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PRIVACY STATEMENT
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE OR ANY CSD FORUM.
This
Privacy Statement is applicable to all Search Directory ("CSD") Web sites and
other sites on the Internet and World Wide Web owned and operated by CSD (the
"CSD Sites"), and all services provided thereon, including all CSD Forums
(collectively, unless noted otherwise, the "Services").
CSD respects the privacy concerns of all users of the
Services. CSD also recognizes the valuable potential of technology to help
people communicate with the companies whose Web sites they visit, particularly
through customer databases. Responsible use of the information you share with
CSD is paramount. In order to help you understand how the information you
provide CSD will be used, the following guidelines have been created.
Personally Identifiable Information:
In order to use certain portions of the Services (i.e.,
CSD Forums), you may be required to register and create an account with CSD
("CSD Account"). There is no cost to create a CSD Account but you will be asked
to choose a member name (please select a name other than your real name; also,
please do not select the name of a real person), password, and provide certain
personal information about yourself, such as your real name, age, address,
telephone number, occupation and e-mail address. If you do provide CSD with
personally identifiable information, we will take all reasonable and
appropriate steps to protect this information. CSD will not disclose, share,
sell or rent personally identifiable information to any third party without
your prior consent.
Please note that your member name will be available to
other members of the CSD community while you participate in certain CSD Forums.
At your discretion, you may also choose to create a public profile for yourself
which will be available to the public (other members of the CSD community).
Public profiles are managed entirely by you and you are solely responsible for
the profile's content and its "public" or "private" status on the CSD Sites.
You may access, edit or delete your public profile by signing in to your
account and clicking on "My Public Info." Children under 13 years of age are
prohibited from creating a public profile.
Other than registration information, you may be asked to
provide certain personal information in connection with your use of or
participation in certain promotions such as entering sweepstakes, contests,
surveys, newsletters, etc, ("special Promotions"). In these instances, you will
be informed of the intended use(s) of the requested information.
Children Under 13 Years of Age:
CSD respects the privacy of children of all ages. CSD
particularly recognizes the sensitivity of personal information concerning
children under the age of 13 and therefore provides this special notice to
parent(s) or guardian(s) regarding the collection and use of information
collected from children in this age group.
Generally speaking, CSD will not collect and maintain
any personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age
without first obtaining consent from that child's parent or guardian.
If a child under 13 years of age wishes to create a CSD
Account, or participate in a special Promotion, the child will be asked to
provide a limited amount of personally identifiable information (no more
information than is reasonably necessary to enable that child to participate in
the activity or special Promotion) along with his/her parent or guardian's
e-mail address. CSD will then send an e-mail (the "Initial Notification") to
the Parent indicating the information that the child is requested to provide,
the intended use(s) of the information and information on how the parent or
guardian can, at their election, delete the child's information from CSD's
database or records. Upon receipt of the Initial Notification, a parent or
guardian may respond back to CSD to (a) activate the child's CSD Account, or
(b) delete the child's CSD Account and cause all information collected to be
automatically deleted. By activating the child's CSD Account, the parent or
guardian may consent to CSD's maintaining the limited personally identifiable
information collected from the child, using the information as stated in the
Initial Notification, and allowing the child to access the Forums. If a CSD
Account is not activated or deleted by the parent or guardian within 30 days of
the Initial Notification, the information collected from the child is
automatically deleted from CSD's database. Once a CSD Account is activated by a
parent or guardian, subsequent e-mails will be sent to the parent or guardian's
e-mail address each time a child participates in a CSDcial Promotion. Some
special Promotions such as sweepstakes require that the child provide
additional personally identifiable information for purposes of verifying
eligibility for entry into the promotion or fulfilling prize awards to winners.
These subsequent e-mails to the parent will inform the parent of the
characteristics of the special Promotion and where the parent may view more
information about the special Promotion.
CSD will use reasonable efforts to delete a child's
information from CSD's files upon request. Parents are instructed on the
procedure for deleting a child's information in the Initial Notification. After
activating a child's account, a parent or guardian should refer to the "How to
review, update or delete you or your child's personal information" section of
this document, found below. Parents are encouraged to spend time online with
their children to become familiar with the types of content available on the
CSD Sites and the Internet in general. Control tools are available from online
services and software manufacturers to create a safe environment for
children.
Non-Personally Identifiable
Information:
As part of the registration process to create a CSD
Account or to participate in a special Promotion, you may be asked to provide
certain information about yourself which does not personally identify you. For
example, you may be asked to provide information concerning your music or other
entertainment preferences, purchasing habits, and the like. CSD requests this
information in order to enhance your online experience by understanding you
better and to also make you aware of new services, programs or offers in which
you may be interested.
In general, you can use the Services (except CSD Forums)
while remaining anonymous. However, in some cases, CSD may still be able to
collect certain non-personally identifiable information about your use of the
Services. For example, CSD might collect information concerning the type of
Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are
using, the domain name of your Internet service provider and/or the Web site or
advertisement from which you linked to the CSD site.
When you visit one of the CSD Sites or advertisements
appearing thereon, or use one or more of the Services, we may use an
industry-wide technology called "cookies" which stores certain information on
your computer and which will allow us to customize your experience to better
match your interests and preferences or simply facilitate your signing in to
use the Services. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your
computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a
cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to
learn more about these functions.
In general, CSD may use non-personally identifiable
information to improve and enhance the Services. However, from time to time,
CSD may share this information with other entities in aggregate, non-personal
form to show general demographic and preference information among users of the
CSD Sites.
Other sensitive information:
Whenever you give CSD sensitive information (e.g.,
credit card numbers), CSD will take all commercially reasonable steps to
protect such information by establishing a secure connection with your Web
browser. CSD employs an industry-wide technology known as a secure-socket-layer
("SSL") to protect the transmission of payment information to the Site. Unless
otherwise specified herein, credit card numbers are used only for payment
processing and are not retained for marketing or any other purposes.
Postings to Forums:
All postings, whether in a chat room, on message boards
or other method of communication within the Forums will generally be available
to and freely accessible by other users of the CSD Forums. Therefore, users
should not expect that any information they post will be kept private or
confidential and are encouraged to exercise discretion when using the CSD
Forums. Additionally, your member name will always be posted in conjunction
with your post in the CSD Forums.
Hyperlinks:
The CSD Sites may contain links to or advertisements
concerning other Web sites. Other sites may also reference, advertise, or link
to CSD Sites. CSD is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content
of such other sites and expressly disclaims all liability associated with your
use of and the content on such other sites.
Consent to Processing:
By providing any personal information to the CSD Sites,
all users, including without limitation users in the member states of the
European Union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection
and processing of such information in the United States of America.
How to review, update or delete you or your child's
personal account information:
As part of your use of the Services, you are responsible
for maintaining and updating, as applicable, your Registration Information with
current and complete information. You may edit and delete portions of your CSD
Account information or delete the CSD Account entirely. To do this, visit the
first page after signing in to your account, known as the lobby, and click on
"Account Info" to make such changes or deletions. If you are the parent or
guardian of a child under 13 years of age, you need to ask your child for
his/her password in order to access his/her account information and edit or
delete the account.
CSD is dedicated to protecting your personal information
and welcomes comments and questions on this policy. You may e-mail your
questions or comments to:
privacy@cinemasearchdirectory.com.com
CSD reserves the right to change this policy at any time
by notifying guests of the existence of a new privacy policy. |