Privacy Policy

Simpler Media Group (the publisher of the CMSWire, Reworked and VKTR websites) also referred to as “SMG” provides this Privacy Policy (“the Policy”) to inform users of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data received from users of our websites, located at www.simplermedia.com, www.reworked.co, www.cmswire.com and www.vktr.com (“Sites”) or collected through our other services, including via email subscriptions and survey tools (“Services”).

SMG is the controller of personal data collected through our Sites and Services, except where we expressly state otherwise.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any material changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy on this website. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.

This Privacy Policy describes how SMG processes personal data. Where applicable law requires consent, we obtain that consent separately.

Respecting Your Privacy

We respect your privacy and dislike spam as much or more than you do. Our commercial email communications are intended to comply with the CAN-SPAM Act and other applicable laws.

If you sign-up for our email alerts service, then we will send you emails relating to the mailing list(s) or service(s) you joined, as well as occasional offers from our partners. You can control the specific communications you receive in the Communications Preferences Center.

Financial information, such as credit card numbers and expiration dates, is used only to charge you for the service you are purchasing. Payment information is used to process transactions and may be processed by our payment service providers.

Protecting Your Information

We maintain administrative, technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

Sharing of Information

We share personal information only as described in this Policy.

We share personal information with service providers that process it on our behalf — for example, for hosting, marketing automation, email delivery, event registration, analytics, security and payment processing.

If you register for sponsored content or events, we may share your registration information with the identified sponsor as described in the “Third Party Sponsors” section below.

We may also disclose personal information where you have directed us to, where required by law, or where we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal process or protect our rights.

We do not provide our newsletter subscriber or membership lists to third parties for their independent marketing use.

Third Party Sponsors

If you elect to register for a sponsored webinar or event, or to access sponsored research or content, SMG will collect and process your registration information as an independent controller in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Where disclosed at the time of registration, we may provide your registration information to the sponsor or business partner identified in connection with that webinar, event, research or content. By registering, you agree that the identified sponsor or business partner may use your information to contact you about its products or services. Once provided to the sponsor or business partner, that organization may process your information as an independent controller in accordance with its own privacy practices.

Usage, Device and Analytics Data

When you use our Sites and Services, we may collect information such as IP address, device and browser information, cookies and usage data. We use this information to operate, secure, analyze and improve our Sites and Services.

Third-Party Technologies

We may use third-party analytics, advertising and marketing technologies to measure use of our Sites, improve our Services and support our communications. These technologies may collect usage, device and related information as described in this Policy.

How We Respond to “Do Not Track” Signals

Internet browsers can be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. California Business & Professions Code Section 22575(b) (as amended effective January 1, 2014) provides that California residents are entitled to know how we respond to “Do Not Track” browser settings.

There currently is no consensus among industry participants as to what “Do Not Track” means in this context. Therefore, like many websites and online services, the Services do not alter their practices when they receive a “Do Not Track” signal from a visitor’s browser. You can learn more about “Do Not Track” here.

Communication Preferences & Email Subscriptions

You can update your SMG communication preferences here. If you encounter any issues with communication preference changes, you may email [email protected] at any time and SMG will respond to your request as soon as is reasonably practical.

You may opt out of receiving future email mailings from SMG at any time. Our marketing emails include an unsubscribe mechanism.

Retaining, Modifying and Deleting Your Personal Data

You may request access to the information you have provided to us or deletion of your personal information at any time by emailing [email protected].

We respond within the time periods required by applicable law and generally much sooner.

Please note that we will maintain personal information in our database whenever we are required to do so by law, for necessary operational reasons.

Please also note that we need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such change or deletion (for example, when registering for a webinar that has not yet been delivered or purchasing a ticket to an event that has not yet taken place, etc.). We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Where required by applicable law, SMG processes personal information based on consent, contractual necessity, legal obligations or our legitimate interests, including operating and improving our Sites and Services and communicating with our audiences.

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. Where the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation applies, you may also object to processing, request data portability, and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise applicable privacy rights, contact us using the information provided in this Privacy Policy.

Children

Our Sites and Services are targeted at a professional audience interested in information technology topics. We do not aim to attract children. Accordingly, we do not intend to collect Personal Information from anyone we know to be under 13 years of age. If we are made aware that information is or has been submitted by or collected from a child aged 12 or younger, we will delete this information.

Public Information

If you post any personally identifiable information in a Simpler Media Group website — for example, in a comment or a job posting — then this information may be displayed publicly.

International Processing

SMG is a U.S. corporation incorporated in Delaware. Personal information may be processed in the United States and other countries. Where required by applicable law, SMG uses legally recognized safeguards for international transfers.

Contacting Us & Privacy Policy Coordinator

If you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of this policy, please feel free to contact our Privacy Policy Coordinator as follows:

Privacy Policy Coordinator
[email protected]
Simpler Media Group, Inc.
600 California St., 11th FL
San Francisco, CA 94108
United States

Make sure to include enough information for us to help you, including for example your name, contact information, and the specific website, mobile site, application, and/or other service you’re contacting us about.

Note: Only inquiries about this policy or your personal information should be sent to the Privacy Policy Coordinator. No other communications will be accepted or responded to.

For communications on other matters, please contact us through the means described on the Site or Service, if available (for example, in the “Contact Us” section) or via the information contained in SMG’s contact information page.

Policy Changes

This Privacy Policy came into effect in 2009 and was last updated on August 19, 2026. Any updates to this policy will be published on this page.