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AFRTN.com
ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY Statement
This is the AFRTN.com web site (the "Site").
Our postal address is
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
We can be reached via e-mail at
Webmaster@afrtn.com
The policies below are applicable to AFRN.com and other
sites on the World Wide Web portion of the Internet
owned and operated by AFRTN.
AFRTN.com's Privacy Policy
Your privacy on the Internet is important to us. As part
of the operation of AFRTN.com and other AFRTN sites, we
gather certain types of information about AFRN.com users,
and we would like to explain the types of information we
gather, what we do with it and how to correct or change
the information.
Information Collected By AFRTN.com
AFRTN.com collects two types of personally identifying
information from users: personal data (such as names and
e-mail addresses); and aggregated data (such as
information about traffic patterns on AFRTN.com, for
example how many users log into AFRTN.com on a daily
basis).
Personal Data
Personal data is collected when users provide personal
data to AFRTN.com, for example in registering for
electronic newsletters or other membership services, in
answering surveys, purchasing items from AFRTN.com, and
registering for contests and other promotional
opportunities provided by AFRTN.com. Also, we collect
the e-mail addresses of users who post messages to our
message boards and chat areas.
Aggregated Information
Aggregated information, such as which pages users access
or visit and information volunteered by users, such as
survey information and/or site registrations, is
collected through various methods. For example,
AFRTN.com collects IP addresses. An IP address is a
number that is automatically assigned to your computer
whenever you're surfing the Web. Web servers, the
computers that "serve up" Web pages,
automatically identify your computer by its IP address,
and when you request a page from AFRTN.com, our servers
log your IP address. AFRTN.com does not link IP
addresses to anything personally identifiable, so
although your session will be logged, you will remain
anonymous to us. AFRTN.com collects IP addresses for the
purposes of system administration and to provide
aggregate data to advertisers about the volume of use on
AFRTN.com.
Use of Cookies
AFRTN.com also uses "cookies" to collect
information. A cookie is a small data file that most
major Web sites write to your hard drive for record
keeping purposes when you visit them. Cookies allow
AFRTN.com to measure activity on the Site and to improve
your user experience, for example by remembering your
passwords and viewing preferences, thus allowing you to
visit various member-only parts of the Site without
re-registering. Cookies are used by AFRTN.com to measure
activity on the Site and make improvements and updates
based on which areas are popular and which are not.
AFRTN.com does not use cookies to retrieve information
from your computer that was not originally sent in a
cookie. Except for personal information voluntarily
provided by you (i.e., during membership registration or
a contest), AFRTN.com does not use information
transferred through cookies for any promotional or
marketing purposes, nor is that information shared with
any third parties whatsoever.
You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers,
which is standard in the Internet industry. AFRTN.com
does not control these cookies, and these cookies are
not subject to AFRTN.com's privacy policies.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If
you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies or to
alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it is
possible that some parts of the Site, such as the
member-only areas and shopping, contest and game areas,
will not function properly if you do so.
Use of Information Collected by AFRTNcom
AFRTN.com uses both the personal and aggregated
information we collect for multiple purposes. The
information is used to improve the content of the Site,
to customize the content and/or layout of the Site for
each individual user and to notify users about updates
to the Site or promotional offers or opportunities that
we believe will be of interest to you.
AFRTN shares aggregated information with third parties
for both advertising and promotional purposes. AFRTN may
also share personal information with prescreened third
parties for marketing or promotional purposes. AFRTN
will try to provide users with an opportunity to decline
this service when such information is requested from you
online.
AFRTN may also share information with consultants and
affiliates for internal business purposes and may
divulge personal information if such information is
subpoenaed, or if AFRTN believes that any user has
committed unlawful acts, to acts that endanger the
health or safety of another user or of the general
public. In some situations, we will share your personal
information, on a confidential basis, with third parties
who perform a particular service on our behalf, such as
sending e-mails. Also, AFRTN.com may be sold or
transferred to another entity. Should such an event
occur, customer information will of course be one of the
transferred assets.
In addition, in the event AFRTN plans to post any
personal information on the Site, AFRTN will either
notify you of this possibility when you provide the
information and/or, if possible, when the information is
posted.
Occasionally, we may post the name of a user (for
example a contest winner) on one of our sites. AFRTN
will notify you of this possibility when you provide
your information or, if possible, will notify you when
the information is posted.
