| MyScreen Privacy Policy
Introduction
Welcome to the MyScreen™ site ("MyScreen™") operated
by MyScreen Mobile Inc. ("MYSCREEN MOBILE INC."). The MyScreen™
products and services (collectively, the "Services") are offered
by MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. through Web pages at the URL: http://www.MyScreen.com,
and pages linked thereto which display MyScreen™ branding and which
include a footer link to the MyScreen™ Terms and Conditions (the
"Terms and Conditions") or to this privacy policy (the "Privacy
Policy").
This statement discloses the privacy practices of MYSCREEN MOBILE INC.
with respect to MyScreen™. By using MyScreen™ or by agreeing
to the Terms and Conditions you consent and agree, without limitation
or qualification, to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information
and to the privacy practices set out in the Privacy Policy and to any
other privacy or data collection policy which is displayed or is included
as a link in any individual MyScreen™ web site. Please note that
MyScreen™ contains links to other non-MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. sites.
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. cannot and does not represent or guarantee that their
privacy practices will be the same as those set out in the Privacy Policy.
So bear in mind that sites that are linked to MyScreen™ sites may
have privacy policies which differ from that of MyScreen™.
The Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time so please check back
periodically. The updated policy will be displayed or linked to web pages
at MyScreen™. By using MyScreen™ after the updated policy
has been so posted, you consent and agree, without limitation or qualification,
to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information and to the
privacy practices set out in the updated Privacy Policy. Personal information
collected prior to the posting of the updated Privacy Policy will only
be used or disclosed for new purposes set out in an updated Privacy Policy
once you have consented to such use by using MyScreen™ after the
updated policy has been posted to MyScreen™.
1. What information of yours does the MyScreen™ collect?
The goal of the MyScreen™ is to provide you with the information,
services and product offerings described on the MyScreen™ site (collectively
the "Products and Services"). To achieve this goal, MyScreen™
needs to collect certain information. We collect two types of information,
"anonymous information" and "personal information".
Anonymous information refers to information that is not about an identifiable
individual. Each time a visitor comes to the MyScreen™ site, MYSCREEN
MOBILE INC. may collect information that is necessary to improve the overall
quality of the visitor's online experience. MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may collect
computer and connection information such as the visitor's IP address (e.g.,
whether the user is logged on from a .ca, .com, .gov or .edu domain),
referral data (e.g., the address of the last URL a user visited prior
to clicking through to a MyScreen™ site), and browser and platform
type (e.g., a Netscape browser on a Macintosh platform). MYSCREEN MOBILE
INC. also collects aggregate search terms from its search services for
internal reporting and targeted advertising. MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. collects
this user information for purposes of product monitoring, product improvement,
and targeted advertising.
In addition to this anonymous information, MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may also
collect information that is about an identifiable individual ("personal
information"). Personal information includes information that tells
us specifically who you are, such as your name and postal code. Wherever
and whenever MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. collects personal information we make
an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page.
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. collects personal information in the following ways
from different parts of MyScreen™:
• Personal information is gathered when you voluntarily register
with MyScreen™. If you choose to register you may provide MYSCREEN
MOBILE INC. with your name, postal code, email address, birth date, gender
and other information. While not all of this information is required,
the more information you volunteer (and the more accurate it is), the
better we are able to customize your experience. Once you register you
are given a ID and are able to take full advantage of the many Products
and Services. If you choose not to provide the requested information,
MyScreen™ may not be able to offer you some of the Products and
Services that depend on this type of information to function. However
to register, you still have the option of providing only the minimum necessary
information.
• In addition to registration for various Product and Services on
MyScreen™, MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may ask you for personal information
at other times, including certain necessary information when you enter
a sweepstakes, contest or promotion offered at a MyScreen™ site,
or request, subscribe for or purchase a product or service through MyScreen™.
• If you contact the MyScreen™, we may keep a record of that
correspondence. We do not collect any email addresses of those who communicate
with the MyScreen™ via email. We use the information provided only
so that we may respond to the email.
2. What are "cookies" and "web beacons" and how does
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. use them?
We also collect anonymous information using "cookies." A cookie
is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is
transferred from a web site to the hard drive of your computer so that
the web site may identify you and allow you to move between MyScreen™
sites more conveniently. This unique number identifies your browser--
but not you -- to the MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. computers whenever you visit
one of the sites in MyScreen™. A cookie will NOT let a web site
know any personal information about you, such as your real name and address.
The coding in the cookies MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. sets lets us know that
you are using a particular computer but nothing more. Since cookies are
only text files, they cannot run on your computer, search your computer
for other information or transmit any information to anyone.
To help serve you better MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. uses cookies to:
• help us remember who you are through your browser settings so
that MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. can offer and provide personalized services.
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. uses cookies to store and sometimes track information
about what is done and seen across the MyScreen™. Cookies also allow
us to save passwords and preferences for you so that you will not have
to re-enter them the next time you visit.
• measure traffic patterns. Without cookies, it could be difficult
for MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. to know that certain services are more popular
than others are. This information helps us to better understand when to
offer new services.
• estimate audience size. Cookies help us know whether or not users
have seen particular displays, including advertisements.
