Digital Cyclone Inc.'s Privacy Policy
Digital Cyclone, Inc.'s (DCI) policy is to respect and protect the privacy of every user of our Web sites. This policy statement tells you how we collect information from you and how we use it. Using the Internet should be a fun experience and we want to help you make it so. The following information is being provided to you about DCI's information gathering practices for our Web sites (at "digitalcyclone.com" and "my-cast.com") and how that information may be used or disseminated by DCI.
User Contact Information
DCI's Web sites may use registration forms, subscription agreements, surveys, contests and other information gathering forms that request users of the Web sites to provide information about themselves such as their name, e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number and demographic information. When a user subscribes to a service offered by DCI, we use contact information to provide the subscriber with the information that is part of the subscribed for service. We may also use such contact information to send the user information about our company, to send promotional material from some of our partners, to contact the visitor when necessary, and to share with our close business partners and other companies. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings separate from the provision of any service by DCI; see the choice/opt-out section below. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our sites. We use this data to tailor the visitor's experience at our sites, showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences.
DCI may disclose user information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) DCI's rights or property or other users of our Web sites, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. DCI may disclose user information when we believe in good faith that the law requires the disclosure.
DCI may share aggregate information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties. For example, we may report to advertisers that our Web sites' audience is x percent females and y percent males. This data is used to customize our Web sites' content and advertising to deliver a better experience for our users.
Your IP Address
An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web. Web servers-the big computers that "serve up" Web pages-automatically identify your computer by its IP address.
Our Web sites collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregate information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our sites. When guests request pages from DCI's sites, our servers log the guests' IP addresses. We do not normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our terms of use of the Web sites or to protect our service, sites, customers or others.
Use of Cookies
What are cookies? Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to a user's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make Web-surfing easier for you by saving your preferences while you are at our sites. The use of cookies is an industry standard-you will find them at most major Web sites.
By showing how and when guests use a site, cookies help us see which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates to the sites are based on such data as total number of visitors and pages viewed. This information is most easily tracked with cookies. We use the information from cookies to provide services better tailored to our users' needs.
Cookies may be used to specify unique preferences of the user. Cookies may also be used to track user trends and patterns. This helps us better understand and improve areas of DCI's Web sites that our users find valuable. While both of these activities depend on the use of a "cookie," visitors to our Web sites always have the option of disabling cookies via their browser preferences. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts of our Web sites may not function properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse cookies.
You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers. DCI does not control these cookies. The use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is standard in the Internet industry.
Links to Other Sites
DCI's Web sites contain links to other Web sites that are not owned or controlled by DCI. DCI is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these other Web sites. The Web sites of these other companies may have their own privacy policies that differ from DCI's policy. You should look for the privacy policy of any linked site.
Choice/Opt-Out and Correction/Update of Data
To keep you in control of your personal information and the communications directed to you, you may opt-out of receiving communications that are separate from any services to which you subscribe; for example, separate notices regarding new features or services, and separate notices from other companies that offer a product or service that we think would be of value to you. If you object to any such use for any reason, you may stop that use either by:
1.sending an e-mail request to opt-out@digitalcyclone.com
2.sending a letter via the U.S. Mail to:
Manager of Web Site Development
Digital Cyclone, Inc.
5125 County Road 101, Suite 300
Minnetonka, MN 55345
You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by sending a request that credibly shows error to webmaster@digitalcyclone.com. Please understand that in order to protect your privacy and security, we may also need to take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Enforcement and Redress
If for some reason you believe that DCI has not adhered to its privacy policy, please notify us by either of the methods set forth above. DCI will do its best to respond to your concerns and, when appropriate, take steps to correct a problem.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using our Web sites, you signify your assent to the DCI Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our sites. Your continued use of DCI's Web sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of these sites, or your dealings with DCI, you may contact us at the addresses given above.
Last Updated February 1, 2000