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Website Privacy Policy
In this Privacy Policy, the word Mediacom, we, us
or our refers to Mediacom Communications Corporation and/or any of
its controlled subsidiaries using this Website to provide services or information
to the public.
This Privacy Policy explains the kinds of personally identifiable information,
if any, that Mediacom collects when you visit this Website, how we collect and
use it and when we may disclose it to third parties. The Cable Communications
Policy Act of 1984 (which we refer to as the Cable Act) contains restrictions
on the collection, disclosure and retention by cable operators of personally identifiable
information about subscribers to cable television or certain other services. If
you use this Website as a subscriber to a Mediacom service of this kind, then
the special privacy provisions of the Cable Act may apply to you. As required
by the Cable Act, we give subscribers, at the time of installation and annually
while they continue as subscribers, a separate written Subscriber Privacy Notice.
If you are a subscriber to a Mediacom service, then you should read this Privacy
Policy together with the Subscriber Privacy Notice. You can obtain a copy of the
Subscriber Policy Notice by contacting us as instructed under What If I
Have Questions About This Privacy Policy? below.
As the term suggests, information is personally identifiable if it
can be used to identify or contact an individual, such as his or her name and
address or telephone number or information about an individuals activities
on or through this Website that is specifically linked to him or her.
What Personally Identifiable Information Is Collected On This Website? How Is
That Information Used?
Whenever you visit this Website, even if you do nothing but view, browse or download
information, our systems automatically record certain anonymous information such
as the IP address of your computer, the date and time of your visit and the Webpages
or services you accessed at this Website. We use this data only in non-personally
identifiable form for measuring the usage of various areas of this Website and
other purposes related to the administration or enhancement of this Website.
From time to time we may make optional services or features available on this
Website. Some may be available to you only if you provide us with personally identifiable
information. For example, we may let you use this Website to subscribe to our
cable television or other services or, if you are already a subscriber, to review
your service account. If you have to provide personally identifiable information
to use a feature or resource of this Website, you will know because you will have
to fill out a form or enter that information on this Website. Some of the information
we ask for will be mandatory, meaning that it must be provided in order for you
to take advantage of an offer or a feature of this site. Some is optional, meaning
that you do not need to provide it in order to participate in an offer or use
a feature. It will always be your choice as to whether to give us any of the personally
identifiable or other information we request, but you will not be able to take
advantage of certain offers or features if you do not give us the mandatory information
we require.
We may have or acquire personally identifiable information about you otherwise
than because of your use of this Website. For example, we may obtain it from our
business partners or other third parties or if you subscribe for any of our services
offline.
Subject to applicable law, we may use any such personally identifiable information
that you provide for one or more of the following purposes:
To render a service to you.
For billing and ordering purposes.
To contact you about services, products or other matters we think may be
of interest to you.
For legal, accounting and other purposes related to our business.
For any other purpose that we clearly identify at the time we request the
information.
Does Mediacom Use Cookies To Collect Information?
We may use cookies or clear gifs to collect information about usage of this Website.
A cookie is a small data file that contains a unique identification number that
is placed on your computer. We may use either session ID cookies or
persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the
browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is stored on the hard
drive of the users computer for an extended period of time. Usually, you
can prevent a cookie from being placed on your computer or remove persistent cookies
by following the directions in the Help file for your Internet browser.
If you do so, however, you may not be able to take full advantage of all that
this Website offers.
Clear gifs (sometimes also called Web Beacons or Web Bugs
or 1x1 Pixels) are small bits of code embedded in some Webpages. Unlike
cookies, there currently is no convenient way for computer users who are not experts
to remove or block clear gifs.
A cookie or clear gif does not actually identify a visitor to this Website. It
just identifies the particular browser used and lets our systems count or remember
certain choices made by the anonymous browser user during a visit. We use cookies
and clear gifs for purposes of administering and enhancing this Website, such
building a better site based on what we learn about the frequency of visits to
various areas of our site. We may also use them to improve the experience of repeat
visitors to this site, such as by letting them avoid having to re-enter information
previously provided. For example, if a password is needed to access an area of
this Website, we might use a cookie so that users will not have to log in a password
more than once, thereby saving time during repeat visits.
