
At Slacker Incorporated we are committed to honoring the privacy of our customers and visitors to our Web sites. We recognize the importance to you of maintaining an appropriate level of privacy and security for the personal information we collect from you over the Internet and via mobile devices. The following discloses our information gathering and use practices and is limited to the protection and use of personal information collected by us in the online and/or mobile environment, as applicable in accordance with the terms below. Your access to and use of our site are subject to this policy and any other terms of use or policies posted by us. Please note that this privacy statement applies only to this site and SI and not to the privacy practices of our sponsors or of other companies or organizations which provide Content or sites to which we link. All references to "SI " throughout this policy statement include, unless otherwise stated, SI affiliate companies, successors and assigns. All definitions, unless otherwise stated, are set forth in the Terms of Service.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
An online SI registration or account is required to download, access or purchase SI products, including the ability to participate in free stuff. Information that you provide when registering or creating an account, or accessing or using your account or the SI products associated with your account, may include: name and email address; necessary billing information; mobile device number; information concerning software downloaded, products and content purchased, accessed and downloaded through SI products; location information (such as zip code or postal code and country); computer configuration (such as operating system, connection speed, and peripherals); the IP Internet (IP) address and URL of the website that sent you to the SI registration page. Such information collected may include information concerning the types of peripherals (including portable media players), being used by SI products on your computer or mobile device for the purposes of ensuring that you have access to the latest fixes and patches necessary to enable full compatibility with these devices. We may also ask you for demographic information such as language, gender and age, and, if applicable, content preferences and personalization information.
Children’s Online Information Privacy
We will not knowingly collect, maintain or use personal information from our website about children under age 18. If a child whom we know to be under age 18 sends personal information to us online, we will only use that information to respond directly to that child, notify parents, or seek parental consent, as applicable and subject to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
SI uses your personal information to:
Third Party Communication of Personal Information and Choice
SI does not use your personal information for purposes incompatible with those listed above. Except as otherwise described herein, SI does not sell, rent, or share your personal information to a third party unless you consent to provide such information to a third party. SI may share your personal information with its parent and affiliated companies. In addition, from time-to-time, and unless you provide written notice to us of your desire to “opt-out” (you may provide an opt-out notice at any time to the address set forth below, and SI will comply within 30 days), SI may share your personal information with joint marketers or other third parties offering targeted advertising, promotions, and special offers, which we reasonably believe may be of interest to you.
SI also may share with third parties any aggregated data, which is based on your information and/or use but does not personally identify you.
In some cases, access to certain content and service products may require the provision of personal information to SI's Content provider. In such cases, the personal information you provide as part of your registration for such product will be provided to the Content provider. The Content provider's use of such information is governed by the Content provider's privacy policy, and SI use is governed by this privacy policy. Please visit the privacy policy of the Content partner to make sure you understand how they use the personal information you provide to them. If you do not wish for such a transfer to take place, you should not register for the applicable service. Additionally, SI may be required to provide specific access and usage information to certain content providers and rights holders as a condition of content licensing and royalties. In such cases, SI may provide content usage, access, demographic and other information without your personally identifiable information (your name, billing information, email address) to the content provider.
At times, we disclose relevant information about our customers to our contractors in order for them to provide specific products for SI. SI's contractors are bound by strict contractual requirements to keep all information they process strictly confidential and to use such information solely on behalf of SI. SI Web sites and products contain links to other Web sites and products. SI is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites or products. Please visit the privacy policies of these third party sites in order to understand their privacy and data collection practices.
Obligatory or Optional Nature of the Requested Information
Certain Personal Information you submit to SI is necessary to provide you with the SI product or service you choose and to optimize the delivery of audio and video data to your computer. SI offers you the opportunity to disable certain software features to increase your level of privacy. However, certain technical information (e.g., zip code, product id, GUID) may be automatically transmitted between networked servers to optimize your media delivery experience.
E-MAIL FROM SI
Generally, we send marketing e-mail to you about our products, content and special offers. However we may need to send you e-mail about products you have previously purchased (such as an available upgrade that you are entitled to receive), your account status, or to inform you about critical technical service issues relating to a SI product.
