Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 2012
The following privacy policy (the 'Privacy Policy') governs the online information collection practices of this website and its related websites, including mobile sites (collectively, the 'Site') known as 'keanyassociates.com,' that is owned and operated by Keany Associates, Inc. ('we' or 'us') on behalf of ourselves. Specifically, it outlines the types of information that we gather about you while you are using the Site, and the ways in which we use this information. We also include below additional information about our data collection practices when you use our mobile platforms.- Finally, where more detailed information is necessary in our view to explain information collection practices relating to a specific service or product that we provide, there may be supplementary explanations or links on the pages of the specific service or product.- Those supplementary explanations or links should be read carefully to understand the data collection practices relating to the specific service or product.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you may provide to us through means other than this Site (for example, offline, at a live event, via live telephone calls or through standard voice mail, or through the postal mail).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By visiting and using the Site, you agree that your use of our Site, and any dispute over privacy, is governed by this Privacy Policy. Because the Internet is an evolving medium, we may need to change our Privacy Policy at some point in the future, in which case we will post the changes to this Privacy Policy on the Site and update the Effective Date of the policy to reflect the date of the changes. By continuing to use the Site after we post any such changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the 'Shine The Light' law, permits our customers who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, information about the personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of personal information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to:
Online Privacy Coordinator
Keany Associates, Inc.
8936 S. Sepulveda Blvd., 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90045
What Information is Collected About Visitors?
The information that we collect about you while you are using the Site falls into two general categories:
1. Information You Provide to Us.
We may collect and store personally identifiable information and other information that you voluntarily supply either while on the Site or in responding via email or filling out an online form in connection with a feature provided on the Site. Personally identifiable information is information that can be used to contact you or that gives your specific identity.
Some examples of this type of information include (i) information (such as your name, company, address, email address, phone, and other contact information, including credit card information or payment information) that you electronically submit when you sign up or register for access to the Site or certain features or services on the Site (including purchasing services or products through the Site), (ii) information (such as your name, company, address, email address, phone, and other contact information) that you electronically submit when you register for surveys, sweepstakes, contests or other activities on the Site, (iii) information that you post on message boards, blogs or other public areason the Site, and (iv) information contained in search requests or questions that you submit to the Site or to us. If you decline to supply or provide us with certain information that we request while using the Site, you may not be able to use or participate in some or all of the features or services offered through the Site.
2. Information that is Automatically Collected.
We collect and store information that is generated automatically as you navigate through the Site, including, without limitation, data such as your browser, your IP address, your referrer addresses, and generally accepted log information.
In order to collect this information, we use a standard feature found in browser software called a 'cookie' to enhance your experience on the Site. Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes that identifies your browser. By showing how and when visitors use the Site, cookies help us track user trends and patterns. They also prevent you from having to re-enter your preferences on certain areas of the Site where you have entered preference information before. We also use web beacons (single-pixel graphic files also known as 'transparent GIFs') to access cookies and to count users who visit the Site or open our HTML-formatted email messages. Another example of information that we may automatically collect as you navigate the Site is log information about your computer's connection to the Internet, including information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. This information allows us, among other things, to improve the delivery of our web pages to you and to measure traffic on the Site.
In addition, third party advertisers or third party ad servers that place and present advertising or other information on the Site also may collect information from you via cookies, web beacons, clear gifs or similar technologies. These third party advertisers and ad servers may use the information they collect to help present their advertisements, to help measure and research the advertisements' effectiveness, or for other uses. The use and collection of your information by these third party advertisers and ad servers is governed by the relevant third party's privacy policy and is not covered by our Privacy Policy. Indeed, the privacy policy of these third party advertisers and ad servers may be different from our Privacy Policy. If you want more information about the privacy policies of these third party advertisers and ad servers or want more information on how to opt-out of the cookies or web beacons that some advertisers and ad servers may use, please visit the websites of those parties.
3. User communications
When you send email or other communications to us or other users on the Internet, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.
4. Third Party Sites
We offer some of our services and products in connection with other websites or via third party service providers. Personal information that you provide to those sites (or co-branded areas of the Site) may be sent to us or to the third party in order to deliver the services or other information. We process such information in accordance with this Policy. Those other sites may have different privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information to other websites. We have no responsibility for how those other websites use such information.
5. Links
We may present links in a format that enables us to keep track of whether these links have been followed. We use this information to improve the quality of our search technology, customized content and advertising.
