Last Updated on January 1, 2009
This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for Critic’s Notebook (the "Web site").
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE GATHER ABOUT YOU?
The information we gather falls into two categories: 1) Personally identifiable information, which includes personal information you voluntarily supply when you submit a comment or subscribe, and 2) Non-personally identifiable information, which includes tracking information collected as you navigate through our sites.
Personally Identifiable Information
Comments
In order to enhance their use of the Web site, users can choose to leave comments on particular articles of interest. Users may comment by entering their name and e-mail address or sign in using their TypePad or TypeKey account. TypePad does not provide any registration or contact information to the Web site, but it supplies an IP address where each comment originates. Please also refer to the Six Apart Privacy Policy.
Please refer to the Twitter Privacy Policy.
Aggregate Information Collected Through Technology
Cookies and Other Technologies
While the Web site does not use “cookies” and other technologies to recognize you and provide personalization, its service provider TypePad does. Please refer to the Six Apart Privacy Policy.
The Web site is currently using Sitemeter, a third party, to track and analyze non-personally identifiable usage and volume statistical information from our visitors and customers to administer our Web site and constantly improve its quality. All data collected by Sitemeter on behalf of the Web site is owned and used by the Web site and other Sitemeter clients. The Web site reserves the right to publish non-personally identifiable, summary information regarding its Web site visitors for promotional purposes and as a representative audience for advertisers. Please note that this is not personal information, only general summaries of the activities of our visitors and customers. Please refer to the Sitemeter Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to change the vendors who provide us with usage data.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER ABOUT YOU?
Banner Advertising
We may use demographic and preference information to allow advertising on our Web sites to be targeted, in aggregate, to the users for whom they are most pertinent. This means users see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness of the ads. We will disclose information to third parties only in aggregate form. Please refer to the Google Privacy Policy.
Comments
We offer opportunities for you to engage in public activities on the Web site, including submitting comments. Any information you disclose in your submissions becomes public and may be used by the Web site for online and offline promotional or commercial uses in any and all media. If you chose to engage in public activities on the site, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these areas, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.
OTHER INFORMATION: Compliance with Legal Process
We may disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web sites; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions).
OTHER INFORMATION: Children's Guidelines
COPPA Compliance: The Web site does not knowingly collect or store any personal information, even in aggregate, about children under the age of 13.
OTHER INFORMATION: Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. If we make a significant or material change in the way we use your personal information, the change will be posted on this page thirty (30) days prior to taking effect and registered users will be notified via e-mail. By your use or access of this site, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy as same shall be at the time.