loading of content. You can choose to remove your browser’s cache in your browser settings. Clearing your browser’s cache and cookies means that website settings will be deleted and our website and especially our mobile site might appear to be a little slower because all of the images have to be loaded again.

4. Personal Information

You do not need to open an account and provide us with personally identifiable information to use TCONEWS. If we collect and process any contact information (email correspondence) we use it in a fair and lawful manner and in respect of your rights.

We will never share your contact information with third parties. Please be aware that we may provide your personal information if we are required to do so by law or compelled by a court of law. In case of any violation of our Terms of Service, TCONEWS reserves the right to block you from accessing the site as well as to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, governmental request or partner request, at it sole discretion.

5. Search Features

TCONEWS provides various search features, such as real time search suggestions as you type a search query. When you conduct a search we collect information from your experience, such as your search queries. TCONEWS may base suggestions on aggregated searches across all users. A variety of third party providers help power TCONEWS search and sponsored search services. We may share your search query, IP address, and other depersonalized information from your web browser with these search partners. These third party providers may use this information, as well as your search results clicks, to provide more relevant advertising and search results for search product improvement, research and analysis, and to help detect and defend against fraudulent activity on sponsored or contextual search results. As a web directory and search engine, and as an advertising publisher, you will find various links on our site, including but not limited to sponsored search results and sponsored listings.

6. Links to other sites

Although TCONEWS provides numerous links to web sites, TCONEWS has no control over any of the sites we feature anywhere on the site. Featured sites on TCONEWS may use cookies of their own or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information from you. Other sites comply with different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personally identifiable information submitted to them by users. Please consult the privacy policies and / or statements of the other web sites you visit.

7. Apps

We collect device-specific information when you install, access, or use our Services. This includes information such as hardware model, operating system information, browser information, IP address, mobile network information including device identifiers. We collect service-related, diagnostic, and performance information. This includes information about your activity (such as how you use our Services, how you interact with others using our Services, and the like), log files, and diagnostic, crash, website, and performance logs and reports.