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3,664 | 105_amazon.com | The Help feature on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on's settings or visiting the Web site of its manufacturer. Because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of Amazon.com's essential features, we recommend that you leave them turned on. For instance, if you block or otherwise reject our cookies, you will not be able to add items to your Shopping Cart, proceed to Checkout, or use any Amazon.com products and services that require you to Sign in. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Basic service/feature'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,665 | 105_amazon.com | Are Children Allowed to Use Amazon.com? Amazon.com does not sell products for purchase by children. We sell children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use Amazon.com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. | ['Practice not covered'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,666 | 105_amazon.com | Does Amazon.com Participate in the Safe Harbor Program? Amazon.com is a participant in the Safe Harbor program developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and (1) the European Union and (2) Switzerland, respectively. We have certified that we adhere to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles agreed upon by the U.S. and (1) the E.U. and (2) Switzerland, respectively. For more information about the Safe Harbor and to view our certification, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Web site. | ['Data Security'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,667 | 105_amazon.com | In compliance with the US-EU and US-Swiss Safe Harbor Principles, we endeavor to resolve all complaints about privacy and the collection or use of customer information. If you have questions about our participation in the Safe Harbor program or have a complaint, please send an e-mail to safeharbor@amazon.com. | ['Practice not covered'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,668 | 105_amazon.com | Under the Safe Harbor program, any unresolved privacy complaints can be referred to an independent dispute resolution mechanism. We use the BBB EU Safe Harbor Program, which is operated by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. If you feel that we have not satisfactorily addressed your complaint, you can visit the BBB EU Safe Harbor Program web site at www.bbb.org/us/safe-harbor-complaints for more information on how to file a complaint. | ['Practice not covered'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,669 | 105_amazon.com | Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions If you choose to visit Amazon.com, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the law of the state of Washington. If you have any concern about privacy at Amazon.com, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, but you should check our Web site frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers. | ['Policy Change'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,670 | 105_amazon.com | Related Practices and Information Conditions of Use Discussion Boards Community Rules Help department Most Recent Purchases Your Profile and Community Guidelines | [] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,671 | 105_amazon.com | Examples of Information Collected Information You Give Us You provide most such information when you search, buy, post, participate in a contest or questionnaire, or communicate with customer service. For example, you provide information when you search for a product; place an order through Amazon.com or one of our third-party sellers; provide information in Your Account (and you might have more than one if you have used more than one e-mail address when shopping with us) or Your Profile ; communicate with us by phone, e-mail, or otherwise; complete a questionnaire or a contest entry form; use our services such as Amazon Instant Video; compile Wish Lists or other gift registries; participate in Discussion Boards or other community features; provide and rate Reviews; and employ Product Availability Alerts, such as Available to Order Notifications. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as your name, address, and phone numbers; credit card information; people to whom purchases have been shipped, including addresses and phone number; people (with addresses and phone numbers) listed in 1-Click settings; e-mail addresses of your friends and other people; content of reviews and e-mails to us; personal description and photograph in Your Profile ; and financial information, including Social Security and driver's license numbers. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Basic service/feature'] | ['Other', 'Contact', 'Financial', 'Personal identifier'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Other'] | Null | Null |
3,672 | 105_amazon.com | Automatic Information Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information such as browser type, version, and time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform; purchase history, which we sometimes aggregate with similar information from other customers to create features like Top Sellers ; the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Web site, including date and time; cookie number; products you viewed or searched for; and the phone number you used to call our 800 number. We may also use browser data such as cookies, Flash cookies (also known as Flash Local Shared Objects), or similar data on certain parts of our Web site for fraud prevention and other purposes. During some visits we may use software tools such as JavaScript to measure and collect session information, including page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page. We may also collect technical information to help us identify your device for fraud prevention and diagnostic purposes. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Service operation and security', 'Other'] | ['IP address and device IDs', 'Cookies and tracking elements', 'Contact', 'Computer information', 'Other'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,673 | 105_amazon.com | Mobile Most mobile devices provide users with the ability to disable location services. Most likely, these controls are located in the device's settings menu. For information about specific devices, click here . If you have questions about how to disable your device's location services, we recommend you contact your mobile service carrier or your device manufacturer. