Privacy Policy
readMedia is committed to providing its online users with services and information in an efficient and secure manner. This privacy policy explains what personal information is collected on readmedia.com and empirenewswire.com (the “readMedia Web sites”) from users of readMedia’s various online services, how that information is used and what measures readMedia takes to safeguard its users’ privacy.
What personal information is collected on the readMedia Web sites? There is no general registration requirement for users of the readMedia Web sites. Instead, we only collect information as needed to provide you with a particular service, such as EISWeb. Depending on the service you register for, we may collect some or all of the following information: name, e-mail address, street address, telephone and facsimile numbers, employer company profile, client profile, beat (for media users) and categories of interest.
How does readMedia use the information collected on the readMedia Web sites? Information about individual users collected on the readMedia Web sites is used for internal business purposes, including customizing services, contacting members regarding submissions, and responding to requests for information. On occasion, readMedia or one of its members or affiliates may also use this information to inform you of news, service upgrades or new services or products that may be of particular interest to you.
readMedia tracks aggregate anonymous statistics regarding usage of the web site and provides this anonymous information to members, affiliates, advertisers and for other lawful purposes.
Does readMedia provide personal information collected on the readMedia Web sites to third parties? readMedia does not sell, trade or rent personal information collected online and will not knowingly disclose any individual personal information to third parties except as follows:
(1) In order to provide you with requested services, readMedia may provide contact or other necessary information to affiliated companies such as the Empire Page. For example, if you register for the Empire Page or one of our Daybooks, readMedia may provide your email address to PNT.com in order to facilitate your receipt of relevant news and subscription information;
(2) If you register to have press releases for a particular readMedia member’s company e-mailed to you or if you download materials associated with a member’s press release, the member company may be notified that you have utilized one of these services and provided with your e-mail address in order to follow-up and provide you with additional valuable information;
(3) When disclosure is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with the rights (including property rights) or safety of other users or third parties or of readMedia; and
(4) When readMedia reasonably believes that disclosure is required by law or to comply with legal process served on readMedia.
How can I change or update the information I provide at the readMedia Web sites? For services such as readMedia’s press release distribution service where user profile information is collected and stored in order to provide you with requested services, readMedia offers you the opportunity to change or update your profile information at any time by visiting these services at the following URL’s: readMedia – http://www.readmedia.com
Do the readMedia Web sites use cookies? Yes, however readMedia only uses cookies to facilitate functions at the readMedia Web sites and does not record or store any information about your movements on the Internet outside the readMedia Web sites. Please note that if you click on a link to a third-party Web site from one of the readMedia Web sites, the linked-to site may have different policies and practices with regard to cookies and readMedia has no control over and is not responsible for such policies or practices. You should always consult the privacy policy governing any Web site you visit on the Internet for complete information about their policies and practices.
What measures does readMedia take to safeguard its online users’ privacy? Information you submit at a readMedia Web site upon registration for specific services is password-protected so that the only parties who have access to the information besides readMedia and its agents and affiliates are the member entity and its employees. In addition, individual employees of members will receive individual passwords when they log-on to submit press releases online, and information submitted for membership requests and credit card transactions is conducted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. In order to protect the integrity of the password system, members should refrain from disclosing passwords and immediately change any passwords that may have been compromised. readMedia will never ask you for your password by e-mail, so members and their employees should not respond to unsolicited e-mail requests asking for password information even if such requests appear to be from readMedia.
Please be advised that no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. readMedia is committed to protecting users’ personal information, but cannot guarantee or warrant the security of this information when it is sent to or through the readMedia Web sites. Transmission of such information is therefore at the risk of the user.
Privacy policy updates This policy will be updated from time to time as necessary to add new readMedia Web sites to its coverage or to address new services and functions. readMedia will provide you with notice of any changes or updates to this policy at the home page of each of the readMedia Web sites.