User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Parental
Consent
Anchorage Daily News PRIVACY POLICY
Anchorage Daily News has a firm commitment to privacy. We take your privacy
concerns seriously and want to make every effort to address them. That
is why we have adopted the following policy, which explains our position
on information-gathering and disclosure.
Your Personal Information
From time to time, we will ask for information that personally identifies
you, as in our user surveys or registration for Anchorage Daily News services
such as e-mail, forums, or promotions. We use this information to operate
Anchorage Daily News's services, provide you with the highest quality
services and offer you opportunities we think will be of interest.
We will not disclose any personal information without your advance
permission except when we believe the law requires us to do so or the
disclosure is necessary to protect the rights or property of Anchorage
Daily News, or as explained below or in our User
Agreement.
In order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers
and others, we may disclose user information but only in a form that does
not identify individual users. For example, we might disclose that
a certain percentage of our users are male or within a certain age range.
Occasionally, we may disclose personal information in other circumstances,
but we will only do this if we have explained at the time we collect the
information the purpose for which it will be disclosed.
Kids' Privacy
Anchorage Daily News is particularly concerned with providing a safe
online environment for kids. Therefore, in areas operated by Anchorage
Daily News that are directed to kids or when we learn that a user is under
the age of 13, we will ask for parental consent before collecting additional
personal information about the child or allowing the child to use the
Anchorage Daily News services to provide additional personal information.
Parental consent can be provided in two ways:
- Send a fax copy of a completed Parental Consent Form, including your
signature, to the facsimile number provided on the Parental
Consent Form (which will be provided in applicable areas on our
site); or
- Call our toll-free number at the telephone number provided on the
Parental Consent Form.
Anchorage Daily News will not knowingly disclose personal information
about users under the age of 13 without prior parental consent, except
as required by law. If for any reason you wish to access, update or remove
information about your child or terminate your child's account, you may
fax or call Anchorage Daily News at the numbers listed above or send an
e-mail to marketing@adn.com.
Anchorage Daily News strongly recommends parental supervision when a
child uses the Internet, and particularly when a child enters a forum
or uses e-mail. We also encourage parents to instruct their children not
to give out personal information in these areas.
E-Commerce
Anchorage Daily News hosts a number of online stores that sell a variety
of goods and services. These stores may collect information from you such
as your name, credit card number and other contact information. Anchorage
Daily News does not collect, use or disclose this information nor does
it own or control the stores or have responsibility for transactions made
by those merchants. If you would like to know more about the information
collected when you participate in e-commerce on or through this site,
please contact the store merchants directly.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a small data text file that is placed in your browser and
allows Anchorage Daily News to recognize you each time you visit this
site. Cookies themselves do not contain any personal information, and
Anchorage Daily News does not use cookies to collect personal information.
Instead, they allow us to see which parts of our site you have used so
that we can better serve you when you return to our site. Cookies may
be used to provide you with information and special opportunities tailored
to your interests.
Direct Mailings and "Opting Out"
We may send you information about various products and services. If you
don't want to receive this information, you can "opt out" by sending us
an e-mail at marketing@adn.com
and requesting that you not receive any of these of these offers.
You Can Change Your Private Information at any Time
Information you provide to Anchorage Daily News may be stored by us for
an indefinite time. However, please feel free to change, update or delete
this information at any time by sending an e-mail to marketing@adn.com.
Remember The Risks Whenever You Use The Internet
You should know that when you voluntarily disclose personal information
on the Anchorage Daily News system (for example, in forums), that information
can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages
from other people. While we do our best to protect your personal information,
we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit
to Anchorage Daily News and you are solely responsible for maintaining
the secrecy of any passwords or other account information. In addition,
our partners and other Internet sites or services that may be accessible
through Anchorage Daily News have separate data and privacy practices
independent of us, and therefore we disclaim any responsibility or liability
for their policies or actions. Please contact those vendors and others
directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies.
Tell Us How We're Doing
If you have any questions or comments about our policies, please contact
us by sending an e-mail to online@adn.com.
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