The
Casting Frontier Privacy Notice
The
Casting Frontier recognizes that its customers, visitors, users, and others who
use www.thecastingfrontier.com or other web sites owned or operated by The
Casting Frontier (collectively or individually "Users") value their
privacy. This Privacy Notice details important information regarding the use
and disclosure of User information collected on The Casting Frontier Sites. The
Casting Frontier provides this Privacy Notice to help you make an informed
decision about whether to use or continue using The Casting Frontier Sites.
This
Privacy Notice is incorporated into and is subject to The Casting Frontier
Terms of Use. Your use of The Casting Frontier Sites and any personal
information you provide on The Casting Frontier Sites remains subject to the
terms of this Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use.
Please
note that any video, image, or other content posted at the direction of Users
onto The Casting Frontier Sites becomes published content and is not considered
personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Notice.
Information
Collected The Casting Frontier
*
User Provided Information: You provide certain personally identifiable
information (such as your name and email address) to The Casting Frontier when
choosing to participate in various activities on The Casting Frontier Sites
such as uploading casting videos, or subscribing to newsletters or other
mailing lists.
*
Cookies Information: When you visit The Casting Frontier Sites, we may send one
or more cookies - a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric
characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. The
Casting Frontier uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent
cookie remains after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by
your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be
removed by following your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is
temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web
browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
However, some features of The Casting Frontier Sites may not function properly
if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.
* Log
File Information: When you use The Casting Frontier 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.
*
Clear GIFs Information: When you use The Casting
Frontier Sites, we may employ "clear GIFs"
(a.k.a. Web Beacons) which are used to track the online usage patterns of our
Users anonymously (i.e., in a non-personally-identifiable manner). In addition,
we may also use clear GIFs in HTML-based emails sent
to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients.
The
Way The Casting Frontier Uses Information
* If
you submit personally identifiable information to us through The Casting
Frontier Sites, then we use your personal information to operate, maintain, and
provide to you the features and functionality of The Casting Frontier Sites.
* Any
personal information, pictures, text or video content that you voluntarily disclose
online becomes publicly available only through The Casting Frontier network.
Any videos, pictures or text that you submit to The Casting Frontier Sites may
be redistributed through the Internet , and may be
viewed by Casting Professionals, their affiliates and clients.
* 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 major
Casting Frontier 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, click stream data, etc.) to improve the
quality and design of The Casting Frontier Sites and to create new features,
promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing
User preferences and trends.
* We
use cookies, clear gifs, and log file information to: (a) remember information
so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you
visit The Casting Frontier Sites; (b) provide custom, personalized content and
information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; (d)
monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.;
and (e) track your entries, submissions.
Information
Disclosure By The Casting Frontier Discloses
* 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 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 Casting Frontier 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.
* The
Casting Frontier also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable
information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that The Casting
Frontier believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our
Terms of Use, 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 The Casting Frontier,
our Users or others.
Your
Choices
You
may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through
The Casting Frontier Sites, in which case The Casting Frontier may not be able
to provide certain services to you. You may update or correct your personal profile
information and email preferences at any time by visiting your account profile
page. Please note that media files uploaded by Users to The Casting Frontier
Sites cannot be removed and remain subject to our Terms of Use.
Any
payment processed on The Casting Frontier’s Website is done through a third
party vendor. You may contact Authorize.net for inquiries and or disputes
regarding payment processing.
To
protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting
a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you profile access
or making corrections. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your
unique password and account information at all times.
Please
contact The Casting Frontier with any questions or comments about this Privacy
Notice, your personal information, your consent, or your opt-in or opt-out
choices using this contact form.
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Our
Commitment To Data Security
The
Casting Frontier 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 The Casting Frontier and you do so at your own risk.
Once we receive your transmission of information, The Casting Frontier 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
The Casting Frontier learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt
to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps.
The Casting Frontier may post a notice on The Casting Frontier 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 using this contact form.
Our
Commitment To Children’s' Privacy
Protecting
the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, The
Casting Frontier does not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable
information or non-personally-identifiable information on The Casting Frontier
Sites from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of our website is
directed to persons under 13 without the express consent of a parent or legal
guardian. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access
The Casting Frontier Sites at any time or in any manner without the express
consent of your parents or legal guardian. If The Casting Frontier learns that
personally identifiable information of persons under
13 years of age has been collected on The Casting Frontier Sites without
verified parental consent, then The Casting Frontier will take the appropriate
steps to delete this information.
Special
Note to International Users
The
Casting Frontier 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 Casting
Frontier Sites from the European Union, Asia, 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 Casting Frontier Sites, which are governed by U.S. law, this Privacy
Notice, and our Terms of Use, 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 The Casting Frontier 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 revised periodically and this will be reflected by the
"effective date" below. 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 Casting Frontier Sites
constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Notice and any future revisions.
For
revisions to this Privacy Notice that may be materially less restrictive on our
use or disclosure of the personal information you have already provided to us,
we will attempt to obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with
respect to such information.
Date
Last Modified:
This
Privacy Notice was last modified September 14, 2007.
Contact
Information:
Please contact The Casting Frontier with any questions or comments about this Privacy at P.O. Box 291441 Los Angeles, CA 90029.