PRIVACY POLICY
http://usacasting.dealornodeal.com (the "Company," "we," "us" or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy.
By using our products and services including, but not limited to, those accessed through the website located at http://endemolusa.tv/casting, any associated user interfaces, and any licensed products (collectively the "Products") or registering as a user, you are consenting to the collection and use of information by the Company in conformance with the terms and conditions of this privacy policy.
The purpose of this privacy policy is to disclose to you what information we may collect, how we may collect it, with whom we may share it, and certain other matters related to such information, including the choices you have regarding our collection of information and our use and disclosure to other parties of information we may have collected from you.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER AS A USER OR USE ANY OF THE PRODUCTS.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
We will only use the information we collect for the purposes of providing you with a more personalized experience. The Company is the sole owner of the information collected and we do not share the information unless specifically stated otherwise within this privacy policy. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to other parties in ways different from what is disclosed in this privacy policy. We collect information from you during registration and when you make updates to your personal information.
PRODUCT AND USER REGISTRATION
When you choose to use the Products or stream, download, or view content, you may be required to register as a user. Registering allows you to take advantage of our unique, personalized features and services. Upon registering, you may be asked to provide certain information including, but not limited to, your email address, username, password, name, gender, and date of birth. For billing information we may collect the type of credit card, your name as it appears on your credit card, credit card number, CVN (if applicable), expiration date and billing address. You may also elect to provide us with your areas of interest.
This information is collected for personal identification, billing authorization, and to further personalize your experience. All information collected allows you to access to your account information, certain content and various Product features.
You can revise your personal information at any time by signing in using your username and password.
This information also allows us to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) ensuring that registered users are 13 years of age or older. If a prospective user attempts to register and indicates that they are under the age of 13, we will not allow such registration to continue and will delete all information relating to such prospective user other than the name and email address for purposes of cross referencing any future attempts to register as a user with information relating to the age of the prospective user that may be different from the age set forth in the original registration.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
A California privacy law went into effect on January 1, 2005, which allows California residents to obtain specific information about a business's privacy practices if it shares information with other companies for those companies' direct marketing purposes. As explained in this privacy policy, whenever you agree to let us collect personal information about you, we will always provide you with an option to prevent this information from being shared for non-administrative purposes with third parties. Because we have a comprehensive privacy policy and provide you with details on how you may opt-in / opt-out of the use of your personal information by third parties for direct marketing purposes, we are not required to provide you with any additional information about our privacy practices.
If you are a California resident and have questions about our compliance with this law, you can email us at dealusacastingsite@endemolusa.tv.
NEWSLETTERS
As a user, you may have the option to choose to occasionally receive email updates from us or our partners, including newsletters, special offers we think you will find valuable, feature enhancements, and new services. These email updates and offers may be sent based on information you have provided including previous purchases, activity, and downloads. Please note that by electing to receive email updates from our partners, you are electing to have your information shared with these partners. For information on unsubscribing to such newsletters, please see the opt-out section below.
CONTESTS AND PROMOTIONS
When you enter a contest or other promotional feature, we may ask you for certain information including, but not limited to, your username, name, address, phone number, date of birth, or email address so that we can administer the contest and notify winners. Additionally, you may be able to choose whether you would like to receive further communications from the Company. Participation in these contests and promotions is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Contests and promotions may be sponsored by companies other than the Company or may be co-sponsored by the Company and another company. Some or all data collected during a contest or promotion may be shared with the sponsor. If data is shared, you will be notified prior to the time of data collection or transfer. Participation in these contests and promotions is completely voluntary, and you can decide not to participate in the contest or promotion if you do not want your data to be shared. In certain cases, where we are not the operator or host of the contest or promotion, we do not collect your information and we have no control over the information collected from you. You are therefore advised to contact the operator or host of the contest or promotion directly with any questions you may have concerning their privacy or other policies or practices.
ONLINE SURVEYS
We value opinions and comments from our users, and you may have the opportunity to give us your feedback through online surveys. In conducting these surveys, we may ask for certain information such as your name, username, address, or email address so that we can appropriately identify you. Survey information collected will be aggregated and used to improve our services and general offerings. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
COOKIES
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID the site uses to recognize you. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. The only personal information a cookie contains is the information you provide yourself. "Cookies" may be used when you use the Products or connect to an advertiser's website. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can set your browser to block them in the future. This action, however, may result in a less personalized experience with the Company and its Products and other websites. When you enter personal information on the Products or with a third party by means of advertising and you have elected to accept cookies, your personally identifiable information will be linked to a cookie on your computer. The Company does not control the policies and practices of its advertisers. You are therefore advised to contact such advertisers directly with any questions you may have concerning their privacy or other policies or practices.
