Privacy Policy
Effective as of June 3, 2005
THIS PRIVACY POLICY MAY CHANGE FROM
TIME TO TIME. PLEASE CHECK THIS PAGE FOR UPDATES OR REQUEST THE LATEST COPY
FROM PRIVACY@INTERMIX.COM.
Intermix Network, LLC owns and/or
operates a network of Web sites (referred to hereafter as the
"Network") providing diversionary entertainment and topical news,
information and editorial content to millions of users and subscribers
daily. The information collection, use, maintenance and disposal practices
of the Network are discussed in this privacy policy.
1. Collection of Information.
1.1 Survey Information.
The Network collects information from individuals when such individuals
voluntarily complete Network surveys, order forms, send an email through the
Network's referral engine technology or submit information via an online
forms which may or may not be accompanied by a pre-checked or
non-pre-checked checkbox indicating that such individuals consent to
receiving marketing communications from the Network (a
"Co-registration"), or a registration pages either online or
offline, or by means of online or offline surveys, order forms, or
registration pages operated by third parties (each, a "Survey").
(As used herein, "online" means using the Internet, including the
websites and related technologies, and "offline" means by methods
other than online, including in person, via postal mail, telephones, and
other similar means.) In the Surveys, the Network or a third party may ask
individuals to provide various information to the Network, which may include
their name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers,
birth date, gender, salary range, education level, marital status,
occupation, employment information, personal and online interests, and such
other information as may be requested from time to time (collectively,
"Survey Information"). Completing the Surveys is completely
voluntary, and individuals are under no obligation to provide Survey
Information to the Network or any third party, but individuals may receive
incentives from the Network or a third party in exchange for providing
Survey Information to the Network.
1.2 Other Information.
Other occasions when the Network obtains information from individuals
include when such individuals (1) make a claim for a prize or seek to redeem
an incentive offered by the Network or a third party, (2) request assistance
through the Network's customer service department, and (3) voluntarily
subscribe to a Network service or newsletter (collectively, "Other
Information").
1.3 Cookies, Web beacons, and
Other Information Collected Using Technology.
The Network may use cookie technology to associate certain Internet-related
information about individuals with information about such individuals in our
database. Additionally, the Network may use other new and evolving sources
of information in the future (together, "Technology Information").
(a) Cookies.
A cookie is a small amount of data stored on the hard drive of the
individual's computer that allows Network to identify the individual with
his or her corresponding data that resides in Network's database. You may
read more about cookies at www.cookiecentral.com.
(b) Third Party Cookies.
We send to your web browser
many of the advertisements you see when you use our network of Web sites.
However, we also allow other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad
networks, to serve advertisements within our web pages. Because your web
browser must request these advertising banners from the ad network Web site,
these companies can send their own cookies to your cookie file, just as if
you had requested a web page from the site. Please note that if an
advertiser asks us to show an advertisement to a certain audience (for
example, men ages 18-34) or audience segment (for example, men ages 13-24
who have viewed sports content) and you respond to that ad, the advertiser
or ad-server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience they
are trying to reach. As always remember, we only authorize
our third-party ad servers to employ anonymous cookies for ad delivery and
anonymous targeting. Our
third-party ad servers do not collect, nor do we give them access, to any
personally identifying information about you.
Opting Out of Third-Party
Ad Servers
If you want to prevent a third-party
ad server from sending and reading cookies on your computer, currently you
must visit each ad network's Web site individually and opt out (if they
offer this capability).
Currently, we
have relationships with the following third-party ad networks (click to
visit their Web site):
http://www.247realmedia.com/privacy.html
(c) Web beacons.
Web beacons are graphic images, often transparent and no larger than 1 pixel
x 1 pixel, that are placed on a Web site or in an e-mail. Web beacons are
used to monitor the behavior of the user visiting the Web site or opening
the e-mail. When the HTML code for the Web beacon points to a site to
retrieve the image, it simultaneously can pass along information such as the
IP address of the computer that retrieved the image, the time the Web beacon
was viewed and for how long, the type of browser that retrieved the image
and previously set cookie values. The Network, or third parties acting on
the Network's behalf, may utilize Web beacons on Web pages or in email for
any legally permissible purpose.
(d) General Behavior Tracking.
The Network may track online behaviors ("Behaviors") through its
own technologies, including its desktop software products, in order to
increase the effectiveness of the advertisements it delivers. Examples of
such behaviors may include advertisement responses, websites that
individuals visit, and products that individuals purchase. Individuals can
prevent the tracking of Behaviors by globally unsubscribing from the
Network's marketing materials. As described in Section 2.1, the Network
reserves the right to use such technologies for any purpose permitted by
law.
(e) Information Automatically
Collected. For site
maintenance, optimization, security and other legally permissible purposes,
the Network's servers (or third party servers) may collect certain
information about website visitors automatically. Such information may
include such visitors' IP address, browser type, date, time and duration of
visit and particular pages viewed, and such other information as is
permitted by law.
(f) New Technology.
