Privacy Policy
At Popcorn Hour we believe that, as our online visitor, you have a right to know our
practices regarding the information we collect when you visit our websites, and
what type of information is collected. The guidelines contained herein apply to
your visits to all websites operated by Popcorn Hour but does not include any
redirect URLs
that link the user to another internet domain. Other websites which are linked to/from
Popcorn Hour websites (including other Popcorn Hour
affiliates, and via banner ads) may have
different policies; therefore, please review the privacy policy notices on those
websites for details.
While Popcorn Hour does not generally require that you provide us with
personally identifiable
information in order to visit and use the Popcorn Hour websites, please note that in order
to participate in some activities, it will be necessary for you to provide this
information. If you choose not to provide it for those activities, you may not be
able to participate in them.
Collection of Information: Cookies, Personal
For each visitor to any of Popcorn Hour's websites, Popcorn Hour's
web server automatically recognizes
and stores information, such as the visitor's IP address/domain name combination
and any referring websites. We use this information to understand visitor traffic
patterns through our websites for purposes such as enhancing their usability. Your
computer provides this information automatically each time you log on, unless you've
activated blocking technology available in some browsers.
When you visit Popcorn Hour's websites or advertisements appearing thereon,
or use one
or more of the Popcorn Hour website services, we may use an industry-wide technology called
"cookies" which stores certain information on your computer and which will allow
us to customize your experience to better match your interests and preferences,
or to simply facilitate your signing in to use the services. Most browsers will
allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies,
or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. However, if you block or erase cookies,
we may not be able to restore any preferences or customization settings you previously
specified, and our ability to personalize your online experience would be limited.
Please refer to your browser instructions or "help" screen to learn more about these
functions.
Also, Popcorn Hour, or third parties on its behalf, may collect
anonymous information
from visits to our sites through the use of "Web Beacons." Web Beacons are electronic
Web Page images that enable us to record anonymous data about visits to our web
site. This anonymous information is sometimes known as "clickstream data." We may
use this data to analyze trends and statistics to improve your online experience,
or customer service. No personal data is collected through the use of Web Beacons
on our sites.
Additionally, Popcorn Hour may ask you to provide "personal information,"
meaning individually
identifiable information such as your e-mail address, name, mailing address, telephone
number, social security number, credit card number, or persistent identifier (such
as a customer number held in a cookie) which is associated with individually identifiable
information, to enable you to participate in contests, chatrooms, on bulletin boards,
to fill out a registration, or to order products and services using the website.
Popcorn Hour may combine the information you provide on our websites with other information
we may collect from you offline or from third parties so that we can more effectively
tailor our website, services, and offerings to you.
Popcorn Hour will never contact you to provide information about products, services, promotions,
contests, or other activities or offerings.
Further, Popcorn Hour will not share the personal information you provide
on the Popcorn Hour
website with any other parties.
Security
While Popcorn Hour cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur, rest assured
that Popcorn Hour takes great care in maintaining the security of your personal information
and in preventing unauthorized access to it through the use of appropriate technology
and internal procedures.
Notice To/Regarding Children Under the Age of 13
If you are under 13 years of age, you should not provide any personally identifiable
information (for example, your last name, home address or e-mail address) on this
site without the knowledge and permission of your parent or guardian. If Popcorn Hour
learns that you are under 13 years of age, Popcorn Hour will not maintain or use any personally
identifiable information about you without the verifiable consent of your parent
or guardian, except as allowed by law. This may mean that you will be unable to
participate in some activities on the sites without that verifiable consent.
Popcorn Hour believes that children using the Internet require special protection, and
we urge parents or guardians to explain Internet safety to their children. Parents
are urged to spend time online with their children to become familiar with the types
of content available on the Popcorn Hour websites and the Internet in general. Control
tools are available from online services and software manufacturers to help create
a safer environment for children.
Consent to Processing
By providing any personal information to the Popcorn Hour websites, all users, including
without limitation users in the member states of the European Union, fully understand
and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in
the United States of America.
Policy Governs Use, Changes to Privacy Policy
The terms of this policy will govern the use and any information collected while
it is in place. Popcorn Hour reserves the right to change this policy at any time, so
please re-visit this page as often as you wish. In case of any material change,
we will make a notation near the "Privacy Policy" link on the home page of our Site.
Changes to this privacy policy are effective at the time they are posted to this
Site, and your continued use of this Site after posting will constitute acceptance
of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.