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Last modified: January 3, 2005Privacy PolicyAssociated Content Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Associated Content") respects your privacy and this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") is designed to assist you in understanding the collection, use, and safeguarding of information you may provide to Associated Content, as well as ways to review and revise the information you provide. This Privacy Policy applies to information submitted via the web sites of Associated Content and its affiliated sites and online properties (collectively, the "Associated Content Network") as well as information submitted to Associated Content through telephone and other traditional communications.
BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, USING THE ASSOCIATED CONTENT NETWORK OR OTHERWISE SUBMITTING INFORMATION TO THE ASSOCIATED CONTENT NETWORK AND/OR ASSOCIATED CONTENT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND ANY OTHER TERMS OF USE PUBLICLY PRESENTED BY ASSOCIATED CONTENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED BELOW TO ASSOCIATED CONTENT AND DISCONTINUE YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE ASSOCIATED CONTENT NETWORK.
1. Your Privacy Rights.Under the laws of some jurisdictions, you may be entitled to request disclosure regarding how Associated Content shares personal information with third parties for direct marketing purposes ("Information-Sharing Disclosure"). To the extent required by applicable law, Associated Content shall provide the Information-Sharing Disclosure to its end users upon rightful request made in writing or by electronic mail to the following address: Associated Content, Inc., 88 Steele St. Suite 400, Denver, CO 80206 or info@associatedcontent.com.
2. Types of Information Collected.In order to better serve your online content needs and provide you with attentive and consistent customer service, Associated Content may collect several types of information, including both personal and non-personal information as described below. The information Associated Content collects depends on how you choose to use the Associated Content Network. " Non- Personally Identifiable Information Collected. The Associated Content Network automatically tracks and collects certain information about your visit that does not generally identify you individually. Similar to other commercial web sites, the Associated Content Network uses standard web measurement and tracking technologies like "cookies," (see explanation below, "Cookies"), web server logs, or other statistics programs, which keep records of traffic on the Associated Content Network. This data is generally anonymous information that does not personally identify you, e.g., "clickstream data," such as the domain name of the site providing you with Internet access, the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your browser type and version, type of operating system and platform you use, the average user session length, the number of hits and pages viewed, top search engines and keywords, access times and other relevant statistics. Associated Content and/or its web service provider use this information in the aggregate to measure the use of the Associated Content Network and to administer the Associated Content Network. We also use this information to improve your online experience. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that a web site transfers to a visitor's hard drive. Your World Wide Web browser may have an option that allows you to accept cookies, reject cookies, or receive notification when a cookie is sent, but you should note that the use of restrictive browser settings may limit the functionality available to your browser when using the Associated Content Network. Any cookies and other Internet traffic tracking technologies utilized in connection with the Associated Content Network are not designed to gather any personally identifiable information. In addition, the Associated Content Network may utilize use web beacons (also known as "action tags" or "one pixel .gif files"), provided by our advertising serving partner, to measure the effectiveness of, and otherwise manage, our online advertising. These web beacons enable our advertising server to recognize a browser's cookie when a browser visits the Associated Content Network and to learn which banner ads bring users to the Associated Content Network. Any information collected using these web beacons or action tags is not personally identifiable and unless otherwise notified, our advertising server does not link online actions to an identifiable person. " Personally Identifiable Information Collected. Personally identifiable information about you is not collected unless you specifically provide it to Associated Content. For example, when you submit your email address for communication purposes or offer your contact information with the intention of being a content contributor, you will be asked to provide certain personally identifiable information. The personal information we collect about you through such sources will vary, depending on the nature of the transaction and the information required to fulfill your request for our services, but may include, without limitation, first and last name, home and email addresses, home and business telephone numbers, facsimile number, and/or other identifying information that permits Associated Content to contact you.
