TyroTV.com Privacy Policy
(Last updated May 15, 2010)
TyroTv.com (the “Website”) is owned and operated by Mercury Productions LLC (the “Company”). With respect to the privacy of our users and the importance of the personal information you may provide, we encourage you to read the privacy policies contained in this statement (the “Privacy Policy”) in order to find out what information we collect, how we use such information, with whom we may share such information, and how you may control the use and disclosure of your personal information.
Please note that by using the Website, you agree to be bound by our Terms of Use agreement, and accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions concerning these practices, please find our contact information below.
This Privacy Policy is intended only to cover collection of information from residents of the United States. If you are located outside the United States and visit the Website, you understand and agree that your information may be stored and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. You should be aware that the laws of your country might be more protective or comprehensive than the laws of the United States related to data protection.
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
Directly from You: Without registering for a TyroTV account or providing us with any information, you can browse and watch videos on the Website. However, for some activities on the Website, including without limitation any contests sponsored by the Company which require submissions, we may ask for and collect some personal information, which includes any factual information that can be used to identify you (such as your name, home address, e-mail address, credit card number and expiration date, date of birth, etc.) and/or access your personal or financial accounts, or any information contained in a video or submission you upload to the Website, such as your likeness or voice.
Indirectly from You: In addition, when you use the Website, we may monitor and record information relating to the usage of the Website and what videos you watch, or may survey you regarding your interests and demographic information. For example, we may automatically collect information from your browser when you visit the Website, which includes your IP address, your browser type and language, access times, the content of any undeleted “cookies” that your browser previously accepted, and the referring website address.
With regards to cookies, whenever you visit the Website and in order to assist access to it, we may assign your computer one or more cookies. From the cookie, we may automatically collect information pertaining to your online activity on the Website, such as what links you click on, which specific web pages you visit, and the terms of any searches you conduct on the Website. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MAY MODIFY YOUR BROWSER’S SETTINGS TO DECLINE COOKIES, AND IN THE EVENT YOU CHOOSE TO DECLINE COOKIES, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE WEBSITE.
In addition to cookies, we may utilize web beacons and other tracking technologies to assist us in tracking your use of the Website. If you sign up for any promotional newsletters that we may elect to send, then we may include web beacons in the same to demonstrate whether you have opened and viewed the message. This information benefits you and the Company as it allows us to customize the services we offer to you and effectively target advertising.
From Third Parties about You: Through our business partners, such as our payment vendor and advertising networks, we may also collect personal information such as your delivery address, purchase history, and demographic information, and such third-parties may use cookies and other technologies to collect information about you from your interaction with any advertisement.
From You about Third-Parties: In the event that we choose to allow referrals, invitations, and messages through the Website to someone you know, then we may collect personal information of anyone to whom you might message or invite to the Website, such as your friend, relative or co-worker. Moreover, for any video or textual post you upload to the Website, we may store any personal information of others contained in the uploaded content.
USE OF COLLECTED INFORMATION
In order to help us serve you better, we may collect the above information in order to: provide you with excellent customer support; assist us in managing our business and enforcing our terms and conditions; conduct analysis of your use of the Website and its services and develop and display content tailored to your interests; communicate with you by mail or e-mail regarding other products or services that may interest you from us or third-parties; verify eligibility and deliver prizes you may win for contests sponsored by us; and facilitate any action we may require and describe to you at the time of collection of any personal information. With regards to any financial information that we or a third-party vendor may collect, such information is used to process payment for any purchases or contest entry fees for the Website, and to protect you against fraudulent purchases, and as required to manage the Company’s business pertaining to the Website.
If you decide that you do not want us to collect certain information, you may choose to opt-out of such collection; find out how to control the collection and use of your information below in the “Opt-Out Policies” section.
We strive to not share any personal information with third parties except as specified in this Privacy Policy, or when we inform you directly before collecting such information and offer you the chance to opt-out of having such information shared. We may share your personal information with third-parties who partner with us to provide products, or perform certain services on our behalf, which may include processing credit card payments, supporting any contest or survey operated through the Website, delivering prizes or packages for contests, providing customer support, and supporting functionality of the Website. We may also share our mailing list to select third-parties that we determine may be of interest to you, and you have the opportunity to opt-out of these mailings at any time through our opt-out policy.
