Tornado
Films Online Privacy Policy
Terms of
Use
PRIVACY POLICY
Thank you for
visiting Tornado Films Online. Your privacy is important to us. To better
protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information
practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is
collected and used at this site.
As we operate
internationally, and many of our computer systems are currently based in
the United States, your personal data will be processed by us in the U.S.
where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level
of protection as in other parts of the world, such as the European Union.
If you are visiting this site from outside the United States, you will
be asked during the initial registration to consent to the collection and/or
processing in the United States of your personally identifiable information,
which includes the use of cookies.
THE INFORMATION
WE COLLECT
At some Tornado
Films Online sites, you can order products, enter contests, vote in polls
or otherwise express an opinion, subscribe to one of our services such
as our online newsletters, or participate in one of our online forums or
communities. The types of personally identifiable information that may
be collected at these pages include: name, address, e-mail address, telephone
number, fax number, credit card information, and information about your
interests in and use of various products, programs, and services.
At certain parts
of some of our sites, only persons who provide us with the requested personally
identifiable information will be able to order products, programs, and
services or otherwise participate in the site's activities and offerings.
We also may
collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit
many of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g.,
Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using,
(e.g., Windows '95 or Mac OS) and the domain name of your Internet service
provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink).
HOW WE USE
THE INFORMATION
We may use the
information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for our
products, programs, and services, to respond to your inquiries about our
offerings, and to offer you other products, programs or services that we
believe may be of interest to you.
We sometimes
use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you when
you have won one of our contests or when we make changes to our subscriber
agreements, to fulfill a request by you for an online newsletter, or to
contact you about your account with us.
We use the information
that you provide about others to enable us to send them your gifts or cards.
From time to time, we also may use this information to offer our products,
programs, or services to them.
The information
we collect in connection with our online forums and communities is used
to provide an interactive experience. We use this information to facilitate
participation in these online forums and communities and, from time to
time, to offer you products, programs, or services.
If you choose
to submit content for publication (e.g., a "letter to our editors"), we
may publish your screen name and other information you have provided to
us.
We sometimes
use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve
the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your
Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate
to analyze site usage, as well as to offer you products, programs, or services.
We may disclose
personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example,
in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information
in response to a law enforcement agency's request.
Agents and contractors
of Tornado Films who have access to personally identifiable information
are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent
with this Privacy Notice by, for example, not using the information for
any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for
Tornado Films.
Although we
take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures
of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information
that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent
with this Privacy Notice.
Finally, Tornado
Films Online sites will not use or transfer personally identifiable information
provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also
providing you with an opportunity to opt out of these unrelated uses.
COLLECTION
OF INFORMATION BY THIRD-PARTY SITES AND SPONSORS
Some of our
sites contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different
than ours. Visitors should consult the other sites' privacy notices as
we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected
by, these third parties.
Tornado Films
Online sites sometimes may offer content (e.g., contests, sweepstakes,
or promotions) that is sponsored by or co-branded with identified third
parties. By virtue of these relationships, the third parties may obtain
personally identifiable information that visitors voluntarily submit to
participate in the site activity. Tornado Films Online has no control over
these third-parties' use of this information. The Tornado Films Online
site will notify you at the time of requesting personally identifiable
information if these third-parties will obtain such information.
Some Tornado
Films Online sites may use a reputable third party to present or serve
the advertisements that you may see at its Web pages. Our privacy policy
does not cover any use of information that a third-party ad server may
have collected from you.
COOKIES
To enhance your
experience with our sites, many of our web pages use "cookies." Cookies
are text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences.
Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally
identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information
to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites. However, once you
choose to furnish the site with personally identifiable information, this
information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies
to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our
sites. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at
our web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site),
save your password in password-protected areas, and enable you to use shopping
carts on our sites. We also may use cookies to offer you products, programs,
or services.
Although most
browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, you can set most browsers
at any time to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent.
However, please note that some parts of this site may not function properly
if you refuse cookies.
OUR COMMITMENT
TO SECURITY
We have put
in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to
safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security,
and correctly use the information we collect online.
SPECIAL NOTE
FOR PARENTS
The site you
are visiting may contain reference to (including photographs, video and
audio clips) films that are intended for mature audiences. It is
recommended that visitors to Tornado Films Online be at least 18 years
old or have the permission of a parent or guardian before visiting here.
Many browsers offer parental controls to monitor the sites that your child
visits. We recommend the use of such controls to help keep inappropriate
material away from minors.
HOW TO CONTACT
US
If you have
any questions or concerns about the Tornado FIlms Online policy for this
site or its implementation you may contact us at: privacy@tornadofilms.8m.com.