TABLE OF CONTENTS
· Introduction
· What PersonalInformation About You Do We Collect?
· Note toParents/Children's Privacy
· Other InformationWe Collect
· How We Use theInformation We Collect
· How to Access orCorrect Your Information
· Ad Serving
· Third PartyContent
· Data Security
· Consent toTransfer
· Acceptance
· Contact Us
INTRODUCTION
This web site ("WebSite") is operated by virtual-conventions, llc. ("VCLLC" or"we" or "us"), under license from Paramount PicturesCorporation ("PPC"). This Privacy Policy only covers informationcollected at our Web Site, and does not cover any information collected offlineby VCLLC (unless specifically stated). At VCLLC, your privacy is important tous. We provide this notice to explain our information collection practices andthe choices you have about the way your information is collected and used. Your use of this Web Site indicates to us that you have read and accept ourprivacy practices, as outlined in this Privacy Policy. In addition, pleasereview our Terms of Use that governs your use of this Web Site.
While on our Web Site, youmay encounter links to other web sites or online materials. For example,vir-con.com contains links to web sites that may be published and maintained byaffiliates and/or related entities of VCLLC, and also PPC,
This Privacy Policy doesnot apply to any personally identifiable information ("PII") you maydisclose publicly in user forums (such as chat rooms, message boards, orsimilar web pages). PII is information that could reasonably used to identifyyou personally (such as your name, address, or e-mail address). You should beaware that when you voluntarily disclose PII on message boards, chat areas orother user forums, that information can be collected and used by other peopleto send unsolicited messages and marketing materials. Also, please be awarethat certain message boards (and similar user forums) may display IP addressesalong with the message poster's name and message. We bear no responsibilityfor any action or policies of any third parties who collect any informationusers may disclose in user forums or other public areas of this Web Site.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATIONABOUT YOU DO WE COLLECT?
Generally, you may browseour Web Site without providing any PII. However, we may ask you to provide PIIat various times and places on this Web Site, such as when you register for ourservices, sign-up to receive advance notices about upcoming conventions, entera sweepstakes, subscribe to a newsletter, complete a survey or participate inpolls, message groups or chat areas. We may also ask you to provide us withdemographic information or information regarding your interests, hobbies orsimilar information. In some cases, if you chose not to provide us withrequested information, you may not be able to access all of this Web Site orparticipate in all of its features. We may combine the information we collectwith information available from other sources, including information receivedfrom promotional partners or other third parties.
NOTE TO PARENTS/CHILDREN'SPRIVACY
Protecting children'sprivacy is important to us. For that reason, we do not collect or maintaininformation at our Web Site from those we actually know are under 13, and nopart of our Web Site is targeted to attract anyone under 13. We request thatall visitors under 13 to our Web Site not disclose or provide any PII. If wediscover that a child under 13 has provided us with PII, we will delete thechild's PII from our records.
OTHER INFORMATION WECOLLECT
Log Data: When you visitthis Web Site, our web servers automatically collect anonymous information thatdescribes how our visitors use and navigate our Web Site, and which includesthe number and frequency of visitors to each web page and the length of theirstays, as well as the anonymous information automatically sent to us by yourweb browser, such as browser type, referrer data that identifies the web pagevisited prior and subsequent to visiting our Web Site, and IP addresses. Wealso may determine what technology is available through your browser in orderto serve you the most appropriate version of a web page. For example, we maydetermine that you have installed a version of Flash, and we will then send youthe appropriate Flash version of the web page rather than an HTML page.
IP Addresses: An IPaddress is a number that is assigned to your computer or network when you areon the Internet. When visitors request pages from our Web Site, our serverslog the visitor's IP address. We may collect IP addresses for a variety ofinternal purposes, such as system administration, to report aggregateinformation to our advertisers, and to audit the number of visits to differentpages on our Web Site.
Cookies: Cookies areinformation files that our Web Site may place on your computer to provideextended functionality. We may use cookies for a number of purposes, such astracking usage patterns on the Web Site, measuring the effectiveness ofadvertising, asset protection or limiting multiple responses and registrationswhen we conduct polls and sweepstakes. We do not store any PII in cookies, andwe do not link the cookies to any PII we collect. We will not use cookies toretrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent by us toyou in a cookie. Advertisers or other third parties that are serving contenton some of our pages may set and access their own cookies on your computer. Such third parties' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies,which may differ from this one. Such third parties do not have access to ourcookies. You can, of course, disable cookies on your computer by indicatingthis in the preferences or options menus in your browser. However, it ispossible that some parts of our Web Site will not operate correctly if youdisable cookies. You should consult with your browser's provider/manufacturerif you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.
HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSETHE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We use the PII you provideabout yourself to provide the information or content you have requested, tocontact you about our programs, products, features or services or for otherpurposes disclosed at the time of collection. For instance, we may notify youthat you have won a sweepstakes, send you an email newsletter or send youinformation about an upcoming event.
We may share your PII withoutside parties who sponsor sweepstakes or other promotions on our Web Site inorder to fulfill the sweepstakes and/or promotion administration. In thoseinstances, the information is provided only for that purpose.
As a licensee of PPC, we provide PPC with the PII collected from you when you register on this Web Site, register for the Star Trek ® Virtual Convention on this Web Site and when you make purchases of merchandise or services on this Web Site. The
Whether or not youregister on this Web Site or make a purchase, we will also offer you theopportunity to choose to receive a variety of information our newsletters, eventsand activities and those of our promotional partners and sponsors includingalso certain PPC communications. You will have the opportunity to opt out ofreceiving such communications. We will not share your PII with those and/orother outside parties unless you specifically agree to a governing set of rulesthat allow such disclosure or otherwise give us permission to do so. With yourpermission, we may send you information from our corporate affiliates. If youdo not wish to continue receiving information from outside parties includingour corporate affiliates you may opt out of receiving the information byresponding to the party that contacted you via email.
We use non-PII informationcollected on our Web Site in the aggregate to better understand your use of theWeb Site and to enhance your enjoyment and experience. For example, we may usethe information to improve the design and content of our Web Site or to analyzethe programs and services we offer. We may also share non-identifying aggregateinformation with third parties. For example, we may tell advertisers how manyindividuals visit certain areas of our Web Site, or how many men or womenreceive our newsletter.
We may employ othercompanies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. For instance, wemay use third parties to host message boards or other user forums, to developsoftware applications and databases or to send communications on our behalf.
Our employees, agents andcontractors who have access to PII are required to protect the information in amanner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. We may provide access toyour PII when legally required to do so, to cooperate with policeinvestigations or other legal proceedings, to protect against misuse orunauthorized use of our Web Site, to limit our legal liability and protect ourrights or to protect the rights, property or safety of visitors of this WebSite or the public. In those instances, the information is provided only forthat purpose.
VCLLC may also sell,transfer or otherwise disclose user information, including PII, in connectionwith a corporate merger, consolidation, the sale of substantially all assets,or other fundamental corporate change.
We will not share your PIIin ways unrelated to those described above without providing you with anopportunity to opt out of such use or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
AD SERVING
We may use a third-partyadvertising company to serve ads when you visit our Web Site. This company mayuse information (not including your name, address, email address or telephonenumber) about your visits to our and other web sites in order to provideadvertisements about goods and services of interest to you. We share web siteusage information about visitors to our Web Site with this company for thepurpose of managing and targeting advertisements and for market researchanalysis on our Web Site and other web sites. For these purposes, ourthird-party advertising company or we may note some of the pages you visit onour Web Site through the use of Web beacons. In the course of servingadvertisements to our Web Site, our third-party advertiser may place orrecognize a unique cookie on your computer. Our third-party advertiser's useof cookies is subject to its own privacy policy, which may differ from thisone. Our third-party advertiser does not have access to our cookies. If youwould like more information about the information collection practices of thisthird-party advertising company and to know your choices about not having thisinformation used by this company, click here.
THIRD PARTY CONTENT
When you are on our WebSite, certain content may be created or hosted by a third party. Such thirdparties may drop cookies and/or use Web beacons, which may be used to identifysome of your preferences or to recognize you if you have previously been totheir web site or otherwise had contact with them. We do not control the useof such technology by third parties, the information they collect, or how theyuse such information. We do not disclose your PII to third parties servingcontent on this Web Site in connection with their serving of such content.
DATA SECURITY
We take physical,electronic and managerial steps to maintain the security and accuracy of PII wecollect, including limiting the number of people who have physical access toour database servers, as well as electronic security systems and passwordprotections that guard against unauthorized access. However, no datatransmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information youtransmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
CONSENT TO TRANSFER
This Web Site is operatedin the United States. If you are located in the European Union or elsewhereoutside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provideto us will be transferred to the United States. By using our Web Site,participating in any of our services and/or providing us with your information,you consent to this transfer.
ACCEPTANCE
By using this Web Site,you accept the policies set forth in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy,like the online medium itself, is subject to change, so visitors are encouragedto review this Privacy Policy from time to time. However, we will only use thePII you provide to this Web Site in a manner consistent with this PrivacyPolicy, unless you give us your consent.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions,comments or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy and/or practices, pleasecontact us at the following email address: privacy@vir-con.net.
This VCLLC Privacy Policywas last updated on April 9, 2002.
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