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Location'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,674 | 105_amazon.com | Information from Other Sources Examples of information we receive from other sources include updated delivery and address information from our carriers or other third parties, which we use to correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication more easily; account information, purchase or redemption information, and page-view information from some merchants with which we operate co-branded businesses or for which we provide technical, fulfillment, advertising, or other services; search term and search result information from some searches conducted through the Web search features offered by our subsidiary, Alexa Internet; search results and links, including paid listings (such as Sponsored Links); and credit history information from credit bureaus, which we use to help prevent and detect fraud and to offer certain credit or financial services to some customers. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Other', 'Service operation and security'] | ['Other', 'Contact', 'User online activities', 'Financial'] | Null | Null | ['Unnamed third party'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,675 | 105_amazon.com | Co-branded and Joint Offerings Examples of businesses with which we offer joint or co-branded products and other offerings include Starbucks, OfficeMax, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, J&R Electronics, Eddie Bauer and Northern Tool + Equipment. | [] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,676 | 105_amazon.com | Information You Can Access Examples of information you can access easily at Amazon.com include up-to-date information regarding recent orders; personally identifiable information (including name, e-mail, password, communications and personalized advertising preferences, address book, and 1-Click settings); payment settings (including credit card information and promotional certificate and gift card balances); e-mail notification settings (including Product Availability Alerts, Delivers, and newsletters); Recommendations (including Recommended for You and Improve Your Recommendations); shopping lists and gift registries (including Wish Lists and Baby and Wedding Registries); Seller accounts; and Your Profile (including your product Reviews, Recommendations, Listmania lists, Reminders, personal profile, and Wish List). | ['User Access, Edit and Deletion'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,677 | 21_imdb.com | IMDb Privacy Notice | ['Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,678 | 21_imdb.com | Last Updated, December 5, 2014 . To see what has changed click here. | ['Policy Change', 'Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,679 | 21_imdb.com | IMDb knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. | ['Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,680 | 21_imdb.com | By visiting IMDb, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice. | ['Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,681 | 21_imdb.com | What Personal Information About Users Does IMDb Gather- The information we learn from users helps us personalize and continually improve your experience at IMDb. Here are the types of information we gather. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Personalization/Customization'] | ['Generic personal information'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null |
3,682 | 21_imdb.com | Information You Give Us : We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. Click here to see examples of what we collect. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future browsing for you, improving our site, and communicating with you. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Basic service/feature', 'Personalization/Customization', 'Analytics/Research'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Explicit'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,683 | 21_imdb.com | Automatic Information : We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses IMDb or advertisements and other content served by or on behalf of IMDb on other Web sites. Click here to see examples of the information we receive. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements', 'Unspecified'] | ['not-selected', 'Implicit'] | ['Collect on website', 'Receive from other service/third-party (unnamed)'] | Null | Null |
3,684 | 21_imdb.com | E-mail Communications : To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from IMDb if your computer supports such capabilities. We also compare our user list to lists received from other companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our users. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please use our User Administration pages to adjust your preferences. | ['User Choice/Control', 'First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Marketing', 'Unspecified'] | ['Contact', 'Unspecified'] | ['Implicit'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null |
3,685 | 21_imdb.com | Mobile : When you download or use apps created by IMDb, we may receive information about your location and your mobile device, including a unique identifier for your device. We may use this information to provide you with location-based services, such as advertising, local showtimes, search results, and other personalized content. Most mobile devices allow you to turn off location services. For more information about how to do this, click here. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Additional service/feature', 'Advertising', 'Basic service/feature', 'Personalization/Customization'] | ['Location', 'IP address and device IDs'] | ['not-selected', 'Implicit'] | ['Collect in mobile app'] | Null | Null |
3,686 | 21_imdb.com | Information from Other Sources : We might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information. Click here to see examples of the information we receive. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['not-selected', 'Implicit'] | ['Receive from other service/third-party (unnamed)'] | Null | Null |
