This Privacy Policy was last updated on 03/20/2007.
Introduction: This web site which is located at the domain stevewilkos.com (the "Site") is operated by NBC Universal. ("NBC Universal" or "we" or "our" or "us"). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information collected from you, what we do with it, with whom we share it, and how you can correct or change such information. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy carefully, especially before providing any personal data through the Site. This Site is operated in and controlled from the United States of America. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or Site, or if you wish to unsubscribe from Site services for which you have previously registered, please contact us at NBCUniPrivacy@nbcuni.com or at the address at the end of this policy.
PLEASE REVIEW THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TERMS OF SERVICE FOR THE SITE CAREFULLY. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO SUCH PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE.
1. Types of Information Collected:
Personal Data: Personally Identifiable Information
("Personal Data") is any information that can be used to identify a
specific individual, such as your name, email address, home address,
phone number and credit card information. This Site collects Personal
Data when you interact with the Site for example when you subscribe for
newsletters; register for membership services such as chat rooms or
message boards; participate in chat rooms, blogs or other user forums;
respond to polls or surveys; purchase merchandise via the Site;
register for sweepstakes, contests and other promotional opportunities;
or seek help from our customer service departments. We also may collect
information when you purchase products or services offline, or register
for wireless services via your cellphone or other wireless devices
("Other Services"). Because providing detailed information regarding
our privacy policy when you register or provide information in
connection with these Other Services often proves impractical, you may
instead be provided with a short notice that reminds you to refer to
this Privacy Policy and other relevant information from us. We may also
obtain Personal Data from reputable third parties, such as credit
agencies.
Aggregate and Anonymous Data: Aggregate and anonymous
data is information that does not identify you specifically including
data collected automatically through the operation of the Site ("AA
Data"). We may collect site usage data (such as which Site pages you
visit and in what sequence) through the use of various technologies.
For example, we collect IP addresses from individuals who visit the
Site. 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 a website, its servers log
your IP address. We do not link IP addresses to any Personal Data, so
although your session will be logged, you will remain anonymous to us
and the Site. We may also collect password information from you when
you log in, as well as computer and connection information such as
browser type or version. During some visits, we may use software tools,
such as Javascript, to measure and collect session information,
including page response times, download errors, time spent on certain
pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away
from the page.
2. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies:
Like
many sites, we use "cookies" or other similar technologies to collect
AA Data. A cookie is a small data file that writes to your hard drive
for record keeping purposes when you visit the Site. Cookies allow the
Site to measure traffic activity on the Site and to improve your user
experience, for example by remembering your passwords and viewing
preferences, allowing you to visit "member only" portions of the Site
without re-registering, and tracking the progress and number of entries
in activities that require registration or entry, such as sweepstakes.
Similarly, if you have asked us to send you information about upcoming
products and promotions, using cookies we collect information about
which Site pages you have visited and in what order ("Clickstream
Data") that may allow us to narrow or limit the materials provided to
you based on your prior online activities or preferences. Most browsers
are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your
browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent,
but it is possible that some parts of the Site will not function
properly if you do so.
In addition, we may use a service that collects data remotely
by using so-called "pixel tags," "web beacons," "clear GIFs" or similar
means (collectively, "Pixel Tags") embedded in the Site’s content. A
Pixel Tag is an electronic image, often a single pixel (1x1), that is
ordinarily not visible to Site visitors and may be associated with
cookies on the visitors’ hard drives. This information is AA data.
3.Our Use of Your Data:
Personal Data: We will use your Personal Data for the
purposes for which it was provided. For example, if you provide
Personal Data to register for a newsletter or a text messaging service,
to enter a contest or a sweepstake, or to purchase goods or services,
we will use it to register you for or provide you with those goods or
services. We may also use your Personal Data to provide you with
information about features, services and other offerings that may be of
interest to you. We also may send information or offers to selected
groups of Site users on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we
do not give those businesses your name or address. Under certain
circumstances (for example if you win a contest) we may post your
Personal Data on the Site. We will notify you of this possibility when
you provide the Personal Data and, if possible, when the Personal Data
is posted.
