Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 31, 2009

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how VideoPublishing.com, its subsidiary and affiliate corporations, successors, and assigns (collectively referred to as "VideoPublishing.com") uses and protects the information you provide to VideoPublishing.com. This privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") applies to this World Wide Web site and any variations or successors to this website (www.VideoPublishing.com, the "VideoPublishing.com Site"), any VideoPublishing.com computer software downloadable or otherwise available from the VideoPublishing.com Site ("VideoPublishing.com Software") and any VideoPublishing.com services purchased or otherwise made available from the VideoPublishing.com Site ("VideoPublishing.com Services") (collectively, the "VideoPublishing.com Properties"). This Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") applies to all users ("Users") of the VideoPublishing.com Properties.


A. WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION VIDEOPUBLISHING.COM COLLECTS FROM YOU

VideoPublishing.com may collect two (2) types of information about you: Personal and Non-Personal.

1. "Personal Information." Personal Information refers to information that lets VideoPublishing.com know the specifics of who you are and that may be used to identify, contact or locate you (e.g. name, mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address). VideoPublishing.com may collect Personal Information when you use the VideoPublishing.com Properties including, without limitation, setting up account information, filling out surveys, corresponding with VideoPublishing.com, or otherwise volunteering information about yourself.

2. "Non-Personal Information." Non-Personal Information refers to information that, by itself, does not identify you as a specific individual (e.g. demographic information, website visitations, or other actions you may take). VideoPublishing.com may collect Non-Personal Information through any of the methods discussed above as well as automatically through use of various technologies, some of which are described further below.

B. HOW VIDEOPUBLISHING.COM COLLECTS YOUR INFORMATION

The Personal Information practices set forth apply to all VideoPublishing.com's customers worldwide.

1. Registration. Prior to using one or more of the VideoPublishing.com Properties, VideoPublishing.com may require certain Personal Information and Non-Personal Information to create an individual account ("Account") or to enable features or functionality of the VideoPublishing.com Properties. Failure to provide all required information required by VideoPublishing.com may prevent access to any or all VideoPublishing.com Properties, and failure to maintain accurate information may result in suspension or termination of access to any or all VideoPublishing.com Properties.

2. Information Collected Through Technology. While you are able to visit the VideoPublishing.com Site and remain anonymous, VideoPublishing.com or its third party service providers may still collect Non-Personal Information about your use of the VideoPublishing.com Properties (e.g. your Internet browser, operating system, IP address, connection speed, and the domain name of your Internet service provider). Such information may be gathered by the following methods:

(a) Cookies. Cookies, including local shared objects, are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive which work by assigning to your computer a unique number that has no meaning outside of the VideoPublishing.com Site. Cookies do not generally contain any Personal Information. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually configure your browser to prevent this. Not accepting cookies may make certain features of the VideoPublishing.com Properties unavailable to you, or not perform properly for you.

(b) IP Address. You may visit many areas of the VideoPublishing.com Site anonymously without the need to become a registered User. Even in such cases, VideoPublishing.com may collect IP addresses automatically. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you begin services with an Internet service provider. Each time you access the VideoPublishing.com Site and each time you request one of VideoPublishing.com's pages, the server logs your IP address.

(c) Web Beacons. Web beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in web pages and e-mails. VideoPublishing.com may use these technical methods in HTML e-mails that VideoPublishing.com sends to Users to determine whether they have opened those e-mails and/or clicked on links in those e-mails. The information from use of these technical methods may be collected in a form that is Personal Information.

(d) Tracking Content Usage. If you use the VideoPublishing.com Services and you post audio visual materials including, without limitation means any and all audio and video materials including, without limitation, film, text, logos, artwork, graphics, pictures, advertisements, sound, and other form of intellectual property, whether in still, live or animated form, contained in materials uploaded, or provided to VideoPublishing.com or into the Technologies, in any method or form, by you, or by administrators on your behalf (collectively, "Content") to your website or to a third party website, VideoPublishing.com tracks and captures Non-Personal Information associated with User accounts and the use of Content.

C. HOW VIDEOPUBLISHING.COM USES YOUR INFORMATION

1. System Administration. VideoPublishing.com may use Non-Personal Information for the purposes of system administration, assisting in diagnosing problems with VideoPublishing.com servers, monitoring VideoPublishing.com's system performance and traffic on the VideoPublishing.com Properties and to gather broad demographic information about VideoPublishing.com customers.

