Privacy Policy
Privacy
Information Collected
Through Our Services:
The
information we gather through our Services falls into two categories: (1)
information you voluntarily supply to us when you register, purchase magazine
subscriptions or initiate other transactions, participate in promotions or
surveys, submit comments or questions or otherwise communicate with us or
others through the Services, and (2) information collected automatically as you
use our Services, including without limitation, information that may be
collected through our mobile applications while they are in use or running in
the background of your device. Third-party providers and advertisers featured
on, or linked to or from, our Services may also gather information through
processes that we don't control and subject to their own separate privacy
policies, which may differ from ours. Some of our Services also may participate
in third-party advertising networks or similar services that collect
information about your computer or device and your activity online and as a
mobile user to tailor some of the advertising that you see on our Services and
other third-party sites, mobile apps and marketing channels in their networks
to your interests.
Registration and Other
Personally Identifying Information.
You may
register to use certain features of our Services. When you register, we may
collect personally identifying information, including your name, postal
address, email address, user name and password, reminder questions and answers
and communications preferences, such as which newsletters you would like to
receive. We may also ask for information about your age, gender, hobbies,
interests, preferences (such as your favorite foods, purchases or recipes) and
the like, but you're free to register for most of our Services without
providing this additional information. When you register for one of our
Services, the information you provide may be added to a centralized Meredith
database so that you may be simultaneously registered for our other Services as
well. In addition, when you use various aspects of our Services, we may ask you
for personally identifying information, including when you order magazines or
other products, complete a survey, enter a contest, or report a problem with
our Services. We may also collect contact information for other individuals
when you use the sharing and referral tools available within some of our
Services to forward content or offers to your friends and associates. We use
this information to facilitate the communications that you request. Please note
that if you use any "send-to-a-friend" features of our Services, your
email address may be included in the communication sent to your friend.
Contests and Other Promotions.
From time
to time, we may offer contests, sweepstakes or other promotions. Participation
in these promotions may require registration for our Services. We may also
automatically enter our users in some promotions. If you choose to participate
in promotions that require registration, we will collect contact information
such as your name, address, and email address and we may share this information
with co-sponsors or other third parties involved in the promotion that we
identify in the rules or entry materials. We don't control these third parties'
privacy practices, and our Privacy Policy does not apply to their collection
and use of your information. We may also share some of your entry information
with third parties or the public in connection with the administration of the
promotion, such as winner selection and prize fulfillment, and as permitted by
the promotion's official rules, such as on a winners' list.
Information Collected Automatically When You Use Our Services.
Wctgz.com
or third-party contractors we engage may collect certain information
automatically when you use our Services, including but not limited to:
- Web pages,
content and advertisements you view and links you click on while
navigating within our Services;
- Information
about your interactions with our video or audio content, such as the type
of content accessed via our Services;
- Information
about your interactions with our email messages, such as the links you
click on and whether you open or forward a message, the date and time of
these interactions and the device you use to read emails;
- The site
you visited before visiting a wctgz.com website and the site you
visited after visiting a wctgz.com website;
- Your
Internet Protocol (IP) address (a numerical address assigned to your
computer by your Internet service provider so that other computers
connected to the Internet can communicate with you online) that can
sometimes be used to derive your general geographic area;
- Search
terms you enter using our Services or on a referral site;
- Unique
identifiers, including mobile device identification numbers, that can
identify the physical location of devices in accordance with applicable
law;
- Your
device type, screen size, browser type, language and other settings,
memory capacity, plug-ins, Internet domain, TCP configuration parameters,
operating system, carrier code, time zone and the names, versions and
package ids of software installed on your device;
- Standard
server log information; and
- Information
collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies
(see additional descriptions of these terms below).
Personalization and Tracking Technologies.
Like most
website and mobile application operators, we, our service providers or other
third parties acting on our behalf or with our permission, use embedded
scripts, "cookies," web beacons, device identifiers and other
tracking technologies to operate, analyze and improve our Services and tailor
content and advertising to user interests. Third-party companies that provide
some of the tools and features accessible through our Services and advertisers
and other companies involved in the delivery of advertisements you see on our
Services and other websites also may use tracking technologies to collect
information about your use of our Services.
Cookies.
Cookies
are small amounts of data (often containing a unique identifier) that are
stored in separate files within your computer or device's Internet browser.
Cookies are accessed and recorded by the websites you visit, and by the
companies that deliver the advertisements you see on our services, so they can
recognize the same browser navigating online. You can set your browser to
accept or reject most cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is set. (Each
browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to
learn how to change your cookie preferences.) It is up to you to decide whether
to allow us or third parties to set cookies, but if you block cookies, you may
not be able to view or access some of the features of our Services. Please be
aware that certain browsers cannot block or delete so-called "Flash"
cookies, which use a feature of the Adobe Flash video player to store
information on your computer. For information about how to delete Flash
cookies, please visit the Adobe website here.
