ABC15.com Privacy Statement
We at ABC15.com
are committed to protecting consumer privacy online. We believe
that greater protection of personal privacy on the web will not
only protect consumers, but also increase consumer confidence
and ultimately their participation in online activities. At ABC15.com
we intend to give you as much control as possible over your personal
information.
The purpose
of our policy is to inform you about the types of information
we gather about you when you visit our site(s), how we may use
that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices
you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct, the
information.
Our site(s)
may contain links to other web sites, including web sites directed
to children. We have no control over the privacy practices or
the content of any of our business partners, advertisers, sponsors
or other sites to which we provide links from our sites. You should
check the applicable privacy policy of the web site sponsor when
linking to other web sites.
I. Information Which We Collect
We may
request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information,
including your e-mail address, postal address, home or work telephone
number, credit card number (only if you choose to purchase a product
online), for purposes such as correspondence, making a purchase,
or participating in online contests, surveys or games. If you
choose to give us personal information via the Internet that we
or our business partners may need -- to correspond with you, process
an order or provide you with a subscription, for example -- it
is our intent to let you know how we will use such information.
Like many
other commercial sites, our site(s) may utilize a standard technology
called a "cookie" to collect information about how our site is
used. Cookies were designed to help a web site recognize a user's
browser as a previous visitor and thus save and remember any preferences
that may have been set while the user was browsing the site. A
cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive, pass
on a computer virus, or capture your e-mail address. Our web
site(s) may use cookies to enhance your visit. Cookies can securely
store a user's password, personalize home pages, identify which
parts of a site have been visited or keep track of selections,
such as those selected in a "shopping cart." Our cookies may collect
your domain name and track your selections through our web pages.
We only use "cookies" to gather the information indicated in this
policy and do not use cookies to gather personal identifying information
about you without your consent.
We also
use cookies in connection with our chat rooms in order to record
your preferences. These cookies store automatically information
pertaining to the last chat room you visited, as well as certain
comments that can be issues in the chat room, in order to facilitate
your experience with the chat rooms. No additional identifying
information is stored on these cookies. You also have the option
of choosing to allow us to use a cookie to store your username,
or "handle" and password on your computer for use in that chat
rooms, forums and other sites as indicated on the particular site.
We may
require you to supply us with personal information (demographic
information such as average age, income, education, population
data, zip codes) during a "registration" process online prior
to using certain features of our site. For example, you may be
required to register to use chat rooms, forums, to access archival
stories, to subscribe to newspapers, and to access other features.
We use this general information to aggregate information according
to demographics, such as gender, geographic location, age, income
or a combination of these or other demographics.
II. Use of User Information
We may
perform statistical analyses of aggregate user behavior. This
allows us to measure relative consumer interest in the various
areas of our web sites for product development purposes. Any information
we collect is used for its own internal purposes to improve the
content of the web sites, to enhance users' experiences when visiting
our site(s), to customize the content and/or layout of our pages,
and to provide the services required by an individual user. We
do not use personal identifying information for any reason that
is not disclosed either in this Policy or at the time the information
is requested. We never send e-mail to you unless you request a
particular service, or consent to being contacted by e-mail. There
are instances where you will have the opportunity to subscribe
to an e-mail list that will send information about the site or
our advertisers to your e-mail address, but this will be done
only with your permission and consent
III. Disclosure to Third Parties
We do
not share personal identifying information with any third party
without your permission. We disclose only in aggregate form
our statistical analyses or demographics of users to third parties,
such as advertisers or other business partners. In some instances,
we operate shared web sites with businesses affiliated with us.
Our privacy policy will apply to these web sites, and our affiliates
adhere to our privacy policy and will not share personal information
with any third party without your permission. PLEASE BE AWARE
that when you voluntarily disclose personal information (such
as your name, e-mail address) in chat areas or bulletin boards
to third parties, that information may be collected by others
outside the control of us and may result in unsolicited messages
from others.
IV. Accuracy of User Information
In order
to ensure the accuracy of personal information provided for registration,
you may return to the registration form online in order to change
information you have provided at any time. Questions regarding
our privacy policy, the accuracy of your personal information
or the use of the information collected should be directed via
e-mail to the Webmaster, or you can reach us by telephone at (602) 683-5962.
You can also write us at:
ABC15.com
c/o KNXV-TV, Channel 15
515 North 44th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
These
privacy policies are effective as of November 11, 2002. We reserve
the right to change this policy at any time, and will post any
changes to this policy as soon as they go into effect.
V. Security of Information
We use
our best efforts to ensure the security of personal information
submitted by users. When collecting credit card information for
online purchases, we offer secured-server transactions that encrypt
your information in transit to thwart someone from intercepting
it and misusing it. When we collect other information from our
users, it is stored in an area where the general public does not
have access to it.
VI. Opting-out
At any
time while assessing our site(s), any user while online may "opt-out"
of further e-mail contact from us (while still allowing access
to our site(s)). For further information about opting-out, contact
us at the e-mail address, postal address or telephone number stated
above.
VII. Use of Materials
The right
to download and store or output the materials in our site(s) is
granted for the user's personal use only, and materials may not
be reproduced in any edited form. Any other reproduction, transmission,
performance, display or editing of these materials by any means
mechanical or electronic without the express written permission
of us is strictly prohibited. Users wishing to obtain permission
to reprint or reproduce any materials appearing on these sites
may contact us at the Webmaster.
To link to the full Terms of Use Agreement pertaining to use of
our site(s), please click here.
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