We only process personal information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and/or privacy notice for specific services. In addition to the above, such purposes include: (i)providing our products and services to users, including the display of customized content and advertising; (ii)auditing, research and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services; (iii)ensuring the technical functioning of our network; and (iv)developing new services.
We process personal information on our servers in the United States of America and in other countries. We may process personal information to provide our own services. In some cases, we may process personal information on behalf of and according to the instructions of a third party, such as our advertising partners.
How is this Information Used?
We use the information we collect from you while you are using the Site in a variety of ways, including using the information to customize features and advertising that appear on the Site. We also may provide your information to third parties, such as service providers, contractors, and advertisers, for a variety of purposes. For example, we may provide our advertisers with information about you and other visitors that will enable our advertisers to better target advertising to specific types of visitors.
We reserve the right to use and to disclose to third parties all of the information that we collect online about you and other visitors in any way and for any purpose, with one important exception. We will not authorize third parties to use the information that we collect online from you to mail or email promotional offers directly to you from us unless you have informed us that you would like to receive such promotional offers from us. If you choose to receive these promotional offers, then your information may be used for direct mail or email marketing. If you do not wish to receive such promotional offers or other emails. You may view or update your preference to receive these promotional offers by visiting us at our registration page if available.
Please also keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily make your personal information available for viewing by third parties online - for example on message boards, through email or blogs, or in chat areas - that information can be seen, collected and used by others besides us. We cannot be responsible for any use of such information by third parties.
The Site includes links to other websites and provides access to products and services offered by third parties, whose privacy policies we do not control. When you access another website or purchase or use third party products or services through the Site, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the third party operator of the site you are visiting or the third party provider of such products or services. This includes those parties we have contracted with to provide advertising, usage and other services with for the Site. - For your convenience, we may sometimes include links to the privacy policy of the third party on the relevant page so that you can review their privacy policy as well.
We also make some content, products and services available through our Site through cooperative relationships with third party providers, where the brands of our third party provider may appear on the Site in connection with such content, products and/or services. We may share with our third party provider any information you provide, or that is collected, in the course of visiting any pages that are made available in cooperation with our third party provider. In some cases, the third party provider may collect information from you directly, and as a result, its privacy policy will apply to its use of your information. The privacy policy of our third party providers may (and probably do) differ from ours. If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of one of our third party providers, you should contact that party directly for more information. In addition, certain affiliates of ours, provide online services that are separate from our Site and may be subject to privacy policies that are different from our privacy policy. If you have any question about the privacy policy that applies to the online service you are using, you should click on the relevant link on the page of the service that you are using.
Please be aware that we may release information about users of the Site, without your consent, (i) as may be permitted or required by law, regulation, rule or court order; (ii) pursuant to requests from governmental, regulatory or administrative agencies or law enforcement authorities; (iii) to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims; or (iv) to prevent, investigate, identify persons or organizations potentially involved in, or take any action regarding, suspected fraud, violations of our Terms of Service, or activity that appears to us to be illegal or may expose us to legal liability. Additionally, we may disclose your personal information in situations that we believe to be emergencies involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person or property if we believe that your personal information in any way relates to that threat.
Please also note that as our business grows we may buy or sell various assets. In the unlikely event that we sell some or all of our assets, or this Site is acquired by another company, information about our visitors and/or registered users may be among the transferred assets.
Children's Privacy Statement
This children's privacy statement explains our practices with respect to the online collection and use of personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13), and provides important information regarding their rights under Federal law with respect to such information.
This Site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen (13) and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of the Site. Because we do not collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13) as part of the Site, we do not condition the participation of a child under the age of thirteen in the Site's online activities on providing personally identifiable information.
This Site also maintains a link to Notikitos (www.notikitos.com), which is operated by a third party. That Site maintains its own privacy policy. Use of any of the information you or a child provides at that website is governed by the privacy policy of that website.
Use of Young Adult Information
We collect, use, and disclose information about young adults aged 13 to 18 in the same manner as we do for adults. We believe that it is especially important to protect privacy online and encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their young adults to participate and monitor their Internet activity. If you are under 18, we recommend that you obtain your parents' permission before disclosing any information about yourself to anyone on the Internet. We do not filter advertisements or other content that young adults may receive, and they could receive content and materials from the Internet and/or advertising that are inappropriate for persons of their age if left unsupervised.
