Michael’s Insight Website Privacy Policy
Last Revision Date: July 30, 2008
Welcome to www.MichaelsInsight.com (referred to herein as “MichaelsInsight.com,” “we,” “us”, or “our”), a service of Michael Willner, Vice Chairman and CEO of Insight Communications Company, Inc. We hope you enjoy your visit. MichaelsInsight.com knows your right to privacy is important. You do not have to identify yourself or divulge personal information unless you choose to give us your personal information. Should you choose to share your personal information, we would like you to know exactly how that information is used by us to provide a better user experience, and the steps we take to protect your information.
This policy describes the privacy practices for this website only. Information regarding the specific privacy practices applicable to this website is set forth in the following sections of this privacy policy:
What personally identifiable information is collected via this website?
How is personally identifiable information used, and with whom may it be shared?
How long is personally identifiable information retained?
What other types of information may be collected via this website?
What policies apply to third party websites that can be accessed via this website?
How is the collected information protected?
How can users review and make changes to their information?
How will changes to this privacy policy be communicated?
What is this website’s policy on children’s privacy?
We use the terms “users” and “you” throughout this policy to refer to any person that accesses our website. Please carefully review our information collection practices and privacy protections below.
In the event that you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us at:
Michael’s Insight – Website Privacy Policy
c/o Insight Communications
810 7th Avenue; 41st Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Legal Department
The information collected by MichaelsInsight.com falls into two main categories: (1) information voluntarily supplied by users of the website and (2) tracking information recorded as users navigate through the website. Some of this information is personally identifiable information, but much of it is not. Personally identifiable information is information from which it is possible to identify a particular person.
What personally identifiable information is collected via this website?
To make use of certain features on our website, users need to register and provide personal information as part of the registration process. For example, we may ask for your name, e-mail address, street address, and zip code. Our systems may remember some of this information the next time you log in and use our website. Supplying this information is entirely voluntary, but if you choose not to supply it, you may be unable to use the full range of features we make available to other users of our website, such as the ability to post comments. When you submit any personally identifiable information over this website, MichaelsInsight.com will use the information for the purposes described at the time you submit it. Of course, if you want to remain completely anonymous, you’re still free to take advantage of the publicly available content on our website without sharing any personal information.
How is personally identifiable information used, and with whom may it be shared?
Your personal information will be used by us to provide you with the services that you request via this website. For example, if you subscribe to the RSS feed feature of our website, we will use your information you provide to send you the requested RSS feeds. We also may use the personal information that you submit via the website to contact you for customer service purposes, to inform you of important changes or additions to our website or the services offered over our site, and to send you administrative notices, offers and any other communications that we believe may be of interest to you.
We consider the personally identifiable information that you submit via this website to be confidential. We may sometimes disclose personally identifiable information about you to our affiliates or to others who work for us, such as third party contractors and service providers that help us provide this website and the products and services offered on this website. In addition, there may be instances when we may disclose personally identifiable information to protect our legal rights, to protect the safety and security of our users, or to comply with the law or legal process. For example, we may be required by law to disclose personally identifiable information about you without your consent and without notice in order to comply with a valid legal process such as a subpoena, court order, or search warrant.
Please also keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily make your personal information available for viewing by third parties online – for example in blog comments, on message boards or in chat areas – that information can be seen, collected and used by others besides us. We cannot control and therefore cannot be responsible for any unauthorized third party use of such information. Please respect the privacy of others by not posting their personal information on our site without their permission.
How long is personally identifiable information retained?
We may retain your personally identifiable information as long as necessary to maintain our databases as it relates to website operations, as is consistent with our record retention practices in the ordinary course of business, to ensure individualized website navigation capabilities and/or to comply with federal and state laws or authorized requests for disclosure pursuant to legal process.
What other types of information may be collected via this website?
We also may collect and store information that is generated automatically as you navigate through our website. For example, to help make the site more responsive to the needs of users, we may employ a standard feature of browser software, called a “cookie,” to assign each user a unique, random number that resides on a user's computer. The cookie does not personally identify the user; it merely identifies the computer with which the user accesses the website. Unless a user voluntarily identifies himself or herself (through registration, for example), the site will not be able to identify the identity of the user, even if a cookie is assigned to the user's computer. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information supplied by a user.
By showing how and when visitors use the website, cookies help us track user trends and patterns. They also prevent you from having to re-enter your preferences on certain areas of the site where you have entered preference information before . Of course, you are free to set your web browser not to accept cookies; however, doing so may render your computer unable to take advantage of the personalized features enjoyed by other users of the site.
In addition, our web server may automatically collect limited information about your computer configuration when you visit our website, including the type of browser software you use, the operating system you’re running, the resolution of your computer monitor, the website that referred you, and your IP address. We may use this information to identify your computer so that data (such as the web pages you want to view) can be transmitted to you. We also may use this information for systems administration and trouble shooting purposes.
What policies apply to the third party websites that are accessible via this website?
To make our website more valuable to our users, we may offer some features or events in conjunction with other unaffiliated, third party providers. Our website may also include links to websites operated by third parties whose privacy policies and practices we don’t control. Once you leave our website by linking to another one (you can tell where you are by checking the URL in the location bar on your browser), use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the website you’re visiting. That policy may differ from ours. If you can’t find the privacy policy of any of these websites via a link from the site’s homepage, you should contact the website directly for more information.
How is the collected information protected?
All information gathered on our website is stored within databases accessible only to us and our specifically authorized contractors and vendors. However, as effective as any security measure implemented by MichaelsInsight.com may be, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the complete security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that information you supply won’t be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet. If you don’t want us to know any particular information about you, don’t include it in anything that you submit or post to this website or send to us in email.
How can users review and make changes to their information?
You may review and change information that you provide to us through this website by returning to the pages where you entered it, and reviewing or changing the information directly.
How will changes to this privacy policy be communicated?
We may change this privacy policy from time to time. If we change this privacy policy at some point in the future, we’ll post the changes on our website. By continuing to use the website after we post any changes, you accept and agree to this privacy policy, as modified.
What is this website’s policy on children’s privacy?
This website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and, in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 on this website unless expressly specified on the appropriate pages of the website. Children of any age should always get permission from a parent or legal guardian before sending any information about themselves (such as their names, email addresses, and telephone numbers) over the Internet, to us or to anyone else.
