Privacy & Policy

User Privacy
     
The LOBBYiST is owned and maintained by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc., which is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. or The LOBBYiST will not sell, share or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. The LOBBYiST collects information from users at several different points in the website.

It is The LOBBYiST's goal to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. Because this site wants to demonstrate its commitment to user's privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information and user privacy practices.

In adopting this privacy policy, The LOBBYiST's intent is to balance its legitimate business interests in collecting and using user's personal information with user's reasonable expectations of privacy. The policy may be revised or updated at any time and The LOBBYiST encourages user to check back often to ensure familiarity with the most recent version and terms of policy.

User may provide personal information to The LOBBYiST either (1) by sharing user's e-mail address and personal information when subscribing to The LOBBYiST, or (2) by sharing personal information when user post comments on posts or stories. The LOBBYiST may also ask for other information at other times but at no time will user be required to share any personal information to gain complete access to the site.

In addition to personal information such as name, e-mail addresses, contact numbers, and the like, The LOBBYiSTmay also collect information that is in no way personally identifiable. This may include the operating system user is working on, the Internet browser used, the domain name of user's internet service provider, and the web sites user visits directly before and after the visit to The LOBBYiST.

The more The LOBBYiST knows about the user, the better it is able to customize the web site to suit the user's personal preferences and interests. The e-mail address user provides may be used by The LOBBYiST for any reason, such as contacting user for editorial purposes or to advise user of any changes to the site. The LOBBYiST may also from time to time send messages about its marketing partners' products.

The LOBBYiST uses information to help advertisers target the audience they want to reach. At no time does any party other than The LOBBYiST has access to user's personally identifiable information, and user will never be contacted by any party other than The LOBBYiST. The only exceptions to the foregoing are that The LOBBYiST may disclose personally identifiable information (i) in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order or subpoena, (ii) in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or where the Company believes it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take actions regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of another person, violations of the terms of use, or as otherwise required by law, or (iii) in the eventThe LOBBYiST is acquired by or merged with another company.

When user sign up for The LOBBYiST's updates or receive e-mail messages from The LOBBYiST, user will always be given the chance to opt-out of special offers and site updates. User may change preferences at any time and will only be contacted in manners consistent with user's stated preferences.

Non-personally identifiable information (such as stated above) may be shared in aggregate form with our advertisers or marketing partners but users personally identifiable information will never be disclosed to them.

The LOBBYiST has also contracted with a number of advertising network partners to monitor certain pages of the website and RSS feeds for the purpose of reporting website and RSS traffic, statistics, advertisement ‘click-throughs', and/or other activities on the website. Where authorized by the Company, these advertising network partners may use cookies, web beacons, and/or other monitoring technologies to compile anonymous statistics about website visitors. No personally identifiable information is collected by or transferred to these network partners.

Any information user discloses voluntarily in comments pages or in any forums that The LOBBYiST may develop in the future becomes public information. The LOBBYiST cannot control actions of site users and advise user discretion in sharing information on the Internet. All information sharing is optional and done so at user's own risk. Privacy is a very personal matter and The LOBBYiST encourages user to be careful and responsible when disclosing personal information online.

This website has agreed to notify user of:      

• Personally identifiable information of user's or third party's personal identification collected from user through the website.
• The organization collecting the information.
• How the information is used.
• With whom the information may be shared.
• Choices are available to user regarding collection, use, and distribution of the information.
• How user can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

If user feels that The LOBBYiST is not abiding by its posted Privacy Policy, contact the Editor in Chief at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The LOBBYiST conducts occasional surveys and opinion polls as part of its VOX Opinion Research services. In participating in this service, users are required to give their contact information (such as name, e-mail address or mobile number) and demographic information (such as income level, gender etc.). This information is used for reference purposes only.

The LOBBYiST occasionally makes use of cookies, which are pieces of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. However, since cookies can enable websites to track and target the interests of its users to enhance the experience on the site, The LOBBYiST may sometimes make use of cookies.

Some of The LOBBYiST's business partners use cookies in the site (for example, advertisers). However, The LOBBYiST has no access to or control over these cookies.

The LOBBYiST uses IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

The LOBBYiST shares aggregated demographic information with its partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

The LOBBYiST partners with other parties to provide specific services. When user signs up for these services, it may be required to share names, or other contact information that is absolutely necessary for the third party to provide these services.

These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

The LOBBYiST contains links to other sites. Please be aware that The LOBBYiST is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. The LOBBYiST encourages users to be aware when they leave the site and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. Read the Link Policy.

If The LOBBYiST decides to change its privacy policy, The LOBBYiST will post those changes in the homepage so users are always aware of what information are collected, how they are used and under what circumstances, if any, are they disclosed. If at any point The LOBBYiST decides to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, the Company will notify users by e-mail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. The LOBBYiST will use information in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected.

Link Policy
     
Some of the links found in any webpage of The LOBBYiST and any of its web properties allow user to leave The LOBBYiST website and take user to other sites on the Web. These linked sites are provided only as a convenient way of giving users related information. The links do not imply that The LOBBYiST endorses or has an ongoing partnership with linked websites. The LOBBYiST is not responsible for the content of any website it links to, or for the content of any further links in that linked site. The LOBBYiST is not responsible for changes, updates or unavailability of these linked websites. These sites are not under the control of The LOBBYiST, and it will not be responsible for any inconvenience, harm or damage to equipment caused by the act of following the links to websites outside The LOBBYiST.

User is free to create a link from his/her website to any webpage in the free area of The LOBBYiST, provided that each link created in user's website clearly states on top, as a form of introduction and acknowledgment, the following words:
    "This link will take you to The LOBBYiST:"

Creating a link from user's website to The LOBBYiST means that user provides a hypertext connection from user's webpage to one of The LOBBYiST's using an HTML command.

User MAY NOT freely create a link from a pay-per-view website. If user's website requires other users to pay for access or requires other users to pay for articles they view, or if user's website is composed entirely of links and he/she charges a fee for access to user's site, user MAY NOT create a link to The LOBBYiST.

User MAY NOT freely create a link that contains a frame. User may link to The LOBBYiST only through a separate browser window, with the URL address of The LOBBYiST clearly visible in the location bar.

User MAY NOT freely create a link using The LOBBYiST logo. Permission is required.

User MAY NOT freely cut and paste articles. User MAY NOT mirror any text content in any of The LOBBYiST web properties, that is, copying the content and posting them on user's website or storing them in a word processing program, e-mail client or other software.

The above-mentioned linking policies apply not only to website links but also to those forwarded in e-mail, newsgroups and mailing lists.

Previous content of The LOBBYiST is available on the Web for about six months. If an article does not appear in a search of The LOBBYiST's website, it means that it is no longer available for linking.

If user agrees with the above-mentioned policies and would still want to link with The LOBBYiST, kindly NOTIFY The LOBBYiST so that it could see the link at user's website.

If user would like to reprint an article no longer available online, or if user wants to be authorized to use The LOBBYiSTmaterial on a syndication basis, user may contact The LOBBYiST at the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for reprinting and syndication costs and agreements.

Upon discovery of violations, The LOBBYiST shall call the attention of the violators of its link policies. If the violations continue after three warnings, The LOBBYiST will take legal action against these sites.