The Media Outlet has been independently certified according to the JTI Programme and CWA 17493:2019.

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Deloitte

Date of certification

05/07/2024

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Media Outlet Istinomer Legal Entity CRTA Date of first publication 08/05/2023 Date of Latest Change 29/05/2024

8. Disclosure of Revenue Sources and Data Collection

The aim of disclosure is to be able to assess potential conflicts of interests. Media Outlets are encouraged to exceed the financial disclosure requirements mandated by their national laws in order to achieve this goal. In cases where the requirements cannot be met, a justification for non-compliance should be published.

8.1. Sources of Revenue

The Media Outlet shall disclose a list of its sources of revenue, ranked from largest to smallest. These may include subscriptions, advertising, major donors and donations, subsidies, fees, sales, memberships, sponsorships, events, etc. Organisations obliged to publish or make public their financial information shall provide a reference to the source where the data is accessible. The Media Outlet may disclose its revenue and/or the categories of its sources of revenue, including the respective ratios. A Media Outlet owned by the state or the government, or financed with public money, shall disclose the nature of its source(s) of revenue: license fees, government budget, partnerships, public subscriptions, grants, commercial advertising, or other. Where a media entity deems itself precluded from disclosure of information due to safety and security concerns as outlined in the Terms and Definitions section, these shall be explained.

What are the categories of sources of revenue for the Media Outlet, ranked from largest to smallest? These may include subscriptions, advertising, major donors, donations, subsidies, fees, sales, memberships, sponsorships, events, etc.

Istinomer received fund from projects CRTA was awarded by international donors and non profit organizations interested in strengthening democracy and accountability in Serbia. In order to preserve its credibility and non-partisanship and ensure unbiased reporting CRTA does not apply for any public funds in Serbia, i.e. funds from state or local budgets. In the "About section", Istinomer published the list of donors for last two years and the amount of money it was granted by each donor. Within "About" page the link to CRTA's site is also provided, where all the financial audit reports of CRTA can be found (http://crta.rs/sr/ko-smo-mi/).

Is the Media Outlet required to make financial disclosures?

What is the revenue of the Media Outlet?

In the "About" section, Istinomer published the list of donors for for the last two years and amount of money it was granted by each donor. In 2018, Istinomer's work was supported by the projects from German foreign ministry (48.666 euro), Czech foreign ministry (27.550 euro), Irex (24.260 USD) and Internews (19.746 USD). In 2019, Istinomer work was supported with grants from Czech foreign ministry (34.420 euro) and Internews (9.955 USD). Also, part of Istinomer's funding was provided by the institutional gran tthat Rockfeller Borthers Fund granted to CRTA (9.000 USD).

What is the ratio of the categories of revenue sources (as in question no. 46)?

Donations are the only category of the Istinomer funding.

Is there any reason for safety and security that you have given incomplete data in this section?

8.2. Data collection disclosure

Where a Media Outlet processes personal data from its audiences, on its own or by engaging with third parties, that shall be disclosed. The Media Outlet shall describe what personal data is processed, by which methods and for what purpose.

Does your Media Outlet process any personal information from online visitors on its own or with third parties?

Yes

What information is processed?

Istinomer website is collecting usage, trackage and cookies data. Examples of cookies Istinomer uses: session cookies, preference cookies, security cookies.

Istinomer may collect certain information automatically including the type of the device, IP address of the device, operating system, type of the web browser, unique device recognizers.

Istinomer uses third party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of its service: Google Analytics, email news subscriptions.

What is the purpose for gathering that information?

Istinomer uses this data to improve readers' experience on the Istinomer website including understanding on their use of the website, measure the number of visitors, to detect, prevent and address technical issues.

By what methods is the information processed?

Istinomer takes all steps necessary to ensure that readers' data is treated securely in accordance with the Serbian personal data protection legal framework.

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