Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to the Web site of ATETV.org. The
ATETV.org Web site and all items on the site are owned by The
Association for Interactive Media Education. Advanced Technological
Education Television may be referred to as "Advanced Technological
Education Television," "ATETV.org," "us" or "we" in this Privacy
Policy. Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to
protecting the personally identifiable information ("Personal
Information") that you disclose to us. Personal Information may
include your name, email address, age, street address, city, state,
zip code, comments, suggestions and/or other such information. This
Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand the type of
information we may collect from users ("user" or "you") who visit
ATETV.org, how we use the Personal Information and non-personally
identifiable information that we collect, and how we protect your
Personal Information.
Students and Children
IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD, PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE WITH
YOUR PARENTS BEFORE YOU VISIT ATETV.ORG. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT
THINGS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. IF YOU ARE UNDER AGE 13, YOU SHOULD
GET YOUR PARENT'S OR GUARDIAN'S PERMISSION BEFORE SUBMITTING ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF ON THIS WEB SITE OR ANY OTHER SITE ON
THE INTERNET.
Children
ATETV.org is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We
do not knowingly collect personal information online from children
under 13 without their parent's consent. If you are under the age
of 13, please do not provide your Personal Information. Do ask your
parent or guardian to read the information on ATETV.org with you,
and if your parent or guardian decides to send us questions,
comments, suggestions or other information, he or she will need to
enter the Personal Information described above. If you transmit any
information to us, regardless of the purpose of such transmission,
you are representing to us that you are over the age of 13.
Your Acceptance of this Privacy Policy
By using ATETV.org, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy
Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not
use ATETV.org. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change,
modify, add, or remove portions from this Privacy Policy at any
time. This Privacy Policy is subject to change without prior
notice. For that reason, we encourage you to review this Privacy
Policy periodically and to make note of the date of the most recent
revision. Your continued use of ATETV.org following the posting of
changes to these terms means you accept these changes. Please
remember that this site and the servers that make this site
available are located in the United States. By using this site you
agree to the transfer, collection, processing, and use of data by
this site.
Use of ATETV.org
Advanced Technological Education Television does not require
anyone to share any personal information about themselves in order
to enjoy our Web site. That means you can visit ATETV.org without
any need to register with us. However, ATETV.org may contain
special sections and privileges for members who register, and users
must provide certain information in order to download videos from
ATETV.org. Details on the information we require to register, as
well as any rules or restrictions, are available at registration
areas of the site.
Information We Collect
We collect both Personal Information and non-personally
identifiable information through ATETV.org to learn more about how
our visitors use ATETV.org and to measure areas of interest.
Collection of information allows us to build features and
functionality that will enhance your experience. Personal
Information may be collected when you register or submit
information on ATETV.org. We collect non-personally identifiable
information through the use of General Tracking Information and
Click Path Tracking (cookie technology) described below.
Use of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Advanced Technological Education Television receives and stores
certain information automatically whenever you visit our site. For
example, we collect and use for administrative purposes the
Internet protocol (IP) address, which is the automatic number
assigned to your computer when you surf the Internet so that data
(such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you. We also
collect computer and connection information such as browser type
and version; the operating system and platform you use; and pages
viewed and time spent on our site. We aggregate this data with data
on the pages visited by other users to track overall visitor
traffic patterns. We use this information to improve ATETV.org by
making it more responsive to the needs and preferences of our
users. This information does not identify you personally.
"Cookies" are pieces of information that are placed on an
individual's computer hard drive to enable the individual to more
easily communicate and interact with ATETV.org. Using cookie
technology, we track your click path through ATETV.org. Though this
information does not identify you personally, we may use it to help
customize your visit to ATETV.org. We may also use cookies to
record how many times a user has visited ATETV.org and what pages
the user has accessed. You may, however, disallow receiving cookies
at any time through your Web browser. It is not our intention to
use cookies to retrieve information that is unrelated to ATETV.org
or your interaction with ATETV.org.
Use of Personal Information
In order to register or utilize certain features available on
ATETV.org (such as downloading videos), you may be asked or
required to provide Personal Information such as your name,
organization, email address, street address, city, state, zip code,
phone, fax, your role, how you intend to use materials from
ATETV.org and/or other such information. We require Personal
Information from you in order to learn more about how you use
ATETV.org, to measure areas of interest, to understand your needs
and provide you with a better service, and to help us with internal
record keeping. If you register, correspond with us or submit
comments or suggestions, your Personal Information may be included
in our internal database system. We may also use this information
to respond to your emails, questions, comments and suggestions,
notify you if you have been selected as a winner of a contest or
sweepstakes, provide customer support, or other similar matters. In
addition, we may send correspondence to the email and/or street
address you provide to us which may include newsletters and
information about us or third parties about which you may be
interested. In certain instances you will have an opportunity to
limit these uses at the time the information is collected. You also
may limit the information that we send to you by following the
instructions in Opt-Out Section below.
