Media Watch Forum ("Media Watch Forum") operates watchdogsforum.net and may operate other websites. It is Media Watch Forum's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Like most website operators, Media Watch Forum collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Media Watch Forum's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Media Watch Forum's visitors use its website. From time to time, Media Watch Forum may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Media Watch Forum also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on watchdogsforum.net blogs/sites. Media Watch Forum only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Certain visitors to Media Watch Forum's websites choose to interact with Media Watch Forum in ways that require Media Watch Forum to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Media Watch Forum gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at watchdogsforum.net to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Media Watch Forum are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Media Watch Forum collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Media Watch Forum. Media Watch Forum does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Media Watch Forum may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Media Watch Forum may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Media Watch Forum does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Media Watch Forum discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Media Watch Forum's behalf or to provide services available at Media Watch Forum's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Media Watch Forum's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Media Watch Forum will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Media Watch Forum discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Media Watch Forum believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Media Watch Forum, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Media Watch Forum website and have supplied your email address, Media Watch Forum may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Media Watch Forum and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Media Watch Forum takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Media Watch Forum uses cookies to help Media Watch Forum identify and track visitors, their usage of Media Watch Forum website, and their website access preferences. Media Watch Forum visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Media Watch Forum's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Media Watch Forum's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
If Media Watch Forum, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Media Watch Forum goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Media Watch Forum may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Media Watch Forum and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Media Watch Forum may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Media Watch Forum's sole discretion. Media Watch Forum encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a watchdogsforum.net account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.