The use of technology on the Internet is rapidly evolving, as is the
Network's use of new technology. As previously stated, Network reserves the
right to change this policy at any time without any additional notice to the
user. As a result, the Network strongly encourages individuals to revisit
this privacy policy from time to time for any updates regarding its use of
technology. Use of any Network website constitutes acknowledgement and
acceptance of the Network's Privacy Policy and the Network's right to modify
such Privacy Policy without additional notice.
1.4 Outside Information.
The Network may receive information about individuals from a third party or
from other sources of information outside of the Network including
information located in public databases ("Outside Information").
1.5 Individual Information.
As used herein, "Individual Information" means Survey Information,
Other Information, Technology Information, and Outside Information, and any
other information the Network gathers or receives about individuals.
1.6 No Information Collected from
Children. The Network will
never knowingly or intentionally collect any personal information about
children under the age of 13. If the Network obtains actual knowledge that
it has collected personal information about a child under the age of 13,
that information will be immediately deleted from its database. Because it
does not knowingly or intentionally collect such information, to the best of
the Network's knowledge and belief, the Network has no such information to
use or to disclose to a third party. The Network has designed this policy in
order to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
1.7 Credit Card Information. The
Network may in certain cases collect credit card numbers and related
information, such as the expiration date of the card ("Credit Card
Information") when an individual places an order from Network. When the
Credit Card Information is submitted to the Network, such information is
encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. The Network will
use the Credit Card Information for purposes of processing and completing
the purchase transaction, and the Credit Card Information will be disclosed
to third parties only as necessary to complete the purchase transaction.
2. Use of Individual Information.
2.1 Discretion to Use
Information.
THE NETWORK MAY USE INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION FOR ANY LEGALLY
PERMISSIBLE PURPOSE IN THE NETWORK'S SOLE DISCRETION. The following
paragraphs in Section 2 describe how the Network currently uses Individual
Information, but the Network may change or broaden its use at any time as
permitted by law. As noted below, the Network may update this policy from
time to time. The Network may use Individual Information to provide
promotional offers to individuals by means of email advertising, telephone
marketing, direct mail marketing, and online banner advertising, among other
uses.
2.2 Email.
The Network uses Individual Information to provide promotional offers by
email to individuals who have permitted use of their email address for this
purpose. The Network may maintain separate email lists for different
purposes. If email recipients wish to end their email subscription, they
need to follow the instructions at the end of each email message to
unsubscribe.
2.3 Targeted Advertising.
The Network uses Individual Information to target advertising to
individuals. When individuals use the Internet, the Network uses such
persons' Individual Information to show advertising for products and
services in which those users have expressed an interest, whether directly
or indirectly.
2.4 Direct Mail and
Telemarketing.
The Network may use Individual Information to advertise or provide
promotional offers, directly or indirectly, to individuals using direct mail
marketing or telemarketing using telephones, as permitted by law.
2.6 Storage of Individual
Information.
The Network stores Individual Information in a database on Network
computers. Network computers have security measures (such as firewalls) in
place to reasonably protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the
information under the Network's control. Notwithstanding such measures, the
Network cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent Network
computers from being illegally accessed, and the Individual Information on
them stolen or altered.
2.7 Rights of Third Party
Affiliates.
Network may extend any of its rights under this Agreement to third parties
performing services on its behalf.
3. Dissemination of Individual
Information.
3.1 Sale to Third Parties.
The Network may sell or transfer Individual Information to third parties in
connection with any merger, acquisition, reorganization, change in capital
structure, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of any Network
division or website, or any activity specified in Section 3.2, 3.3, or 3.4
below.
3.2 Order Fulfillment.
The Network will transfer Individual Information to third parties as
necessary to provide a product or service that an individual orders from
such third party while using one of the Network's websites or when
responding to offers provided by the Network.
3.3 Legal Process.
The Network may disclose Individual Information to respond to subpoenas,
search warrants, court orders, or other legal process.
3.4 Summary Data.
The Network may sell or transfer non-individualized information, such as
summary or aggregated anonymous information about all persons or sub-groups
of persons.
4. Privacy Practices of Third
Parties.
4.1 Advertiser cookies and web
beacons.
Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other companies
(collectively, "Advertisers") who place advertisements on the
Network's websites and on the Internet generally may use their own cookies,
web beacons, and other technology to collect information about individuals.
The Network does not control Advertisers' use of such technology and the
Network has no responsibility for the use of such technology to gather
information about individuals.
4.2 Links.
The Network's websites and email messages may contain hypertext links to the
websites of one or more third parties. The Network is not responsible for
the privacy practices or the content of such other websites.
4.3 Affiliated Companies.
The Network may disclose, transfer and sell Individual Information to an
entity which becomes affiliated with Network through formation, merger or
acquisition, in the Network's discretion.
5. Unsubscribe from Intermix
lists.
The Network maintains multiple newsletter
and email marketing lists. To unsubscribe from one or more of such lists,
click the link included in the footer of any message delivered by the
Network and follow the instructions provided.
6. More Information.
For more information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit www.privacylaw.net
or www.privacyalliance.org.
If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at privacy@intermix.com.
THE NETWORK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO UPDATE THIS POLICY FROM TIME TO
TIME, SO YOU SHOULD REVIEW THIS WEB PAGE PERIODICALLY.
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