SECURITY OF PERSONAL AND PAYMENT INFORMATION
SI maintains the following controls to protect the security of information you provide us, including credit card and billing details collected during the purchase process:
USE OF COOKIES
Like other major web sites, we use cookies to provide you with a tailored experience in visiting our web sites and using our products. We also use cookies to understand traffic patterns on SI web sites and to authorize access to certain premium or trial content and product features. We treat any personal information that may be contained in cookies with the same level of confidentiality as other information you provide to us.
SI does not require that you accept cookies; however, some functionality on our web sites, our product purchase check-out process, and products and services may be disabled if you decline to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. You may also change your cookie settings through preferences options in our products. For more information on cookies, please see your third party software vendor’s help feature. Similar technologies may be used with respect to your mobile device.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We frequently revise this Privacy Policy to keep it up to date with SI Products, services and Web pages. "Updated" may be used to alert users to recent changes and to the date of the last update. We also post FAQ’s from time to time on specific products.
NON-US CUSTOMER INFORMATION
If you are a customer who is logging on from outside the United States, the personal information you submit to SI will be sent to and stored in third party servers. Accordingly, you agree to the application of US laws. The personal information practices set out in this Privacy Policy apply to all of SI customers worldwide.
GENERAL
SI does not guarantee error-free performance under this privacy policy. We will use reasonable efforts to comply with this privacy policy and will take prompt corrective action when we learn of any failure to comply with our privacy policy. SI shall not be liable for any incidental, consequential or punitive damages relating to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of the United States and of Ohio. You agree that the terms and conditions of the Terms of Service are hereby incorporated by reference, and that your use of SI Services is conditioned on your acceptance of those terms and this policy.
SI may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on SI; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of SI and its products, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of SI products or the public at large.
CONTACT US ABOUT PRIVACY
If you have questions about the privacy aspects of our products or services or would like to make a complaint, please contact:
Slacker Incorporated
PO Box 4246
Copley, Ohio 44321
info@SlackerInc.com
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
An online SI registration or account is required to download, access or purchase SI products, including the ability to participate in free stuff. Information that you provide when registering or creating an account, or accessing or using your account or the SI products associated with your account, may include: name and email address; necessary billing information; mobile device number; information concerning software downloaded, products and content purchased, accessed and downloaded through SI products; location information (such as zip code or postal code and country); computer configuration (such as operating system, connection speed, and peripherals); the IP Internet (IP) address and URL of the website that sent you to the SI registration page. Such information collected may include information concerning the types of peripherals (including portable media players), being used by SI products on your computer or mobile device for the purposes of ensuring that you have access to the latest fixes and patches necessary to enable full compatibility with these devices. We may also ask you for demographic information such as language, gender and age, and, if applicable, content preferences and personalization information.
Children’s Online Information Privacy
We will not knowingly collect, maintain or use personal information from our website about children under age 18. If a child whom we know to be under age 18 sends personal information to us online, we will only use that information to respond directly to that child, notify parents, or seek parental consent, as applicable and subject to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
SI uses your personal information to:
- Deliver and bill SI Products, and communicate with you concerning your account and customer service issues.
- Determine if you meet the minimum system requirements to use our products.
- Track content accesses and downloads for the purposes of paying royalties and license fees to third party providers.
- Ask you to participate in surveys about products, services, news and events.
- Offer you product upgrades, new products and services for you to purchase.
- Provide you with content, services, instructions, and a more personalized experience based on your language preferences, zip/postal code, country locations, and any content or other preferences you provide.
- Auto-update downloaded SI products.
- Provide you with targeted advertising, promotions, and special offers.
- Better understand how our products are used, including web traffic patterns and what types of content are most popular with users of our products and services.
Third Party Communication of Personal Information and Choice
SI does not use your personal information for purposes incompatible with those listed above. Except as otherwise described herein, SI does not sell, rent, or share your personal information to a third party unless you consent to provide such information to a third party. SI may share your personal information with its parent and affiliated companies. In addition, from time-to-time, and unless you provide written notice to us of your desire to “opt-out” (you may provide an opt-out notice at any time to the address set forth below, and SI will comply within 30 days), SI may share your personal information with joint marketers or other third parties offering targeted advertising, promotions, and special offers, which we reasonably believe may be of interest to you.
