PR=
IVACY
POLICY
UPDATED:September 21, 2010
At a=
ntcomic.com,ant.tv (or any TLD mir=
ror site
owned by us) is committed to protecting your online privacy and the securit=
y of
the information that you might provide to us. Please read this Privacy Poli=
cy
and our Terms
of Service carefully. By using the antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mir=
ror
site owned by us) website you signify your agreement with the Privacy
Policy. If you do not agree w=
ith
the Privacy Policy please do not use antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror
site owned by us) or any portion thereof. As used in this Privacy Policy,
antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) refers to the
antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) web site(s) or its
owners ATMS, Inc. or ANT. This Privacy Policy explains our practices related
to:
1. What information we collect
2. How we may use and share the information you provi=
de
us
= 3. How to unsubscribe
= 4. Information posted to public areas of the website(=
s)
= 5. How we protect your information
= 6. Children under the age of 13
= 7. Links to other sites
= 8. Contacting us about privacy questions
= 9. Changes to our privacy policy
=10. Information provided by international users
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1. What information we collect<=
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It is not necessary to provide any person=
al
information to view antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by u=
s).
=For
all antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) visitors,
however, we may log IP addresses (or the location of your computer network =
on
the Internet) for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We a=
lso
may use IP addresses to track referring/exit pages and which pages people v=
isit
in order to improve the quality of antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror =
site
owned by us). However, we do not use this data to develop profiles of
individual visitors to antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by
us). Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) uses cookies= to
enhance functionality of the site and to aggregate and analyze traffic data
such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc. You do not have to acc=
ept
cookies as all major browsers allow you to block cookies from your computer,
and you can always delete them later. Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirr=
or
site owned by us) may also use "Web beacons" to track your behavi=
or
on the site. Web beacons are small pieces of data that may be embedded in
images on Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us). Blocki=
ng
cookies will prevent Web beacons from tracking your activity and also preve=
nt us
from collecting certain other anonymous unique information such as your IP
address, but the Web beacon will still account for an anonymous visit. Many
advertisements are managed and placed on Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD
mirror site owned by us) by third parties ("Network Advertisers").
Network Advertisers who place advertisements on antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any
TLD mirror site owned by us) may also use cookies and Web beacons to collect
non-personally identifiable information about your visits to Antcomic.com,
ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) and other Web sites in order to
provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. You can
find more information about this practice and your choices concerning these
practices at http://networka=
dvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
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Finally, please keep in mind that if you
click on an advertisement on antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site o=
wned
by us) and link to a third party's Web site, then our Privacy Policy will n=
ot
apply to your personally identifiable information collected on that third
partys Web site. You must read the privacy policy posted on that site =
to
see how your personally identifiable information will be gathered and used.=
2. How
we may use and share the information you provide
We will use the information you provide a=
bout
yourself as explained in this Privacy Policy.
We offer you the ability to sign up to re=
ceive
communications and various items of interest from us, such as joining the A=
NT
Colony BLOG list. To sign up to receive communications from us you may be a=
sked
to provide personally identifiable information about yourself such as your
name, e-mail address, postal address with your state and zip code, t-shirt =
size
(in case we want to send promotional items out). By joining any Antcomic.co=
m,
ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) list, you agree that we can send
you (via e-mail or postal mail, if provided) any announcement or notices or
information about anything we think you would have an interest in at anytim=
e,
and such communications may, or may not, be sent to everyone. Additionally,= we
may send you other e-mails, postal mailings and communications on behalf of
third parties we think you may have an interest (without sharing your perso=
nal
information with these third parties). We may also try to keep you informed= of
activities and special promotions related to the website, ANT or ANT's acti=
vities
as well as the ANT colony, blog, and Creed as well as messages about upcomi=
ng
events in your area.
In addition, antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any= TLD
mirror site owned by us) or our third party vendors may also use your perso=
nal
information for many purposes other than sending you materials described ab=
ove.
For example, we or our third party vendors may use your information to comp=
lete
transactions requested by you (such as your purchase of a product or service
offered on Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us)), or to
send you administrative communications either about your account with us or
about features of antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us)=
.
In the e-mails that we send you, we may u=
se
cookies, Web beacons or other technical means to determine, among other thi=
ngs,
whether you have opened or forwarded those e-mails and/or clicked on links =
in
those e-mails, to customize the display of banner advertisements and other
messages, and to determine whether you have made an inquiry or purchase in
response to a particular e-mail.
We treat the personally identifiable
information that you provide us with care and value your privacy. We will n=
ot
rent, sell, lease or barter the information you provide with any third part=
y.
We may, however, use other companies and individuals to perform functions on
our behalf, like fulfilling orders, shipping packages, sending e-mails,
processing credit card payments, analyzing data and providing customer serv=
ice.
These contractors or other third parties may have access to your personal
information if necessary to perform services for us, however, they =
may
only use such personal information for performing that function and not for= any
other purpose.
