ComedyBlaze, Inc. ("ComedyBlaze") recognizes that its participants, visitors, users, and others who use www.ComedyBlaze.tv or other web sites owned or operated by ComedyBlaze (the "ComedyBlaze Sites") (collectively or individually "Users") value their privacy. This Privacy Notice details important information regarding the use and disclosure of User information collected on ComedyBlaze. ComedyBlaze provides this Privacy Notice to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using the ComedyBlaze Sites.
This Privacy Notice is incorporated into and is subject to the ComedyBlaze Terms & Conditions encapsulated in the ComedyBlaze Revenue and Non-Revenue Generating Member Agreements. Your use of the ComedyBlaze Sites and any personal information you provide on the ComedyBlaze Sites remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Notice, our Terms & Conditions, Member Agreements, Anti-Spam Notice and Copyright Information Notice if relevant.
Please note that any video, image, or other content posted at the direction of Users onto the ComedyBlaze Sites becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Notice.
The Information You Exchange with ComedyBlaze
Email & Message Tracking: We may use technology to track the performance and behavior of any emails you send or receive via our system. We do this to professionally manage the email distribution lists for each participant with a personal ComedyBlaze. This is used in conjunction with out strict Anti-Spam policy.
Cookies: To augment your ComedyBlaze experience, we use 'cookies.' An example would be so that your computer remembers you only like 'clean' or 'Spanish language' content. Cookies are small text files placed in your computer's web browser that uniquely identifies your browser. ComedyBlaze uses both session (Temporary) cookies and persistent (semi-permanent) cookies. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site and remain on your computer until such time as you may remove them by following your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. ComedyBlaze uses cookies to understand and evaluate website usage to improve out content and overall site experience. Some features of our site may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.
User Provided Information: You provide certain personally identifiable information (such as your name and email address) to ComedyBlaze when choosing to participate in various activities on the ComedyBlaze Sites such as creating your own ComedyBlaze, customizing your ComedyBlaze skin, uploading content, posting messages associated with content, using our email collection tools, uploading your email addresses and email distribution lists, using our communications tools and platform, entering contests or subscribing to mailing lists or other forms of exchanging information with ComedyBlaze. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at these pages include: name, address, e-mail address, date of birth, gender, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, PayPall account, post / zip code, date of birth and information about your preferences. Additionally, you may at times submit personal information about a third party, such as a person's name and email address to send an email or content link. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected about other people include: recipient's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
Log Files: When you use the ComedyBlaze Sites, our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. This enables us to generate more revenue by only displaying advertisements that are relevant to the geographical location of the user. So if you are in Paris you are not looking for advertisements for broadband in Chicago.
How ComedyBlaze Utilizes Information
When you submit personally identifiable information to us through the ComedyBlaze Sites, we use your personal information to enhance and improve the way the site functions for you as a viewer, contributor of content or someone who earns money and gets promoted via ComedyBlaze. Any personal information or content that you voluntarily disclose online (on discussion boards, in messages and chat areas, within your public profile page, etc.) becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others. Your account name (not your email address) is displayed to other Users when you upload videos or send messages through the ComedyBlaze Sites and other Users may be able contact you through messages, comments, voice and video conferencing tools and applications built into the ComedyBlaze sites. Any content that you submit to the ComedyBlaze Sites may be redistributed through the internet and other media channels, and may be viewed by the general public. We do not use your email address or other personally identifiable information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may, however, use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of a payment we are making to you, major ComedyBlaze Site changes or for customer service purposes). We use both your personally identifiable information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clicks data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the ComedyBlaze Sites and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing your preferences and trends. We use cookies, clear gifs, and log file information to: remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the ComedyBlaze Sites; provide custom, personalized content and information; track email campaigns; monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.; and track your entries, submissions, and status in promotions, sweepstakes, and contests.
When ComedyBlaze Discloses Information
We provide personally identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our privacy policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
We do not share your personally identifiable information (such as name or email address) with other, third-party companies for their commercial or marketing use without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out.
We do share non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the ComedyBlaze Sites.
We may release personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright Law) or respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.
ComedyBlaze also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that ComedyBlaze believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Member Agreements, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our web site, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of ComedyBlaze, our Users or others.
To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting your profile access or making corrections. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information at all times.
Please contact ComedyBlaze with any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, your personal information, your consent, or your opt-in or opt-out choices at privacy at comedyblaze.tv
Third-party Advertisers, Links to Other Sites
ComedyBlaze allows other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to serve advertisements within the ComedyBlaze Sites. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on the ComedyBlaze Sites. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising content you see.
ComedyBlaze does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third-party ad servers or ad networks without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. However, please note that if an advertiser asks ComedyBlaze to show an advertisement to a certain audience (for example, women ages 50-75) or audience segment (for example, men ages 25-36 who have set their preferences to a specific type of content) and you respond to that advertisement, the advertiser or ad-server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to reach. The advertiser may also use information regarding your use of the ComedyBlaze Sites, such as the number of times you viewed an ad (but not any personally identifiable information), to determine which ads to deliver to you.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers or ad networks (see links below) for more information on their practices and for instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices. ComedyBlaze's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
Currently, ComedyBlaze has relationships with the following third-party ad servers or ad networks:
Adbrite, Inc.
http://www.adbrite.com/mb/privacy.php
Azoogle
http://www.azoogleads.com/corp/about/privacy.php
DoubleClick
http://www.doubleclick.net/us/corporate/privacy
Google, Inc.
http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html
Our Commitment To Data Security
ComedyBlaze uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to ComedyBlaze and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission of information, ComedyBlaze makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
If ComedyBlaze learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. ComedyBlaze may post a notice on the ComedyBlaze Sites if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify us at privacy at comedyblaze.tv
Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, ComedyBlaze does not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information or non-personally-identifiable information on the ComedyBlaze Sites from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of our website is directed to persons under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the ComedyBlaze Sites at any time or in any manner. If ComedyBlaze learns that personally identifiable information of persons under 13 years of age has been collected on the ComedyBlaze Sites without verified parental consent, then ComedyBlaze will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.
Our Commitment To Minors' Privacy and Protection Against Inappropriate Content
Some content on the ComedyBlaze sites includes foul language, rude words, content of a sexual nature, nudity and very offensive content. Some content on the ComedyBlaze site is not suitable for minors under the age of 18 or may not be suitable for other groups depending on the laws of your jurisdiction. For that reason, ComedyBlaze does not knowingly permit persons under 18 years of age to view content marked as 'inappropriate'. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not use or access any content marked as 'inappropriate' on the ComedyBlaze Sites at any time or in any manner.
Special Note to International Users
The ComedyBlaze Sites are hosted in the United States and are intended for and directed to Users in the United States. If you are a User accessing the ComedyBlaze Sites from the European Union, Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Pacific or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the ComedyBlaze Sites, which are governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Notice, and our Member Agreements, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer.
In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy
In the event that ComedyBlaze is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our Users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
Changes and updates to this Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time. ComedyBlaze will notify its user's and affiliates by placing any updates on our site. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. In general, we only use your personal information in the manner described in the Privacy Notice in effect when we received the personal information you provided. Your continued use of the ComedyBlaze Sites constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Notice and any future revisions.
Date Last Modified
This Privacy Notice was last modified on April 2, 2007.
Contact Information
Please contact us with any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice at privacy at comedyblaze.tv
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