3,687 | 21_imdb.com | What About Cookies- Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features such as My Movies, local show times, and browsing preferences. | ['First Party Collection/Use', 'Introductory/Generic'] | ['Additional service/feature'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,688 | 21_imdb.com | The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on's settings or visiting the Web site of its manufacturer. However, because cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of IMDb's essential features, we recommend that you leave them turned on. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Additional service/feature', 'Basic service/feature'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements', 'Unspecified'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,689 | 21_imdb.com | We use web beacons (also known as "action tags" or "single-pixel gifs") and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of certain site features and to conduct research and analysis. We also allow third parties to place web beacons and other technologies on our site to conduct research and analysis, but we do not provide personal information to such third parties. | ['First Party Collection/Use', 'Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Analytics/Research'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements', 'Generic personal information'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | ['Unnamed third party'] | ['Collect on first party website/app', 'Receive/Shared with'] |
3,690 | 21_imdb.com | Does IMDb Share the Information It Receives- Information about our users is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others. We share user information with our parent corporation (Amazon.com, Inc.), the subsidiaries it controls, and as described below. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['User profile', 'Unspecified'] | Null | Null | ['Other part of company/affiliate', 'Unspecified'] | ['Receive/Shared with', 'Other'] |
3,691 | 21_imdb.com | Affiliated Businesses We Do Not Control : We work closely with our affiliated businesses. In some cases, we will include offerings from these businesses on IMDb. In other cases, we may include joint offerings from IMDb and these businesses on IMDb. You can tell when another business is involved in the offering, and we share user information related to those offerings with that business. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Advertising', 'Marketing'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null | ['Other part of company/affiliate', 'Unnamed third party'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,692 | 21_imdb.com | Agents : We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include sending e-mail, removing repetitive information from user lists, analyzing data, and providing marketing assistance. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Basic service/feature', 'Service operation and security', 'Analytics/Research', 'Marketing'] | ['Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | ['Unnamed third party'] | ['See'] |
3,693 | 21_imdb.com | Promotional Offers : Sometimes we send offers to selected groups of IMDb users on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we do not give that business your name and e-mail address. If you do not want to receive such offers, please use our User Administration pages to adjust your preferences. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Advertising', 'Marketing'] | ['Contact'] | Null | Null | ['Unnamed third party'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,694 | 21_imdb.com | Business Transfers : As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy additional services or business units. In such transactions, user information generally is transferred along with the rest of the service or business unit. Also, in the event that IMDb, Inc., or substantially all of its assets are acquired, user information will of course be included in the transaction. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Merger/Acquisition'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null | ['Unspecified'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,695 | 21_imdb.com | Protection of IMDb and Others : We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of IMDb, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Obviously, however, this does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Notice. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Legal requirement', 'Service operation and security'] | ['Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | ['Unspecified'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,696 | 21_imdb.com | With Your Consent : Other than as set out above, you will always receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information. What About Third-Party Advertisers- Our site includes third-party advertising and links to other websites. We do not provide any personally identifiable customer information to these advertisers or third-party websites. | ['User Choice/Control', 'Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Unspecified', 'Advertising'] | ['Unspecified', 'Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | ['Named third party', 'Unnamed third party'] | ['Collect on first party website/app', 'Receive/Shared with'] |
3,697 | 21_imdb.com | These third-party websites and advertisers, or Internet advertising companies working on their behalf, sometimes use technology to send (or "serve") the advertisements that appear on our website directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons (also known as action tags or single-pixel gifs), and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features that they may use, and the information practices of these advertisers and third-party websites are not covered by this Privacy Notice. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices. In addition, the Network Advertising Initiative offers useful information about Internet advertising companies (also called "ad networks" or "network advertisers"), including information about how to opt-out of their information collection. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Advertising', 'Analytics/Research'] | ['IP address and device IDs', 'Cookies and tracking elements'] | Null | Null | ['Named third party', 'Unnamed third party'] | ['Collect on first party website/app', 'Track on first party website/app'] |
