WBN News Corp Inc.™ ("WBN," "we," "our," or "us") operates a global AI-enabled media and intelligence network. Our platforms include WBN News and its global and local editions, Cast OS™, SignalCast™, PromptCast™, EventCast™, PaperCast™, LinkCast™, TwinCast™, WBN Academy, WBN Marketplace, the Writers Network, business intelligence dashboards, and additional products we may launch in the future. Wherever the words "Platforms" or "Services" appear in this document, they refer collectively to all of these.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information WBN collects, why we collect it, how we use it, who may access it, and what rights you hold with respect to it. Our goal is to give you a genuine understanding of our practices — not a document written to be technically compliant but practically unreadable.

By accessing or using any WBN Platform, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of our Platforms and contact us at privacy@wbnn.news to discuss your concerns or exercise your rights.

The information we hold about you falls into a few distinct categories, depending on how you interact with our Platforms.

We use the information we hold about you only for defined and legitimate purposes. Here is what that looks like in practice:

• Delivering our Platforms. Your information allows us to operate your account, process subscriptions, send content you have requested, and provide the core functionality of each WBN product.
• Personalizing your experience. WBN's intelligence tools are designed to surface what matters most to you — your industry, your markets, your interests. We use your usage patterns and preferences to make that relevance real, within boundaries described in our AI section below.
• Communications. We send newsletters, alerts, and editorial updates you subscribe to. We may also send service notices — account confirmations, security alerts, policy updates — that are necessary for your relationship with WBN regardless of marketing preferences.
• Platform improvement and product development. Understanding how our Platforms perform and how our users engage with them helps us build better products. This analysis is conducted in aggregate wherever possible.
• AI model and system improvement. Where permitted and appropriate, platform interaction data informs the development and refinement of WBN's AI systems. This is always subject to the editorial and governance standards described in Section 4.
• Sponsored content and contextual advertising. Where WBN operates advertising or sponsorship programs, information may be used to display contextually relevant commercial content. We do not build or sell individual advertising profiles to external parties.
• Security and integrity. We monitor for fraudulent activity, unauthorized access, abuse of our Platforms, and violations of our terms of service.
• Legal and regulatory obligations. We process information as required by applicable laws, court orders, or regulatory authorities.

Artificial intelligence is central to how WBN News Corp operates. Our intelligence network — SignalCast™, PromptCast™, TwinCast™, AI Edition, and the broader Cast OS™ infrastructure — all incorporate AI-assisted processing. We take this responsibility seriously and maintain clear principles governing how these systems interact with your information.

Our approach to AI governance is not static. We treat it as a living practice that evolves alongside the technology and the expectations of the people who rely on our Platforms. If you have concerns or questions about how AI systems at WBN interact with your information, you are welcome to contact us directly at privacy@wbnn.news.

WBN uses cookies and similar browser-based technologies to make our Platforms function, to understand how they are being used, and to remember your preferences across sessions. Here is how we categorize our use of these tools:

• Essential technologies. These are necessary for the Platforms to work at a basic level — authentication, session management, and security functions. You cannot opt out of these without effectively opting out of the service itself.
• Performance and analytics. These technologies help us understand how our Platforms are used in aggregate — what content is popular, where users encounter difficulties, and how features perform. We use this to make better decisions about product development.
• Preference and personalization. Cookies in this category remember your settings — your language preference, dashboard configuration, and content interests — so you do not have to reconfigure them on every visit.
• Commercial and advertising. Where WBN operates advertising programs, technologies in this category help us serve contextually relevant commercial content. We do not permit third-party advertising networks to build persistent cross-site behavioral profiles through our Platforms.

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time. Disabling certain categories may affect how some features of our Platforms work. Where applicable law requires it, we will present you with a preference center to manage your choices directly.

Protecting the information entrusted to us is a core operational responsibility at WBN. We maintain a combination of technical, organizational, and procedural safeguards designed to keep your data secure.

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest, using current industry-standard protocols
• Access controls that limit who within WBN can view personal information, based on the principle of least privilege
• Secure infrastructure hosted in certified data environments subject to regular review
• Authentication requirements for system access and administrative functions
• Ongoing monitoring for unauthorized activity and security incidents
• Defined incident response procedures, including notification protocols consistent with applicable privacy laws

If you believe you have discovered a security vulnerability in any WBN Platform, please contact us directly at privacy@wbnn.news. We take responsible disclosure seriously.

WBN keeps personal information for as long as it is needed to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected — and not longer than that.

For active subscribers and registered users, we retain account information and associated data for the duration of your relationship with WBN and for a reasonable period thereafter, to assist with account reactivation, billing inquiries, or support requests. When you close your account or request deletion, we begin the process of removing your personal information from active systems within a timeframe consistent with applicable law.

Some information may be retained for longer periods where required by law — tax and financial records, for example — or where retention is necessary to resolve an ongoing dispute, enforce our agreements, or protect against legal claims. In those cases, we retain only what is necessary for those specific purposes.

Backup and archival systems may retain information for a period beyond active deletion — a practical limitation of secure infrastructure rather than a policy choice. We manage those systems with the same access controls applied to our primary systems.

Depending on where you are located, you may have specific legal rights with respect to your personal information. WBN respects these rights regardless of where you are — we treat the right of individuals to control their own information as a matter of principle, not only legal obligation.

WBN's privacy practices are designed to meet the requirements of the following legal frameworks, among others:

To exercise any of the rights described above, contact our Privacy Office at privacy@wbnn.news. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law — and in most cases, considerably sooner. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request; we will do this in the least intrusive way possible.

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom and believe WBN has not adequately addressed a concern, you have the right to raise a complaint with your local data protection authority.

WBN News Corp operates across multiple countries and time zones. The infrastructure that powers our Platforms — including our hosting environments, data storage systems, and some operational partners — may be located in jurisdictions other than your own, including Canada, the United States, and other regions where our partners or infrastructure providers operate.

When your information is processed or stored outside your country of residence, it may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction where it is held. WBN takes active steps to ensure that international transfers of personal information are covered by appropriate safeguards — including contractual commitments that require recipients to uphold privacy standards consistent with this policy and applicable law.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and your information is transferred outside those regions, we rely on applicable transfer mechanisms, such as standard contractual clauses, to ensure your information remains protected.

WBN News Corp's Platforms are directed at adult audiences and business professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 16, or such other age threshold as may apply under the privacy laws of your jurisdiction.

If you believe a person under the applicable age threshold has provided us with personal information, please notify us immediately at privacy@wbnn.news. We will investigate and, where confirmed, remove that information from our systems promptly.

Where WBN develops educational products — such as WBN Academy — that may serve younger learners, those products will be developed with age-appropriate privacy safeguards and may be subject to supplementary privacy notices.

Our Privacy Office is your direct point of contact for any question, concern, or rights request related to this policy.