Northern Virginia Magazine Website Privacy Policy

Metro Media Marketing, Inc. dba Northern Virginia Magazine (“NVM”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) gathers and processes your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy (“Policy”) and in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations and laws. This Policy provides you with the necessary information regarding your rights and our obligations, and explains how, why, and when we process your personal data.

This Policy is relevant to your use of the [Northernvirginiamag.com] website (the “Northern Virginia Magazine Website”) and your relationship with NVM. You agree to this Policy if you use, view, access, or browse the Northern Virginia Magazine website or in any way engage with or contact NVM. (This includes but is not limited to contacting NVM via email or through any other means, electronic or otherwise.) The Policy may change from time to time without notice and your continued use of the Northern Virginia Magazine Website will be deemed acceptance of the updated Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, OR TO ANY CHANGES WE MAY SUBSEQUENTLY MAKE, IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA MAGAZINE WEBSITE AND STOP ENGAGING WITH NVM.

Please also see our Terms of Use, which establishes uses, disclaimers, and limitations of liability of the Northern Virginia Magazine Website.

  1. Data Collection

What Information does NVM Collect?

NVM may collect personal information about you that you provide to us and information about your use of the Northern Virginia Magazine Website, including, but not limited to:

  • Your name and contact information, including your e-mail address, physical address, IP address, and phone number.
  • Your interactions and communications with us.
  • Information from your computer or device used to communicate with us
  • Authentication data.
  • Payment information and verification data.
  • Demographic data that you provide to us (age, race, ethnicity, gender).

Why do we collect your personal information and how do we use it?

  • To create and maintain your account with us.
  • To provide our services to you.
  • To communicate with you.
  • For fraud prevention.
  • To enable us to answer any queries you may have.
  • To market our products and services to you; to keep you updated on any relevant industry news; to update you on any events, promotions and competitions, reports and any other information we feel may be relevant or of interest to you. You retain the right to unsubscribe from such communications at any time.
  • To fulfil contractual obligations with you.
  • To enable the development and marketing of other products and services provided by NVM.
  • To continually improve our customer service efforts and to make our services more valuable to you.

We collect this information based on our legitimate interest in operating, managing, and improving our services to you. If you do not wish to have your personally identifiable information collected or wish to amend what is collected, please contact us at  [email protected].

  1. Data Retention and Tracking

How long do we hold your personal information?

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it is used, as required by applicable law, or until you ask us to delete it.

If you would like us to amend or delete your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].

Do we track your use on our website?

When you visit or log in to our website, cookies and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with other personal information they or others have about you, including by association with your email, home, or IP address. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then contact you via phone or send communications and marketing to these emails or home addresses. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by contacting us at [email protected] to request deletion of such information.

Because we do not track our site users over time and across third-party websites, we do not respond to browser do-not-track signals. 

  1. Access to Data and Protection of Data

Who will have access to your information?

Only employees, agents, sub-contractors, or other parties working on behalf of NVM that need access to, and use of, personal data in order to carry out their assigned duties correctly will have access to personal data held by NVM. 

NVM may also release personal information to regulatory or law enforcement agencies, if they require us to do so. We will also only disclose your information to these agencies where we are permitted and requested to do so by law.

Can you have access to the information you have about you?

You have the right at any time to ask us to share with you the information that we hold that you have supplied to us. If you make such a request we will ask you to verify your identity and possibly ask you to give us more information about such a request. We may need to charge a nominal fee for this service for administrative purposes. We will only refuse your request if we are legally permitted or required to do so. If this is the case, then we will give you the reasons for doing so. To make a request for information, please contact us at [email protected].

Can you ask us to stop using your data?

Please be aware that you also have the right to ask NVM to stop using the information that you supplied us. If, under any circumstances, we cannot comply with your request for information we will provide a full explanation as to why this is so.

How do we protect your information?

We have security policies in place to ensure that all personal data collected and processed is kept secure and protected against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage. 

  1. Information you provide in public forums.

Information that you provide in public forums, including, but not limited to blogs, message boards, and chat rooms is not protected under the Policy. Any information you provide in these public forums is on display and may be collected by any third-party not bound by this Policy. We assume no liability for information that you post on a public forum.

  1. Miscellaneous Protections

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

In compliance with COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not knowingly collect any information for anyone under the age of 13 years. All information on the Northern Virginia Magazine Website and all goods and services NVM provides are directed to individuals at least 13 years old or older. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under the age of 13 who may have disclosed personal information to us about your child, please contact us at [email protected] to request deletion of such information.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights with respect to your personal information. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives California residents more control over the personal information that businesses collect about them, these rights include:

  • The right to know about the personal information a company has about you and how it is used and shared;
  • The right to delete personal information collected from a company (with some exceptions);
  • The right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information; 
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights;
  • The right to correct inaccurate personal information that a company has about you; and
  • The right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information collected about you.

If you are a California resident and would like to exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this Policy, contact us at [email protected].

Last Updated: 5/1/25