3,698 | 21_imdb.com | IMDb also displays personalized third-party advertising based on personal information about users, such as information you submit to us about movies you own or have watched. Click here for more information about the personal information that we gather. Although IMDb does not provide any personal information to advertisers, advertisers (including ad-serving companies) may assume that users who interact with or click on a personalized advertisement meet their criteria to personalize the ad (for example, users in the northwestern United States who bought, watched, or browsed for romantic comedies). If you do not want us to use personal information that we gather to allow third parties to personalize advertisements we display to you, please adjust your Advertising Preferences. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection', 'First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Advertising'] | ['Unspecified', 'Other'] | ['Explicit'] | ['Collect on website'] | ['Named third party'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,699 | 21_imdb.com | How Secure Is Information About Me- If you use our subscription service, we work to protect the security of your subscription information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. | ['Data Security'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,700 | 21_imdb.com | It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. | ['Data Security', 'Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,701 | 21_imdb.com | What Choices and Access Do I Have- As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to take advantage of such IMDb features as My Movies and local show times. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Basic service/feature'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,702 | 21_imdb.com | You can add or update certain information, such as your e-mail address, by using our User Administration pages. When you update information, we usually keep a copy of the prior version for our records. | ['User Access, Edit and Deletion', 'Data Retention'] | Null | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,703 | 21_imdb.com | If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please use our User Administration pages to adjust your preferences. (If you do not want to receive legal notices from us, such as this Privacy Notice, those notices will still govern your use of IMDb, and it is your responsibility to review them for changes.) | ['User Choice/Control', 'Policy Change'] | ['Unspecified', 'Legal requirement', 'Marketing'] | ['Contact'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,704 | 21_imdb.com | If you do not want us to use personal information that we gather to allow third parties to personalize advertisements we display to you, please adjust your Advertising Preferences. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Advertising'] | ['Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,705 | 21_imdb.com | The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on's settings or visiting the Web site of its manufacturer. However, because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of IMDb's essential features, we recommend that you leave them turned on. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Additional service/feature', 'Basic service/feature'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,706 | 21_imdb.com | Children IMDb is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, you may not submit information about yourself to IMDb. | ['International and Specific Audiences'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,707 | 21_imdb.com | Does IMDb.com Participate in the Safe Harbor Program- As a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., IMDb.com is a participant in the Safe Harbor program developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and (1) the European Union and (2) Switzerland, respectively. Amazon has certified that we adhere to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles agreed upon by the U.S. and (1) the European Union and (2) Switzerland, respectively. For more information about the Safe Harbor and to view our certification, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Web site. | ['International and Specific Audiences'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,708 | 21_imdb.com | In compliance with the US-EU and US-Swiss Safe Harbor Principles, we endeavor to resolve all complaints about privacy and the collection or use of customer information. If you have questions about our participation in the Safe Harbor program or have a complaint, please send an e-mail to safeharbor@amazon.com. | ['International and Specific Audiences', 'Privacy contact information'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,709 | 21_imdb.com | Under the Safe Harbor program, any unresolved privacy complaints can be referred to an independent dispute resolution mechanism. We use the BBB EU Safe Harbor Program, which is operated by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. If you feel that we have not satisfactorily addressed your complaint, you can visit the BBB EU Safe Harbor Program web site at www.bbb.org/us/safe-harbor-complaints for more information on how to file a complaint. | ['International and Specific Audiences'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,710 | 21_imdb.com | Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions If you choose to visit IMDb, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Terms and Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the law of the state of Washington. | ['Practice not covered', 'Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,711 | 21_imdb.com | If you have any concern about privacy at IMDb, please send us a thorough description to our help desk, and we will try to resolve it. | ['Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,712 | 21_imdb.com | Our business changes constantly. This Notice and the Terms and Conditions of Use will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our Web site frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers. | ['Policy Change'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,713 | 93_pbs.org | Privacy Policy | ['Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,714 | 93_pbs.org | PBS is committed to protecting the private information of our web site visitors. From the pbs.org homepage to more than 150,000 pages of content produced by our affiliates, the "pbs.org" domain remains a safe haven. The PBS.org web site adheres to a strict policy for ensuring the privacy of personally identifiable information and preserving the integrity of this online medium. Here we explain the type of information collected from PBS.org, how that information may be used, how you can access or modify that information, and how that information is protected. | ['Introductory/Generic'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,715 | 93_pbs.org | I. WHICH SITES ARE COVERED BY THIS POLICY- This Privacy Policy applies to PBS.org ("Site"). Please note that our Site may contain links to sponsor organizations and PBS Member Stations. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those web sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any organization before submitting your personal information to them. | [] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,716 | 93_pbs.org | II. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE GATHER- PBS collects two types of information from visitors to the Site: (A) Personally Identifiable Information, and (B) Non-personally Identifiable Information (information such as IP Addresses and cookies, which allow for a better use of the Site). Uses of this information are discussed in Section III. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Generic personal information', 'Unspecified', 'IP address and device IDs', 'Cookies and tracking elements'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,717 | 93_pbs.org | A. Personally Identifiable Information PBS will not collect personally identifiable information from you, other than what you supply to us on a voluntary basis upon request. Personally identifiable information includes, but is not limited to, name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and credit card information. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Other', 'Contact', 'Financial'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,718 | 93_pbs.org | Registration for our website : Our Site may at times require a free registration, which enables full access to the information and resources offered on our Site. A unique email address must be supplied to register. | ['Practice not covered'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,719 | 93_pbs.org | Paid Products and Services : While the majority of our Site is free, we may charge fees for select products and services. To enable the purchase of these and other products, we collect your telephone number, e-mail address, billing address and credit card information. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Basic service/feature'] | ['Contact', 'Financial'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,720 | 93_pbs.org | Support of Member Stations and other public broadcasting entities : On certain pages within the Site, PBS may offer visitors the opportunity to make a donation in support of public broadcasting entities, programs and series, or to order products, subscriptions or other services offered by PBS Member Stations. If a visitor chooses to make a donation or order such other products or services, PBS will collect and store your telephone number, e-mail address, billing address and credit card information. | ['First Party Collection/Use', 'Data Retention'] | ['Basic service/feature'] | ['Contact', 'Financial'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,721 | 93_pbs.org | Forums, Feedback and Content Submissions : On some pages of the Site, you can submit content to be published, make community postings, comments, suggestions, and vote. We may collect name, address, and e-mail addresses in connection with these activities. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Other'] | ['Contact'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,722 | 93_pbs.org | Your submission of others' Personally Identifiable Information : On some pages of the Site, you can submit information about other people. For example, you may submit a person's name and email address to send an article. Additionally, you may purchase a gift online and submit the person's name, address and telephone number for delivery. This information will only be used for the stated purpose. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Other'] | ['Other'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,723 | 93_pbs.org | Contests, Sweepstakes and Special Offers : On occasion, we may collect personal information from users in connection with optional (i.e., you opt-in to participate in these offers) sweepstakes, contests or special offers. Such information will be used as indicated at the time of collection. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Other'] | ['Generic personal information'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,724 | 93_pbs.org | Listservs and E-mail Newsletters: On occasion, we may collect personal information from users in connection with optional (i.e. you opt-in to subscribe to these services) listservs and e-mail newsletters. Such information will be used as indicated at the time of collection. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Other'] | ['Generic personal information'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,725 | 93_pbs.org | B. Non-personally Identifiable Information In addition to information that you provide to us, we may also collect and store certain non-personally identifiable information automatically when using the Site. This information helps us improve the experience you and other visitors have with the Site. | ['First Party Collection/Use', 'Data Retention'] | ['Analytics/Research'] | ['Generic personal information'] | ['Implicit'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,726 | 93_pbs.org | For example, we may collect your IP address, browser information and reference site domain, as well as related information such as the date on which you visit the Site. This information does not identify you personally and is only used in the aggregate. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['IP address and device IDs', 'Computer information', 'Other', 'User online activities'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,727 | 93_pbs.org | As is common practice among web sites, we use "cookies" and similar technologies. Cookies are text files which store your preferences. No personal information is ever stored in a PBS cookie, even if you have entered your name or email address on other parts of the Site. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements'] | ['Implicit'] | ['Collect on website'] | Null | Null |
