FAMILYNATION PRIVACY
POLICY
Protecting your private information is our
priority. This Statement of Privacy applies
to the
http://www.familynation.net
and FamilyNation, Inc. and
governs data collection and usage. For the
purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless
otherwise noted, all references to
FamilyNation, Inc. include
http://www.familynation.net, FamilyNation,
FamilyNation LaughFactory and
http://www.laugh-factory.net. The
FamilyNation website is a News and
Information site. By using the FamilyNation
website, you consent to the data practices
described in this statement.
TRUSTe Privacy Program
FamilyNation is a licensee
of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an
independent organization whose mission is to
build users' trust and confidence in the
Internet by promoting the use of fair
information practices. Because we want to
demonstrate our commitment to your privacy,
we have agreed to disclose our information
practices and have our privacy practices
reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
If you have questions or
concerns regarding this policy, you should
first contact us at
contact@familynation.net. If you do not
receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or
your inquiry has not been satisfactorily
addressed, you should contact TRUSTe at
http://watchdog.truste.com/pvr.php?page=complaint.
TRUSTe may serve as a liaison with us to
resolve your concerns.
Collection of your
Personal Information
FamilyNation may collect
personally identifiable information, such as
your name. If you purchase FamilyNation's
products and services, we collect billing
and credit card information. This
information is used to complete the purchase
transaction. FamilyNation may also collect
anonymous demographic information, which is
not unique to you, such as your age and
gender. We may gather additional personal or
non-personal information in the future.
Information about your
computer hardware and software may be
automatically collected by FamilyNation.
This information can include: your IP
address, browser type, domain names, access
times and referring website addresses. This
information is used for the operation of the
service, to maintain quality of the service,
and to provide general statistics regarding
use of the FamilyNation website.
Please keep in mind that if
you directly disclose personally
identifiable information or personally
sensitive data through FamilyNation's public
message boards, this information may be
collected and used by others.
FamilyNation encourages you
to review the privacy statements of websites
you choose to link to from FamilyNation so
that you can understand how those websites
collect, use and share your information.
FamilyNation is not responsible for the
privacy statements or other content on
websites outside of the FamilyNation
website.
Use of your Personal Information
FamilyNation collects and
uses your personal information to operate
its website(s) and deliver the services you
have requested.
FamilyNation may also use
your personally identifiable information to
inform you of other products or services
available from FamilyNation and its
affiliates. FamilyNation may also contact
you via surveys to conduct research about
your opinion of current services or of
potential new services that may be offered.
FamilyNation does not sell,
rent or lease its customer lists to third
parties.
FamilyNation may share data
with trusted partners to help perform
statistical analysis, send you email or
postal mail, provide customer support, or
arrange for deliveries. All such third
parties are prohibited from using your
personal information except to provide these
services to FamilyNation, and they are
required to maintain the confidentiality of
your information.
FamilyNation may keep track
of the websites and pages our users visit
within FamilyNation, in order to determine
what FamilyNation services are the most
popular. This data is used to deliver
customized content and advertising within
FamilyNation to customers whose behavior
indicates that they are interested in a
particular subject area.
FamilyNation will disclose
your personal information, without notice,
only if required to do so by law or in the
good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of
the law or comply with legal process served
on FamilyNation or the site; (b) protect and
defend the rights or property of
FamilyNation; and, (c) act under exigent
circumstances to protect the personal safety
of users of FamilyNation, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The FamilyNation website may
use "cookies" to help you personalize your
online experience. A cookie is a text file
that is placed on your hard disk by a web
page server. Cookies cannot be used to run
programs or deliver viruses to your
computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to
you, and can only be read by a web server in
the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes
of cookies is to provide a convenience
feature to save you time. The purpose of a
cookie is to tell the Web server that you
have returned to a specific page. For
example, if you personalize FamilyNation
pages, or register with FamilyNation site or
services, a cookie helps FamilyNation to
recall your specific information on
subsequent visits. This simplifies the
process of recording your personal
information, such as billing addresses,
shipping addresses, and so on. When you
return to the same FamilyNation website, the
information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the
FamilyNation features that you customized.
You have the ability to
accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can
usually modify your browser setting to
decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose
to decline cookies, you may not be able to
fully experience the interactive features of
the FamilyNation services or websites you
visit.
Security of your Personal
Information
Verisign
When personal information
(such as a credit card number) is
transmitted to other websites, it is
protected through the use of encryption,
such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protocol.
Verisign is an independent,
third-party company engaged in the
development of digital trust. Verisign
provides authentication of Internet
services, digital identity and intellectual
property. By clicking on the Verisign logo,
the Verisign website will serve up a web
page that confirms that FamilyNation is
"Verisign Authenticated."
Children Under Thirteen
FamilyNation collects
personally identifiable information from
children under the age of thirteen.
FamilyNation collects this information for
the following reason(s): FamilyNation only
collects information about youth under
thirteen solely for
the purposes of services and referrals..
If you are under the age of
thirteen, you must ask your parent or
guardian for permission to use this website.
If you are a parent and you have questions
regarding our data collection practices,
please contact us using the information
provided at the end of this Statement of
Privacy.
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe
We
respect your privacy and give you an
opportunity to opt-out of receiving
announcements of certain information. Users
may opt-out of receiving any or all
communications from FamilyNation by
contacting us at
contact@familynation.net
or by calling 719-465-2001.
Changes to this Statement
FamilyNation will
occasionally update this Statement of
Privacy to reflect company and customer
feedback. FamilyNation encourages you to
periodically review this Statement to be
informed of how FamilyNation is protecting
your information.
Contact Information
FamilyNation welcomes your
questions or comments regarding this
Statement of Privacy. If you believe that
FamilyNation has not adhered to this
Statement, please contact FamilyNation at:
FamilyNation, Inc.,
36 Mystic Lane,
Palmer Lake, Colorado 80133
Email Address: contact@familynation.net
Telephone number: 719-465-2001
Effective as of January 01,
2012
