Protection
of Personal Information at Mythgard Productions Studios
Mythgard Productions Studios Privacy Coordinator is accountable
for Mythgard Productions Studios’s policies and practices,
with respect to the management of personal information,
and is the individual to whom complaints and inquires can
be forwarded.
Kevin
L Henderson
Privacy Coordinator
Mythgard Productions Studios
a division of Mythgard Enterprises, L.P.
a California Limited Partnership
Mailing
Address
Mythgard Productions Studios
3000 Cleveland Avenue Suite 203
Santa Rosa, California, 94503 Tel. (707) 490-5901
Fax (707) 575-4006 ^
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Privacy on the Internet
This privacy statement is applicable to all Mythgard Productions
Studios web-sites.Mythgard
Productions Studios, herein after refered to as MPS, respects
the privacy of its Internet users and will protect that
privacy as vigorously as possible.
MPS does not collect information that personally identifies
individuals except when individuals provide such specific
information on a voluntary basis. There may be occasions
where specific personal information is requested before
an individual can enter certain sections of a MPS site.
For example, registration is needed to enter the War Raiders
site or to participate in any MPS online forum. This kind
of registration helps us to ensure that content standards
on these sections of the site are rigorously upheld or
that contact can be made with individual members. Information
requested in order to personalize War Raiders homepage
or any other MPS site section would be a similar example.In
all such cases, MPS will collect only information that
is voluntarily provided by the user and undertakes that
such information will be kept strictly confidential.
Individual information provided to Mythgard Productions
Studios to gain access to any MPS site will not be sold
or made available to a third party. MPS does reserve the
right, however, to perform statistical analyses of user
behaviour and characteristics, in order to measure interest
in and use of the various sections of its sites so as to
improve design and navigation and to gather marketing information.
Only aggregated data from these analyses, not individual
data, will be used for this purpose.As well, users should
be aware that certain non-personal information and data
may be automatically collected by Mythgard Productions
Studios through the operation of what are called
"cookies".
"Cookies" are small text files that identify
an individual computer's browser entering a web site. They
allow the site to track that browser's movement through
the site over several sessions. Through cookies, a web
site can recognize repeat users, facilitate the user's
access to and use of the site and allow a site to track
usage behaviour that will allow content improvements. Mythgard
Productions Studios uses cookies only for the above-mentioned
purposes and will not use them to identify users or to
track non-MPS usage.
If you do not want a cookie placed on your computer by
Mythgard Productions Studios, you may disable cookies altogether
by modifying the Preferences section of your Netscape or
Internet Explorer browser (under Edit/Preferences/Advanced).
Note that it is possible that some aspects of MPS sites
may be unavailable to you if you choose this option.If
you have no problem accepting cookies, but wish to be informed
of their appearance, you may turn on a warning prompt by
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Third
Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to you
by a third party. Information about your visits to this site,
such as number of times you have viewed an ad (but not your
name, address, or other personal information), will not be
used to serve ads to you. For more information about cookies
please visit
y.  MPS
does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of
external sites. Links will open in new window.
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Third Party Cookies
We do not allow third partys serving advertisements to this
site, or any other of our sites unless it is disclosed to
the users through notification easily accessible from the
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References
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act Corporate Records and Information Management Procedures
Corporate Retention Schedules
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Definitions
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act is described as:
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An
Act to support and promote electronic commerce by protecting
personal information that is collected, used or disclosed
in certain circumstances, by providing for the use
of electronic means to communicate or record information
or transactions and by amending the US Evidence Act,
the Statutory Instruments Act and the Statute Revision
Act. |
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The term record includes any correspondence,
memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial
or graphic work, photograph, film, microform, sound recording,
videotape, machine readable record, and any other documentary
material, regardless of physical form or characteristics,
and any copy thereof.The term personal information is
defined as information about an identifiable individual but
does not include the name, title or business address or telephone
number of an employee of an organization.
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1.
Statement of Policy
It is the policy of Mythgard Productions Studios to control
the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information
in accordance with all requirements set out in the Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. In
certain circumstances personal information may be collected,
used, or disclosed without the knowledge and consent of
the individual. Exemptions include, but are not limited
to personal information gathered for:
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Legal,
medical, or security reasons.