Additionally, our owner/parent organizati=
on
may sell or transfer your personal information to successor organizations.
Finally, we may release personal information when we believe, in good faith,
such release is required by law, will help enforce our T&C or this Priv=
acy
Policy, or protect the rights or safety of our users or others.
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out= of
receiving communications from us easily and promptly. You can remove yourse=
lf
from any list that you have signed up for at antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any T=
LD
mirror site owned by us) at any time by sending an e-mail with REMOVE in the
subject line to unsubscribe@antcomic.com.
4. Information
posted to public areas
Please keep in mind that whenever you dec=
ide
to post in the comments sections or any forums (or any other public forums =
on
Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us)), or post a pictu=
re
or post any other content on the public areas of Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or a=
ny
TLD mirror site owned by us), you are voluntarily and publicly disclosing a=
ny
personal information contained in your question, post or content. Any such
information can be collected and used by other visitors to Antcomic.com, an=
t.tv
(or any TLD mirror site owned by us) and you may receive unsolicited
communications as a result. We cannot control which visitors will access su=
ch
information or what they may do with such information, so please be careful
about what you post. Any content that is posted on Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or= any
TLD mirror site owned by us) by you or at your direction becomes publicly
available published content and is not subject to the terms of this Privacy
Policy.
5. How
we protect your information
Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror s=
ite
owned by us) has technical, physical and administrative security measures in
place designed to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the
information you provide to us (other than in public areas of Antcomic.com,
ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us)). From time to time, we review =
our
security procedures in order to consider appropriate new technology and met=
hods
to protect the information you provide to us. However, despite our reasonab=
le
efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot and do= not
guarantee that the information you provide to us will not be viewed by
unauthorized persons.
Also, remember that steps you take to help
protect the privacy of your personal information (such as logging off
Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) after viewing or
submitting personal information) are equally important. If you have broadba=
nd
access to the Internet, it is strongly advised that you use a firewall when
accessing the Internet.
6. Children
under the age of 13
We do not knowingly collect or solicit
personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13, nor =
is
any part of antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) desig=
ned
to attract anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13 years of age, pl=
ease
do not use Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us). There= are
lots of other great Web sites for you. Your parents can tell you what sites= are
appropriate for you.
Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror s=
ite owned
by us) links to a number of other Web sites. This Privacy Policy only appli=
es
to information collected by us at antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror s=
ite
owned by us). Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us) is =
not
responsible for the content or the privacy policies or practices of any oth=
er
Web site available through links on antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror
site owned by us). Before providing personal information to any linked Web
site, please check that Web sites privacy policy and practices, which =
are
completely separate from and unrelated to this
Privacy Policy and the privacy practices of antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD
mirror site owned by us).
8. Correcting your information
If you need to correct any personal infor=
mation
you have provided to us, please send us an e-mail to info@antcomic.com
If you need to change your e-mail address, you can unsubscribe from our mai=
ling
list and sign up again using your new information.
9. Contacting
us about privacy questions
If you have any questions about our Priva=
cy
Policy, other TLDs mirror sites we maintain, the information we have collec=
ted
from you online, the privacy practices of, or your interactions with
antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us), please send an
e-mail to webmaster@antcomic.com.
You can also reach us v=
ia
regular mail at:
ATMS inc.
843 S. Broadway Suite 608S
Los Angeles, CA 90014-3232
10.Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right, at our discretion, =
to
update or revise this Privacy Policy. Please periodically check this Privacy
Policy for updates and revisions, because your continued use of this site
following the posting of any updates or revisions to this Privacy Policy
constitutes your acceptance of those changes. When we change our Privacy
Policy, we may change the date this Privacy Policy was last updated at the =
top
of this Privacy Policy. For revisions to this Privacy Policy that may be
materially less restrictive in terns if our use or disclosure of the person=
al
information you have already provided to us, we will attempt to give you no=
tice
of the specific changes to this Privacy Policy by posting this information
prominently on Antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site owned by us), o=
r by
any other means that we deem appropriate.
11.Information provided by international users
We make no representation or warranties t=
hat
this Privacy Policy is in compliance with the privacy or data protection la=
ws
or regulations of any country from which you access or use Antcomic.com, an=
t.tv
(or any TLD mirror site owned by us). Accessing this site from territories
where the site contents are illegal is strictly prohibited. By your use of =
this
Web site, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal
information consistent with the terms of this Privacy Policy, including
transfer of your personal information to any location (including a country
other than the country from which you access or use the Web site) at which =
our
servers and/or databases may be currently located or relocated, or relocated
to. Those who choose to access antcomic.com, ant.tv (or any TLD mirror site
owned by us) from locations outside the United States do so at their own ri=
sk
and at their discretion, and are responsible for compliance with all local
laws.
You
should also know that ANT® is
a registered trademark. ©2004-2011
All rights are reserved.