Cookies and similar tools may be used to relate your use of
the Site and AA Data to Personal Data obtained from you. If any AA Data
is linked with Personal Data, the linked AA Data will then be treated
as Personal Data.
AA Data: We may also use Personal Data in aggregate
form for purposes of research or analysis. In order to better
understand and serve the users of the Site and Other Services, NBC
Universal often conducts research on its customer demographics,
interests and behavior based on Personal Data we gather. Although this
aggregated data may be based in part on Personal Data, it does not
identify youpersonally. NBC Universal may share this type of AA Data
with a variety of third parties, including its affiliates, agents, and
current and prospective business partners.
We may use AA Data collected from the Site for site
administration, advertising and promotional purposes, and we may share
such information with various affiliated and unaffiliated entities for
such purposes. For example, IP addresses are used for the purposes of
system administration and to provide AA Data to advertisers about the
volume of use on the Site, and Clickstream Data and demographic AA Data
may be shared with our advertisers and business partners. We may also
enter into agreements with outside companies that possess technology
that allows the Site to customize the advertising and marketing
messages you receive on the Site. This data (including Clickstream Data
about your activities on our Site) may be shared with these companies
for this purpose.
4. Disclosure of Personal Data:
Disclosure to Affiliates: We reserve the right to
share Personal Data with our affiliates. If you do not want us to share
your Personal Data with our affiliated companies for their marketing
purposes, you may opt-out of such sharing by contacting us at
NBCUniPrivacy@nbcuni.com (see "Your Choices" below).
Disclosure to Third Parties: NBC Universal, like many
businesses, sometimes hires other companies to perform certain
business-related functions on our behalf such as hosting specific
portions of the Site, maintaining databases, administering contests,
providing wireless services, mailing information and processing
payments. When we employ a third party to perform these functions, that
third party will only be provided with the particular Personal Data it
needs to perform its function, and is required to protect the Personal
Data. For third-party sponsored sweepstakes, contests or promotions, we
may request Personal Data from you that may be shared with the sponsor
upon request.
Disclosure to Others: In addition, we may disclose
Personal Data without providing you with a choice under the following
limited circumstances to: (1) protect the legal rights, privacy or
safety of NBC Universal or its subsidiaries, affiliates or its or
their employees, agents and contractors; (2) protect the safety and
security of visitors to our web sites or other properties; (3) protect
against fraud or other illegal activity or for risk management
purposes; (4) respond to inquiries or requests from public authorities;
(5) permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we
may sustain; (6) enforce our Terms of Service; or (7) comply with the
law or legal process.
If NBC Universal sells all or part of this Site or makes a
sale or transfer of assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or
business transfer, we may, in our sole discretion, transfer, sell or
assign your Personal Data to a third party as part of or in connection
with that transaction. Upon such transfer, the Privacy Policy of the
acquiring entity may govern the further use of your Personal Data.
5. Third-Party Advertising and Links to Other Sites:
This
Site may include third-party advertising. These third parties’ websites
and advertisers, or the Internet advertising companies that work on
their behalf, may use technology to send (or "serve") the
advertisements that appear on our Site directly to your browser. They
automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also
use cookies, Javascript, Pixel Tags and other technologies to deliver
advertisements, collect information about the effectiveness of their
advertisements, and to collect anonymous information about your visits
to the Site, such as the number of times you have viewed an ad (but not
your name, address, or other Personal Data). For more information about
these specialized cookies and other technologies, and how to "opt out"
of information collection by these companies, we suggest you visit
http://doubleclick.net/privacy_policy or
http://networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp.
Please note that this Site contains links to other sites that
will not follow the same Privacy Policy as our Site. For instance,
clicking on an advertisement or on links or other elements on the Site
may take you to an entirely different site. Links to other sites may
use our Site logo 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 use of that data in ways that this Site would not. Once you've
left this Site, this Privacy Policy will no longer apply to Personal
Data or any other data collected from or provided by you. You should
check the applicable privacy policy to determine how that site will
handle such data.
