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Privacy
Policy
BigIdea.com,
BigIdeaFun.com, Larryboy.com, Jonahvbs.com, JonahMovie.com, and
BigideaFoundation.org are operated by Big Idea Productions, Inc.
At Big Idea, our purpose and goal is to bring the uniquely creative
storytelling of Big Idea to the world through fun and engaging interactive
media. We will welcome our visitors more warmly, entertain more
creatively, help parents to parent more effectively and treat guests
with the utmost respect. And we take the issue of privacy very seriously.
We respect the privacy of children, and do not collect any more
personal information than is reasonably necessary to enable them
to participate in the activities we offer at our Web sites.
Kids:
Be sure to ask your parents for permission before you send any
information about yourself (your name, address, e-mail address,
etc.) to us or anyone else over the Internet.
Parents
and Guardians: We encourage you to get involved with your
children's online usage and to be aware of the activities in which
they are participating. While we welcome all of our guests to
enjoy the many features of our site, we encourage you to limit
your children's time online. When used properly, the Internet
can be entertaining and educational. But even we at Big Idea realize
that there is a lot more to a well-balanced life than penguins
from outer space or songs composed by a cucumber.
Information
Collection Policies
At our sites, we have a policy of collecting limited personally
identifiable information. To enable children to participate in
some of our online activities, we may ask them to provide us with
their first name and e-mail address. Big Idea will only use this
information for internal purposes – for fulfillment of a requested
transaction or to respond to children’s specific requests to participate
in activities, such as sending electronic greeting cards.
On some of the pages of our sites, such as where children can
send electronic postcards or game links to their friends, we may
ask your child to provide personal information about other people.
This is usually limited to a first name and e-mail address. These
personal information will be deleted from our records as soon
as the e-mail card is sent. On some pages where newsletter or
Veggiegram signups are available (the “VeggieGram” and Jonah “Captain’s
Log”), visitors are required to be 18 years old or older to sign
up. If your child tries to enter their e-mail address for these
sign-ups, we will immediately notify your child that she is not
eligible to enter. We do not retain any record of your child’s
e-mail address. We will ask your child to enter the parent’s e-mail
address to inform you that your child tried to sign-up and give
you the opportunity to sign-up. E-mail addresses are deleted as
soon as the activity or communication is completed.
When you or your child visits our sites, we automatically collect
certain non-personally identifiable information, such as the type
of computer operating system (e.g., Windows 98 or Mac OS) and
browser (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer) that you use, and
the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America
Online, Earthlink). (See “Cookies,” below.) We use this information
to improve the design and content of our site, and to enable us
to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this
information in the aggregate to analyze site usage and to offer
you products, programs or services.
We
Do Not Share Personal Information
We do not share any personal information with anyone other than
those who provide support for the internal operations of the Web
sites, and our agents (e.g., contractors who provide fulfillment
services, such as credit card processing, fan club registration,
product order processing or technical support to the Web site).
All such agents or contractors with whom we share information
have agreed to maintain the security and integrity of personal
information.
Product
Orders: Big Idea uses an order form for users to request products
and order information. For that order form, we collect the user’s
name, e-mail address, organization, billing address, phone number,
shipping address, and necessary financial information to process
the order (i.e. credit card number). The user is given the opportunity
to have his address stored for his next purchase. Big Idea uses
a third party called Parable Interactive to accept and process
orders for merchandise and products. In particular, Parable hosts
the ordering system and order data. Parable automatically collects
order information but may only use the information in the aggregate
to process orders. Parable uses a standard and reliable encryption
technology to protect any personal information as it travels across
the Internet. Parable has also agreed to maintain the security
and integrity of personal and credit card information.
We will disclose the information we maintain when required to
do so by law – for example, in response to a court order or subpoena.
We may also disclose such information in response to a law enforcement
agency’s request.
If Big Idea, or substantially all of its assets, are acquired,
the information we collect may be one of the transferred assets.
Any such transfer will be subject to applicable privacy laws.
Cookies:
BigIdea.com uses cookies to help us make the site better. A "cookie"
is a small, temporary file placed on your computer's hard disk,
and is used to collect user information. (Unfortunately, it's
not edible!) Cookies help us to find out what kind of computer
and Web browser you are using to visit our site, how often you
visit our site, and which pages you look at while you're here.
The information we gather from these cookies helps us to make
our site available to the most people possible.
Big Idea collects aggregate information about visitors to our
site. We do not use cookies to collect specific information about
individual users, such as your name, address, e-mail address,
credit card information, passwords, or anything else. Sometimes
we will attach information from cookies to messages sent to our
Customer Service department.
Most Web browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you
prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert
you when cookies are being sent by changing your preferences under
the options menu of your browser. However, some portions of our
sites may not function properly or may run very slowly when you
change this setting on your browser.
Security:
We have in place appropriate safeguards to secure the very limited
personal information we receive from our visitors for the limited
time it is in our possession. We use industry standard security
measures, such as SSL, to protect any sensitive information (such
as credit card information) that you may provide to us to access
some of our services.
Off-Site
Links: Big Idea generally avoids linking from our Web sites
to other sites. Occasionally, we put up links to partner sites
for a limited time in order to promote our contests and for fan
club registration. Any information you submit for the fan club
registration, for instance, shall be used solely for registration
purposes. We require such partners not to use the information
collected for any other purpose. We may also provide links to
newsworthy information or articles about Big Idea that may be
of interest to Big Idea Web site visitors (e.g. award nominations
garnered by Big Idea video and theatrical releases). Furthermore,
we offer the visitor the option to view our video clips through
third-party software, such as Apple QuickTime, and we link from
BigIdea.com to reviews of our products on other Web sites. We
do not make representations and warranties as to other sites'
content or information collection policies.
Changes
to the Privacy Policy: This policy is reviewed periodically
by Big Idea and may be subject to change. Any changes will be
posted here.
Contact
Us: Parents can review the information that we have collected
from their children online, prevent the further use or maintenance
of such information, or direct the deletion of their children’s
or their own personal information. If you would like to do so,
or if you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy
or these Web sites, please contact us at:
Big Idea Productions, Inc.
E-mail: privacy@bigidea.com
206 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: (630) 652-6000
Fax: (630) 652-6001
For questions regarding online order information, please refer
to our customer service page or you may contact us
at: cs@bigidea.com
©2002
Big Idea Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
Last
updated: November 7, 2002
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