Disclosure of Personal Information to Others
We do not disclose your Personal Information to anyone outside
of Advanced Technological Education Television, and its advertising
and promotional agencies and consultants, unless you expressly give
us permission to do so, or where we are required to do so by law,
except as set forth below. In certain instances you will have an
opportunity to limit these uses at the time the information is
collected. You also may limit the information that we send to you
by following the instructions in Opt-Out Section below.
We disclose information to third parties if you consent to such
disclosure. For example, if you post comments or give us permission
to share your comments, we may post your comments on ATETV.org, or
publish, display, distribute or reprint your comments in a related
or third party publication. Additionally, if you indicate that you
would like to receive information about the opportunities, products
or services of third parties at the time you register, we may
supply your contact information to third parties who we believe may
provide information that may be of interest to you for the purpose
of sending you email or otherwise communicating with you.
We disclose information to companies and individuals we employ to
perform functions on our behalf. Examples include hosting our Web
servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, and
providing customer service. These companies and individuals will
have access to your personal information as necessary to perform
their functions, but they may not share that information with any
other third party.
We disclose information if legally required to do so, if requested
to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith
that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements
or comply with legal process; (b) protect our rights or property or
our affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national
security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the
public.
We reserve the right disclose and transfer information to a third
party in the event that third party should acquire all or a
substantial portion of our business, whether such acquisition is by
way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial
portion of our assets.
Right to Opt in and Opt out
When you register with us, or if you provide additional
personally identifiable information through ATETV.org, we provide
you with the right to "opt out" of receiving future communications
from us for direct marketing purposes by locating and clicking on
the appropriate box indicating that you decline such
communications. You are also given the opportunity at any time
after you register or provide additional information to opt out
from receiving any further communications from us for direct
marketing purposes by following the instructions below.
You may choose to have your name taken off of our email list after
you have registered or provided additional information, or review
and/or update the information that you have provided to us by
emailing us at remove@atetv.org.
Links to "Third-Party" Web sites
We may include on ATETV.org one or more links which allow you to
connect to the web sites of third parties. Advanced Technological
Education Television provides these links to you as a convenient
method of accessing information that may be useful or of interest
to you. Although Advanced Technological Education Television may
open a new browser window when you click on a link to a third
party's Web site, you will not be alerted that you are leaving
ATETV.org. This Privacy Policy and the practices that we follow
under this Privacy Policy do not apply to the web sites of any
third party. These web sites are operated independently from
Advanced Technological Education Television. We are not responsible
for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed on any third party
Web site or for the privacy practices or security standards used by
third parties on their respective web sites. We will not, and are
under no obligation to investigate, monitor or check any of the
third party web sites for accuracy or completeness, or for any
incorrect, inflammatory, slanderous, defamatory, infringing, or
unlawful content of materials. Nor are we under any obligation to
investigate or monitor how these third parties collect, use or
secure any Personal Information you provide to them through their
web sites. You understand and agree that by clicking on a link to a
third party's Web site, you have left ATETV.org and the Advanced
Technological Education Television Privacy Policy stated on
ATETV.org is no longer in effect.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. We
adopt careful internal procedures to safeguard personal information
in our system. We also review our security procedures periodically
to consider whether new physical, administrative or technical
measures are needed. Remember, however, that despite our commitment
to data security, due to the open communication nature of the
Internet we cannot guarantee that our systems or the Internet will
always be secure or free from unauthorized access by third parties,
nor can we guarantee complete security of personal information. If
you create a password and login name, we recommend that you adopt a
unique name, combining letters and numbers that will be difficult
for others to duplicate or guess. It is important for you to
protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your
computer. Be sure to sign off when finished, especially when using
a shared computer.
Contacting Us
In order to provide us with feedback and comments about
ATETV.org, you may send us an email at info@atetv.org. If you contact us,
you may be asked to provide Personal Information which may include
your name, address, phone number, email address, and other such
information.
Thank You for Visiting ATETV.org
Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you have a
better understanding of the many activities we offer and how we use
information to improve our site, our products and services, and to
understand your needs. Remember, we may change our policy from time
to time. When this happens, we will notify you of the new policy by
posting it on our site. If you have questions or concerns about
your use of our service, please contact us at webmaster@atetv.org. Your use
of this site is also governed by our Terms of Use which you may access by
clicking on the following link. Please read it.
Your use of this site is also governed by our Terms of Use.
Please read it.
Effective Date: This policy was last updated on September 18,
2009.