3. Use of Information Collected.Associated Content uses personally identifiable information to customize and personalize content displayed on the Associated Content Network and to send to its visitors newsletters, emails, features, and other material, or otherwise for the purposes for which it is submitted, including to complete transactions and fulfill services you have requested, as well as for reference in the event that we need to contact you when processing your requested transaction. Further, your personally identifiable information, including any email submissions and their content, may be used in connection with customer-relations correspondence and may be retained for use in evaluating and improving our customer-relations and assistance programs. We may share personally identifiable information you submit with our affiliates, as well as with unaffiliated third parties who perform services for Associated Content or who otherwise are involved in the fulfillment of your service request (e.g., information systems maintenance and development providers, data archiving, end user communication and similar services). Associated Content also may use this information to identify and develop products and services that may be of interest to you and/or share this information with certain third parties for direct marketing purposes with respect to special offers, products, services, programs, promotions, surveys, publications, invitations or other opportunities that may be of interest to you (for more information regarding such practices, see Section 1 "Your Privacy Rights," above). Authorized parties with whom we may share your information are subject to terms similar in intent and purpose to those in this Privacy Policy. We do not sell individual customer/end user names or other personally identifiable information to third parties and have no intention of doing so in the future. Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, Associated Content does not disclose or release your personally identifiable information to third parties; provided that, to the extent permitted by law, Associated Content may use or disclose personally identifiable information: (a) for compliance purposes, such as immigration and customs control, security, and legal support; (b) in connection with legal requests from government authorities or third parties pursuant to a subpoena or other legal process; (c) to perform payment verifications, debt reporting or collection, or to otherwise protect the rights or property of Associated Content, its employees, customers, or end users; or (d) if we sell or otherwise transfer substantially all of our assets related to the Associated Content Network that we own or operate and any product or service that we offer, in which event, we will require such third party to honor our current Privacy Policy, until the third party provides you with notice of changes to the Privacy Policy and permits you to exercise any rights you may have under applicable law to limit disclosures of information about you. You should be aware that if you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information (e.g., user name, email address) on a bulletin board, chat room or on any other community forum offered on the Associated Content Network, such information may be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other parties. Associated Content has no control over this use of your personally identifiable information.
4. Reviewing/Changing Personally Identifiable Information.You can request access to your personally identifiable information in order to review and edit any such information you have provided to the Associated Content Network at any time by making such request in writing to: info@associatedcontent.com.
5. Opting-Out.You may opt-out of receiving communications about special offers or programs from Associated Content or other information for which you subscribed by clicking on a link provided at the bottom of the email communication, and/or by emailing or calling Associated Content at any time at info@associatedcontent.com or 720-214-1000.
6. Security of Personally Identifiable Information.Associated Content takes reasonable precautions and has implemented reasonable technical measures intended to protect against the risks of unauthorized access to, erroneous disclosure of, and unlawful interception of personally identifiable information submitted to the Associated Content Network, including the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology supported by most versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and other popular browsers. Once your information is received by Associated Content, we use commercially reasonable efforts to limit access to personal information about you to those employees and service providers whom we determine need access to that information to provide the requested products or services and/or other offers or opportunities that may be of interest to you. However, please be aware that your email transmissions and/or other communications to Associated Content containing personally identifiable information may be unlawfully intercepted or accessed by third parties and/or the Associated Content Network may be subject to hostile network attacks or administrative errors. Accordingly, Associated Content cannot and does not guarantee that your personally identifiable information is completely secure and safe from such risks.
7. Third Party Sites.The Associated Content Network may contain links to other web sites. Associated Content is not responsible for the collection, use or disclosure of information collected through third-party web sites and expressly disclaims any liability related to such collection, use or disclosure. Associated Content is not responsible for the practices employed by web sites linked to or from the Associated Content Network nor the information or content contained therein. Links to other web sites are provided solely as a convenience. Your browsing, use and interaction on any other web sites, including web sites which have a link to the Associated Content Network, are subject to that web site's own rules and policies and Associated Content recommends that you review the information collection practices of such sites before using them or providing them with information.
8. Children's Use of The Associated Content Network.The Associated Content Network is not designed for or directed to children under the age of 13 and Associated Content does not knowing collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. We recommend that children under the age of 13 be supervised by an adult while using the Internet and request that children under the age of 13 not provide any personally identifiable information to the Associated Content Network.
9. Consent; Changes to This Privacy Policy.By accessing or using the Associated Content Network or otherwise providing the information described above to Associated Content, you consent to Associated Content's collection and use of your information as described in Privacy Policy. Associated Content reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by publicly posting such change, update or modification on the Associated Content Network. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon public posting on the Associated Content Network. By continuing to access, browse, or use the Associated Content Network or otherwise providing the information described above to Associated Content, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, as amended.
10. Further Questions.If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the collection and use of information submitted to Associated Content, please direct your inquiries to info@associatedcontent.com.
11. Miscellaneous.This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, other than such laws, rules, regulations and case law that would result in the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Colorado. The Associated Content Network and the servers that host the Associated Content Network are located in the United States. Any information you provide will be transferred to the United States. By visiting and using the Associated Content Network and submitting information thereto, you authorize this transfer. If any part of this Privacy Policy is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of this Privacy Policy shall continue in force and effect.
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