Privacy Notice for The Voice of Lakewood

Effective Date: April 24, 2026

This privacy notice for The Voice of Lakewood ("we," "us," or "our") describes how and why we may collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:

• Visit our website at https://thevoiceoflakewood.com/, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
• Submit information through our website form to request delivery of our free weekly magazine
• Contact us in other related ways, including by phone, mail, email, or through our website

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

Mailing Address:
The Voice of Lakewood
235 River Ave, Suite 300
Lakewood, NJ 08701
United States

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

This summary provides key points from our privacy notice.

• What personal information do we process? We may process personal information that you provide to us, including your name, delivery address, email address, and phone number.
• Do we process sensitive personal information? No, we do not process sensitive personal information.
• Do we receive any information from third parties? No, we do not receive personal information about you from third parties.
• How do we process your information? We process your information to arrange delivery of our free weekly magazine, communicate with you if needed regarding delivery or service, maintain our records, and comply with legal obligations.
• Do we share your information? We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing or any other unrelated purpose.
• Do we send text messages? We do not send text messages to customers unless they have provided consent to receive them, except where otherwise permitted by law. Consent to receive text messages is not required to receive our magazine or use our services, and you may opt out at any time.
• How do we keep your information safe? We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect your information, although no system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
• What are your rights? Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. What Information Do We Collect?
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On to Process Your Personal Information?
4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
5. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
6. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
7. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
9. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
10. Do California Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
11. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
12. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?
13. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you submit information through our website form to request delivery of our free weekly magazine, contact us, request information, or otherwise interact with our Services.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information we collect may include:

• Name
• Mailing address or delivery address
• Email address
• Phone number

We do not collect payment card information through our Services for magazine delivery.

Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive personal information.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you should notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

Like many websites, we may automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and usage information. This information is used to help maintain the security and operation of our website and to understand how visitors use the site.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information to provide and administer our Services, arrange delivery of our free weekly magazine, communicate with you if needed, maintain business records, protect our operations, and comply with legal obligations.

We may process your personal information for the following reasons:

• To arrange and manage delivery of our free weekly magazine
• To respond to inquiries and provide customer support
• To communicate with you regarding delivery, service issues, or your requests
• To maintain internal circulation and operational records
• To protect against fraud, misuse, or unlawful activity
• To comply with legal and regulatory requirements

Text Messages and Consent. We do not send text messages to customers unless the customer has expressly consented to receive text messages from us, except where otherwise permitted by applicable law. If you consent to receive text messages from us, message frequency may vary. You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. For help, reply HELP or contact us at [email protected]. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of receiving our free weekly magazine or any other services.

SMS Consent Privacy. SMS opt-in data and consent records will not be sold, shared, or disclosed to third parties for marketing purposes.

3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your personal information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law.

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.

We may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

• Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission to do so for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
• Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when reasonably necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as operating our publication, managing delivery requests, responding to inquiries, and protecting our Services, provided those interests do not override your rights.
• Legal Obligations. We may process your information where necessary to comply with legal obligations.

If you are located in Canada, we may process your information with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In Short: We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing or any other unrelated purpose.

We may disclose your information only in limited circumstances, such as:

• When required by law, subpoena, court order, or legal process
• When necessary to protect our rights, safety, or property
• In connection with a business transfer such as a merger, sale, or reorganization

Aside from these limited situations, we do not give your personal information to anyone else for marketing or any other unrelated reason.

5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

We retain personal information such as your name, delivery address, email address, and phone number for as long as needed to manage magazine delivery, respond to requests, maintain business records, and comply with legal obligations. When we no longer need your personal information, we will delete it or securely store and isolate it until deletion is possible.

6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards.

We have implemented reasonable measures designed to protect the security of the personal information we process. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Our Services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us at [email protected], and we will take appropriate steps to delete that information.

8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate information, request deletion of your information, or object to certain processing. To make such a request, please contact us at [email protected].

Opting out of communications. If you no longer wish to receive promotional text messages from us, you may opt out using the instructions in the message or contact us directly. Even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may still contact you regarding service-related matters where permitted by law.

9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature. Because there is not yet a uniform standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals, we do not currently respond to them.

10. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: Yes. If you are a resident of California, you may have specific rights under California law.

California residents may have the right to request access to the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about them, request deletion of their personal information, request correction of inaccurate personal information, and receive information about whether we have disclosed personal information for business purposes.

We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

In the past twelve (12) months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

• Identifiers, such as name, postal address, email address, phone number, IP address, and similar identifiers
• Customer records information, such as contact information
• Internet or similar network activity, such as website usage information

We do not collect sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about consumers.

To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us at [email protected].

11. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we may update this notice from time to time.

We may update this privacy notice as necessary to remain compliant with relevant laws and to reflect changes in our practices. The updated version will be indicated by an updated effective date.

12. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us at:

The Voice of Lakewood
235 River Ave, Suite 300
Lakewood, NJ 08701
United States
Email: [email protected]

13. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

To request to review, update, correct, or delete your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].