www.wow11news.com
Last updated: 21 February 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how wow11news.com, an independent news magazine and podcast omnichannel shaping conversations beyond headlines. From ASEAN to the world, we stand for credible reporting, clear thinking, and voices that bring communities together. We provide focused news and podcast platform, collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data in compliance with:
- The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) – Malaysia
- Applicable ASEAN data protection principles
- Other relevant regional laws where applicable
By using our website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
- What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following personal data:
A. Information You Provide
- Full name
- Email address
- Contact number
- Billing address
- Payment details (processed via secure third-party providers)
- Messages sent via contact forms
B. Automatically Collected Data
- IP address
- Device and browser type
- Pages visited
- Cookies and analytics data
- Purpose of Collecting Personal Data
Under Malaysia’s PDPA, we collect and process your data for legitimate purposes, including:
- Creating and managing your account
- Processing subscriptions and payments
- Delivering newsletters and podcast updates
- Improving website performance and content
- Marketing and promotional communications
- Responding to inquiries
- Legal and regulatory compliance
We will not process your data for unrelated purposes without your consent.
- Consent
By providing your personal data, you consent to its collection and use in accordance with this policy.
You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at:
wow11news@gmail.com
Withdrawal may affect your access to certain services.
- Disclosure of Personal Data
We may share your data only when necessary with:
- Payment gateway providers
- Email marketing platforms
- Website hosting providers
- Analytics service providers
- Government or legal authorities when required by law
We do not sell or rent personal data.
- Cross-Border Data Transfers (ASEAN Context)
As an ASEAN-focused platform, some service providers may store or process data outside Malaysia.
Where this occurs, we ensure:
- The receiving country has comparable data protection standards, OR
- Appropriate contractual safeguards are in place
This complies with PDPA cross-border transfer requirements.
- Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures including:
- SSL encryption
- Secure servers
- Restricted internal access
- Password protection
- Two-factor authentication (where applicable)
However, no online system is 100% secure.
- Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for:
- Subscription management
- Legal obligations
- Business operations
Inactive accounts may be deleted after a reasonable period.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
- Your Rights Under Malaysia PDPA
You have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Withdraw consent
- Limit processing (where applicable)
Requests may be submitted to:
wow11news@gmail.com
We may charge a minimal administrative fee as permitted by PDPA.
- Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
- Cookies Policy
We use cookies to:
- Improve website functionality
- Analyze traffic
- Personalize content
You may disable cookies via your browser settings.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
- Children’s Data
Our paid services are intended for users 18 and above. We do not knowingly collect data from minors without parental consent.
- Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
At the same time, some content might be generated by ai from various sources. The original content will be higlighted for its originality.
- Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Continued use of the website indicates acceptance of changes.
- Contact Information
Data Protection Contact:
wow11news.com
Email: wow11news@gmail.com
Country of Operation: Malaysia
last update: 21st February 2026
