In addition to reviewing this privacy policy, please read our User Agreement. Your use of BayNews9.com constitutes agreement to its terms and conditions.

BayNews9.com is brought to you by Bright House Networks, LLC. This policy does not cover information collected on sites linked to from BayNews9.com.

This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to time; the date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page, so check back often. Continued access of BayNews9.com by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Privacy Policy.

It is the goal of BayNews9.com to bring you information that is tailored to your individual needs and, at the same time, protect your privacy. The following is a summary of the various ways we treat the information you provide us while using our site.

The type of information BayNews9.com collects:

BayNews9.com generally collects personally identifying information with your specific knowledge and consent. For instance, when you enter a sweepstakes or contest, complete a survey, take part in our Viewer Center, make a purchase, or register for any portion of our services, you are asked to provide information such as your e-mail address, name or phone number. Optional information such as your age or gender may also be requested.

How BayNews9.com uses information provided by you:

BayNews9.com uses this information to provide you with the service you have requested. For example, if you subscribe to our breaking news alerts, we may use your e-mail address to send you a confirmation notice. Similarly, if you enter an online contest we may require your mailing address; we may use this information to notify you if you are a winner. We may also use the information to communicate with you about new features, pro ducts or services, or to improve the services that we offer by tailoring them to your needs.

Bay News 9 believes in the privacy rights of our web users. Bay News 9 does not sell or share our users’ e-mail addresses; however we do retain the right to do so in the future. If you do not wish to have your information shared, please contact us. If you do not wish to receive communication from us, simply follow the unsubscribe instructions contained within the e-mail you received. If you've registered on any part of BayNews9.com, you may also change or update your member preferences or information within any section of the site where you have signed up, registered or created any type of account.

We may also allow access to our database by third parties that provide us with services, such as technical maintenance or forums and job search software, but only for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to provide those services. If you choose to purchase items through features on our site, we may forward your information to third parties for services such as credit card processing and order fulfillment. There are also times when you provide information about yourself to us in areas of the site that are managed or participated in by third parties, such as our breaking news alerts or shopping areas. In such cases, the information may be used by us and by such third party(ies), each pursuant to its own policies. While BayNews9.com will seek to require such third parties to follow appropriate privacy policies and will not authorize them to use this information except for the express purpose for which it is provided, BayNews9.com does not bear any responsibility for any actions or policies of third parties. There may also be occasion when we are legally required to provide access to our database in order to cooperate with police investigations or other legal proceedings. In those instances, the information is provided only for that purpose.

Cookies:

You may have read about "cookies," nuggets of information that are placed by a web site in a storage place on your own computer. We use cookies to control the display of ads, to track usage patterns on the site, to deliver editorial content, and to record registration and personalization information. For example, if you register on any part of BayNews9.com, you can opt to save your user name and password on your computer. We can provide this convenience by placing a cookie on your computer.

Our cookies may contain personally identifiable information and such cookies may be shared with our affiliated companies.

Some of our advertisers occasionally serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers.

If you don't want cookies, your Web browser likely includes an option that allows you to not accept them. However, if you set your browser to refuse cookies, some portions of BayNews9.com may not function properly.

While your individual information is protected as outlined above, we reserve the right to use aggregated, anonymous data about our users as a group for any business purpose, such as analyzing usage trends and seeking compatible advertisers and partners.

IP Address:

Your Internet Protocol ("IP") address is usually associated with the place from which you enter the Internet, like your Internet Service Provider, your company or your university. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, gather broad demographic information, and administer our web site.

Kids and Parents:

BayNews9.com is not intended for use by children, especially those under age 13. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information or use our public discussion areas, forums and chats. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must get the permission of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before making purchases, including subscriptions, on this site.

If your children disclose information about themselves in our public discussion areas, they may get unsolicited messages from other parties. Accordingly, you should tell them not to do so.
If you're worried about your children's activities or their privacy on our site, we encourage you to please click here to contact our web master.

Third Party Ad Services and Providers:

We use third-party advertising services companies to serve ads when you visit BayNews9.com. A list of these ad serving companies as of the date of this privacy policy is as follows; we may add to or alter this list, and if we do so we will revise this privacy policy accordingly:

1. Valueclick
(http://www.valueclick.com/privacy.html)

These companies may use information (generally not including your name, address email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. These companies may employ cookies and clear gifs to measure advertising effectiveness.

Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and clear GIFs is generally not personally identifiable (unless, for example, you provide personally identifiable information to them through an ad or e-mail message). We encourage you to read these businesses' privacy policies if you should have any concerns about how they will care for your personal information. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, see the Network Advertising Initiative's ("NAI") consumer Web site at www.networkadvertising.org/consumer/, and in particular, NAI's Ad Network "Opt-Out" page at www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

If you have other concerns or questions about any aspect of this policy, you may also e-mail our web master. We welcome your feedback. You can also send us regular mail at the following address:

Webmaster
BayNews9.com
700 Carillon Parkway, Suite 9
St. Petersburg, FL 33716