Privacy Policy
1. Description of Babel's Activities
1. Description of Babel's Activities
Babel Networks Ltd. ("Babel") provides free or upon payment use over the Internetof Video and Audio content and/or programs consisting of movies, television programs and series, sports events, music products, cartoons, documentaries and any other audio-visual materials ("BabelgumTM Content Services"), which are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property rights and any other rights related thereto.
BabelgumTM Content Services may be freely accessed, provided that targeted advertisements may be featured in the Contents, through posts, links and other means. For this purpose, we may collect personal information of the kind specified in Section 3 below.
Furthermore, additional information may be required to access BabelgumTM Content Services upon payment, in order to carry out and complete relevant online transactions.
You may choose not to provide certain information, although in so doing, You may not be able to take advantage of many of our features.
BabelgumTM Content Services may be freely accessed, provided that targeted advertisements may be featured in the Contents, through posts, links and other means. For this purpose, we may collect personal information of the kind specified in Section 3 below.
Furthermore, additional information may be required to access BabelgumTM Content Services upon payment, in order to carry out and complete relevant online transactions.
You may choose not to provide certain information, although in so doing, You may not be able to take advantage of many of our features.
2. Consent to use of Information
By accepting these Privacy Conditions in registering to the User Terms or the Babel Uploading Terms and Conditions, You expressly consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of Your personal information as described in these Privacy Conditions.
The definitions contained in the User Terms and Conditions and the Babel Uploading Terms and Conditions also apply to these Privacy Conditions.
The definitions contained in the User Terms and Conditions and the Babel Uploading Terms and Conditions also apply to these Privacy Conditions.
3. Collected Information
- 3.1 Information as to SIGN in / SIGN out and connection
We may collect information as to: the date and time of sign in and sign out; the IP address from which access is made; Your e-mail address; Your computer and connection information such as Your browser type and version, operating system and platform; Your use of Contents and/or Contents access history. We may compile such information with similar information from other customers to create specific features or for statistical purposes. We may also use software tools to measure and collect information about access to BabelgumTM Content Services through software applications and web sites provided by Babel, including network access response times, download errors, length of visits and software interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs). - 3.2 BabelgumTM Content Services Traffic Information
We may collect information regarding the Contents You preview and/or download and/or purchase when You access BabelgumTM Content Services, which sections of the services You visit and the times You access our services. We may also collect information such as comments, tags, opinions and recommendations You contribute within the sphere of the BabelgumTM Content Services. We may use this information to understand our customers' tastes and preferences, to shape or customize content programming and advertising and to manage the load on our servers in order to improve our service. - 3.3 Questionnaires, Surveys and Profile Data
We may offer optional questionnaires and surveys to our Users to collect demographic information, to assess their interests, needs and trends as well as individual tastes and preferences. In the event that any personally identifiable information is collected, Users will be adequately informed in advance of its intended use.
4. Level of security. Protection of user data
Babel will keep User data in secure servers. Babel will make its best efforts to protect the security of Your information during transmission by using encryption techniques.
Babel will reveal only the last five digits of Your credit card numbers when confirming Your purchases. Babel will transmit the entire credit card number duly encrypted to the appropriate credit card company.
In any case, You should know that the best protection from unauthorised use of BabelgumTM services by third parties is to protect Your password and Your computer access from unauthorised users. For this purpose, we suggest that You change Your password frequently. Be sure to sign out when You finish a session.
Babel will reveal only the last five digits of Your credit card numbers when confirming Your purchases. Babel will transmit the entire credit card number duly encrypted to the appropriate credit card company.
In any case, You should know that the best protection from unauthorised use of BabelgumTM services by third parties is to protect Your password and Your computer access from unauthorised users. For this purpose, we suggest that You change Your password frequently. Be sure to sign out when You finish a session.
5.Use and Disclosure of Collected Information
- 5.1 Internal Uses
We will collect, store and process Your personal information on servers operated by Babel. We will use the information we collect in order:
- to provide BabelgumTM Content Services;
- to process Your transactions;
- to provide customized services;
- to make advertisements relating to our products and/or services or to those of third parties;
- to promote offers tailored to Your tastes and preferences;
- to improve BabelgumTM products and services.
- to provide BabelgumTM Content Services;
- 5.2 Disclosure to Content producers or other Third Parties
Unless expressly authorized, Babel will not sell, rent or make in any way available to third parties any of Your personally identifiable information, except under the following circumstances:
- we may share information with companies that cooperate with us to process the transactions You request, such as by checking Your credit card number through security services;
- we may disclose the information we collect to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf, to other individuals or companies with which we have services agreements, or to other third parties such as credit reference agencies;
- we may disclose the information we collect to companies and/or individuals that perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include fulfilling orders, sending postal mail and e-mail, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance and providing customer service;
- we may share Your information with our parent, subsidiaries and joint ventures to help coordinate the services we provide to You, to enforce our terms and conditions, and to promote trust and safety.
In the above cases, third parties are restricted by law or by confidentiality agreements with us from using the information for purposes other than those stated above or beyond such purposes.
Some parts of BabelgumTM Content Services may include links to the websites of third parties. These sites are subject to their own privacy rules and Babel is not responsible for their operations, including, but not limited to, their information practices. In these cases, we suggest You to review the privacy statement of these sites before providing them with personally identifiable information.
In all circumstances, Babel may disclose information in response to compulsory demands under civil or criminal legal proceedings without Your prior consent. - we may share information with companies that cooperate with us to process the transactions You request, such as by checking Your credit card number through security services;
6. User Access to and mofification of Information Collected by Babel
Users may at any time access BabelgumTM Content Services to control or modify the data pertaining to his or her personal account information. Users may at any time request that his or her personal account data be updated, amended or removed from Babel database, with the understanding that under these circumstances, Babel may no longer be able to provide its services.
7. Change of Conditions
These conditions may be revised on occasion as new features or suggestions from our customers are added to BabelgumTM Content Services.
We will make commercially reasonable efforts to post in a timely fashion the amended Privacy Conditions on our website, where You may review them.
We will make commercially reasonable efforts to post in a timely fashion the amended Privacy Conditions on our website, where You may review them.
8. Ownership and Responsility for Collected Information
The ownership and responsibility for Collected Information lies with Babel Networks Ltd with legal office in Dublin.
Our Privacy Office is responsible for ensuring that our day-to-day procedures comply with these Privacy Conditions. If You have any questions about these Privacy Conditions or about information collected that pertains to You, please contact us by addressing Your queries privacy@babelgum.com.
These Privacy Conditions are effective upon acceptance for new users and is otherwise effective on December 1, 2006.
Our Privacy Office is responsible for ensuring that our day-to-day procedures comply with these Privacy Conditions. If You have any questions about these Privacy Conditions or about information collected that pertains to You, please contact us by addressing Your queries privacy@babelgum.com.
These Privacy Conditions are effective upon acceptance for new users and is otherwise effective on December 1, 2006.
