Last Modified March 18, 2008
PRIVACY POLICY
Thank you for visiting the AFI ScreenNation website. Your use of this website will be deemed to be your acknowledgment of and assent to all of the terms and conditions contained in this Privacy Policy. PLEASE READ THIS POLICY WITH YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN CAREFULLY. YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST AGREE TO THESE TERMS ON BEHALF OF YOU.
AFI is committed to protecting your privacy and your personal information provided via this website. Information such as your name, e-mail address, mailing address and general profile and preferences may be requested from you on a voluntary basis and may be used by AFI for limited purposes such as: (i) to notify you of particular services or new features provided by this website; (ii) to personalize or enhance your use of this website; (iii) to provide you with information that you request from AFI; (iv) to facilitate your participation in community bulletin boards provided by this website; (v) to conduct user polls or surveys; (vi) to monitor user traffic patterns, profiles, and site usage to assist in the marketing, planning, development and design of this website; (vi) to hold and conduct challenges, sweepstakes or other contests. If you choose not to submit voluntarily requested information, you may not be eligible for those activities for which personally identifiable information is needed. AFI may disclose to third parties statistics and other information regarding the users of this website in the aggregate, and AFI may release personal information of users of this website when it believes in good faith that such release is required by law, requested by subpoena or court order, and/or necessary to assist in discovery of valid legal claims. AFI maintains a membership database with the e-mail address, name, postal address, telephone number and other personally identifiable information of persons who have provided such information to AFI by mail, telephone or e-mail in connection with their membership applications. By becoming a member of AFI, you may receive future communications from AFI via e-mail, telephone or mail. Furthermore, AFI, like many non-profits, occasionally shares its address lists with carefully selected companies and organizations not affiliated with AFI. If, at any time, you do not wish to have such information provided to other companies or organizations, or you do not wish to receive any further information or contact from AFI, you may request that your name and other personally identifiable information be excluded from any list provided to companies or organizations not affiliated with AFI or request that AFI not contact you or send further information by notifying us.
This website is intended for viewing and use only by persons thirteen (13) years and older. You should not view or use this website if you are under thirteen (13). AFI does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from minors under the age of thirteen (13). Minors under the age of eighteen (18) registering on or using this website must obtain their parent or legal guardian’s permission to do so. AFI may request parental contact information, including a parent or guardian’s e-mail address, in order to confirm parental consent. Upon notification in writing from a parent or guardian that a minor transmitted information to AFI without prior parental consent, AFI will remove or destroy any such information. As with any on-line interaction and electronic communication, there is an inherent risk involved in transmitting any information via the Internet. AFI does not and cannot guarantee that its system is free from hackers or viruses or that information provided by users to AFI has not been stolen or otherwise surreptitiously obtained. You hereby acknowledge and understand that such risk is inherent in interacting with any website, including this website, and take full responsibility for any harm, danger or damage that ensues due to any such breach in security, and AFI expressly disclaims any liability in connection with such harm, danger or damage.
COOKIES
"Cookies" are data that a website transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. AFI uses cookies to remember certain information about you as a user of this website, including your username, site preferences and what you have already viewed on this website in order to track website usage and improve your on-line experience. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information and are used only by AFI. Third parties who advertise on this website or have links on this website may also use cookies. AFI makes no warranties or representations with respect to these third parties, nor is AFI liable for any claims of any damages whatsoever incurred as a result of third parties' use of cookies on user's hard drives. You can view the cookies that have been stored on your hard drive by AFI or any other website operator. If you do not want information to be collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny acceptance of cookies.
GOVERNING LAWS AND SEVERABILITY
These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable federal laws, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles. If any portion of these terms and conditions is unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, then such portion of these terms and conditions shall be deemed severed herefrom and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of these terms and conditions. Please direct any questions or comments to AFI by emailing us here.
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