Detection
and prevention of fraud or for law enforcement.
Journalistic,
artistic or literary purposes if its use is confined
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1.1
Requirements
The following requirements shall be met by MPS unless
exempted by the Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act.
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1. Accountability
Mythgard Productions Studios is responsible for
personal information under its control and
shall designate a Privacy Coordinator to
be accountable for Mythgard Productions Studios's
compliance with the Act.
2.
Identifying Purposes
The purposes for which personal information
is collected shall be identified by Mythgard
Productions Studios at or before the time the
information is collected.
3.
Consent
The knowledge and consent of the individual
are required for the collection, use, or disclosure
of personal information.
4.
Limiting Collection
The collection of personal information shall
be limited to that which is necessary for the
purposes identified by Mythgard Productions
Studios.
5.
Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Personal information shall not be used or disclosed
for purposes other than those for which it
was collected, except with the consent of the
individual or as permitted by law. Personal
information shall be retained only as long
as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
6.
Accuracy
Personal information shall be as accurate,
complete, and up-to-date as is necessary for
the purposes for which it is to be used.
7.
Safeguards
Personal information shall be protected by
security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity
of the information.
8.
Openness
Mythgard Productions Studios shall make readily
available to individuals specific information
about its policies and practices relating to
the management of personal information.
9.
Individual Access
Upon request, an individual shall be informed
of the existence, use, and disclosure of his
or her personal information and shall be given
access to that information. An individual shall
be able to challenge the accuracy and completeness
of the information and have it amended as appropriate.
10.
Challenging Compliance
An individual shall be able to address a challenge
concerning compliance with the above principles
to the designated individual or individuals
accountable for Mythgard Productions Studios's
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1.2 Responsibility
All MPS employees, who collect, maintain and/or
use personal information, are responsible for insuring
that the collection, use and disclosure of this information
is carried out in accordance with this policy and relevant
procedures.
The Limited Partnership Secretariat is the department
responsible for supervising compliance with the legislation
and for initiating procedures, guidelines and schedules
that will be developed to effect this policy.
The Privacy Coordinator is accountable for Mythgard
Productions Studios's policies and practices, with
respect to the management of personal information,
and is the individual to whom complaints and inquiries
can be forwarded. |
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Operating Principles
All questions related to the interpretation and application
of this policy should be directed to the Privacy Coordinator. ^
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Privacy Standards
MPS's privacy provisions are based on the US and
California Code for the Protection of Personal Information,
recognized as a national standard in 1996. The standard addresses
the ways in which organizations collect, use and disclose
personal information. It also addresses the rights of individuals
to have access to their personal information and to have
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The code's 10 principles are:
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Accountability
An organization is responsible for personal information
under its control and shall designate an
individual or individuals who are accountable
for the organization's compliance with these
principles.
Identifying
Purposes
The purposes for which personal information is collected
shall be identified by the organization at or before
the time the information is collected.
Consent
The knowledge and consent of the individual are required
for the collection, use or disclosure of personal
information, except where inappropriate.
Limiting
Collection
The collection of personal information shall be limited
to that which is necessary for the purposes identified
by the organization. Information shall be collected
by fair and lawful means.
Limiting
Use, Disclosure, and Retention
Personal information shall not be used or disclosed
for purposes other than those for which it was collected,
except with the consent of the individual or as required
by law. Personal information shall be retained only
as long as necessary for the fulfilment of these
purposes.
Accuracy
Personal information shall be as accurate, complete,
and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes
for which it is to be used.
Safeguards
Personal information shall be protected by security
safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the
information.
Openness
An organization shall make readily available to individuals
specific information about its policies and practices
relating to the management of personal information.
Individual
Access
Upon request, an individual shall be informed of
the existence, use and disclosure of his or her personal
information and shall be given access to that information.
An individual shall be able to challenge the accuracy
and completeness of the information and have it amended
as appropriate.
Challenging
Compliance
An individual shall be able to address a challenge
concerning compliance with the above principles to
the designated individual or individuals accountable
for the organization's compliance.
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