Privacy Policy

_Last updated: June 28, 2026_

1. Introduction

1.1 Purpose

Ni4o ("Ni4o", "us", "we", or "Company") operates an online entertainment and celebrity-news website located at ni4o.net, together with any subdomains thereof (the "Website").

The purpose of this Privacy Policy (the "Policy") is to give you confidence as you visit our Website and to demonstrate our commitment to treating you fairly. This Policy only applies to this Website, and not to third-party websites and content that you may be able to access from this Website, each of which may have its own terms of service and policies that differ from this Policy.

This Policy does not apply to information that we may obtain by means other than our Website, such as by phone, postal mail, e-mail, or other online and offline mediums. The Policy also does not apply to information collected about you by anyone except us, and only applies to the Website on which this Policy is found.

By visiting this Website you agree to the terms of this Policy. It may be amended from time to time, so please check this page often for updates.

1.2 General

In general, you can visit this Website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information. Typically, this information is requested when you subscribe to our newsletter, submit a story tip, leave a comment, or contact us for information or other reasons.

To improve the services available through this Website, we may ask you for personal information and we may collect certain information from your device each time you visit us.

This Privacy Policy explains, in general, what Personal Information and other information is collected on our Website, how the information is used, and with whom we may share such information. This Policy also explains our practices and how you can opt out of having your information shared for purposes such as direct marketing from third parties. Please take a few minutes to read this Policy to understand how we treat you and your information.

2. Collected Information

We may collect two types of information from users: personal data ("Personal Information", such as names and contact details) and aggregated data on Website usage (such as statistics and information on traffic patterns).

2.1 User-Provided Information

a. Newsletter and subscriptions. When you sign up for our newsletter, you may be required to provide certain Personal Information, including your name and e-mail address. We use this information to send you the updates you requested and to contact you about content and services in which you have expressed an interest.

b. Correspondence and story tips. If you send us personal correspondence, such as e-mails, story tips, or messages through a "contact us" or "tip us" form, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities, we may collect such information into a file specific to you.

c. Comments. When you leave a comment on an article or page, we collect the name, e-mail address, and (optionally) website you provide, along with the content of your comment and certain technical data such as your IP address and browser user agent, to help us detect spam and moderate the discussion.

d. Social sharing. Some features of our Website may allow you to share content with your friends and family through options such as "share" or "like" buttons. In some cases these features may request or transmit names, e-mail addresses, and other information regarding you or your contacts. Such information will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

e. Other. As a community-focused site, our Website may request or allow input of personal information in certain circumstances, including but not limited to sweepstakes, contests, surveys, polls, and discussion features. Such information will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

2.2 Website Usage Statistics and Aggregate Data

a. Log files. As is true of most websites, our Website gathers certain information automatically and stores it in log files. This information may include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring and exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and movements around the site. We typically use this information for internal system administration, to help diagnose problems with our servers, to administer our Website, and to gather broad demographic information.

b. Cookies. We may use "cookies" to keep, and sometimes track, information about you. Cookies are small data files sent to your browser from a web server when you visit it, and stored on your device for record-keeping purposes. They help us remember your preferences, understand how you use the Website, and personalize and improve your experience. You may get cookies from our advertisers, which is standard in the internet industry; we do not control those cookies and they are not subject to this Policy. You can usually adjust your browser settings to notify you when a cookie is set or to disable cookies entirely, though limiting cookies may affect the functionality of certain Website features.

c. Clear GIFs / web beacons. We may use "clear GIFs" (also known as "web beacons" or "pixel tags") or similar technologies on the Website and in our communications with you to enable us to know whether you have visited a web page or received a message. A clear GIF is typically a one-pixel, transparent image that, when retrieved by your browser, may allow us to relate your activity to other information about you.

d. Supplementation of information. In order to provide certain services to you, we may on occasion supplement the information you submit to us with information from third-party sources and Website usage statistics.

3. Usage of Collected Information

We use both Personal Information and aggregate information collected on the Website for multiple purposes.