3,728 | 93_pbs.org | You can generally prevent cookies from being used by changing the settings in your web browser, but please be aware that by doing so you may be unable to fully utilize the Site. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,729 | 93_pbs.org | III. HOW DO WE USE INFORMATION GATHERED ON THE SITE- Except as expressly set forth in our policies, we will not willfully disclose your personally identifiable information to any third party without first receiving your permission. We will never sell, rent, or swap your personally identifiable information with non-affiliated third parties for their own purposes. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Other'] | ['Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | ['Other'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,730 | 93_pbs.org | In terms of our own use of information, we may use your personally identifiable information for the activities described in the previous sections, and for internal purposes and marketing, promotional and fundraising purposes in support of public broadcasting. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Other', 'Marketing'] | ['Generic personal information'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null |
3,731 | 93_pbs.org | We will typically explain the extent of use at the time you are asked to provide personal information. If you do not want this information to be collected or used by us for these purposes, you can simply "opt out." Under certain circumstances, opting out may prevent your participation in activities for which personal information is needed, as in contests. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Other'] | ['Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,732 | 93_pbs.org | In certain cases, we contract with other companies to provide services on our behalf. These service providers may maintain customer databases which may hold Site users' e-mail addresses, including: viewers, listeners and members; Site visitors who have provided them to PBS by registering at our Site or signing up for a newsletter or listserv; audience members who e-mail questions about membership or programs; donors who submit online contributions; or online buyers who make a purchase. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Basic service/feature'] | ['Contact'] | Null | Null | ['Named third party'] | ['Unspecified'] |
3,733 | 93_pbs.org | We (which includes our service providers) will use these addresses to respond to the general purposes for which we collected the information, to provide services and to operate the Site, including to respond to inquiries, to process credit card payments and billing, shipping, e-mail distribution, list processing and analysis, promotions management, to send information about PBS programs, Site, services, membership or to correspond about a purchase or product offers. For example, shoppbs.org uses a third party fulfillment agent to manage orders, credit card processing, order fulfillment and shipping, and related tasks. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Basic service/feature', 'Analytics/Research', 'Marketing'] | ['Contact'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null |
3,734 | 93_pbs.org | Our service providers have access to your personally identifiable information as necessary to provide certain services on our behalf. They are required to maintain the privacy of all such information in their possession or control and can only use the information on our behalf for the purpose that we have contracted them, for example processing your order or sending you a series newsletter. They are not authorized to use your information for any other purpose. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Basic service/feature'] | ['Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | ['Named third party'] | ['Unspecified'] |
3,735 | 93_pbs.org | Similarly, personally identifiable information provided in connection with a donation intended for a program, series or Member Station, or for purposes of ordering products, subscriptions or other services offered by the PBS Member Stations, will be shared by PBS or by such PBS Member Stations with third parties who perform services to process the donation or the applicable order. Also, in transmitting your donation or order to the local Member Station PBS may share your personally identifiable information with the Member Station for order or donation processing. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Basic service/feature'] | ['Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | ['Named third party'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,736 | 93_pbs.org | At times, we make customer mailing lists available to carefully screened companies whose products or services might interest individuals who have shopped on the Site. If you prefer that we not share your information in this way, please contact us. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Contact'] | Null | Null | ['Named third party'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,737 | 93_pbs.org | We, or our service providers, may release personal identification information if we believe in good faith that the law or legal process requires it, we have received a valid administrative request from a law enforcement agency, or such release is necessary to protect anyone's rights, property or safety. | ['Third Party Sharing/Collection'] | ['Legal requirement', 'Service operation and security'] | ['Generic personal information'] | Null | Null | ['Unspecified'] | ['Receive/Shared with'] |
3,738 | 93_pbs.org | On certain pages, we offer visitors the opportunity to provide comments or other user-generated content on blogs and articles. Any information that you disclose when posting a message to these areas, along with the screen name or ID used, becomes public. In addition, the information that you disclose in these areas may be used by us for promotional and marketing purposes. We are not responsible for any personally identifiable information that you choose to disclose in these public areas. | ['Practice not covered'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,739 | 93_pbs.org | We reserve the right to send you e-mail relating to your account status. This includes order confirmations, renewal/expiration notices, notices of credit card problems, other transactional e-mails and notifications about major changes to our Site. If you have registered for online discussions or other services, you may receive e-mail specific to your participation in those activities. | ['Practice not covered'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,740 | 93_pbs.org | We offer several e-mail newsletters and listservs. If you no longer wish to receive a specific newsletter, you may opt out by following the "unsubscribe" instructions located near the bottom of each newsletter. | ['User Choice/Control'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,741 | 93_pbs.org | We use non-personally identifiable information, such as IP addresses or demographic information (zip codes for example) to tailor our Site to the interests/locations of our users and to measure traffic within our Site. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Analytics/Research', 'Personalization/Customization'] | ['Other', 'IP address and device IDs', 'Demographic', 'Location'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null |