How To Make Changes to Your Information
When you use the Site or our services, we make good faith efforts to provide you, where applicable, with access to your personal information and either allow you to correct this data if it is inaccurate or to delete such data at your request if it is not otherwise required to be retained by law or for legitimate business purposes. We ask individual users to identify themselves and the information requested to be accessed, corrected or removed before processing such requests, and we may decline to process requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others, or would be extremely impractical (for instance, requests concerning information residing on backup tapes), or for which access is not otherwise required. In any case where we provide information access and correction, we perform this service free of charge, except if doing so would require a disproportionate effort. Some of our services have different procedures to access, correct or delete users' personal information. We provide the details for these procedures in the specific privacy notices or FAQs for these services. You may change your subscriber information, modify your subscriptions, and/or unsubscribe from these newsletters at any time by contacting us at contact@keanyassociates.com.
How We Protect Your Information
We use security systems and secure computers to protect your information. For example, your registration information is password-protected so that only you may access or change the information. You should not share your password with anyone. Our personnel will never ask you to divulge your password in written or electronic communications. We will only ask you for your password when you contact us and only in cases where you request customer service to correct a service problem which requires your password. Additionally, when highly confidential information, such as a credit card number, is transmitted through our websites, it is encrypted by using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software. Please be aware that Internet security technology changes rapidly and data transmission is never 100% secure. We cannot guarantee that any safeguards we use will completely protect your information from security threats whether now or in the future. You should also be aware that despite our efforts, factors beyond our control may result in disclosure of your information. Accordingly, we are not able to guarantee the security of the information you transmit on or through the Site.
Mobile Privacy Provisions
Information we Collect via Mobile Platforms
The following provisions describe certain additional privacy considerations when you use our mobile platforms or receive information or content from us via mobile devices. - These collection practices supplement our standard information collection practices, which continue to apply to your- use of our mobile platforms. -
When you use our mobile platforms, you may be making available to us and/or our third party service providers your phone number, device and hardware IDs, device type, the request type, your carrier, your carrier user ID, basic usage stats about your device, your location, as well as the preferences and downloads that you select. - Some of this information is considered personally identifiable information and some of the information does not by itself identify you to us though it may be unique or consist of or contain information that you consider personal. We use this information as described above in connection with our standard privacy policy.
All usage of your mobile device sends requests through your mobile carrier's network and your carrier may have access to it. For information regarding your carrier's treatment of your information, please consult your carrier's privacy policies. We are not responsible for how your carrier uses such information.
We offer some of our mobile services and products through third party service providers or in connection with other websites, including without limitation, the mobile version of our Site and any SMS or other alerts we send to your device. - Personal information that you provide in connection with these services and products may be shared between us and the third party service provider (or the third party service provider may have access to such information) in order to deliver the services or other information. We use this information as described above in connection with our standard privacy policy. - The third party service providers may use the information under their privacy policies, which in all likelihood contain different privacy practices than ours. We suggest that you read their privacy policies. We have no responsibility for how the third party service provider or other websites use your information. -
Finally, our mobile products and services may allow you to interact and share your information with others via mobile devices or otherwise.- In these instances, we suggest that you consider how that information may be used before disclosing any personal information or data that may be accessible to other persons.
Governing Law
This policy and the use of this Site are governed by California law. Any claim related to the Site or this policy shall be brought in a Federal or state court in Los Angeles, California within one year after the claim arises. You agree no such claim may be brought as a class action. Users of the Site consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such court as the most convenient and appropriate for the resolution of disputes concerning this policy. The Site is controlled, operated and administered entirely within the United States where privacy laws may not be as protective as in your home country.. If you are located outside the United States, please note the information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States where it will be processed and maintained. , If you are using this Site from outside of the United States, by providing information to us you are consenting to the transfer of the information to the United States for processing in a manner consistent with this Policy.
In the event case of any conflict between the terms of this policy and the terms of any electronic or machine readable privacy policy (for example, a P3P electronic privacy policy), the terms of this written policy shall control.
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most such changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Policy changes). Each version of this Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date, and we will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.
Ownership
The Site is owned and operated by Keany Associates, Inc..
Questions Regarding Privacy
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your dealings with us, please contact us by writing to:
Online Privacy Coordinator
Keany Associates, Inc.
8936 S. Sepulveda Blvd., 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90045
