Effective Date: March 22nd, 2024
This “Privacy Policy” describes the privacy practices of Daily Muse, Inc. and our subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “The Muse,” “we”, “us”, or “our”) in connection with the https://www.themuse.com and https://www.fairygodboss.com websites, as well as any other website that we own or control and which posts or links to this Privacy Policy, as well as any online and offline interactions we have with you (collectively, the “Service”), and the rights and choices available to individuals with respect to their information.
Information you provide to us. Information that you provide to us through the Service or otherwise includes:
Third party sources. We may combine information we receive from or about you with information we obtain from other sources such as:
Automatic data collection. We, our service providers, and our business partners may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your activity over time on our sites, app, and online services, such as:
Cookies and similar technologies. Like many online services, we use the following technologies:
See our Cookie Policy for more information.
As you use our Service, we, our service providers, and ad and analytics partners collect a variety of information through the use of “cookies” and similar technologies, such as tracking pixels, to understand how you navigate through and interact with our Service, to learn what content is popular, to enhance the Service and provide you with a more relevant and personalized experience, for authentication and advertising purposes, to save your preferences, and to collect certain usage, device and location information as described above.
We may use third-party web analytics services on our Service, such as those of Google Analytics, Cloudflare, and LinkedIn. These service providers use the sort of technology described in the “Cookies and similar technologies” section above to help us analyze how users use the Service. The information collected by the technology will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Services on our behalf. If you’d like to opt out of Google Analytics, please use the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on located here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
We strive to provide you with relevant, tailored advertising regarding our Service. However, we do work with online analytics and advertising partners, such as Google, Marketo, and DoubleClick to: (1) better understand the use of our Service so that we can improve our Service; and (2) deliver The Muse advertisements that are more tailored to you both on our Services and on third-party Services.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
To engage in these activities, our partners may place cookies, pixel tags and similar technologies on many online services, including ours. They use these technologies to collect information about your activities on across different online services to deliver you more relevant advertising. For example, they may use the information they collect from their cookies on our Service to identify The Muse products and services you might be interested in and to recognize your device so they can show you relevant advertisements both on our Service and while you are using another online service.
We do not have access to, and this Privacy Policy does not govern, the use of cookies or other tracking technologies that may be placed on devices you use to access our Services by non-affiliated third parties. If you are interested in more information about tailored browser advertising and how you can generally control cookies from being put on your devices to deliver tailored advertising, you may visit the Network Advertising Initiative's Consumer Opt-Out link or the Digital Advertising Alliance's Consumer Opt-Out link to opt out of receiving tailored advertising from companies that participate in those programs. For additional ways to opt-out of targeted advertising activities under applicable law, see the “Your Rights and Choices” section below.
Please note that these opt-outs apply per browser and per device, so you will have to opt out for each device—and each browser on each device—through which you access our Service.
We use your information for the following purposes and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:
Service delivery. We use your information to:
Research and development. We may use your information for research and development purposes, including to analyze and improve the Service and our business. As part of these activities, we may create aggregated, de-identified or other anonymous data from information we collect. We make information into anonymous data by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable. We may use this anonymous data and disclose it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Service and promote our business.
Marketing. We may collect and use your information for marketing purposes:
Compliance and protection. We may use your information to:
Other purposes with your consent. In some cases we will ask for your consent to collect, use or disclose your information for other purposes. For example, we may ask for your consent to send you marketing emails where required by law or to post your testimonial or endorsement.
Legal Bases for Processing. The laws in certain jurisdictions (such as those in the European Union and United Kingdom), require us to inform you of the “legal bases” on which we process your information. The legal bases for using your information as set out in this Privacy Policy are as follows:
We do not disclose your information with third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances or as described in this Privacy Policy:
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to make certain requests regarding your “personal information” or “personal data” (as such terms are defined under applicable law, and collectively referred to herein as “personal information”). Specifically, you may have the right to ask us to:
You may also have the right to opt out of “sales” of your information and “sharing/use of your information for targeted advertising” as described below in “Notice of Right to Opt Out of Sales of Personal Information and Processing/Sharing of Personal Information for Targeted Advertising Purposes.”
As provided in applicable law, you also have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising your rights. Please note that certain information may be exempt from such requests under applicable law. For example, we need to retain certain information in order to provide our Services to you. We also need to take reasonable steps to verify your identity before responding to a request, which may include, at a minimum, depending on the sensitivity of the information you are requesting and the type of request you are making, verifying your name and email address. You are also permitted to designate an authorized agent to submit certain requests on your behalf. In order for an authorized agent to be verified, you must provide the authorized agent with signed, written permission to make such requests or a power of attorney. We may also follow up with you to verify your identity before processing the authorized agent's request. If you would like further information regarding your legal rights or would like to exercise any of them, please submit your request using the information in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to appeal our decision to deny your request, if applicable. If we deny your request, we will provide you with information on how to appeal the decision, if applicable, in our communications with you.
To make a request, please contact us at [email protected] or mail us at 442 5th Avenue #1147, New York, NY 10018 with your name and the type of request you are making.
Notice of Right to Opt Out of Sales of Personal Information and Processing/Sharing of Personal Information for Targeted Advertising Purposes
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may also have the right to opt out of “sales” of your information and “sharing/processing of your information for targeted advertising.”
As explained in the “Online Analytics and Advertising” section above, we may provide information about your device and online browsing activities to third-party advertising providers for targeted advertising purposes, so that we can provide you with more relevant and tailored ads regarding our services, and related advertising analytics services. Under applicable law, the disclosure of your information to these third parties to assist us in providing these services may be considered a “sale” of personal information or the processing/sharing of “personal information” (as defined in applicable law) for targeted advertising purposes.