2. Personalization. VideoPublishing.com may use Cookies and IP Addresses to track features such as delivering Content specific to your interests and informing you of new, relevant services or certain third party offerings.

3. Notices to Registered Users. If you have registered for an Account, VideoPublishing.com may use your Personal Information to send e-mails regarding your registration, including confirmation to verify the accuracy of any information you have provided, and instructions on how to post Content. VideoPublishing.com may also send you e-mails to verify your identity or to notify you if VideoPublishing.com believes your use of VideoPublishing.com Properties violates any applicable agreement for the use of the VideoPublishing.com Properties.

4. Advertising. VideoPublishing.com may use Non-Personal Information to assist in optimizing the delivery of advertisements to viewers of your Content.

5. Promotional E-mails. VideoPublishing.com may use your Personal Information to send you e-mails periodically listing promotions or events relating to the VideoPublishing.com Properties or from VideoPublishing.com's marketing partners or sponsors. You have the choice to opt-out of receiving such promotional e-mails by sending an e-mail to help@VideoPublishing.com and/or following the instructions in such correspondence.

6. Contact Information. If you contact VideoPublishing.com by any means, VideoPublishing.com may keep a record of your contact information and correspondence. If you report a problem with the VideoPublishing.com Properties, VideoPublishing.com may collect this information in a file specific to you. You may contact VideoPublishing.com at help@VideoPublishing.com to request the removal of this information from VideoPublishing.com's database.

D. HOW TO ACCESS AND CHANGE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Upon request, VideoPublishing.com shall allow Users to update or correct Personal Information previously submitted, but only to the extent such activities will not compromise privacy or security interests. Additionally, upon request, VideoPublishing.com shall delete Personal Information from the database where such information is stored; however, it may be impossible to entirely delete a User's entry without some residual information being retained due to the manner in which data backups are maintained. Requests to delete Personal Information shall be submitted to help@VideoPublishing.com.

E. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES

VideoPublishing.com does not sell, trade or rent Personal Information collected through the VideoPublishing.com Properties to any third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, VideoPublishing.com shall: (1) fully cooperate with law enforcement agencies; and (2) may be required to disclose Personal Information upon receipt of a court order, subpoena, or to cooperate with a law enforcement investigation.

F. SAFEGUARDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. Security Measures. VideoPublishing.com takes appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of Personal Information. These include, but are not limited to, internal reviews of: (a) VideoPublishing.com's data collection; (b) storage and processing practices; (c) electronic security measures; and (d) physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where VideoPublishing.com stores Personal Information. All VideoPublishing.com employees, contractors and agents who access Personal Information are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution or unauthorized use or disclosure of Personal Information.

2. Third Party Links. The VideoPublishing.com Properties may contain links to third parties who may collect Personal Information and Non-Personal Information directly from you. Additionally, VideoPublishing.com may use third parties to provide components of the VideoPublishing.com Properties. In either case, such third parties may have separate privacy policies and data collection practices, independent of VideoPublishing.com. VideoPublishing.com: (a) has no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions; (b) is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites; and (c) does not make any warranties or representations about the contents, products or services offered on such websites or the security of any information you provide to them.

G. CHANGES TO VIDEOPUBLISHING.COM'S PRIVACY POLICY

VideoPublishing.com continually strives to implement new technologies and processes to better protect you, your privacy and your use of the VideoPublishing.com Properties, and to improve the cost-effectiveness of VideoPublishing.com services. As a result, changes to this Privacy Policy may be made by VideoPublishing.com from time to time. It is VideoPublishing.com’s intention that such changes will not result in the degradation of any of the security measures designed to protect you from unauthorized disclosure, as such measures are described in this Privacy Policy.

H. SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING MINORS

Use of the VideoPublishing.com Properties is not intended for minors under the age of 18 ("Minors"). Minors are not authorized by VideoPublishing.com to use the VideoPublishing.com Properties, even if Minors set up an Account or accept the terms of any agreement for VideoPublishing.com Properties. See the AbroadOffice Terms of Use for additional details and restrictions, including compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.

I. CONTACT VIDEOPUBLISHING.COM

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy please contact VideoPublishing.com by sending a letter or e-mail to:

VideoPublishing.com, Inc.
Attn: Privacy
POBOX 8458
Reston, VA 20195
privacy@VideoPublishing.com