Privacy Policy

Narric (“Narric,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) operates narric.com and the technology infrastructure supporting the Narric autonomous publishing network.

Narric builds and operates independent digital publishers powered by a shared editorial engine that discovers, evaluates, curates, researches, creates, and publishes content.

This Privacy Policy applies to narric.com, related administrative services operated by Narric, and personal information processed as part of Narric's network-level editorial and publishing operations.

Individual publisher websites may provide additional privacy information about their own features, analytics, advertising, and audience-facing services. These websites operate under the Narric network, and privacy inquiries concerning them may be directed to Narric using the contact information provided below.

We take privacy seriously and aim to collect and process only the personal information reasonably necessary for legitimate operational, editorial, security, and legal purposes.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we obtain and use it, when we disclose it, how long we retain it, and the choices and rights available to you.

1. Information we collect

1.1 Information collected automatically

When you access narric.com or related services, we may automatically collect limited technical and usage information, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages visited and features used
• Referring URL
• Approximate location derived from the IP address
• Request timestamps
• Error, performance, and security logs
• Cookie and consent preferences

Where appropriate, technical information may be aggregated, truncated, or otherwise processed to reduce identifiability.

We use this information to operate, secure, troubleshoot, monitor, and improve our services.

1.2 Communications and contact information

When you contact us through our website, by email, or through another communication channel, we may collect:

• Your name
• Email address
• Subject and message content
• Information you voluntarily provide
• Related correspondence and request history
• Technical information used to prevent spam or abuse

We use this information to respond to inquiries, address requests, investigate reported issues, and maintain necessary communication records.

Communications concerning individual publishers may be handled centrally by Narric.

We do not require visitors to subscribe to a mailing list to contact us, and we do not use contact information to send promotional newsletters without appropriate consent.

1.3 Authorized accounts and administrative access

Certain Narric services and administrative interfaces are restricted to authorized personnel.

When an authorized account is created or used, we may process:

• Name and email address
• Internal user or account identifier
• Authentication method and associated identifiers
• Account creation and access timestamps
• Login and account-security information
• Assigned roles and permissions
• Administrative activity and security logs

Authentication information may be processed by authentication and infrastructure service providers.

Passwords, where used, are handled through authentication mechanisms designed to avoid storing them in readable form.

Access to administrative systems is restricted according to applicable authorization and security controls.

1.4 Publicly available editorial source information

Narric operates an autonomous editorial engine that discovers and evaluates content from publicly accessible websites, online communities, social platforms, and other supported information sources.

As part of these activities, we may process information such as:

• Publicly displayed names and usernames
• Public profile information and identifiers
• Public posts, descriptions, and comments
• Publicly available photographs, videos, and associated metadata
• Public statements and other published material
• Source URLs and publication timestamps
• Information relevant to researching or verifying editorial material
• Public developments and updates related to subjects under editorial consideration

Some of this material may contain personal information about identifiable individuals, including creators, contributors, and people mentioned or depicted in publicly accessible content.

Information may be obtained through publicly accessible webpages, supported platform interfaces, authorized APIs, and other lawful sources.

Where relevant to an ongoing editorial subject, Narric may also monitor publicly available updates, new posts, comments, or other developments.

The availability of information on the internet does not automatically eliminate applicable privacy, intellectual property, contractual, or other legal protections.

We process such information only where we have an appropriate legal basis, consent, or other permission or exception recognized under applicable law.

1.5 Editorial research and generated content

During editorial evaluation, research, and content preparation, Narric may create or maintain:

• Editorial research notes and summaries
• Source references and attribution information
• Information used to assess relevance, reliability, or credibility
• Draft articles and editorial revisions
• Supporting media and metadata
• Records of editorial evaluations and automated processing
• Publication and update histories
• Information concerning corrections, complaints, or editorial reviews

These records may contain personal information when the underlying material concerns identifiable individuals.

Selected information may appear in articles published by websites within the Narric network, where appropriate and legally permitted.

Not all material discovered or evaluated by Narric is selected for publication.

1.6 Cookies and website preferences

Narric may use cookies, local browser storage, or similar technologies to support website functionality, maintain security, remember preferences, and understand website usage.

These may include:

• Essential session and security cookies
• Interface and appearance preferences
• Cookie-consent preferences
• Analytics-related technologies, where enabled

Additional information is provided in Section 7.