SI also may share with third parties any aggregated data, which is based on your information and/or use but does not personally identify you.
In some cases, access to certain content and service products may require the provision of personal information to SI's Content provider. In such cases, the personal information you provide as part of your registration for such product will be provided to the Content provider. The Content provider's use of such information is governed by the Content provider's privacy policy, and SI use is governed by this privacy policy. Please visit the privacy policy of the Content partner to make sure you understand how they use the personal information you provide to them. If you do not wish for such a transfer to take place, you should not register for the applicable service. Additionally, SI may be required to provide specific access and usage information to certain content providers and rights holders as a condition of content licensing and royalties. In such cases, SI may provide content usage, access, demographic and other information without your personally identifiable information (your name, billing information, email address) to the content provider.
At times, we disclose relevant information about our customers to our contractors in order for them to provide specific products for SI. SI's contractors are bound by strict contractual requirements to keep all information they process strictly confidential and to use such information solely on behalf of SI. SI Web sites and products contain links to other Web sites and products. SI is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites or products. Please visit the privacy policies of these third party sites in order to understand their privacy and data collection practices.
Obligatory or Optional Nature of the Requested Information
Certain Personal Information you submit to SI is necessary to provide you with the SI product or service you choose and to optimize the delivery of audio and video data to your computer. SI offers you the opportunity to disable certain software features to increase your level of privacy. However, certain technical information (e.g., zip code, product id, GUID) may be automatically transmitted between networked servers to optimize your media delivery experience.
E-MAIL FROM SI
Generally, we send marketing e-mail to you about our products, content and special offers. However we may need to send you e-mail about products you have previously purchased (such as an available upgrade that you are entitled to receive), your account status, or to inform you about critical technical service issues relating to a SI product.
SECURITY OF PERSONAL AND PAYMENT INFORMATION
SI maintains the following controls to protect the security of information you provide us, including credit card and billing details collected during the purchase process:
- Use of secure connections using SSL to safeguard information when transmitted from your Web browser to SI
- Security controls to restrict access to databases housing personally identifying information
- Use of encryption for sensitive personal information, such as credit card numbers and user names
- Restricting employees with access to databases containing personal information and confidentiality requirements for employees
- Binding subcontractors by contractual technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information
USE OF COOKIES
Like other major web sites, we use cookies to provide you with a tailored experience in visiting our web sites and using our products. We also use cookies to understand traffic patterns on SI web sites and to authorize access to certain premium or trial content and product features. We treat any personal information that may be contained in cookies with the same level of confidentiality as other information you provide to us.
SI does not require that you accept cookies; however, some functionality on our web sites, our product purchase check-out process, and products and services may be disabled if you decline to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. You may also change your cookie settings through preferences options in our products. For more information on cookies, please see your third party software vendor’s help feature. Similar technologies may be used with respect to your mobile device.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We frequently revise this Privacy Policy to keep it up to date with SI Products, services and Web pages. "Updated" may be used to alert users to recent changes and to the date of the last update. We also post FAQ’s from time to time on specific products.
NON-US CUSTOMER INFORMATION
If you are a customer who is logging on from outside the United States, the personal information you submit to SI will be sent to and stored in third party servers. Accordingly, you agree to the application of US laws. The personal information practices set out in this Privacy Policy apply to all of SI customers worldwide.
GENERAL
SI does not guarantee error-free performance under this privacy policy. We will use reasonable efforts to comply with this privacy policy and will take prompt corrective action when we learn of any failure to comply with our privacy policy. SI shall not be liable for any incidental, consequential or punitive damages relating to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of the United States and of Ohio. You agree that the terms and conditions of the Terms of Service are hereby incorporated by reference, and that your use of SI Services is conditioned on your acceptance of those terms and this policy.
SI may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on SI; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of SI and its products, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of SI products or the public at large.
CONTACT US ABOUT PRIVACY
If you have questions about the privacy aspects of our products or services or would like to make a complaint, please contact:
Slacker Incorporated
PO Box 4246
Copley, Ohio 44321
info@SlackerInc.com
