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Privacy Notice
VViki.com owner/operator recognizes that its customers, visitors, users, and others who use vviki.com or co-branded web sites
(collectively or individually "Users") value their privacy. This Privacy Notice details important information regarding the use
and disclosure of User information collected on VViki.com. VViki.com provides this Privacy Notice to help you make an informed
decision about whether to use or continue using VViki.com.
This Privacy Notice is incorporated into and is subject to VViki.com Terms of Use. Your use of VViki.com and any personal information
you provide on VViki.com remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Notice and VViki.com Terms of Use published at
http://vviki.com/terms.html.
Please note that any content posted at the direction of Users onto VViki.com becomes published content and is not considered personally
identifiable information subject to this Privacy Notice.
The Information VViki.com Collects
- User Provided Information
You provide certain personally identifiable information (such as your name and email address) to VViki.com when choosing to participate
in various activities on VViki.com such as posting messages in forums or in the comments section, entering contests or sweepstakes,
taking advantage of promotions, responding to surveys, or subscribing to newsletters or other mailing lists.
- Cookies Information
When you visit VViki.com, it may send one or more cookies - a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters - to your
computer that uniquely identifies your browser. VViki.com may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie
remains after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to VViki.com.
Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears
after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
However, some features of VViki.com may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.
- Log File Information
When you use VViki.com, its servers may automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any
website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser
language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order
of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may
uniquely identify your browser.
- Clear GIFs Information
When you visit VViki.com, a webpage may employ "clear GIFs" (a.k.a. Web Beacons) which are used to track the online usage patterns
of Users anonymously (i.e., in a non-personally-identifiable manner). In addition, VViki.com may also use clear GIFs in html-based
emails sent to Users to track which emails are opened by recipients.
The Way VViki.com Uses Information
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If you submit personally identifiable information to VViki.com, then VViki.com uses your personal information to operate, maintain,
and provide to you the features and functionality of VViki.com.
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Any personal information or other content that you voluntarily disclose online (on discussion boards, in messages and chat areas,
within your public profile page, etc.) becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others. Your account name is
displayed to other Users when you summit content or send messages through VViki.com and other Users can contact you through messages
and comments. Any content that you submit to VViki.com may be redistributed through the internet and other channels, and may be viewed
by the general public.
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VViki.com does not use your email address or other personally identifiable information to send commercial or marketing messages without
your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. VViki.com may,
however, use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major
VViki.com changes or for customer service purposes).
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VViki.com uses both your personally identifiable information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous
User usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of VViki.com and to
create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing User preferences and trends.
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VViki.com uses cookies, clear gifs, and log file information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it
during your visit or the next time you visit VViki.com; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the
effectiveness of VViki.com marketing campaigns; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.;
and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in promotions, sweepstakes, and contests.
When VViki.com Discloses Information
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VViki.com owner provides personally identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information to its subsidiaries,
affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on behalf of VViki.com owner.
VViki.com owner requires that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with this Privacy Notice, and VViki.com
uses reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
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VViki.com owner does not share your personally identifiable information (such as name or email address) with other, third-party companies
for their commercial or marketing use without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have
the ability to opt-in or opt-out.
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VViki.com owner does share non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs,
platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain
content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on VViki.com.
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VViki.com owner may release personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by
law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright Law) or
respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.
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VViki.com owner also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information
that VViki.com believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce VViki.com Terms of Use, take precautions against
liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies,
to protect the security or integrity of VViki.com, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of VViki.com, Users or others.
Your Choices
You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through VViki.com, in which case VViki.com may not be able to provide certain
services to you. You may update or correct your personal profile information and email preferences at any time by visiting your account profile page.
Please note that content uploaded by Users to VViki.com cannot be removed and remain subject to VViki.com Terms of Use. To protect your privacy and
security, VViki.com takes reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you profile access or making
corrections. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information at all times. Please contact VViki.com
with any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, your personal information, your consent, or your opt-in or opt-out choices using contact
information at http://vviki.com/contacts.html.
Third-party Advertisers, Links to Other Sites
VViki.com allows other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to serve advertisements within VViki.com. These third-party ad servers
or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on VViki.com. They automatically receive your
IP address when this happens. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) to measure the effectiveness of their
advertisements and to personalize the advertising content you see. VViki.com does not provide any personally identifiable information to these
third-party ad servers or ad networks without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability
to opt-in or opt-out. However, please note that if an advertiser asks VViki.com to show an advertisement to a certain audience (for example, men ages
18-34) or audience segment (for example, men ages 18-24 who have viewed certain channels of content) and you respond to that advertisement, the
advertiser or ad-server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to reach. The advertiser may also use information
regarding your use of VViki.com, such as the number of times you viewed an ad (but not any personally identifiable information), to determine which
ads to deliver to you. This Privacy Notice does not apply to, and VViki.com cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or
web sites.
VViki.com Commitment To Data Security
VViki.com uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal
information. VViki.com cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to VViki.com and you do so at your own
risk. Once VViki.com receives your transmission of information, it makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of VViki.com.
However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any
of VViki.com physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If VViki.com learns of a security systems breach, then VViki.com may attempt to notify
you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. VViki.com may post a notice if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you
live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw
your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify VViki.com using contact information
athttp://vviki.com/contacts.html.
VViki.com Commitment To Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, VViki.com does not knowingly collect or maintain personally
identifiable information or non-personally-identifiable information on VViki.com from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of VViki.com directed
to persons under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access VViki.com at any time or in any manner. If VViki.com learns
that personally identifiable information of persons under 13 years of age has been collected on VViki.com without verified parental consent, then
VViki.com will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.
Special Note to International Users
VViki.com is hosted in the United States and are intended for and directed to Users in the United States. If you are a User accessing VViki.com from
the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from
United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of VViki.com, which are governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Notice, and VViki.com
Terms of Use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer.
In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy
In the event that VViki.com owner/operator is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, VViki.com owner/operator reserves the right, in any
of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information collected from Users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of
control. In the unlikely event of VViki.com owner/operator bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, VViki.com may not be able to control how your
personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
Changes and updates to this Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be revised periodically and this will be reflected by the "effective date" below. Please revisit this page published
at http://vviki.com/privacy.html to stay aware of any changes. In general,
VViki.com only use your personal information in the manner described in the Privacy Notice in effect when VViki.com received the personal
information you provided. Your continued use of VViki.com constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Notice and any future revisions.
For revisions to this Privacy Notice that may be materially less restrictive on VViki.com use or disclosure of the personal information
you have already provided, VViki.com will attempt to obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with respect
to such information.
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