2. How we obtain information

We obtain personal information through several sources, depending on the activity involved.

2.1 Directly from you

You may provide information when you contact us, submit a request, correspond with us, or use an authorized administrative service.

2.2 Automatically through our services

Our websites and infrastructure may collect technical information when you access or interact with our services.

2.3 From publicly accessible sources

Our editorial systems may identify and process publicly accessible material from third-party platforms and websites for lawful editorial purposes.

2.4 From service providers and other third parties

We may receive technical, authentication, security, or operational information from providers supporting our services.

The information collected depends on the relevant service, purpose, and applicable legal requirements.

3. How we use information

We may use personal information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve narric.com and related services
• Respond to inquiries, feedback, complaints, and privacy requests
• Authenticate and manage authorized administrative access
• Protect our systems against spam, fraud, abuse, and unauthorized activity
• Monitor reliability, performance, and security
• Understand aggregated website usage
• Discover and evaluate potential editorial material
• Research and verify information relevant to editorial coverage
• Curate material according to publisher-specific editorial strategies
• Prepare, organize, and manage editorial content
• Support autonomous editorial and publishing workflows
• Publish, update, and maintain content across the Narric network
• Maintain source references and editorial records
• Investigate corrections, content-related concerns, and removal requests
• Enforce applicable agreements and policies
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We seek to limit the information processed to what is reasonably necessary and appropriate for the relevant purpose.

4. Automated processing and artificial intelligence

Narric uses automated technologies, including artificial intelligence, as part of its editorial and publishing infrastructure.

Depending on the workflow, these technologies may assist with or perform:

• Content discovery and classification
• Relevance and editorial-potential evaluation
• Source analysis and research
• Information extraction and summarization
• Editorial content preparation
• Article creation and revision
• Supporting media preparation
• Publication scheduling and execution
• Monitoring developments and preparing updates

Our systems may automatically evaluate whether publicly available material is relevant to a publisher's editorial strategy and whether it should be considered for further processing or publication.

Publishing workflows may operate automatically or require manual review and approval, depending on the configuration of the relevant publisher.

Where third-party artificial intelligence services are used, information necessary for the relevant operation may be transmitted to those providers, subject to applicable contractual arrangements, privacy requirements, and service terms.

We aim to avoid unnecessary disclosure of personal information to such services.

Automated editorial assessments are intended to support content selection and publishing operations, not to determine individuals' eligibility for employment, credit, insurance, or other services involving legal or similarly significant consequences.

Where applicable law provides rights relating to automated decision-making, we will address relevant requests in accordance with those requirements.

5. Public information and editorial content

Narric's editorial activities may involve information made publicly accessible by individuals, organizations, creators, or third-party platforms.

Such information may be researched, evaluated, referenced, summarized, or discussed in editorial content where legally permitted and appropriate to the subject.

Published material may include:

• Names and publicly used identifiers
• Relevant public statements
• References to publicly accessible posts, videos, or other materials
• Source links and attribution information
• Factual information necessary to explain the subject of an article

We recognize that publicly available information may still carry legitimate privacy expectations.

Editorial processing and publication decisions should consider applicable law, the relevance of the information, its reliability, the context in which it was originally shared, and the potential impact on identifiable individuals.

Particular care may be necessary when material concerns minors, sensitive personal information, or circumstances involving heightened privacy risks.

Published content may be accessible to anyone, indexed by search engines, shared on other websites, or archived by third parties.

Removing or modifying content on a Narric-operated website may not immediately remove copies retained by search engines, archives, or independent services.

5.1 Corrections and privacy concerns

If you believe information concerning you has been published inaccurately, unnecessarily intrudes upon your privacy, or otherwise raises a legitimate concern, you may contact us.

Where possible, please include:

• The URL of the relevant article or content
• A description of the concern
• Any information necessary to identify the material
• The correction or action you are requesting

We will review requests in accordance with applicable law and relevant editorial considerations.

Depending on the circumstances, appropriate action may include correcting, updating, restricting, or removing information.

Requests for removal do not automatically guarantee removal, particularly where publication or retention is permitted or required by applicable law.

Privacy-related requests concerning any publisher in the Narric network may be submitted to [email protected].

6. Legal grounds for processing

The legal grounds permitting personal-information processing depend on the applicable jurisdiction and the activity involved.

