1. PolicyThis Privacy Policy is a part of the
Site’s Terms and Conditions which is binding on all Site users
including users of websites operated by a television station in the
Nexstar family. The policy of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
(“Nexstar”)is to respect and protect the privacy of our users. Nexstar
includes as part of its mission, the constant effort to build users’
trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting fair information
practices. To fulfill this mission, Nexstar agrees to exercise
reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of information
provided by you in connection with accessing and using the Sites.
Because we gather certain types of personally identifiable information
(“Personal Information”) from users of our websites, we feel you should
know how we collect, use, disclose, manage, and store the Personal
Information that you may voluntarily provide us and the Personal
Information that is collected passively through the use of cookies or
image tags on our websites. Nexstar agrees to post prominently and in
plain language its specific privacy policies. This Privacy Policy sets
forth Nexstar’s current policies and practices with respect to
nonpublic personal information of the users of the Sites. Your
continued participation on these Sites indicates your acceptance of
this Privacy Policy and of the collection, use, disclosure, management
and storage of your Personal Information as described below.
2. Collection and Use of InformationGenerally,
you may browse a Site without providing any Personal Information. We do
not collect personal information about individuals except when
specifically and knowingly provided by such individuals. The Sites
provide certain activities where we gather Personal Information from
users of the Sites, such as an activity that requires that a user
complete a registration process and receive/select a “user name” and
password. Registration to participate in these Site activities may
require the submission of your email address, zip code, date of birth
and other Personal Information. Other Personal Information that may be
submitted include your full name, postal address, gender, industry you
work in, occupation/role, household income, and preferred news source,
to name a few. You will also have the ability to opt-in to additional
subscription services, such as email news alerts, and promotional and
marketing information to be received directly from our Advertisers.
Unless
otherwise provided in a separate registration page, we do not request
contact information for a mobile phone, text messaging or any wireless
device that includes a domain name address (such as
“wireless.bellsouth.com”) as part of the contact information. Federal
law prohibits the sending of commercial email messages directly to a
wireless device that uses a domain name, unless you have first given
your affirmative consent. We may inadvertently collect a wireless
device number that includes a domain name when you send us an inquiry
or register for a contest or membership club. However, we will not
knowingly use that contact information for sending commercial email. We
reserve the right to respond to user inquiries or requests sent via a
wireless device that uses a domain name as such messages are not deemed
to be commercial email and therefore, are not regulated by Federal law.
We use your Personal Information to provide you with the
features, services, or goods you request and to respond to billing
and/or other such questions related to Nexstar or Sites. We will also
use your Personal Information to notify you about updates, new
features, programming and activities on behalf of Nexstar, the Sites,
or our Advertisers that may be of interest to you.
We may also
use your information for hiring, operational and business purposes, or
to find out how we can improve our company and Sites via surveys or
online tracking mechanisms. We use aggregate Personal Information
collected directly during the registration process and via cookies to
help us evaluate and modify existing services and features, as well as
provide demographic and geographic information to Advertisers. (For
more information on “cookies” and our policy on the use of cookies see
below). We also use your Personal Information to develop new services
and features that may be of interest to you.
3. Disclosure of InformationWe
will not sell, exchange, rent, lease or otherwise disclose your
Personal Information or sensitive personal information to any third
party without your consent. However, Nexstar may disclose personal
information in special cases: (1) 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) the rights
of Nexstar or to anyone that could be harmed by such activities; (2)
when we believe in good faith that the law requires it; (3) to any
affiliate or to any third party who may acquire Nexstar; and (4) in
situations involving threats to the physical safety of any person.
4. How You Can Review or Correct Your Personal InformationYou
may contact Nexstar at PrivacyAdministrator@nexstar.tv to ask if we are
keeping personal information about you. If we do have personal
information about you, we will provide you with a readable copy of such
personal information at no charge. Factual errors in your personal
information, including out-of-date information, can be corrected by
sending us a request that credibly shows our error.
5. Information-Sharing Disclosure RequestYou
may request a Notice of Information-Sharing Disclosure which will
identify the third parties with whom Nexstar has shared the information
we have collected from you. You may request the Notice of
Information-Sharing Disclosure by writing us at Privacy Administrator,
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, 909 Lake Carolyn Parkway, Suite 1450,
Irving, TX 75039. You may also send us your Notice of
Information-Sharing Disclosure request via e-mail at
PrivacyAdministrator@nexstar.tv or by telephone at (972) 373-8800. We
will respond to your request for a Notice of Information-Sharing
Disclosure within thirty (30) days of receipt.
