Privacy
Policy | Opinion Posting Policy
Your
privacy
on
the
Internet
is
of
the
utmost
importance
to
us.
Because
we
gather
certain
types
of
information
about
the
users
of
Times-Shamrock
websites,
we
feel
you
should
fully
understand
the
terms
and
conditions
surrounding
the
capture
and
use
of
that
information.
This
privacy
statement
(the
"Statement")
discloses
the
privacy
practices
for
Times-Shamrock
websites
(the
"Website")
-
what
information
we
gather,
how
we
use
it
and
how
to
correct
or
change
it.
This
Statement
only
addresses
our
activities
from
our
servers.
Other
sites
(including
those
to
which
the
Website
links
and
third
party
sites
provide
services
with
which
Times-Shamrock
websites)
may
have
their
own
privacy
policies
and
practices,
which
we
do
not
control.
Questions
regarding
this
Statement
should
be
e-mailed
to
contactus@timesshamrock.com.
General
Privacy
Information
Times-Shamrock's
network
of
sites
contain
links
to
partners,
advertisers
and
third
party
Internet
sites
and
services
who
may
collect
data
in
connection
with
sweepstakes,
promotions,
e-commerce,
etc.
They
each
have
separate
privacy
and
data
collection
practices,
independent
of
Times-Shamrock
websites
and
Times-Shamrock
websites
have
no
responsibility
or
liability
for
these
independent
policies
or
actions
and
is
not
responsible
for
the
privacy
practices
or
the
content
of
such
Web
sites.
Please
keep
in
mind
that
whenever
you
voluntarily
and
publicly
disclose
personal
information
on
any
online
service
or
Web
site-
for
example
on
message
boards,
through
E-mail,
or
in
chat
areas
-
that
information
can
be
collected
and
used
by
others.
In
short,
if
you
post
personal
information
online
that
is
accessible
to
the
public,
you
may
receive
unsolicited
messages
from
other
parties
in
return.
Further,
while
we
strive
to
protect
your
personal
information,
Times-Shamrock
websites
cannot
ensure
or
warrant
the
security
of
any
information
you
transmit
to
us,
and
you
do
so
at
your
own
risk.
You
are
solely
responsible
for
maintaining
the
secrecy
of
your
passwords
and/or
any
account
information.
Please
be
careful
and
responsible
whenever
you
are
online.
Use
of
Information
Use of Information
All of the information Times-Shamrock websites collects, both what you tell us and what we collect through the use of cookies, is "aggregated" - meaning that the information from many users is grouped together in a way that does not disclose the personal information of any particular user. We may use this aggregated information to evaluate which products and services are successful and which are not, and in order to evaluate which new services we should make available on our Web site. We may use only the anonymous click stream data to help our advertisers deliver better-targeted advertisements. Times-Shamrock websites will not disclose any information about any individual without the individual's consent, except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process. There may be some cases in which some of your personal information may be used by Times-Shamrock websites to target e-commerce promotions and telemarketing activities. In addition, it may be shared with Third Parties who assist Times-Shamrock websites in producing its Web sites or provide a service to Times-Shamrock websites' users.
Contacting
the
Web
Site If
you
have
any
questions
about
this
Statement,
the
practices
of
Times-Shamrock
websites
with
respect
to
personal
information
or
your
dealings
with
this
Web
site,
you
can
contact
The
Times-Shamrock
New
Media
Department,
or
write
to:
New
Media
Times-Shamrock
websites
Attn:
Privacy
Statement
149
Penn
Avenue
Scranton,
PA
18503
Fax:
570-207-3474
Third
Parties
Times-Shamrock
websites
use
the
services
of
third-party
network
advertisers
on
its
site.
Network
advertisers
are
third
parties
that
attempt
to
show
customized
advertisements
based
on
visits
to
this
Website
and
unrelated
Web
sites
of
others
by
your
computer
or
web
browser.
Click
on
links
below
for
information
about
these
companies
[including
any
choices
on
participation
in
their
service].  TownNews
AP
Registration
Anyone
who
participates
in
interactive
activities
(chat,
message
boards
or
opinion
posting,
contests,
store
and
product
purchase,
membership
program)
on
Times-Shamrock's
network
of
Web
sites
may
be
asked
to
register
for
a
free
guest
ID
and
password
or
to
complete
subscription
registration
for
a
member
ID
and
password.
We
use
customer
contact
information
from
this
registration
form
to
send
the
user
information
about
our
company
and
promotional
material
from
some
of
our
partners.
Financial
information
that
is
collected
is
used
to
bill
the
user
for
products
and
services.
The
customer's
contact
information
is
also
used
to
contact
the
visitor
when
necessary
for
customer
service
reasons.
Users
may
opt
out
of
receiving
future
mailings;
please
reference
your
Personal
Options.