If you would like to opt out of our online disclosure such as through cookie and pixel technology of your personal information for purposes that could be considered “sales” for those third parties' own commercial purposes, or “sharing” for purposes of targeted advertising, please see the “Online Analytics and Advertising section above.” Please note that you will need to exercise your choice on each browser and each device you use to access the Services. Also, if you have certain settings selected in your browser (including pop-up blockers) you may need to re-configure those settings to adjust your settings. You can also submit a request to opt out of our offline disclosures of information (i.e., those not based on cookie/pixel technology) that are subject to applicable opt out rights by emailing us at [email protected] Please note that we do not knowingly sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age.
Additional Choices
Access or update Your information. If you have registered for an account with us, you may review and update certain information in your account profile by logging into the account.
Opt out of marketing communications. You may opt out of marketing-related emails by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of the email, or by contacting us at [email protected]. You may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails.
Cookies. We may allow service providers and other third parties to use cookies and similar technologies to track your browsing activity over time and across the Service and third party websites. For more details, see our Cookie Policy.
Declining to provide your information. Where we are required by law to collect your information, or where we need your information in order to provide the Service to you, if you do not provide this information when requested (or you later ask to delete it), we may not be able to provide you with our Services. We will tell you what information you must provide to receive the Service by designating it as required at the time of collection or through other appropriate means.
Connecting via Facebook or Google. If you choose to connect to the Service via Facebook, Google or any other social media service, you may have the ability to limit the information that we may obtain from the third party at the time you login to the Service using the third party’s authentication service or otherwise connect your account. Subsequently, you may be able to control your settings through the third party’s platform or service. For example, you may access and change your settings through the Facebook settings page. If you withdraw our ability to access certain information from a third party platform or social media network, that choice will not apply to information that we have already received from that third party.
The Service may contain links to other websites and other online services operated by third parties. These links are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. In some instances, these links may be “affiliate links,” meaning that if you use the link to visit another online service and/or make a purchase, we may be provided compensation by the other online service. In addition, our content may be included on web pages or online services that are not associated with us. We do not control third party websites or online services, and we are not responsible for their actions. Other websites and services follow different rules regarding the collection, use and sharing of your information. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites and online services you use.
The security of your information important to us. We take a number of organizational, technical and physical measures designed to protect the information we collect, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no security safeguards are 100% secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
We are headquartered in the United States and have service providers in other countries, and your information may be transferred to the United States or other locations outside of your state, province, or country where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your state, province, or country. By using the Services, you acknowledge that these transfers will occur.
The Service is not directed to, and The Muse does not knowingly collect “personal information” (as defined in children’s privacy laws) from, anyone under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us. We will delete such information from our files as soon as reasonably practicable. We encourage parents with concerns to contact us.
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Privacy Policy and posting it on the Service. We may also provide notification of changes in another way that we believe is reasonably likely to reach you, such as via e-mail (if you have an account where we have your contact information) or another manner through the Services.
Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Services (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your continued use of the Services after the posting of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the terms of the modified Privacy Policy.
Retention. We retain information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, to establish or defend legal claims, or for fraud prevention purposes.
To determine the appropriate retention period for information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your information, the purposes for which we process your information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
When we no longer require the information we have collected about you, we will either delete or anonymize it or, if this is not possible (for example, because your information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. If we anonymize your information (so that it can no longer be associated with you), we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Please direct any questions or comments about this Policy or privacy practices to [email protected]. You may also write to us via postal mail at:
Daily Muse Inc.
Attn: Legal
442 5th Avenue #1147
New York, NY 10018
This section applies only to California residents. It describes how we collect, use, share, and sell Personal Information of California residents in operating our business, and their rights with respect to that Personal Information. For purposes of this section, “Personal Information” has the meaning given in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) but does not include information exempted from the scope of the CCPA.
Your California privacy rights. As a California resident, you have rights, as listed here and in “Your Rights and Choices.” However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases we may decline your request as permitted by law.
The CCPA also allows you to limit the use or disclosure of your “sensitive personal information” (as defined in the CCPA) if your sensitive personal information is used for certain purposes. Please note that we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information other than for business purposes for which you cannot opt out under the CCPA.
How to exercise your rights
See the “Your Rights and Choices” section above.
Your choices regarding “sharing” and “selling”
You have the right to opt out of our sale/sharing of your Personal Information for purposes of online advertising and related activities through the use of cookies and pixels by following the instructions in the “Online Analytics and Advertising” section above. Please note that you will need to exercise your choice on each browser and each device you use to access the Services. Also, if you have certain settings selected in your browser (including pop-up blockers) you may need to re-configure those settings to adjust your settings. If you have a legally-recognized browser-based opt out preference signal turned on via your device browser, we recognize such preference in accordance with applicable law.
To opt out of the offline disclosure of your information to third parties for these purposes, please email us at [email protected].
Personal information that we collect, use, share, and sell
We are required to explain the categories of Personal Information we collect. For each category, we list the type of data we collect, the source of that data, the purpose for which we use each category of Personal Information; and the categories of third parties to which we (a) disclose such Personal Information for a business purpose, (b) “share” Personal Information for “cross-context behavioral advertising,” and/or (c) “sell” such Personal Information.
For more information, see Information We Collect, How We Use Your Information, and How We Disclose Your Information above.
Retention of Your Personal Information. See the “Retention” section above.
Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” or similar signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit https://www.allaboutdnt.com. Please note that Do Not Track is a different mechanism that the legally-recognized browser-based opt out preference signal mentioned above.
California “Shine the Light” disclosure. California Law permits customers who are California residents to request certain information once per year regarding our disclosure of “personal information” (as that term is defined under applicable California law) to third parties for such third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.
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