What Disclosures Of Personally Identifiable Information Are Made To Third Parties?
We may share personally identifiable information, if any, about you with other
companies, individuals, nonprofit organizations or government agencies as follows:
When we have your consent.
When it is necessary or convenient to provide a product, service or information
you have ordered or requested. This includes providing it to companies who work
on behalf of Mediacom to provide a product or service to you.
If we believe that that your actions on our Website violate or may violate
Mediacoms Website Terms of Use or any agreement or policies regarding a
specific service or product you order.
To respond to subpoenas, court orders or legal process or when we believe
disclosure is otherwise required or authorized by law or is necessary to prevent
imminent physical harm to you or others.
Under any other circumstances that we describe to you before or at the
time we obtain the information.
In addition, Mediacom may transfer ownership of or an interest in all or part
of the business of providing a service you subscribe for or any other business
for which we use your records. If so, we may disclose or transfer your records
to the purchaser or other party to the extent necessary or advisable to complete
the transaction or permit the purchaser or other party to continue to provide
you with that service or conduct that business. This kind of transaction could
take the form of a merger, sale of stock or assets, formation of a joint venture,
investment or some other structure.
Can Third Parties Learn About Me Otherwise Than Because Of Disclosures By Mediacom?
This Website may allow you to interact with third parties that are independent
of Mediacom. For example, we may permit advertisers to place ads on this Website
that contain links to their own Websites. Some or all of these advertisers or
other third parties may include cookies, clear gifs or other tracking devices
in the ads or other content they post on our Website. If you choose to interact
with those third parties or visit their Websites, you may enable them to independently
learn personally identifiable information about you.
Once you leave this Website, then our privacy policy no longer applies to any
information that you provide to any third party on another site or that any third
party otherwise collects. (You can tell where you are on the World Wide Web by
checking the addressknown as a URLin the location bar on your browser.)
These third parties may have their own privacy policies, which may differ from
Mediacoms policy. Mediacom is not responsible or liable if third parties
do not have their own privacy policies; if they fail to follow their own policies;
or if their policies do not correspond to ours or do not comply with applicable
law.
We do not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness, nor endorse any content,
viewpoints, products or services linked from this Web
site, and we disclaim liability for any consequences of your access to or use
of any other site.
In addition, use of the Internet carries the inherent risk of unauthorized access
to your files, communications and data. More information about this is provided
below under What Security Methods Are Used To Secure Online Data About Me?
Correcting/Updating/Deactivating Personally Identifiable Information
If you use a feature of this Website that requires you to give us personally identifiable
information, we may provide on this Website a method or instructions for updating
that personally identifiable information or deactivating the service for which
that information is used. This can also be done by contacting us as instructed
under What if I Have Questions About this Privacy Policy? below. Please
be aware, however, that even if you deactivate a service, we may retain your personally
identifiable information for as long as may reasonably be required to comply with
tax, accounting and any applicable contractual or legal requirements.
What Security Methods Are Used to Secure Online Data About Me?
We take reasonable technical and physical security steps to protect personally
identifiable information. We may utilize secure socket layer (SSL) encryption
to protect certain information provided to us on certain pages of this Website.
While on a secure page, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked,
or open, when users are just surfing.
Nonetheless, we do not guarantee the security of our database or records, nor
that unauthorized parties wont intercept information you send or receive
over the Internet. The Internet, like all networks, is a shared resource, which
means that it is inherently subjects you and other users to the risk of unauthorized
access to your files and data. This may be the case even when passwords, SSL or
other encryption and other security measures are implemented. These risks not
unique to our Website, but are usually present whenever and however you access
or use the Internet. Accordingly, if you use this Website or the Internet to send,
receive or post personal, confidential or sensitive information, you do so solely
at your own risk.
Information from the Federal Trade Commission about safely surfing the Web is
available by clicking on the following link: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/infosecurity.
While we are providing this link, we are not responsible for the content of the
Commissions publication and do not guarantee that the suggestions it contains
will be effective for the intended purposes.
Communications From This Website
If you use certain optional services or features of this Website, we may periodically
communicate with you by e-mail, telephone, postal mail or otherwise.