3,742 | 93_pbs.org | PBS uses the content from the cookies to deliver relevant local resources, remember browser preferences, and improve our visitors' experiences on the Site. PBS does not sell information collected by cookies nor use the information for commerce-related purposes. In addition, PBS will not filter content based on your preferences without permission. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Analytics/Research', 'Personalization/Customization'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null |
3,743 | 93_pbs.org | PBS uses cookies at the following times: A cookie may automatically localize pbs.org to the PBS station nearest you. You can choose to have your computer remember a different station or no station at all at any time. If you watch a video clip or listen to an audio clip on pbs.org, a cookie may remember which media player and type of clip you prefer to use on your computer. You can change your video and audio preferences at any time, or choose a player each time you view of listen to a clip. A cookie will tell us which pages you visit and the amount of time between each page visit. The cookie does not remember any information about you or your computer; it just helps us at PBS monitor Site usage and traffic; for example, it allows us to measure the number of repeat visitors to pbs.org in a given month. This data is only used in the aggregate. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Personalization/Customization', 'Analytics/Research'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null |
3,744 | 93_pbs.org | Additionally, cookies may be used on pay sites to (1) identify the terms of any special offers you may have obtained, such as price discount or free trial period AND/OR (2) automatically sign you in so that you do not have to enter a username and password each time you visit. | ['First Party Collection/Use'] | ['Other'] | ['Cookies and tracking elements'] | ['not-selected'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null |
3,745 | 93_pbs.org | IV. HOW CAN I ACCESS OR CORRECT INFORMATION- Access to personally identifiable information that is collected from our Site may be accessible for a limited period of time from the point of collection, such as where a user provides an e-mail address in order to receive an e-mail newsletter or a reminder about an upcoming program or event. In other cases, personally identifiable information may be maintained, edited and deleted at the user's discretion at any time after the information has been submitted to PBS. For example, if you created a password-protected account within our Site, you may be able to access that account to review the information you provided and make corrections and updates as necessary. However this feature is not available throughout our Site where the user is not asked to create an account. Therefore, if at any time, you prefer not to receive e-mail from a service that you subscribed to without creating a personal account, simply get out by following the unsubscribe options at the bottom of each e-mail. | ['User Access, Edit and Deletion', 'Practice not covered', 'User Choice/Control'] | ['Unspecified'] | ['Unspecified'] | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,746 | 93_pbs.org | You may also send an e-mail or letter to the following e-mail or street address requesting access to or correction of your personally identifiable information. For verification purposes please include your first name, last name, e-mail address and the password you use for said service. 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Email us by completing our feedback form www.pbs.org | ['Privacy contact information'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,747 | 93_pbs.org | V. HOW IS MY INFORMATION PROTECTED- PBS is committed to ensuring the security of the data provided to us by Site users. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to protect the information we collect online. | ['Data Security'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,748 | 93_pbs.org | VI. DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL CHILDREN'S GUIDELINES- PBS.org is a general audience Site and does not knowingly collect or store personally identifiable information about children under the age of 13. | ['International and Specific Audiences'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,749 | 93_pbs.org | Any of our sites that are directed to children under the age of 13 (e.g., PBSKids site) comply with COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) standards, which are in addition to PBS.org policies. For complete guidelines on children's information collection, please visit the PBS KIDS PRIVACY POLICY. | ['International and Specific Audiences'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,750 | 93_pbs.org | VII. ACCEPTANCE OF PBS.ORG PRIVACY POLICY TERMS AND CONDITIONS By using this Site, you signify your agreement to the terms and condition of this pbs.org Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions, please do not use the Site. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of pbs.org following the posting of any changes to these terms shall signify your acceptance of those changes. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us. | ['Policy Change'] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,751 | 93_pbs.org | VIII. TERMS OF USE Please also make sure to read pbs.org's TERMS OF USE to understand the additional terms and conditions which apply to your use of our Site. | [] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |
3,752 | 93_pbs.org | The Privacy Policy posted on this Site was updated on or about May 11, 2009. | [] | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null | Null |