GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Maine Public Broadcasting Network is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to and governs data collection and usage on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network Web site.

The following paragraphs describe the type of information we collect on the Site, the reasons why we collect this information, and with whom we may share such information. By continuing to use the Site after having an opportunity to review this Statement of Privacy, you have consented to our collection, use and sharing of the information as described in this statement.

 

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Maine Public Broadcasting Network collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Maine Public Broadcasting Network also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.  If you use the Site to make a donation to support Maine Public Broadcasting Network, we (or a third party agent) will collect credit card information (name, address, card number and expiration date, and contact information) necessary to process your donation.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Maine Public Broadcasting Network. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network Web site.

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network Web site 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 Maine Public Broadcasting Network pages, or register with Maine Public Broadcasting Network site or services, a cookie helps Maine Public Broadcasting Network 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 Maine Public Broadcasting Network Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Maine Public Broadcasting Network 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 Maine Public Broadcasting Network services or Web sites you visit.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Maine Public Broadcasting Network collects and uses your personal information to operate the Maine Public Broadcasting Network Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Maine Public Broadcasting Network also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Maine Public Broadcasting Network and its affiliates. Maine Public Broadcasting Network may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. If you make a donation to support Maine Public Broadcasting Network, we may use your information to contact you during future fundraising activities.

Maine Public Broadcasting Network does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Maine Public Broadcasting Network may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Maine Public Broadcasting Network may share data with trusted partners to help us 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 Maine Public Broadcasting Network, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Maine Public Broadcasting Network keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Maine Public Broadcasting Network, in order to determine what Maine Public Broadcasting Network services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Maine Public Broadcasting Network to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Maine Public Broadcasting Network Web sites 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 Maine Public Broadcasting Network or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Maine Public Broadcasting Network; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Maine Public Broadcasting Network, or the public.  Except as provided above, Maine Public Broadcasting Network does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Maine Public Broadcasting Network takes commercially reasonable steps to secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Maine Public Broadcasting Network secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

If you make a donation to support Maine Public Broadcasting Network, we (or the agent which collects your credit card information on our behalf) will comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES

 

Maine Public Broadcasting Network encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Maine Public Broadcasting Network so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Maine Public Broadcasting Network is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Maine Public Broadcasting Network family of Web sites.

 

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN

We do not intend to collect, nor do we knowingly collect, any information from or about children under the age of 17. Unfortunately, we cannot always determine if a visitor to our website or the sender of an e-mail is a minor child.

 

ENFORCEMENT/REDRESS

If for some reason you believe that our Site has not adhered to this Statement of Privacy, please notify us. We will do our best to respond to your concerns and, when appropriate, take steps to correct a problem.

 

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT

Maine Public Broadcasting Network will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Maine Public Broadcasting Network encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Maine Public Broadcasting Network is protecting your information.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Maine Public Broadcasting Network welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Maine Public Broadcasting Network has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Maine Public Broadcasting Network at comments@mpbn.net. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.