Where recognized or required by applicable law, processing may be based on:

• Your consent
• Performance of an agreement with you
• Legitimate interests in operating, securing, maintaining, or improving our services, where that basis is available under applicable law
• Processing permitted for editorial, journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes
• Other legally recognized permissions or exceptions
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims

The availability and scope of these grounds vary between jurisdictions.

We do not assume that information may be collected, used, or published without restriction merely because it is publicly accessible or relevant to an editorial activity.

Where processing requires consent, we seek to obtain it in accordance with applicable law.

Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw that consent, subject to applicable legal or contractual restrictions.

Withdrawal does not affect processing that lawfully occurred before consent was withdrawn.

7. Cookies and similar technologies

Narric may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security, preferences, and analytics.

7.1 Essential cookies

Essential cookies may support:

• Website security
• Authorized authentication and sessions
• Abuse and fraud prevention
• Consent preferences
• Basic website functionality

These technologies support necessary website operations and security.

7.2 Preference cookies

Preference cookies or local browser storage may remember settings such as:

• Light or dark appearance
• Interface preferences
• Language preferences, where supported
• Cookie settings

Some preferences may be stored directly in your browser rather than transmitted to Narric.

7.3 Analytics technologies

Where analytics services are enabled, we may collect information about website visits and interactions to understand usage and improve our services.

Depending on the tools used, this information may include:

• Pages visited
• Approximate geographic region
• Browser and device information
• Referring websites
• Interaction and performance information

Where required by applicable law, non-essential analytics cookies and similar tracking technologies will be used only with appropriate consent.

We do not use website analytics for the deliberate identification of individual visitors.

7.4 Advertising technologies

Narric's corporate website is intended to provide information about the publishing network and its operations.

It does not currently operate as an advertising-supported publisher website.

Individual publisher websites may use advertising, measurement, and consent-management technologies appropriate to their own services.

Those practices are described in the privacy policies of the relevant publisher websites.

7.5 Managing cookies

You may manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Where optional cookies are enabled, applicable consent or preference controls may also be provided. Cookie settings

Disabling certain technologies may affect some optional functionality.

8. Third-party services

Narric uses third-party service providers to operate its websites, administrative systems, communications, and publishing infrastructure.

Depending on the service, these may include:

• Cloudflare for content delivery, security, and related infrastructure services
• Zoho Mail for business email and correspondence
• Hosting and cloud infrastructure providers
• Database and authentication providers
• Email delivery and communication providers
• Analytics and performance-monitoring providers, where enabled
• Spam and abuse-prevention providers
• Artificial intelligence and automated content-processing providers
• Media storage and image-processing providers
• Technical monitoring, logging, and security providers

As part of Narric's editorial operations, we may also interact with third-party content platforms, including supported social-media and video platforms, to access material through available interfaces, APIs, or other permitted methods.

Service providers may process information on our behalf or according to their own privacy terms and applicable obligations, depending on their role and the relevant service.

We aim to limit disclosures of personal information to what is reasonably necessary for the intended purpose.

Third-party websites and platforms linked from Narric or its publishers operate independently and may maintain their own privacy policies and data-processing practices.

This Privacy Policy does not govern the independent collection or processing activities of those third parties.

9. How we share information

We do not sell or rent personal information collected through narric.com.

We may disclose or otherwise make personal information available:

• To service providers necessary to operate Narric
• To authorized personnel responsible for administration, security, or editorial operations
• Within the Narric network where necessary for editorial research, publishing, or related activities
• To third-party processing providers where necessary for supported automated workflows
• When information is lawfully included in publicly available editorial content
• To investigate or prevent fraud, abuse, security threats, or unlawful activity
• To investigate complaints or enforce applicable terms and policies
• When required by law, legal process, court order, or a valid governmental request
• In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, or sale of all or part of the business, subject to applicable privacy requirements

Access to non-public information is limited according to the nature of the information and the operational responsibilities of the recipient.

Publicly published editorial content may also be accessed, shared, indexed, or archived by third parties independently of Narric.

We do not sell personal information for third-party marketing purposes.

10. International processing

Narric and its service providers may process or store personal information in Canada, the United States, Europe, or other countries.

Privacy and data-protection laws in those countries may differ from the laws where you live.

International processing may occur when we use hosting, infrastructure, communication, security, or artificial intelligence service providers operating outside Canada.