Sometimes for legal reasons, we may disclose your personal information in order to: respond to a subpoena, court order, or request from law enforcement or government agency; defend ourselves against legal claims; establish and/or exercise our legal rights; investigate suspected illegal activity or fraud; enforce the Website’s terms, conditions, and policies; protect the rights and safety of the Company, its customers, employees, or others; participate in a corporate transaction such as a merger, sale, consolidation, bankruptcy, or other significant event; or for any other purpose required by law.
ALL THIRD PARTIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM SHARING OR USING YOUR INFORMATION FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY US. Such third-parties may also have privacy policies that govern how they collect, use, and disclose your personal information after we share it, and we encourage you to review any applicable privacy policies located at the websites of those third-parties, and we are not responsible for the independent solicitation and collection of personal information from you conducted on such third-party websites.
Information collected that amounts to statistical data related to your usage of the Website and does not contain your personal information, may be shared with third parties to deliver and develop targeted advertising and content.
ACCESS & UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION
If you are a registered user of the Website and you wish to close your account, you may do so by contacting us at accounts@tyrotv.com. Please note that if you choose to close your account, you cannot sign on to the Website or access any personal information after closing, but you may always open a new account.
We may retain some account Information for statistical data related to your usage purposes and recordkeeping procedures, or to enforce our terms and conditions, prevent fraud, or take any action permitted by law to protect the integrity of the Website.
OPT-OUT POLICIES
If you desire not to share certain information with us, you may control the collection of such information or opt-out of further collection of information at any time. Please note that if you choose not to provide certain information required to access particular features of the Website, you might be ineligible to view features, purchase products or participate in contests, or initiate certain transactions on the Website. Upon registering an account for the Website, you will automatically be added to our mailing list. If you no longer want to receive our messages, you may opt-out by sending an email to accounts@tyrotv.com or by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in the message or newsletter you receive. Please note that it may take up to two weeks to process any opt-out request you may initiate, and you may not be able to opt out of special messages related to administrative notices and service announcements. For any information already collected by a third-party, you may have to contact the third-party directly or visit its website in order to change your privacy preferences with respect to that third-party.
PROTECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
To assure you that it is safe to use the Website and upload content or make purchases, we use a number of security measures to guard your personal information from any unauthorized access or disclosure. Unfortunately, we cannot promise complete security of our system and even though we take numerous steps to secure your personal information, you should not expect that any personal information or communications you provide to us, or searches conducted on the Website will remain completely secure from unauthorized access or use, and except for financial information which is transferred through secure servers, you agree and acknowledge that you provide such personal information at your sole risk. You should take all measures necessary to ensure that your personal information is handled with care and that no personal information is transmitted through unsecured email.
SUBMISSION POLICIES
Our Terms of Use agreement governs any information or comments that you post on the Website and any content, such as pictures or contest video submissions) you are permitted to upload to the Website. Please note that any material you post or upload to the Website may also appear on third-party websites or in search results that contain terms mentioned in any posting or upload, and due to the fact that some of the Website’s pages may be publicly viewable, your personal information may be accessible, collectable, and usable by others. You should exercise caution when posting or uploading any personal information, as we cannot control who may view the personal information.
Except as otherwise provided in official rules for any contest sponsored by the Website, we do not monitor, filter, or edit any submissions to the Website, including the removal of any personal information contained in submissions, and such information may be viewable by users of the Website.
PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES
We reserve the right to will update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our information collection practices and uses. The date at the top of this Privacy Policy will be modified to reflect the date when any changes are incorporated herein. When material changes are made to the ways we use, share, or collect your personal information, we will use our best efforts to notify you immediately via email if your address is provided through a Website account, or by clearly posting notice of such changes on the Website. You should periodically review this Privacy Policy to keep informed of the most recent changes and policies.
CONTACT US
For questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, contact us at:
Tyro TV
c/o Privacy Director
9903 Santa Monica Blvd., #453
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
privacy@TyroTV.com
