Privacy Policy
KyLinTV Inc. (“KyLinTV”) is committed to keeping the personal
information of its customers accurate, confidential, secure and private. This
Privacy Policy describes the principles KyLinTV will use to protect the privacy
of personal information in its possession. It addresses the reasons why such
information is collected, how it is used, how its confidentiality is protected
and outlines the customers' rights in respect of this information.
This
Privacy Code does not apply to information about business customers who carry
on business as corporations, partnerships or other forms of association.
KyLinTV does, however, protect the confidentiality of such information in
accordance with applicable law and our own policies.
Personal Information Protection Principles
1.
Accountability
KyLinTV is accountable for the protection of all personal
information within the organization's possession or control, including any
personal information that has been transferred to a third party for regulatory,
legal or processing purposes. KyLinTV will require a comparable level of
protection of this information from its third party relations. KyLinTV will
designate one or more persons who are accountable for compliance with the
following principles and who shall have overall responsibility for our
protection of personal information and for KyLinTV's compliance with this
Privacy Policy.
2. Identifying Purposes
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the customer's name and address and other contact information;
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facts about consumption, both historic and current;
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facts about payment for services, including general financial information;
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credit and reference information.
When an individual uses a service, KyLinTV will make the individual aware of the
purposes for which KyLinTV is requesting the personal information. If KyLinTV
identifies other purposes for which the personal information may be used,
KyLinTV will seek the individual's consent prior to such use. KyLinTV will
advise that it is the individual's right to refuse permission for KyLinTV to
use personal information for any new purposes. Additional purposes for
collecting personal information may be identified to an individual before or at
the time of collection. However, at a minimum KyLinTV will collect personal
information for the following purposes:
Additional purposes for collecting
personal information may be identified to an individual before or at the time
of collection. However, at a minimum KyLinTV will collect personal information
for the following purposes:
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to establish and maintain effective communication and provide on-going service;
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to bill and collect for payment of services;
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to establish and maintain responsible commercial relations with customers and provide them with ongoing service;
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to understand customer needs and eligibility for products & services;
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to recommend particular products & services to meet customer needs;
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to develop, enhance, market or provide products and services;
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to manage and develop KyLinTV's business and operations, including personnel and employment matters; and
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to meet legal, regulatory and settlement requirements.
3. Consent
KyLinTV will obtain consent before or when it collects,
uses or discloses personal information about an individual. An individual can
provide consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information
about them expressly or implicitly. KyLinTV will collect, use or disclose
personal information without an individual's consent only in limited
circumstances as permitted by law. Subject to certain legal and contractual
restrictions and reasonable notice, an individual can refuse or withdraw their
consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information about them
at any time. If you do receive an unwanted email or other message from KyLinTV,
you can simply send an email to [email protected] and request that your email
address not be retained. All existing customers have been or will be informed
of what types of personal information have been collected, the purpose for the
collection and the procedures available for contacting KyLinTV with any
inquiries.
4. Limiting Collection and Information About Children
KyLinTV
limits the amount and type of personal information it collects to that which is
necessary or appropriate for the purposes indicated in principle # 2. Each
affiliate of KyLinTV will be responsible for its own collection, use and
disclosure of information. Personal information will be collected by KyLinTV
using procedures which are fair, transparent and lawful. KyLinTV has no
intention of collecting personally identifiable information from anyone under
the age of 18. When KyLinTV becomes aware that personally identifiable
information from a child under 18 has been collected without such child's
parent or guardian's consent, it will use all reasonable efforts to delete such
information from its records.
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure and
Retention
KyLinTV will only use the personal information for the purpose
for which it was collected as identified in principle #2, unless consent is
given by the individual to use or disclose it for another purpose. KyLinTV
treats your personal information as confidential and does not disclose it to
third parties or use it without your written consent, except where such
personal information is require to be disclosed to third parties under certain
circumstances. When personal information is provided to third parties, KyLinTV
provides only that information which is (a) in accordance with principle #2;
(b) in accordance with your agreement otherwise provided to disclose such
information; or (c) that is required in the circumstances. Information provided
to third parties is provided only for the purpose stipulated and except for
information provided in accordance with law, such information is subject to
specific confidentiality obligations. Companies to whom KyLinTV may provide
information must ensure that their employees who have access to your personal
information agree to comply with KyLinTV's privacy standards. Third parties
include:
- An agent acting on behalf of KyLinTV, such as a company hired to perform installation or maintenance on our behalf;
- A collection agency, for the express purpose of the collection of past due bills;
- Law enforcement agencies, in emergencies, for internal security matters, or where required by court order or search warrant; and
- Billing, settlement or market operation purposes.
