Privacy Policy
DirectorZone's Privacy Policy: Effective December 1, 2007
CyberLink Corporation ("CyberLink," "we" or "us") is committed to maintaining the trust and confidence and respecting the privacy of our customers and visitors to our website -- DirectorZone -- located at http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/ (the "Site"). Our goal is to provide an Internet experience that delivers the information, resources and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. In order to achieve this goal, from time to time we may collect information during your visits to the Site. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you learn when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure. In particular, we want you to know that we are not in the business of selling or renting individuals' personal data to other companies for any purposes. By using the Site, you consent to the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, do not access or use the Site.
1. Entities collecting personal information.
Personal information on this Site is collected by CyberLink Corporation.,15F, 100, Ming-Chiuan Road, Hsin-Tien City Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C., +886-2-8667-1298.
2. Use of Aggregate Information.
We use your Internet protocol (IP) address to collect anonymous, aggregate statistics for several reasons, including the following: to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our Site, to help identify you and your activities on the Site (such as registering for an account, uploading/downloading video effects or templates, voting other members’ effects, connecting with other members, forming groups, participating in forum discussions, and purchasing products and services) to gather broad demographic information to analyze traffic to this Site in order to understand our visitors’ needs, providing interesting data to our web visitors and to continually improve our Site for them.
3. Use of User Account Information.
CyberLink collects user submitted information such as name, email address, home or work address, phone number and age to authenticate users and also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, country, self-description, , preferred language, movie interests in order to assist users in finding and communicating with each other and otherwise facilitate and enhance use of the Site by its users.
User profile information including members' pictures and user names are displayed on the Site in order to facilitate user interaction in the DirectorZone social networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join DirectorZone, to add users to members' friends' networks, and to send notifications related to the Site and its associated services. With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed to people within a user's personal network. Users within a personal network communicate on the Site with each other through the DirectorZone services, without disclosing their email addresses. Users' full names are never directly revealed to other members. Please note that CyberLink does not sell, rent, or otherwise distribute your personal information.
4. Use of Demographic Information.
We also collect demographic and profile data that we use to tailor your experience at the Site. Based on this information, we display services and content that we feel might interest you.
5. Public Forums Guidelines.
The Site includes online community forums. Please note that information that is disclosed in these arenas becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others. Use caution in disclosing any personal information.
6. Security.
When you complete and submit any forms on the Site, we use a secure server. The secure server software (SSL) helps protect your information as it travels over the Internet by encrypting that information before it is sent to us. We have also implemented industry-standard security mechanisms and procedures to protect data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by unauthorized third party breach of any of our mechanisms and procedures. In addition, to protect your privacy and security, we request a unique password to verify your identity before granting you profile access. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password you set up and/or any account information at all times. The security of your personal information also depends on you to protect your unique password.
7. Use of Cookies.
A cookie is a small text file containing information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. We use 'cookies' to monitor your visits to the Site, to analyze our site traffic patterns, and to provide a user-friendly registration and log-in process. A cookie does not give us access to your computer or to information beyond what you provide to us, and we will not disclose cookies to third parties except as required by a valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. Consult your browser's manual or online help if you want information on restricting or disabling the browser's handling of cookies. If you disable cookies, you can still view the publicly available information on our Site, but you will not be able to take advantage of offers or activities requiring a DirectorZone All Access pass, which includes accessing user-only support areas. If you are using a shared computer and you have cookies turned on, be sure to log off when you finish accessing or using the Site.
8. Opt Out / Opt In.
CyberLink allows users to opt out of receiving email from us. To opt out of our mailing list you can go to “Account Settings” page to uncheck the CyberLink Newsletter Subscription option.
9. Correct / Update User Profile.
CyberLink allows you to supplement or modify your personal information by visiting the user account setting page.
10. Refer a Friend.
From time to time, we may encourage our customers and visitors to tell a friend about DirectorZone, the Site, services or events. If a user chooses to refer a friend to us, we will use that friend's information only for the purposes of sending DirectorZone-related information to that friend. We will use the information only once and it will not be stored in our systems.
11. Children’s Guidelines.
CyberLink is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities. The Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age, and by the Site’s terms of service, users affirm that they are at least 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect or use any online contact information or identifiable off-line contact information about a child without parental consent. We do not knowingly distribute personally identifiable information about children without parental consent. We do not knowingly give children the ability to post or distribute personal information without parental consent. We do not entice children with children-targeted games or contests that would encourage them to disclose personal information.
12. Third-party Advertisers.
CyberLink allows other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to display and/or serve advertisements within the Site. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on the Site. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, or JavaScript) to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising content you see.
CyberLink does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third-party ad servers or ad networks without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt in or opt out. However, please note that if an advertiser asks CyberLink to show an advertisement to a certain audience (for example, men ages 28 - 40) or audience segment (for example, women in California who viewed certain content) and you respond to that advertisement, the advertiser or ad-server may conclude that you have the characteristics of the audience they are trying to reach. The advertiser may also use information regarding your use of the Site, such as the number of times you viewed an ad (but not any personally identifiable information), to determine which ads to deliver to you.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers or ad networks (see links below) for more information on their practices and for instructions on how to opt out of certain practices. CyberLinks Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.
13. Links to Other Sites.
The Site contains links to other sites. We encourage you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to visit from the Site so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. CyberLink is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these sites.
14. Disclosure of Information.
Please note that CyberLink does not sell, rent, or otherwise distribute your personal information. However, CyberLink will disclose the personal information collected if we reasonably believe we are required to do so by law, regulation or other government authority. CyberLink reserves the right to disclose the personal information collected that we reasonably believe is necessary to enforce our Terms of Service, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend CyberLink against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our Site, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of CyberLink, Site users, or others.
15. Merger or Sale.
In case that CyberLink is merged with or acquired by a third party entity, we reserve the right to transfer or assign the personal information collected as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. Such a successor entity shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
16. Privacy Policy Changes.
This Privacy Policy may be changed or revised from time to time. We encourage you to review the DirectorZone Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Your continued use of this Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any future changes or revisions.
17. Contact Us.
If you have any additional questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or would like to contact CyberLink about your personal information and/or privacy, please contact us via the links at the bottom of every page.