LOG FILES
The Products create log files based on your activity including, but not limited to, identifying the media files you have purchased, downloaded, played, the number of times they have been played, and the last date they were played. This information is stored in the Company's database and is used to better improve and customize your user experience. This information is also used to analyze trends, administer the applications and website, diagnose problems, fulfill royalty reporting requirements for media, and to gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. No personally identifiable information concerning such usage is shared with any other party. Also note certain media players, such as the Microsoft Windows Media Player, may create log files identifying the media files that you have played. The Company does not control the policies and practices of third party companies offering media players. You are therefore advised to contact such companies directly with any questions you may have concerning their privacy or other policies or practices.
IP ADDRESSES AND CLICK-STREAM DATA
We may collect IP addresses and/or click-stream data. An IP address is a number associated with the service through which you access the Internet, like your internet service provider, your company or your university. Standing alone, your IP address is not personally identifiable. At times, we also use IP addresses for purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers and sponsors, for example regarding the frequency with which our guests visit various parts of our website. We may combine this information with personally identifiable information. Click-stream data is information collected by our computers when you request web pages from our website. Click-stream data may include such information as the page served, the time, the source of the request, the type of browser making the request, the preceding page view and other such non-personal information. When analyzed, this data helps us analyze how visitors arrive at our website, what type of content is most popular, what type of visitors in the aggregate are interested in particular kinds of content and advertising, and the like.
SHARING INFORMATION
When you use the Products, we may elect to share aggregate demographic or behavioral information with our business partners and affiliates such as content providers and advertisers. By selecting to receive email from the Company's partners, you are also electing to share your personally identifiable information with the Company's partners. As a result, the Company may choose to provide your information to a variety of the Company's business partners and affiliates. If you have not elected to share your personally identifiable information with our partners and affiliates, we will not provide this information to our partners or any other third parties. The Company partners with other parties to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.
The Company may also disclose information in special cases to the extent it reasonably believes that disclosing such information is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating the Company's Terms and Conditions of Use or may be causing injury to or interfering with the Company's rights or property, other users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. The Company will also disclose or access information to the extent it reasonably believes that the law requires it to do so. The Company may also transfer information it collects, including any personally identifiable information, in the course of a sale of all or most of the assets of the company.
SECURITY
The Company takes reasonable precautions to protect our users' information. However, you should keep in mind that any information that you disclose online might be intercepted and misused by unintended third party recipients. When the Company uses sensitive information such as a credit card number during an e-commerce transaction, that information is encrypted and protected with industry-standard encryption software Secure Socket Layers. We also take reasonable precautions to protect user information stored on our Company's servers. Access to all of our users' information is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information.
Ultimately, your personal information is protected by the password you use to access the Products or services associated with such Products. Please keep this password confidential. No Customer Service Associate or any other representative of the Company will ever ask you for your password. So if you receive any correspondence purportedly coming from us, please do not supply any password in response to any such request. The confidentiality of your password is yours to protect. You may change your password at any time.
If you have any questions about security, please send an email to dealusacastingsite@endemolusa.tv .
SPECIAL OFFERS
Established users may have the option to opt-in to receive emails on an ongoing basis, those users will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our Opt-Out section below.
SERVICE UPDATES
On occasion, we may also send you service announcement updates. The Company's users are not able to unsubscribe from service announcement updates, which contain important information about the Company, the Products and our services. We may also communicate with you to provide requested services and to resolve issues relating to your account.
CORRECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION
If your personal information changes or you find that it is inaccurate, you may revise your personal information at any time by signing in using your username and password.
OPT-OUT
By using the Products, you consent to the collection and use of information by the Company in conformance with the terms and conditions of this privacy policy. If you do not agree with this privacy policy, please do not register as a user or use the Products.
If the Company shares your information with other parties to use for purposes not directly related to our products (i.e., partner communications), you will be given the opportunity to opt-out of having your information shared at the point where we ask for that information or at such other time where you will be given the opportunity to opt-out.
If you have previously opted to opt-in to receiving email notifications from our business partners or affiliates, you may, at any time, decline to receive these email notifications from the Company or our business partners or affiliates by logging into the Products with your username and password or by following the opt-out instructions contained in the email.
Users of the Products are always notified when their information will be collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with services that require the disclosure of information to an outside party.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right, at its discretion, to change this privacy policy at any time for any reason. The current version of our privacy policy is located on our website. It is your responsibility to check this privacy policy periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Products following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes.
CANCELING YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCTS
At any point, you may elect to cancel your use of the Products. To do so, contact us via email at dealusacastingsite@endemolusa.tv .
CONTACTING THE COMPANY
If you have any questions about this privacy policy you can email us at casting@endemolusa.tv .
This privacy policy was last updated August 1, 2007.
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