Where required by applicable law, we assess relevant privacy risks and use appropriate contractual, organizational, technical, or legal safeguards before transferring or communicating personal information across jurisdictions.

Information processed outside your jurisdiction may be subject to lawful access requests by authorities in the country where it is processed or stored.

11. Data retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including operating our services, maintaining security, supporting editorial activities, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and complying with legal obligations.

Retention periods depend on the information involved, its purpose, applicable legal requirements, and operational needs.

In general:

• Contact messages: May be retained while an inquiry is being handled and for a reasonable period afterward for follow-up, recordkeeping, or dispute resolution.
• Authorized account information: May be retained while access remains active and afterward where necessary for security, auditing, or legal obligations.
• Authentication and security records: May be retained for limited periods for fraud prevention, troubleshooting, auditing, and investigation.
• Website analytics: Retained according to applicable service settings and provider retention controls.
• Editorial source information: May be retained while material is being evaluated, researched, prepared, monitored, or maintained for legitimate editorial purposes.
• Editorial research and drafts: May be retained as necessary for source verification, editorial review, accuracy, corrections, and recordkeeping.
• Published editorial content: May remain available as part of a publisher's editorial archive, subject to applicable legal obligations and legitimate correction or removal requests.
• Privacy complaints and requests: May be retained as necessary to document the request, our response, and related compliance obligations.
• Security and incident records: May be retained as required for security, auditing, investigation, and legal compliance.
• Backups: Deleted information may remain temporarily in backups until those backups are rotated or deleted.

When personal information is no longer required, we delete it, securely destroy it, or anonymize it where appropriate.

Information that has been irreversibly anonymized so that it no longer identifies an individual may be retained for legitimate operational, statistical, or research purposes.

12. Data security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure, loss, or destruction.

These safeguards may include:

• Access controls
• Encryption
• Authentication protections
• Restricted administrative access
• Role-based permissions
• Rate limiting and abuse prevention
• Secure infrastructure configuration
• Backups
• Monitoring and security logging
• Internal access restrictions

Access to internal editorial and administrative systems is limited to authorized personnel and service providers with an appropriate operational need.

We seek to review and improve safeguards as our infrastructure, activities, and risks evolve.

No online service, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12.1 Privacy incidents

If we become aware of a suspected or confirmed privacy or security incident involving personal information, we will assess the circumstances and take appropriate steps to contain the incident and reduce potential harm.

Where required by applicable law, we will notify affected individuals and relevant privacy or regulatory authorities.

We maintain records of privacy incidents where required by law.

13. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you
• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of personal information
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent
• Object to or request restriction of certain processing
• Request a portable copy of certain information
• Ask how your personal information has been collected, used, or disclosed
• Request review of personal information appearing in editorial content
• Exercise applicable rights concerning automated processing or decision-making
• Submit a complaint to a relevant privacy or data-protection authority

Residents of California and certain other US states may also have rights to know, correct, or delete personal information and to opt out of certain sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or cross-context behavioural advertising, where applicable.

We may need to verify your identity before completing a privacy request.

Certain requests may be limited or refused where permitted by law, including where information must be retained for legal compliance, security, dispute resolution, the rights of others, or other legally recognized purposes.

Requests involving editorial material may require consideration of applicable freedom-of-expression, journalistic, archival, or other legal protections.

We will review requests and respond within the periods required by applicable law.

13.1 How to exercise your rights

To submit a privacy request, email [email protected].

Please describe your request clearly and, where relevant, identify the website, article, account, or other information involved.

Privacy requests concerning any publisher within the Narric network may be directed to this address.

13.2 Privacy complaints

If you believe your personal information has been handled improperly, you may submit a complaint to our Privacy Officer.

We will review the complaint, investigate where appropriate, and respond in accordance with applicable law.

You may also contact the appropriate privacy or data-protection authority where you have the right to do so.

14. Children's privacy

Narric's corporate website and administrative services are not directed to children under the age of 14.

We do not knowingly solicit personal information directly from children under 14 without appropriate parental or legal guardian consent where required by law.

Narric's editorial activities may occasionally involve publicly reported events or content concerning minors.

Information concerning children may require additional privacy consideration, particularly where publication could create safety risks or cause unnecessary harm.

If you believe we have collected or published personal information about a child inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review and address the matter.

15. Privacy governance

Narric maintains responsibility for personal information under its control, including information processed through