Terms and Conditions
Unlike most Canadian media, The Rebel is an independent media start-up that receives no government funds whatsoever. It relies on a crowdfunding model, where thousands of ordinary people support it through small contributions. No single donor has given more than 2% of the Rebel’s funds.
Contribution Policy
Crowdfunded contributions to The Rebel are considered gratuitous gifts and do not result in any equity or other ownership or rights to contributors.
Surplus Funds for Specific Initiatives
Surplus funds raised for specific initiatives will be used for other costs associated with that particular project, such as website development, website hosting, mail, and other such expenses. Additional funds will be used towards other similar initiatives in the future.
Tax-deductibility
Please note that contributions to The Rebel are not tax deductible. We are unable to offer receipts for donations sent by mail. If you would like a confirmation of a donation you made, you can contact us at [email protected]. Please include your name, email address, the date and amount of your donation, and phone number so we can accurately deal with your request.
Privacy Policy
Welcome to TheRebel.media, the website and online service of Rebel News Network Ltd. Rebel News Network Ltd knows that you care how information about you is used and shared. This Privacy Policy explains what information of yours will be collected by Rebel News Network Ltd when you use our online services, how the information will be used, and how you can control the collection, correction and/or deletion of information. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources.
Information We Collect
User-Provided Information: You provide us information about yourself, such as your name and e-mail address, if you register for TheRebel.media (including by “following,” “liking,” linking your account to TheRebel.media, etc., on a third party website or network). If you correspond with us by email, we may retain the content of your email messages, your email address and our responses. We may also retain any messages you send through TheRebel.media. You may provide us information in user content you post to TheRebel.media.
Third Party Services
Rebel News Network Ltd uses the NationBuilder platform to organize our community of members, supporters and prospects. You can read more about that company and its features and polices at NationBuilder.com. When you visit TheRebel.media, NationBuilder may send one or more cookies - a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser and lets NationBuilder help you log in faster and enhance your navigation through TheRebel.media. A cookie does not collect personal information about you. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of TheRebel.media may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled. You can read more about how the NationBuilder service interacts with and protects your information at nationbuilder.com/privacy and nationbuilder.com/confidentiality.
Rebel News Network Ltd uses Google Analytics to help understand use of TheRebel.media. This service collects the information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, including cookies and your IP address, and their use of it is governed by their Privacy Policy.
How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information you submit to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of TheRebel.media.
By providing TheRebel.media and Rebel News Network Ltd your email address (including by “following,” “liking,” linking your account to TheRebel.media, etc., on a third party website or network), you consent to our using the email address to send you TheRebel.media-related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. You also agree that we may send you notifications of activity on TheRebel.media to the email address you give us, in accordance with any applicable privacy settings. We may use your email address to send you other messages, such as newsletters, changes to features of TheRebel.media, or other information. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you may opt-out by clicking here.
Following termination or deactivation of your TheRebel.media account, Rebel News Network Ltd may retain your profile information and user content for a reasonable time for archival purposes as well as to comply with legal requirements.
Rebel News Network Ltd reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor the user content you post on TheRebel.media. We reserve the right to remove any such information or material for any reason or no reason, including without limitation if in our sole opinion such information or material violates, or may violate, any applicable law or to protect or defend our rights or property or those of any third party. Rebel News Network Ltd also reserves the right to remove information upon the request of any third party.
How We Share Your Information
Personally Identifiable Information: Rebel News Network Ltd will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to others. Rebel News Network Ltd may share your personally identifiable information with third parties for the purpose of providing TheRebel.media services to you. If we do this, such third parties’ use of your information will be bound by this Privacy Policy. We may store personal information in locations outside the direct control of Rebel News Network Ltd (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with hosting providers).
Any personal information or content that you voluntarily disclose for posting to TheRebel.media, such as user content, becomes available to the public, as controlled by any applicable privacy or website customization settings. If you remove information that you posted to TheRebel.media, copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or if other users have copied or saved that information.
Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, Rebel News Network Ltd will not disclose personal information to any third party unless required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the law, comply with legal process served on us or our affiliates, or investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities; (b) to enforce this policy, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, or to protect the security or integrity of our site; and (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of TheRebel.media, our users or others.
How We Protect Your Information
Rebel News Network Ltd cares about the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Rebel News Network Ltd or guarantee that your information on the service may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. Your privacy settings may also be affected by changes to the functionality of third-party providers, such as social networks. Rebel News Network Ltd is not responsible for the functionality or security measures of any third party.
To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you access to your account. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information, and for controlling access to your email communications from Rebel News Network Ltd, at all times.
Compromise of Personal Information
In the event that personal information is compromised as a result of a breach of security, Rebel News Network Ltd will promptly notify those persons whose personal information has been compromised, in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Your Choices About Your Information
You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through TheRebel.media, in which case Rebel News Network Ltd may not be able to provide certain services to you. You can review and correct the information about you that Rebel News Network Ltd keeps on file by contacting us directly at [email protected].
Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, Rebel News Network Ltd does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register for TheRebel.media accounts. If you are under 13, please do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at [email protected].
Links to Other Web Sites
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from TheRebel.media, nor the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from TheRebel.media to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including those that have a link on our website, is subject to that website's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Notification Procedures
It is our policy to provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business related purposes, to you via email notice, written or hard copy notice, or through conspicuous posting of such notice on TheRebel.media, as determined by Rebel News Network Ltd in its sole discretion. We reserve the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to you, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on TheRebel.media to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact us at [email protected].
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about The Rebel's privacy policy or the information we collect, please contact us by email at [email protected], or by regular mail at:
The Rebel
PO Box 61056 Eglinton/Dufferin RO
Toronto, ON M6E 5B2
If you no longer wish to receive emails from The Rebel, you may contact us at [email protected]. Please include your name, email address and phone number so we can accurately deal with your request.