3.1 Public areas and comments

When you contribute to a public area or feature of our Website, such as a comment thread or another open forum, the information you submit (other than your e-mail address) may be made available to the general public. For this reason, we recommend that you do not submit sensitive personal information — such as your full home address, phone number, or financial information — in these areas.

3.2 Editorial purposes

We may use the information provided to us through public forums, comments, e-mails, tips, polls, and other sources, for editorial purposes. We may use your name and related information that you provide to us in articles and other places we publish on the Website and its related properties, in accordance with our Terms of Use and applicable law.

3.3 Improve and customize service

We may use your Personal Information and related aggregate information to analyze user behavior and measure interest for the purpose of customizing and improving our services and features. We may use this information to correspond with you — for example, in the form of e-mails — to send you information about content, services, events, and other opportunities we believe may interest you. You may opt out of receiving such notices at any time (see Section 6.2).

3.4 Service-related announcements

We may send you strictly service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an e-mail. Generally these communications are not promotional in nature.

3.5 Business partners and service providers

We may use third parties to help operate the Website and deliver related products, services, and features. We may share your Personal Information with our affiliates, service providers, and business partners that provide these products and services — for example, hosting companies, e-mail service providers, and analytics companies. Unless otherwise stated, these companies do not have the right to use the Personal Information we provide them beyond what is necessary to assist us.

3.6 Third-party ad servers

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites (typically via cookies and clear GIFs, and generally not personally identifiable) in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you and to measure advertising effectiveness. We encourage you to read these companies' privacy policies if you have concerns about how they handle your information.

3.7 Business transfer

In the event that the Company or substantially all of its assets are acquired by one or more third parties as a result of an acquisition, merger, sale, reorganization, consolidation, or liquidation, Personal Information may be among the transferred assets.

3.8 Legally compelled disclosures

We may disclose Personal Information to government authorities, and to other third parties when compelled to do so, at our discretion, or as otherwise required or permitted by law — including in response to court orders and subpoenas, or when we have reason to believe that someone has committed or will commit unlawful acts, or acts that endanger the health or safety of another or interfere with our rights or property.

3.9 Disclaimer

We cannot ensure that all of your private communications and other Personal Information will never be disclosed in ways not described in this Policy. By way of example, third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions, or users may misuse personal information they collect from this Website.

4. Security

4.1 General

No transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. Although we take reasonable steps to protect the security and integrity of Personal Information provided to this Website, due to the inherent nature of the internet we cannot guarantee that information — during transmission or while stored on our systems — will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others. Any such transmission is done at your own risk.

4.2 Children

The Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. No one under the age of 13 is authorized to provide any Personal Information or to use our public discussion areas. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us so we can remove it.

4.3 Phishing

"Phishing" is an illegal activity in which unauthorized individuals send messages purporting to be from a legitimate source in order to collect sensitive information. If you receive a message that appears to be from this Website requesting sensitive Personal Information (such as passwords or payment information), or that otherwise seems suspicious, do not provide such information and please report it to us through our contact form.

4.4 Linked-to websites

This Website may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for and cannot control the privacy policies or terms of service of those other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave this Website, and to read the privacy statement of every website that collects personally identifiable information.

5. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your Personal Information, including the right to access, correct, or delete the information we hold about you, and the right to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 6. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

6. Additional Information

6.1 Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Policy, or any of our other policies or practices, at any time. We will notify users of this Website by posting the changed or updated Policy on this page, and changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Under certain circumstances, we may also notify you of changes by additional means, such as posting a notice on the homepage or sending you an e-mail.

6.2 Right to opt out

You have the right to opt out of certain uses of your Personal Information. For example, every newsletter we send includes an unsubscribe link, and you may also ask us to stop contacting you or to stop sharing your information for marketing purposes by sending a request through our contact form. Please understand that even if you opt out of marketing correspondence, we may still contact you in connection with your account, transactions, or for the service-related reasons described in Section 3.

6.3 Contact information

If you have any questions or comments regarding our privacy practices, you may contact us through the Tip Us page or by e-mail at tips@ni4o.net.