6. Your Choices:
You can use the Site and certain Other Services without providing any
Personal Data, but if you decline to provide Personal Data, you may not
be able to use certain services or features. If you have previously
provided Personal Data to the Site and have subscribed to one or more
email newsletters or are receiving emails or other communications from
the Site and you do not want to receive such emails, please discontinue
your subscriptions by selecting the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of
any message, visiting the Unsubscribe
section of the Site or contacting us at NBCUniPrivacy@nbcuni.com. You
may opt-out of receiving offers from us by adjusting your Site
preferences at our Unsubscribe
link on this page. If you ask that we stop using your Personal Data, we
will honor that request. However we will retain records of your
Personal Data as needed in order to comply with applicable federal,
state, or local law.
7. Access and Correction:
If you would like to review, correct or change the Personal Data that you have previously provided us, please go to http://signup.universalstudios.com/form/PROFILE
and follow the appropriate instructions or contact us at
NBCUniPrivacy@nbcuni.com We will take reasonable steps to update or
correct Personal Data in our possession.
8. Children and Privacy:
We encourage 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
the Site or Other Services, we may ask users for their age. By using
the Site or Other Services you agree to respond truthfully and
accurately about your age. Children under the age of 13 years of age
are expressly prohibited from submitting or posting any Personal Data
on the Site or Other Services.
9. Message Boards, Chat Rooms, Blogs and Other User Forums:
Please
remember that information posted to message boards, chat rooms, blogs
and other user forums becomes public information. Use caution when
posting. Individuals under the age of 18 should be especially careful
not to provide any personally identifiable information when
participating in any area of the Site where postings might become
public. Please see our Terms of Service for the standards of behavior
that must be followed when using these portions of the Site or Other
Services.
10. Data Security Disclaimer:
NBC Universal takes
reasonable security precautions to secure the Personal Data that you
choose to provide against the loss, misuse, alteration or unauthorized
access of such information. Unfortunately, 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 NBC Universal to intercept
or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we
strive to protect your Personal Data, we cannot ensure or warrant the
security of any Personal Data you transmit to us. Any such transmission
is done at your own risk. If you believe that your interaction with us
is no longer secure, please notify us of the problem by contacting us
at NBCUniPrivacy@nbcuni.com.
11. Exclusions:
This Privacy Policy shall not
apply to any unsolicited information you provide to NBC Universal on or
through this Site or Other Services. Please see our Terms of Service
for our policies regarding such Unsolicited Information. All such
Unsolicited Information shall be deemed to be non-confidential, and NBC
Universal shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute such
Unsolicited Information to others without limitation or attribution.
12. Other Terms and Conditions:
Your access to and use of this Site or Other Services is subject to the Terms of Service.
13. Applicable Law:
We control and operate this
Site from the United States. The Site is not intended to subject us to
the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than
that of the United States. Please note that we do not represent or
warrant that the Site is appropriate for use in any particular
jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Site do so at their own
initiative and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules
and regulations.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy:
From time to
time, we may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect industry
initiatives, changes in the law or technology, or changes in our
practices regarding information collection and use. If we make
revisions to the way we collect or use Personal Data, we may provide
notice of those changes by either: (1) announcing the change on the
home page of the Site or (2) taking such other action as we deem
appropriate under the circumstances, including without limitation,
posting the revised draft of this Privacy Policy on the Site. You can
determine when this Privacy Policy was last revised by referring to the
"Last Updated" legend at the top of this page. Any changes to this
policy will become effective upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy
on the Internet, accessible through the Site. By continuing to use the
Site following such changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such
changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, as
it may be amended from time to time, in whole or in part, please do not
continue using this Site.
15. Contacting NBC Universal Regarding Your Privacy:
If
you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, Personal Data
gathered by this Site or Other Services, or about the operation of this
Site or Other Services, or if you wish to unsubscribe from the Site or
Other Services, please contact us at NBCUniPrivacy@nbcuni.com, or at
the address listed below.
NBC Universal FEEDBACK
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608