Unique
identifiers
such
as
ID
and
passwords,
are
collected
to
verify
the
user's
identity
and
for
use
as
account
numbers
in
our
record
system.
Children
Under
the
Age
of
13
We
do
not
currently
collect
any
personally
identifiable
information
from
children
under
the
age
of
thirteen.
Under
certain
circumstances,
visitors
may
be
asked
to
submit
a
screen
name
as
a
means
of
identifying
communications
to
Times-Shamrock
websites
Children
of
any
age
should
always
ask
a
parent
for
permission
before
sending
personal
information
to
anyone
online.
If
in
the
future,
if
Times-Shamrock
websites
collects
personally
identifiable
information
from
children,
it
will
do
so
in
compliance
with
the
Children's
Online
Privacy
Protection
Act
of
1998
(15
U.S.C.
6501
et
seq.).
Cookies A
cookie
is
a
small
data
file
that
certain
Web
sites
write
to
your
hard
drive
when
you
visit
them.
A
cookie
file
can
contain
information
such
as
a
user
ID
that
the
site
uses
to
track
the
pages
you've
visited.
But
the
only
personal
information
a
cookie
can
contain
is
information
you
supply
yourself.
Generally,
cookies
work
by
assigning
a
unique
number
to
the
user
that
has
no
meaning
outside
the
assigning
site.
A
cookie
can't
read
data
off
your
hard
disk
or
read
cookie
files
created
by
other
sites.
This
random
number
lets
us
keep
track
of
"how
many"
times
customers
are
doing
specific
things-
like
visiting
our
site
each
month
-
without
really
knowing
who
those
customers
are.
We
also
use
cookies
to
keep
track
of
your
shopping
cart
and
to
make
sure
you
don't
see
the
same
ad
repeatedly.
We
use
cookies
to
deliver
content
specific
to
your
interests
and
to
save
your
member
ID.
Additionally,
after
you've
entered
your
member
ID
and
password
during
a
session
on
our
service,
we
save
that
information
so
you
don't
have
to
reenter
it
repeatedly
during
that
session. User
should
be
aware
that
Times-Shamrock
websites
cannot
control
the
use
of
cookies
or
the
resulting
information
by
advertisers
or
third
parties
hosting
data
for
Times-Shamrock
websites.
If
a
user
does
not
want
information
collected
through
the
use
of
cookies,
there
is
a
simple
procedure
in
most
browsers
that
allows
the
user
to
deny
or
accept
the
cookie
feature;
however,
users
should
note
that
cookies
may
be
necessary
to
provide
the
user
with
certain
features
(e.g.,
customized
delivery
of
information
available
on
the
Times-Shamrock
network
of
web
sites).
Surveys
Our
online
surveys
ask
visitors
for
their
E-mail
address
and
demographic
information.
Demographic
and
profile
data
is
also
collected
at
our
site.
We
use
this
data
to
tailor
our
visitors
experience
at
our
site,
showing
them
content
and
promotional
offers
that
we
think
they
might
be
interested
in,
and
displaying
the
content
according
to
their
preferences.
This
information
is
shared
with
advertisers
only
on
an
aggregate
basis.
We
may
use
contact
data
from
our
surveys
to
send
the
user
information
about
our
company
and
promotional
material
from
Times-Shamrock
websites
or
some
of
our
partners.
Users
may
opt
out
of
receiving
future
mailings
in
Personal
Options.
Contests
We
run
contests
on
our
sites
in
which
we
ask
visitors
for
Times-Shamrock
websites
ID
and
password.
We
use
contact
data
from
our
contests
to
send
users
information
about
upcoming
contests
and
promotional
offers.
On
occasion
we
will
E-mail
customers
promotional
material
from
some
of
our
partners.
The
customer's
contact
information
is
also
used
to
contact
the
visitor
when
necessary
for
winner
notification
and
prize
delivery
confirmation.
The
majority
of
the
contests
that
we
offer
are
hosted
on
Times-Shamrock
sites;
however,
there
may
be
cases
in
which
a
third
party
sponsor
will
host
the
contest
and
collect
user
information.
In
those
cases,
we
urge
users
to
review
the
privacy
statement
of
the
third
party
site.
Users
may
opt
out
of
receiving
future
mailings
in
Personal
Options.
Changes
Times-Shamrock
websites
reserve
the
right
to
change
this
Privacy
Policy
without
notice.
In
the
event
of
a
change
of
this
policy,
procedures
will
be
developed
for
users
to
opt-out
or
otherwise
prohibit
any
future
use
of
their
individually
identifiable
information
that
is
not
currently
covered
under
this
policy. OPINION
POSTING POLICY
Updated: 9-20-06
Times Shamrock Communications Posting & Opinions policy 11-21-06
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