Some of those communications may be related to a service or feature of this Website
that you order or request, such as to verify a password and username or to give
notice of a temporary suspension of a service or feature for maintenance. In general,
because these kinds of communications will relate to a service or feature you
order or request, we ordinarily will not provide a means for opting-out of receiving
these kinds of communications.
Some of those communications may be promotions or other information concerning
services, products, special deals and other matters that we think may be of interest,
but that are not related to a service or feature you have ordered or requested.
If we send these communications by e-mail, we may include with the message a link
to instructions about how you can opt-out of receiving further e-mail communications
of this kind. This can also be done by contacting us as instructed under What
If I Have Questions About This Privacy Policy? below.
We Do Not Knowingly Collect Personally Identifiable Information From Children
Mediacom does not target children (under the age of thirteen) for collection of
personally identifiable information through this Website or offline, and it is
against our policies to knowingly gather that kind of information from children.
Federal law requires website operators who knowingly collect personal information
from children under the age of thirteen to first get parental consent, and children
should always get permission from their parents before sending any information
about themselves (such as their names, e-mail addresses, postal addresses and
phone numbers) over the Internet, to us or to anyone else. Persons under the age
of eighteen are not eligible to subscribe to Mediacoms cable television,
Internet access or other services.
For the Federal Trade Commissions tips to parents about protecting their
childrens online privacy, click here: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/adults.htm.
While we are providing this link, we are not responsible for the content of the
Commissions publication and do not guarantee that the tips will be effective
for the purposes provided.
Will Mediacom Change This Privacy Policy?
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do so, we will post
changes in a revised Privacy Policy available on this site or provide notice of
such change by another method.
What If I Have Questions About This Privacy Policy?
If you have any questions about the provisions in this Privacy Policy, please
contact Mediacom at:
Mediacom Communications Corporation
100 Crystal Run Road
Middletown, New York 10941
Telephone: 845-695-2600
Fax: 845-695-2669
Email: Website Privacy Policy
In this Privacy Policy, the word Mediacom, we, us
or our refers to Mediacom Communications Corporation and/or any of
its controlled subsidiaries using this Website to provide services or information
to the public.
This Privacy Policy explains the kinds of personally identifiable information,
if any, that Mediacom collects when you visit this Website, how we collect and
use it and when we may disclose it to third parties. The Cable Communications
Policy Act of 1984 (which we refer to as the Cable Act) contains restrictions
on the collection, disclosure and retention by cable operators of personally identifiable
information about subscribers to cable television or certain other services. If
you use this Website as a subscriber to a Mediacom service of this kind, then
the special privacy provisions of the Cable Act may apply to you. As required
by the Cable Act, we give subscribers, at the time of installation and annually
while they continue as subscribers, a separate written Subscriber Privacy Notice.
If you are a subscriber to a Mediacom service, then you should read this Privacy
Policy together with the Subscriber Privacy Notice. You can obtain a copy of the
Subscriber Policy Notice by contacting us as instructed under What If I
Have Questions About This Privacy Policy? below.
As the term suggests, information is personally identifiable if it
can be used to identify or contact an individual, such as his or her name and
address or telephone number or information about an individuals activities
on or through this Website that is specifically linked to him or her.
What Personally Identifiable Information Is Collected On This Website? How Is
That Information Used?
Whenever you visit this Website, even if you do nothing but view, browse or download
information, our systems automatically record certain anonymous information such
as the IP address of your computer, the date and time of your visit and the Webpages
or services you accessed at this Website. We use this data only in non-personally
identifiable form for measuring the usage of various areas of this Website and
other purposes related to the administration or enhancement of this Website.
From time to time we may make optional services or features available on this
Website. Some may be available to you only if you provide us with personally identifiable
information. For example, we may let you use this Website to subscribe to our
cable television or other services or, if you are already a subscriber, to review
your service account. If you have to provide personally identifiable information
to use a feature or resource of this Website, you will know because you will have
to fill out a form or enter that information on this Website. Some of the information
we ask for will be mandatory, meaning that it must be provided in order for you
to take advantage of an offer or a feature of this site. Some is optional, meaning
that you do not need to provide it in order to participate in an offer or use
a feature. It will always be your choice as to whether to give us any of the personally
identifiable or other information we request, but you will not be able to take
advantage of certain offers or features if you do not give us the mandatory information
we require.
