Urban Magazine Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 27, 2026

Urban Magazine (“Urban Magazine,” “Urban,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of visitors, readers, subscribers, contributors, advertisers, partners, and other users of our website.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information when you visit www.urbanmag-online.com (the “Website”), subscribe to our communications, interact with our content, contact us, submit information or materials, make a donation, participate in promotions, or otherwise use services made available by Urban Magazine.

Urban Magazine is operated as a subsidiary of BE’N ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT.

By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly to us as well as information collected automatically when you use the Website.

Information You Provide

Depending on how you interact with Urban Magazine, this information may include:

• your name;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• mailing or business address;
• company, organization, publication, or professional affiliation;
• social media information;
• information submitted through contact forms;
• newsletter or subscription preferences;
• information included in editorial pitches, press releases, resumes, applications, advertising inquiries, or other correspondence;
• photographs, video, audio, written materials, biographies, or other content you choose to submit;
• information related to contests, promotions, surveys, or events;
• donation or transaction-related information; and
• any other information you voluntarily provide to us.

If you submit editorial, photographic, audiovisual, written, or other material to Urban Magazine, additional terms contained in our Submission Agreement or another applicable agreement may govern our use of that content.

Information Collected Automatically

When you access or use the Website, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, such as:

• Internet Protocol (“IP”) address;
• browser type and version;
• device type;
• operating system;
• referring and exit pages;
• approximate geographic location derived from your IP address;
• pages, articles, videos, or other content viewed;
• links clicked;
• dates and times of visits;
• time spent on pages;
• advertising identifiers;
• cookie identifiers; and
• information regarding how you interact with the Website.

We may collect this information through cookies, pixels, tags, server logs, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

2. How We Use Information

We may use personal information for purposes including:

• providing, maintaining, and improving the Website;
• publishing and delivering news, entertainment, cultural, lifestyle, sports, technology, fashion, and other editorial content;
• processing newsletter or publication subscriptions;
• responding to questions, requests, pitches, advertising inquiries, or other communications;
• reviewing editorial submissions, employment applications, internships, and contributor inquiries;
• operating contests, surveys, promotions, or events;
• processing or facilitating donations and other transactions;
• personalizing content and user experiences;
• measuring Website traffic and audience engagement;
• conducting analytics and research;
• displaying, measuring, and improving advertising;
• promoting Urban Magazine content, products, services, and events;
• detecting fraudulent, abusive, malicious, or unauthorized activity;
• protecting the Website, our users, our rights, and our property;
• enforcing our agreements and policies;
• complying with legal and regulatory obligations; and
• carrying out other purposes disclosed when information is collected.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Urban Magazine and third parties that provide services to us may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

• keep the Website functioning properly;
• remember preferences;
• understand Website traffic and usage;
• measure content performance;
• detect technical or security issues;
• measure advertising performance; and
• provide or personalize advertising where permitted by law.

Some cookies are necessary for the operation and security of the Website. Other cookies, including certain analytics and advertising cookies, may require your consent depending on your location.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide a mechanism allowing you to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies.

You may also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Blocking certain cookies may affect the availability or functionality of portions of the Website.

4. Analytics and Advertising

We may work with analytics providers, advertising networks, social media services, and other technology providers to understand how visitors use the Website and to support advertising.

These companies may collect information about your device and interactions with the Website through cookies, pixels, or similar technologies.

Depending on the technologies used and the law applicable to you, disclosures of information to advertising or analytics partners may be considered “sharing,” “targeted advertising,” or a “sale” of personal information under certain United States state privacy laws even when no money is exchanged.

Where required by law, we will provide users with applicable rights to opt out of these activities.

Urban Magazine does not sell personal information to third parties for money.

5. Email, Newsletters, and Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to an Urban Magazine newsletter or otherwise request promotional communications, we may use your contact information to send you news, features, promotions, announcements, advertising opportunities, and other communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in the message or by contacting us.

Even if you unsubscribe from promotional communications, we may still send non-promotional messages when necessary, such as responses to your inquiries, administrative notices, or communications concerning an existing relationship with Urban Magazine.

6. Editorial Submissions and Communications

If you send Urban Magazine a press release, editorial pitch, photograph, video, biography, music-related information, interview request, article proposal, or other editorial material, we may use the contact and professional information you provide to:

• evaluate the submission;
• contact you or your representative;
• verify information;
• conduct editorial research;
• prepare or publish coverage; and
• maintain records relating to our editorial activities.

Information intended for publication, including names, professional biographies, photographs, quotes, social media handles, and similar information, may become publicly available if included in published editorial content.

Our separate Submission Agreement may apply when you submit content for publication or other use.

7. Donations and Transactions

Urban Magazine may provide opportunities to make donations, purchase products, subscribe to services, or complete other transactions.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment processors or commerce platforms. These third parties may collect payment card numbers, billing information, or other financial information directly from you.

Urban Magazine generally does not receive or store complete payment card numbers when a transaction is processed entirely by a third-party payment provider.

The privacy practices of those providers are governed by their own privacy policies.

8. Third-Party Services, Embedded Content, and Links

The Website may contain links to, integrations with, or content provided by third-party platforms and services.

For example, Urban Magazine currently provides or may provide access to:

• digital magazine and publication platforms;
• video and audio platforms;
• social media services;
• subscription services;
• ecommerce platforms;
• donation and payment platforms;
• advertising networks;
• analytics services; and
• embedded media or content from third parties.