• displaying advertisements. MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. and third party
advertising networks used by MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may use cookies when
serving advertisements. See section 3 below for details on the information
gathering practices of our ad serving partners.
Cookies are used on most major web sites. Most browsers are initially
set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can reset your browser either
to notify you when you have received a cookie, or to refuse to accept
cookies. You should understand that while MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. does not
require you to use cookies, certain sites will not function properly if
you set your browser to not accept cookies.
MyScreen™ may contain electronic images known as Web beacons - sometimes
called single-pixel GIFs - that allow MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. to count users
who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. Web beacons
are not used to access your personal information on MyScreen™; they
are a technique used to compile aggregated statistics about site usage.
Web beacons collect only a limited set of information including a cookie
number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on
which the Web beacon resides. MyScreen™ web pages may also contain
Web beacons placed there by our advertising partner to help MYSCREEN MOBILE
INC. determine the effectiveness of our Internet advertising campaigns.
3. What organization is collecting the information?
When you provide personal registration information at any MyScreen™
site, that information is collected by MYSCREEN MOBILE INC.. It may be
disclosed to other organizations in the circumstances described in Section
5 below.
The majority of the online banner advertisements you see on MyScreen™
web sites are served through a reputable third party. MYSCREEN MOBILE
INC. runs many promotions, contests and sweepstakes across the MyScreen™.
These promotions, contests and sweepstakes may be operated by third parties
on behalf of MYSCREEN MOBILE INC., in which case personal information
may be collected by such third party, or disclosed to such third party
by MYSCREEN MOBILE INC., for the purpose of the promotion, contest or
sweepstakes. If you do not want to have MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. share your
personal information for such purposes, you can choose to provide only
the minimum information necessary to participate in such promotion, contest
or sweepstake, or choose not to participate in it.
Be aware that MyScreen™ sponsors and other advertisers have links
on our sites that take you to other sites that may collect personal information
about you. This Privacy Policy does not cover third party data collection
practices and MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. does not assume any responsibility
for the actions of such third parties.
4. How does the MyScreen™ use the information it collects?
Any personal information you provide to MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. when registering
for Products and Services at any of the sites forming part of MyScreen™
is maintained and accessible only by MYSCREEN MOBILE INC., unless specifically
stated otherwise. MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. requests information from its users
so that users can enjoy an improved user experience when using the MyScreen™
site.
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may use the information it collects as follows:
• To offer its users the ability to customize or personalize content
on MyScreen™.
• To deliver products and services requested.
• MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. uses the anonymous, aggregate data collected
to inform our sponsors and advertisers as to numbers of people who have
certain demographic characteristics and the number of those people who
have seen and "clicked" on their advertisement(s). We will also
disclose to those third-party sponsors and advertisers the overall demographics
available regarding who saw and "clicked" on their advertisement.
No personal information will be disclosed to these sponsors and advertisers
as part of this process; only information in an anonymous, aggregate form
will be disclosed.
• MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. also uses the anonymous, aggregate data to
perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior
of our registered users and visitors, to measure user demographics and
interests regarding specific areas of MyScreen™, to describe our
services to third parties such as prospective business partners and advertisers
and to analyze how and where best to use our resources. Without such data,
we would not know what the most popular areas of MyScreen™ are,
and we would not be able to change and update the content and services
appropriately. MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. also uses such data to monitor and
improve the operation of MyScreen™ and to maintain the quality of
the Products and Services made available through MyScreen™. No personal
information will be disclosed during these activities.
• MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may use your personal information to contact
you about changes or enhancements to Products and Services on MyScreen™.
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may also send you email publications and mailings
about products and services that we feel may be of interest to you from
MyScreen™ sponsors and advertisers. Please follow either the directions
posted at the bottom of the email material, or the directions at the email
newsletter company's web site should you wish to no longer receive these
messages.
• If you enter a sweepstakes or a contest on MyScreen™, we
will use the personal information you provided to contact you in the event
you win. All MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. contest entry forms provide a way for
you to opt-out of any communications that is not related to awarding prizes
for the promotion. These entry forms also provide users with a choice
on whether to receive email marketing materials from third parties. Any
information you provide will not be shared with such third parties unless
you agree through the appropriate consent box on the entry form. If you
enter a contest, you may be asked, under the rules of the promotion, to
agree that the promotion sponsor may use your name in relation to announcing
and promoting the winners of the promotion.
• MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may also use personal information if it has
reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful when investigating
a contravention of a federal, provincial or foreign law; for an emergency
that threatens an individual's life, health or security; if the use is
clearly in the individual's interest and consent is not available in a
timely way; or if knowledge and consent would compromise the availability
or accuracy of the information and collection is required to investigate
a breach of an agreement or contravention of a federal, provincial or
foreign law.
• MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may disclose personal information (i) to
an advocate or notary or a barrister or solicitor who is representing
it; (ii) if required to comply with a subpoena or warrant issued or an
order made by a court, person or body with jurisdiction to compel the
production of information, or to comply with rules of court relating to
the production of records; (iii) to a government institution or part of
a government institution that has made a request for the information,
identified its lawful authority to obtain the information and indicated
that (A) it suspects that the information relates to national security,
the defence of Canada or the conduct of international affairs, (B) the
disclosure is requested for the purpose of enforcing any law of Canada,
a province or a foreign jurisdiction, carrying out an investigation relating
to the enforcement of any such law or gathering intelligence for the purpose
of enforcing any such law, or (C) the disclosure is requested for the
purpose of administering any law of Canada or a province; (iv) to a person
who needs the information because of an emergency that threatens the life,
health or security of an individual; (v) for purposes related to investigating
a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a
province; or (vi) where otherwise required by law.
• MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may disclose personal information in connection
with a corporate re-organization, a merger or amalgamation with another
entity, or a sale of all or a substantial portion of the assets of MYSCREEN
MOBILE INC. provided that the personal information disclosed continues
to be used for the purposes permitted by this Privacy Policy by the entity
acquiring the information.
5. With whom does the MyScreen™ share the information that is collected?
In order to provide you with content and services that match your interests,
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. has relationships with many of the best services
and content companies. Many of these services also require registration
to make them function properly. You can recognize most of these sites
by the joint branding of MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. and such companies. As well,
if you see a logo on the page that says 'Powered by third party"',
you are on a co-branded site. Other third-party relationships are "private
label" relationships where another entity provides MYSCREEN MOBILE
INC. with technology, services and/or content under MyScreen™ branding.
These sites form part of the MyScreen™ if pages at the site display
the MyScreen™ branding bar and a footer link to the Terms and Conditions
or to this Privacy Policy. If you provide, or if MYSCREEN MOBILE INC.
collects, personal information on a co-branded or private label site that
forms part of the MyScreen™, that data may be shared with the partners
for the purpose of providing the products and services available at the
site.
In addition to finding co-branded sites that form part of the MyScreen™,
you will find direct links on the MyScreen™ to sites offered by
third parties that are not part of the MyScreen™. Some of these
sites are authorized to use the MyScreen™ brands and/or logos. In
some cases the operators of such sites may disclose personal information
collected by them to MYSCREEN MOBILE INC.. Such information will be used
by MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. solely in connection with the products and services
of such third party. This Privacy Policy does not, however, apply to the
privacy practices of such sites.
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may disclose personal information to its agents,
suppliers and service providers in conjunction with providing you with
Products and Services or operating portions of the MyScreen™. Such
entities will be required to use personal information provided solely
for such purposes. In addition, MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may share data with
trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis. All such third
parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to
provide these services.
MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to
third parties. MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. may, from time to time, contact you
on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that
may be of interest to you. In those cases, your personal information (e-mail,
name, address, telephone number) is not disclosed to the third party.
6. How can you access, edit or delete your information?
The MyScreen™ provides its registered users the ability to access
and edit their personal information. Currently, to access and edit your
personal information, please consult the registration instructions posted
on the MyScreen™ site where you registered.
7. How can you opt-out?
You can opt-out of providing personal information and from receiving information
on MyScreen™ updates and new services, as well as direct email offers
from selected MyScreen™ partners and sponsors. This is done at the
point of initial collection of information and during the editing or updating
process. The process to opt out of most MyScreen™ email materials
is the same as the process for editing user information profiles described
above. In addition, all such email materials have easy-to-follow unsubscribe
directions posted at the bottom of the email.
8. What kinds of security procedures are in place to protect against the
loss, misuse or alteration of your information?
MyScreen™ has security measures in place to attempt to protect against
the loss, misuse and alteration of your user data under our control. MYSCREEN
MOBILE INC. attempts to keep such information in secure facilities, protected
from unauthorized access and kept only as long as is reasonably required.
Only persons who have a need to know your personal information for the
purposes described in this Privacy Policy have access to the user data
you choose to provide to us. MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. has imposed strict rules
on its employees who have access to the databases that store user personal
information or to the servers that host our services. While we cannot
guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration to data will not occur, we make
reasonable efforts to prevent such occurrences. Any other particularly
sensitive information, such as your credit card number collected for a
commerce transaction is encrypted prior to transmission. MYSCREEN MOBILE
INC. is not liable for any use or disclosure of your personal information
that is beyond our reasonable control.
You are responsible for the security of your ID and password. Please take
care when using and storing them. MYSCREEN MOBILE INC. recommends that
you do not divulge your password to anyone. You should log out of the
MyScreen™ site and your browser at the end of each computer session
to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence,
especially if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer
in a public place like a library or office.
9. What you can do to better protect yourself on the Internet?
• Know the risks
When you communicate with others online, you should be aware that, when
disclosing personal information such as one's actual name, member name
or email address on a web page, in a newsgroup, chat room, forum or any
other medium, such information may be collected, used, and further disclosed
by others outside MyScreen™. Accordingly, if you do not want your
personal information to be available to others arising from such activities
you should not participate in such activities or you should limit the
personal information you make available.
• Educate yourself
Search the Web for as much information as you can about how to protect
your privacy. Look for a privacy statement in the sites you visit.
• Visit
http://www.bewebaware.ca for more information
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