KyLinTV may engage employees, contractors, and other companies or
third parties to perform work that involves access to personal information. In
any case, KyLinTV will take reasonable steps to ensure that such parties are
required to keep the information confidential and not to use it in any way
other than as is necessary to perform their work for us.
KyLinTV may
disclose summary information obtained by combining data from many accounts,
provided that the information has been sufficiently aggregated such that any
personal identifiers cannot reasonably be identified.
6. Accuracy
In
order to ensure the reliable delivery of service and the correct billing,
KyLinTV will use reasonable efforts to keep all personal information accurate,
complete and up to date. Individuals may challenge the accuracy and
completeness of personal information about them and have it amended, as
appropriate.
7. Cookies
A cookie is a small non-executable file
that is stored on your hard drive for the purpose of identifying your computer.
While it is possible to navigate and use KyLinTV.com by having your browser's
Internet security set such that it will not accept cookies, your online
experience may be greatly reduced, and you may not be able to access the full
functionality of the KyLinTV website.
KyLinTV only uses session cookies at
KyLinTV.com. Session cookies are active only during the period you are logged
on to the KyLinTV.com website, and are removed when you leave. They help us
track the sections of the website that you use to allow us to make improvements
in keeping with observed user preferences.
KyLinTV also allows other
companies, called third-party ad-servers or ad-networks, to present
advertisements within our web pages. Because your web browser must request
these advertising banners from the ad network's website, these companies can
send their own cookies to your cookie file, just as if you had requested a web
page from the site. KyLinTV only authorizes our third-party ad-servers to
employ anonymous cookies for ad delivery and anonymous targeting. Our
third-party ad servers do not collect, nor do we give them access to, any
personally identifying information about you.
Third-party ad-servers may
use permanent cookies. Permanent cookies remain on your hard drive until you
remove them through your browser's Internet security settings. Permanent
cookies are used to store user preferences such as preferred language and thus
eliminate your having to make the same entries on each visit.
8.
Safeguards
In executing its responsibilities with respect to the
confidentiality of personal information, KyLinTV will employ a number of
safeguards, appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, to protect
personal information against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access,
disclosure, copying, use, or modification. Such safeguards will include
physical measures, organizational measures and technological measures, for
example, restricted access to offices, security clearances and limiting access
on a "need to know" basis and use of passwords and encryption. Procedures for
implementing these measures will be communicated to all employees and third
parties to ensure compliance with this principle.
9. Openness and
Updates
KyLinTV will make its policies and practices relating to the
protection of personal information available to its customers. The information
will be available in a format that is easy to understand. If KyLinTV decides to
change its privacy policy, it will post those changes to this privacy
statement, the homepage, and other places it deems appropriate so that you are
aware of what information we collect, how KyLinTV uses it, and under what
circumstances, if any, KyLinTV will disclose it. We reserve the right to modify
this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If KyLinTV
makes material changes to this policy, it will notify you here, by email, or by
means of a notice on its homepage.
KyLinTV publishes its privacy policy on
its web site. Any material change to KyLinTV's privacy policy will be
prominently noted in the published policy. In addition, you may contact KyLinTV
with any question or concern you may have by emailing the Privacy Officer at [email protected],or call
1-877-888-8598.
10. Individual Access
Any customer of KyLinTV
can have access to the personal information about them that KyLinTV has in its
possession or control. Any customer may request that their personal information
be amended for purposes of accuracy and completeness. Customers can make their
requests via email at [email protected] or call 1-877-888-8598. KyLinTV will
attempt to respond to any individual's request in a timely and efficient
manner.
11. Other important information
This web site may
contain links to other sites. KyLinTV do not endorse or otherwise accept
responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those web sites, and
encourages you to read the privacy policies of any web site you visit.
If
you have submitted personally identifiable information to KyLinTV via email and
would like that information to be removed from our database, please send an
email to [email protected] and request that your information be removed.