When you interact with third-party content or leave the Urban Magazine Website, the third party may collect information directly from you.

Urban Magazine does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with personal information.

9. How We Share Information

We may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients:

Service Providers

We may provide information to companies that perform services on our behalf, including website hosting, analytics, email distribution, security, advertising, payment processing, publishing, technical support, and related services.

Advertising and Analytics Partners

We may disclose device, usage, cookie, or advertising-related information to companies that help us measure audiences, analyze Website usage, deliver advertising, or evaluate advertising campaigns.

Business and Editorial Partners

We may share information when reasonably necessary to administer partnerships, sponsored content, events, interviews, editorial activities, contests, or other collaborations.

Affiliates

We may share information among Urban Magazine, BE’N ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT, and affiliated businesses where reasonably necessary for legitimate business operations.

Legal and Safety Purposes

We may disclose information if we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, court order, or government request;
• investigate fraud or illegal activity;
• enforce our agreements or policies;
• protect the security or integrity of the Website;
• protect Urban Magazine’s rights, property, personnel, readers, users, or others; or
• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Business Transfers

If Urban Magazine or all or part of its business is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

10. Legal Bases for Processing in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom

Where the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), UK GDPR, or a similar law applies, we process personal information under one or more appropriate legal bases, which may include:

Consent. You have consented to particular processing, such as certain marketing communications or non-essential cookies.

Contract. Processing is necessary to provide a product, service, subscription, or other arrangement you requested.

Legitimate Interests. Processing is necessary for our legitimate business, editorial, security, audience measurement, or operational interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

Legal Obligation. Processing is required to comply with a legal obligation.

You may withdraw consent at any time where our processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect processing lawfully carried out before consent was withdrawn.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to satisfy legal, accounting, editorial, security, dispute-resolution, and recordkeeping requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on:

• the nature of the information;
• the purpose for which it was collected;
• whether we have an ongoing relationship with you;
• legal requirements;
• potential disputes or claims; and
• legitimate editorial or archival interests.

Published editorial content and information contained in journalistic archives may be retained for an extended or indefinite period where appropriate for historical, editorial, archival, legal, or public-interest purposes.

12. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or data storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.

13. International Visitors and Data Transfers

Urban Magazine is based in the United States and may use service providers located in the United States and other countries.

If you access the Website from outside the United States, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries whose data protection laws differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required by law, we take appropriate steps to provide safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• request access to personal information we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate personal information;
• request deletion of personal information;
• request a copy of certain personal information;
• object to or restrict certain processing;
• withdraw consent;
• opt out of certain targeted advertising, sharing, or sales;
• limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, where applicable; and
• appeal a decision regarding a privacy rights request where applicable.

These rights are subject to legal limitations and exceptions.

To exercise an applicable privacy right, contact us at info@urbanmag-online.com with the subject line “Privacy Request.”

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

We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising applicable privacy rights.

15. California and Other U.S. State Privacy Rights

Residents of California and certain other U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state law.

Depending on the law and whether it applies to Urban Magazine, those rights may include:

• the right to know or access categories and specific pieces of personal information collected;
• the right to know the categories of sources from which information is collected;
• the right to know the purposes for collecting, using, or disclosing personal information;
• the right to know categories of third parties to whom information is disclosed;
• the right to correct inaccurate personal information;
• the right to delete certain personal information;
• the right to obtain a portable copy of personal information;
• the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information;
• the right to opt out of targeted advertising or certain profiling;
• the right to limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information; and
• the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising privacy rights.

Urban Magazine does not sell personal information in exchange for money.

However, certain advertising, analytics, or tracking activities may qualify as “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” under some state laws. Where applicable, visitors will be provided with an appropriate method for exercising an opt-out right.

Where legally required and technically supported, we may also recognize qualifying browser-based opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control.

16. Children’s Privacy

Urban Magazine’s Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 in circumstances governed by the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act without appropriate parental consent.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us at info@urbanmag-online.com so that we can review the matter.

Certain Urban Magazine services, including content-submission services, may be subject to higher minimum age requirements under separate terms.

17. Publicly Available and Journalistic Information

As a media organization, Urban Magazine publishes news, commentary, interviews, photographs, videos, and other material concerning people, organizations, events, and matters of public interest.

Information used for journalistic, editorial, archival, artistic, literary, or public-interest purposes may be subject to different rules, rights, or exemptions under applicable privacy and data protection laws.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to restrict lawful newsgathering, reporting, publishing, editorial, or archival activities.

18. Social Media

Urban Magazine may maintain accounts on third-party social media platforms.

If you communicate with us or interact with our content through a social media platform, the platform may provide us with information about you in accordance with its policies and your settings.

Your use of those platforms is governed by their respective terms and privacy policies.

19. Do Not Track

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) setting.

Because there is not a universally accepted standard governing how websites must respond to DNT signals, the Website may not respond to traditional DNT signals.

Where required by applicable law, however, we may recognize legally valid opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our practices, technologies, services, or legal obligations.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

If changes are material, we may provide additional notice where required by law.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

21. Contact Us

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or Urban Magazine’s privacy practices may be directed to:

Urban Magazine
A subsidiary of BE’N ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT
Website: www.urbanmag-online.com
Email: info@urbanmag-online.com

For privacy rights requests, please use the subject line: Privacy Request