AFRTN may use third party advertising companies to serve
ads when you visit our sites. These companies may use
information (not including your name, address, email
address or telephone number) about your visits to our
sites and to other Web sites in order to provide
advertisements on this site and other sites about goods
and services of interest to you. In addition, AFRTN may
share Web site usage information about visitors to our
sites with such company for the purpose of managing and
targeting advertisements on our sites. For this purpose,
we and our third-party advertising company note some of
the pages you visit on our sites through the use of
pixel tags (also called clear gifs).
If you object to the use of personal information
provided by you for any reason, you may stop that use by
modifying your registration information online. If you
have registered as a member through our online
registration system and have subscribed to STUDIO PASS,
and you no longer wish to receive STUDIO PASS, please
discontinue your subscriptions by going to: http://www.AFRTN.com/registration/http://www.AFRTN.com/registration/,
and either (i) unchecking the relevant box or boxes, and
then clicking "submit" or (ii) following any
other relevant instructions on that page.
Children and Privacy
AFRTN encourages parents and guardians to spend time
with their children online, and to be fully familiar
with the sites visited by their children. At various
places on AFRTN.com, AFRTN will ask whether users are
under the age of 18, or 13, for example when requesting
personal information from users, or AFRTN may ask for
parental consent. However, while AFRTN requests this
information or permission, AFRTN relies on users to be
truthful in responding to these questions.
Individuals Under 13
No information should be submitted to or posted on the
Site by users under the age of 13 years without the
consent of their parent or guardian. AFRTN.com does not
provide any personally identifying information,
regardless of its source, to any third party for any
purpose whatsoever unless disclosed during collection.
Users under the age of 13 are generally asked not to
participate in contests or other promotional
opportunities.
Individuals 13 Through 17
AFRTN.com requests that children under the age of 18 do
not submit or post information to the Site without a
parent or guardian's consent. AFRTN.com may collect
information, including personally identifying
information, from users between the ages of 13 and 17,
and with the permission of their parent or guardian this
information may be used for marketing and promotional
purposes by AFRTN.com and may be shared with prescreened
third parties. If a user or their parent or guardian
changes their mind with respect to such use, such user,
parent or guardian may stop that use -- either by e-mail
request or by modifying his/her registration information
online as described above in "Use of Information
Collected by AFRTN.com".
Message Boards and Chat
Please remember that information posted to message
boards and chat areas becomes public information. Use
caution when posting. Users under the age of 18 should
be especially careful not to provide any personally
identifying information while using chat rooms or
message boards. As set forth in AFRTN.com's Terms and
Conditions of use, users of chat rooms and message
boards must follow acceptable standards of behavior when
posting messages online.
Links to Other Sites
It is important to note that AFRTN.com contains links to
sites other than AFRTN.com, and that those sites may not
follow the same privacy policies as AFRTN.com. For
instance, if you click on an advertisement on AFRTN.com,
this will take you away from AFRTN.com and to an
entirely different site. This can include links from
advertisers, content providers and partners who may use
AFRTN.com's logo and or style as a result of a
co-branding agreement. These sites may send their own
cookies to you, and may collect data and make uses of it
that AFRTN.com would not.
The use of any information or materials that you may
access at these external sites is purely voluntary. You
should not rely on their contents without independent
and thorough review of the accuracy, completeness,
effectiveness, timeliness and correct sequencing. These
external sites may also refer to specific commercial
products, processes, or services by trade name,
trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise.
Unless AFRTN has provided specific authority, such
references in no way indicate our endorsement,
recommendation or preference. This section should be
read in conjunction with the full Terms of Service,
below.
Additional Information
No transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed
to be completely secure. It may be possible for third
parties not under the control of AFRTN to intercept or
access transmissions or private communications
unlawfully. While we strive to protect your personal
information, AFRTN cannot ensure or warrant the security
of any information you transmit to us. Any such
transmission is done at your own risk.
Under no circumstances, including but not limited to
negligence, shall AFRTN be liable for any special,
incidental or consequential damages that result from the
use of information or materials on our sites, even if
AFRTN or an authorized representative of AFRTN, has been
advised of the possibility of such damages. This section
also should be read in conjunction with the full Terms
of Service.
USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE
TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY.
AFRTN reserves the right to change this policy at any
time by notifying users of the existence of a revised
privacy policy. You can send e-mail to us with any
further questions at
Webmaster@afrtn.com.
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