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Last Updated: 17th August 2009
This privacy policy relates to the following domains owned and operated by Boost Media Management:
And any subdomains of the above, such as "corporate.boost.tv".
The Privacy Policy can be found at the bottom of most pages on the Boost.tv service and is accessible from the following link: boost.tv/privacy.
This is a legal document which sets out how Boost.tv handles data which identifies you. This Privacy Policy forms part of our Term and Conditions.
This statement describes the privacy practices we apply for the Boost.tv Service.
As part of that, it also expresses our approach to complying with the data protection laws which apply in the United Kingdom.
When you register for the Boost.tv Service, you provide your name, your email address, your gender, your date of birth, nationality, contact number, your location details and some optional details about yourself. They are available to you, and capable of being corrected or updated, through the "Update Profile" page on the Boost.tv website.
We use small files known as "cookies" to enhance users’ experience of the Boost.tv Service as follows:
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Websites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
In the course of serving advertisements to this site, a third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser.
If your personally identifiable information or email address changes, or if you no longer wish to be a Member of the Boost.tv Service, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate your Membership through the "Account Settings" in your my account pages. Alternatively, you can email Boost.tv Customer Support at the following email: helpdesk@boost.tv.
Boost.tv sends newsletters about new features of interest to members no more than once a month. You may opt out of these updates and change your privacy preferences at any time. Your "Privacy preferences", can be accessed from the "Account Settings" in your My account section of the website.
You may also receive email notifications when you have new mail in your Boost.tv inbox. When signing up to the Boost.tv service, and by using the Boost.tv service you agree to receive required notices from Boost.tv electronically. This can include information such as:
We provide you the opportunity to ’opt-out’ of having your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes during the registration process and from the "privacy preferences" option within the site, accessible from the "Account Settings" in your My account section of the website.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at: helpdesk@boost.tv with your request. We offer an opportunity to opt-out of certain communications on our "Privacy preferences", which can be accessed from the "Account Settings" in your My account section of the website.
We have security measures in place to protect our customer database and access to this database is restricted internally. However, it remains each Member’s responsibility:
You may have your registration details removed at any time. To remove yourself, please click here to view a list of FAQ’s. Alternatively, email us at helpdesk@boost.tv and we will endeavor to remove your details within 24 to 48 hours of receipt of the email.
If Members elect to permit Boost.tv to search email addresses held within their email service on their behalf and click on "Import & Invite Friends", they accept that by doing so, an email invitation will be sent on their behalf, to the relevant email address, and that from time to time a reminder email could be sent to that contact, on their behalf. Any reminder e-mails that are sent will be subject to explicit permission from the user sending the invite.
In addition, if Members click on "Refer a Friend" or opt to Invite a Friend from any other link on the Boost.tv website, and submit email addresses of their contacts to invite to join the Boost.tv service, they accept that by doing so, an email invitation will be sent on their behalf, to the relevant email address, and that from time to time a reminder email could be sent to that contact, on their behalf. Any reminder e-mails that are sent will be subject to explicit permission from the user sending the invite.
By inviting their contacts to join the site, the Member agrees that they have obtained prior consent from their contacts (a) to send them such an invitation and reminder, and (b) to allow the other action referred to in this Clause and in Clause 8.
Boost.tv may store the name and email address of the contacts for the purpose of automatically adding the respondent to the contacts list of the Member sending the invitation and to send reminders of the invitation on the Member’s behalf.
The Members’ username and password will not be saved anywhere on the site. The names of the contacts being uploaded will also be searchable via the name search facility to enable other Boost.tv Members to find old contacts.
The Member or the Contact of the Member’s contacts can request the removal of their details from our database at any time by sending an email to: helpdesk@boost.tv.
If Members elect to import their contacts, they accept that by doing so, an email invitation will be sent on their behalf, to the email addresses of the contacts that are being imported and that from time to time, a reminder email could be sent to that contact, on their behalf.
By inviting their contacts to join the site, the Member agrees that they have obtained prior consent from their contacts to send them an invitation or invitation reminder.
Boost.tv may store the name and email address of the contacts to enable the Member to contact their contacts via the Boost.tv service and to send reminders of the invitation on the Member’s behalf.
The Member’s username and password will not be saved anywhere on the site.
Boost.tv does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations and invitation reminders on behalf of the Member. The Member or the Member’s contacts can request the removal of their details from the Boost.tv database at any time by sending an email to: helpdesk@boost.tv.
We reserve the right to communicate such of a Member’s personal information as we hold to third parties which seek the disclosure of it, and which make a legally-compliant request for its disclosure.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with Boost.tv, you can contact us here. You can also mail the following address if you wish to request from Boost.tv a copy of the personal data we hold about you or a description of that data. Please note that by English law we are entitled to charge you a small sum for providing this information.
Our site contains links to other sites. Boost.tv is not responsible for the privacy practices, or the content, of those web sites.
You can obtain further information about data protection laws by visiting the Information Commissioner’s website at ico.gov.uk.
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy or email practices, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.