We may have or acquire personally identifiable information about you otherwise
than because of your use of this Website. For example, we may obtain it from our
business partners or other third parties or if you subscribe for any of our services
offline.
Subject to applicable law, we may use any such personally identifiable information
that you provide for one or more of the following purposes:
ð To render a service to you.
ð For billing and ordering purposes.
ð To contact you about services, products or other matters we think may be of
interest to you.
ð For legal, accounting and other purposes related to our business.
ð For any other purpose that we clearly identify at the time we request the information.
Does Mediacom Use Cookies To Collect Information?
We may use cookies or clear gifs to collect information about usage of this Website.
A cookie is a small data file that contains a unique identification number that
is placed on your computer. We may use either session ID cookies or
persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the
browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is stored on the hard
drive of the users computer for an extended period of time. Usually, you
can prevent a cookie from being placed on your computer or remove persistent cookies
by following the directions in the Help file for your Internet browser.
If you do so, however, you may not be able to take full advantage of all that
this Website offers.
Clear gifs (sometimes also called Web Beacons or Web Bugs
or 1x1 Pixels) are small bits of code embedded in some Webpages. Unlike
cookies, there currently is no convenient way for computer users who are not experts
to remove or block clear gifs.
A cookie or clear gif does not actually identify a visitor to this Website. It
just identifies the particular browser used and lets our systems count or remember
certain choices made by the anonymous browser user during a visit. We use cookies
and clear gifs for purposes of administering and enhancing this Website, such
building a better site based on what we learn about the frequency of visits to
various areas of our site. We may also use them to improve the experience of repeat
visitors to this site, such as by letting them avoid having to re-enter information
previously provided. For example, if a password is needed to access an area of
this Website, we might use a cookie so that users will not have to log in a password
more than once, thereby saving time during repeat visits.
What Disclosures Of Personally Identifiable Information Are Made To Third Parties?
We may share personally identifiable information, if any, about you with other
companies, individuals, nonprofit organizations or government agencies as follows:
ð When we have your consent.
ð When it is necessary or convenient to provide a product, service or information
you have ordered or requested. This includes providing it to companies who work
on behalf of Mediacom to provide a product or service to you.
ð If we believe that that your actions on our Website violate or may violate Mediacoms
Website Terms of Use or any agreement or policies regarding a specific service
or product you order.
ð To respond to subpoenas, court orders or legal process or when we believe disclosure
is otherwise required or authorized by law or is necessary to prevent imminent
physical harm to you or others.
ð Under any other circumstances that we describe to you before or at the time
we obtain the information.
In addition, Mediacom may transfer ownership of or an interest in all or part
of the business of providing a service you subscribe for or any other business
for which we use your records. If so, we may disclose or transfer your records
to the purchaser or other party to the extent necessary or advisable to complete
the transaction or permit the purchaser or other party to continue to provide
you with that service or conduct that business. This kind of transaction could
take the form of a merger, sale of stock or assets, formation of a joint venture,
investment or some other structure.
Can Third Parties Learn About Me Otherwise Than Because Of Disclosures By Mediacom?
This Website may allow you to interact with third parties that are independent
of Mediacom. For example, we may permit advertisers to place ads on this Website
that contain links to their own Websites. Some or all of these advertisers or
other third parties may include cookies, clear gifs or other tracking devices
in the ads or other content they post on our Website. If you choose to interact
with those third parties or visit their Websites, you may enable them to independently
learn personally identifiable information about you.
Once you leave this Website, then our privacy policy no longer applies to any
information that you provide to any third party on another site or that any third
party otherwise collects. (You can tell where you are on the World Wide Web by
checking the addressknown as a URLin the location bar on your browser.)
These third parties may have their own privacy policies, which may differ from
Mediacoms policy. Mediacom is not responsible or liable if third parties
do not have their own privacy policies; if they fail to follow their own policies;
or if their policies do not correspond to ours or do not comply with applicable
law.
We do not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness, nor endorse any content,
viewpoints, products or services linked from this Website, and we disclaim liability
for any consequences of your access to or use of any other site.
