Collection of Information:
If you are a client or potential client of Associated Television News we may collect and store information about you to facilitate communication and/or more effectively manage client information.  Additionally, our web site may capture the date and time of your visit to our web site, referring address, type of Internet browser, and visitor's IP address. The log file does not capture a visitor's email address.

How does Associated Television News use this Information:

This information is collected so that we may provide or enhance the services we make available to you, to enhance our ability to communicate with you about additional services they may find of value, to satisfy our legitimate business interests and to comply with government regulations. 
  
As we collect and use information, we may contract with vendors to assist us in processing that information. These vendors are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are restricted from using the information for any purpose other than helping to provide Associated Television News services to our customers. We never sell information to third parties that could be used to specifically identify an individual client or worksite employee. 
 
Associated Television News websites may collect IP addresses for system administration, security, and statistical analysis purposes. We log these addresses and analyze them to understand where requests originate so that we can provide the most efficient service, enhance security, ensure appropriate usage and produce traffic volume statistics.

What happens when I leave Associated Television News web site to visit a linked web site?:

Parts of our web site consist of products and services hosted by third-party businesses. When you leave our web site to visit one of these sites, the only information transferred to the third-party is the fact that you came from our web site (the referring address). This practice allows the third-party to monitor its own web site traffic, but does not provide them with any information about you. Associated Television News is not responsible or liable for the independent privacy polices of third party sites. You should consult the privacy polices at those sites to determine how your information may be used.

Security and Integrity of Information:

We treat our data as assets that must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ information security techniques to appropriately protect confidential information from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the company. Access to customer information is limited to those employees who have a legitimate business need for that information.
 
Associated Television News websites and their supporting systems, employ generally accepted information security techniques such as firewalls, access control procedures and cryptography to appropriately protect confidential information from unauthorized access.

Cookies:

Associated Television News' website may utilize cookies to enhance the user experience.  Cookies are small text files that a web site can send to a user's browser for storage on the hard drive. Cookies can make use of the web easier by saving status and preferences about a web site. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies but users can change the setting to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent.

Assent:

Your continued use of this site signifies your assent to the Associated Television News' Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes.

Contacting Associated Television News:
If you have questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your experience on any of our Associated Television News' websites, you can contact:
 
 webmaster@ati-news.com
Comments, suggestions or materials sent or transmitted to Associated Television News shall be deemed to be non-confidential. Associated Television News shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such comments, suggestions or materials and shall be free to use and distribute them to others without limitation, including, but not limited to developing and marketing products incorporating them.