6. Opt-Out ProceduresYou
may always opt-out of receiving communications from us. To remove any
personal information from our database or to not receive future e-mail
communications from Nexstar, send an e-mail to
PrivacyAdministrator@nexstar.tv with the word “remove” in the subject
line. Further, if you do not want your personal information shared with
third parties in the manner discussed in Section 3, “Disclosure of
Information,” please notify Nexstar by telephone at (972) 373-8800, by
e-mail to
PrivacyAdministrator@nexstar.tv or at the following address:
Privacy Administrator
Nexstar Broadcasting Group.
909 Lake Carolyn Parkway, Suite 1450
Irving, TX 75039
7. Security of InformationYou
can be assured that personal information collected through the Sites is
secure and is maintained in a manner consistent with current industry
standards. The importance of security for all personal information
associated with our subscribers is of utmost concern to us. Your
personal information is protected in several ways. Your personal
information resides on a secure server that only selected Nexstar
employees and contractors have access to via password. We encrypt your
personal information and thereby prevent unauthorized parties from
viewing such information when it is transmitted to us.
In
order to most efficiently serve you, credit card transactions and order
fulfillment are handled by established third-party banking, processing
agents and distribution institutions. They receive the information
needed to verify and authorize your credit card or other payment
information and to process and ship your order. Financial transactions
related to your purchases from Nexstar are handled by VeriSign Inc.
(http://www.verisign.com/) and LaSalle Bank (
http://www.lasallebank.com/prospect.html).
Information relating to your financial transactions will not be
maintained on Nexstar servers. Please visit the websites of VeriSign
Inc. (http://www.verisign.com/) and LaSalle Bank
(http://www.lasallebank.com/prospect.html) to familiarize yourself with
its terms and conditions and with its privacy policies.
Unfortunately,
no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be
guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect
your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security
and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control;
(b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and
data exchanged between you and us through a Site cannot be guaranteed;
and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in
transit by a third party.
8. CookiesYou
should be aware that non-personal information and data may be
automatically collected on the Sites through the use of “cookies.”
“Cookies” are small text files (no larger than 4k) stored as text on a
computer hard drive. Websites can use “cookies” to recognize repeat
visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access to and use of the
site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate
data that will allow content improvements. “Cookies” are not programs
that come onto a visitor’s system and damage files. The use of
“cookies” is common in the Internet industry, and many major websites
use them to provide useful features to their customers. Generally
“cookies” work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no
meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want
information collected through the use of “cookies”, there is a simple
procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept
the cookie feature. Nexstar uses “cookie” technology but only to obtain
non-personal information from online visitors in order to improve their
online experience and facilitate their visit within the Sites.
9. Links to Third Party WebsitesThe
Sites may contain links to the websites of third parties not affiliated
with Nexstar, including without limitation, VeriSign Inc. and LaSalle
Bank, an affiliate of ABN AMRO Bank, N.V. You understand, acknowledge
and agree that these links are provided solely as a convenience to you
and not as an endorsement by the Sites or Nexstar of the content,
advertising or business practices. Nexstar is
NOT responsible
for the privacy practices or the content on any of these other
websites, including any sites that may indicate a special relationship
or “partnership” with Nexstar. Nexstar does not disclose unique
identifiers to those responsible for the linked sites. The linked
sites, however, may collect personal information from you when you link
to their site. This collecting of information is not subject to the
control of Nexstar. To ensure protection of your privacy, always review
the privacy policies of the sites you visit by linking from the Sites.
10. Our Commitment to Children’s PrivacyProtecting
the privacy of the very young is especially important. We never collect
or maintain information at the Sites from persons we know to be under
age 13, and no part of our Sites is designed to attract anyone under
age 13. Please do not communicate with or contact us if you are under
age 13. By your participation in our Site activities, you certify that
you are at least 13 years of age and meet any other eligibility
requirements of the Sites.
11. Changes to this Privacy PolicyNexstar
may revise this Privacy Policy over time as new features are added to
the Sites or as Internet law and standards evolve. We will post those
changes prominently but we do recommend that you read this Privacy
Policy each time you visit the Sites. Changes will not apply
retroactively to personal information that was collected before the
changes to the Privacy Policy, except as may be required by law.
Effective Date: October 10, 2006