In addition, use of the Internet carries the inherent risk of unauthorized access
to your files, communications and data. More information about this is provided
below under What Security Methods Are Used To Secure Online Data About Me?
Correcting/Updating/Deactivating Personally Identifiable Information
If you use a feature of this Website that requires you to give us personally identifiable
information, we may provide on this Website a method or instructions for updating
that personally identifiable information or deactivating the service for which
that information is used. This can also be done by contacting us as instructed
under What if I Have Questions About this Privacy Policy? below. Please
be aware, however, that even if you deactivate a service, we may retain your personally
identifiable information for as long as may reasonably be required to comply with
tax, accounting and any applicable contractual or legal requirements.
What Security Methods Are Used to Secure Online Data About Me?
We take reasonable technical and physical security steps to protect personally
identifiable information. We may utilize secure socket layer (SSL) encryption
to protect certain information provided to us on certain pages of this Website.
While on a secure page, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked,
or open, when users are just surfing.
Nonetheless, we do not guarantee the security of our database or records, nor
that unauthorized parties wont intercept information you send or receive
over the Internet. The Internet, like all networks, is a shared resource, which
means that it is inherently subjects you and other users to the risk of unauthorized
access to your files and data. This may be the case even when passwords, SSL or
other encryption and other security measures are implemented. These risks not
unique to our Website, but are usually present whenever and however you access
or use the Internet. Accordingly, if you use this Website or the Internet to send,
receive or post personal, confidential or sensitive information, you do so solely
at your own risk.
Information from the Federal Trade Commission about safely surfing the Web is
available by clicking on the following link: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/infosecurity.
While we are providing this link, we are not responsible for the content of the
Commissions publication and do not guarantee that the suggestions it contains
will be effective for the intended purposes.
Communications From This Website
If you use certain optional services or features of this Website, we may periodically
communicate with you by e-mail, telephone, postal mail or otherwise.
Some of those communications may be related to a service or feature of this Website
that you order or request, such as to verify a password and username or to give
notice of a temporary suspension of a service or feature for maintenance. In general,
because these kinds of communications will relate to a service or feature you
order or request, we ordinarily will not provide a means for opting-out of receiving
these kinds of communications.
Some of those communications may be promotions or other information concerning
services, products, special deals and other matters that we think may be of interest,
but that are not related to a service or feature you have ordered or requested.
If we send these communications by e-mail, we may include with the message a link
to instructions about how you can opt-out of receiving further e-mail communications
of this kind. This can also be done by contacting us as instructed under What
If I Have Questions About This Privacy Policy? below.
We Do Not Knowingly Collect Personally Identifiable Information From Children
Mediacom does not target children (under the age of thirteen) for collection of
personally identifiable information through this Website or offline, and it is
against our policies to knowingly gather that kind of information from children.
Federal law requires website operators who knowingly collect personal information
from children under the age of thirteen to first get parental consent, and children
should always get permission from their parents before sending any information
about themselves (such as their names, e-mail addresses, postal addresses and
phone numbers) over the Internet, to us or to anyone else. Persons under the age
of eighteen are not eligible to subscribe to Mediacoms cable television,
Internet access or other services.
For the Federal Trade Commissions tips to parents about protecting their
childrens online privacy, click here: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/adults.htm.
While we are providing this link, we are not responsible for the content of the
Commissions publication and do not guarantee that the tips will be effective
for the purposes provided.
Will Mediacom Change This Privacy Policy?
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do so, we will post
changes in a revised Privacy Policy available on this site or provide notice of
such change by another method.
What If I Have Questions About This Privacy Policy?
If you have any questions about the provisions in this Privacy Policy, please
contact Mediacom at:
Mediacom Communications Corporation
100 Crystal Run Road
Middletown, New York 10941
Telephone: 845-695-2600
Fax: 845-695-2669
Email: bgluckman@mediacomcc.com
In addition, if you are a subscriber to any Mediacom cable television, Internet
access or other service, you may also contact your local Mediacom cable system
at the address and telephone number stated on your monthly bill.
In addition, if you are a subscriber to any Mediacom cable television, Internet
access or other service, you may also contact your local Mediacom cable system
at the address and telephone number stated on your monthly bill.
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