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Privacy Policy Effective May 13, 2011: Summary of the Monet Lane Prods., Inc. Privacy Policy:
    1. INTRODUCTION - The Introduction identifies the basic Judge Alex Services covered by this Privacy Policy and provides a brief overview of what this Privacy Policy covers. 2. SUBMISSION AND COLLECTION OF INFORMATION - This section addresses the collection of non-personally identifiable information via cookies and related technologies by Monet and third parties. 3. NOTICE - This section provides information on how Monet notifies users about future Policy changes, where Monet stores data, and third-party websites that may link to the Judge Alex Services. 4. USE AND DISCLOSURE - This section describes how Monet uses your information to provide and manage the Judge Alex Services, including when Monet may disclose your information to third parties that assist Monet in providing those services. 5. SECURITY - This section describes Monet's security measures. 6. CONTACT US - This section instructs users how to contact Monet.
1.INTRODUCTION Monet Lane Prods., Inc. ("Monet." or "we") operates judgealex.com ("Judge Alex"), which is a website featuring content supplemental to the Judge Alex TV show. The services Monet offers include Judge Alex and the other features, content, or applications offered from time to time in connection with Judge Alex, including when Judge Alex is accessed via the Internet, mobile or other device (collectively, the "Judge Alex Services"). Monet is part of the United States based operations of News Corporation. As set forth in our Terms of Use http://www.judgealex.com/terms/, Judge Alex is a general audience site, is not targeted to children, and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. This Privacy Policy applies to all users. This Policy describes the collection and use of users' personal information on Judge Alex. It also describes generally Monet's practices for handling non-personally identifiable information (e.g., interests, demographics and site usage) to the extent such information is associated with a particular user or user account. 2. SUBMISSION AND COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ON JUDGE ALEX SERVICES User Submitted Information Registration Information is the information that users must provide to Monet at registration for or upon subscription to a Judge Alex Service, for example, to submit a case, create an account, enter contests, promotions or sweepstakes, receive a newsletter, play a game or take a survey. Judge Alex Collected Information Judge Alex Site Activity Information. When users access the Judge Alex Services, we may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about those visits. For example, in order to permit your connection to the Judge Alex Services, our servers receive and record information about your computer and browser, including potentially your IP address, browser type, and other software or hardware information. If you access the Judge Alex Services from a mobile or other device, we may collect a unique device ide ntifier assigned to that device or other transactional information for that device in order to serve content to it. We also may use cookies and other tracking technologies (including browser cookies, pixels, beacons, and Adobe Flash technology including cookies), which are comprised of small bits of data that often include an anonymous unique identifier. Websites send this data to your browser when you first request a web page and then store the data on your computer so that Monet can access information when you make subsequent requests for pages from that site. We may use these technologies to collect and store information about your usage of the Judge Alex Services, such as pages you have visited, search queries you have run, and advertisements you have seen. Third parties that support the Judge Alex Services by serving advertisements or providing services, such as allowing users to share content or tracking aggregate site usage statistics, may also use these technologies to collect similar information. Monet does not control these third-party technologies and their use is governed by the privacy policies of third parties using such technologies. For more information about third-party ad networks that use these technologies, see www.aboutads.info. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but you can change your settings to notify you when a cookie is being set or updated, or to block cookies altogether. Please consult the "Help" section of your browser for more information (e.g., http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies). Users can manage the use of Flash technologies, including cookies, with the Flash management tools available at Adobe's website, see http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/security/privacy_policy/faq.html. Please note that by blocking any or all cookies you may not have access to certain features or personalization available through the Judge Alex Services. Third Parties. To improve the quality of the Judge Alex Services, we may supplement the information we collect with information from third parties. If you access the Judge Alex Services through a third-party connection or log-in, we may also collect your user ID and/or user name associated with that third-party service, or any information you have made public in connection with that service and which the third party shares with partner services. 3. NOTICE & CHOICE Means of Notice. This Privacy Policy is the primary means by which Monet provides you with notice about its collection and use of your information. Privacy Policy Changes. Monet may modify this Privacy Policy as necessary. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy that expand our rights to use your personal information, we will notify you to seek your consent through email or a prominent posting on the site. Location of Data. The Judge Alex Services are hosted in the United States. If you are a user located outside the United States, you understand and consent to having any personal information you provide transferred to and processed in the United States. U.S. data protection and other relevant laws may not be the same as those in your jurisdiction. As a result, please read this Privacy Policy with care. Linked Websites. The Judge Alex Services may also be linked to sites or services operated by Monet affiliates (i.e., that are part of the News America Group: "Affiliated Companies") or third parties, and may carry advertisements or offer content, functionality, games, newsletters, contests or sweepstakes, or applications developed and maintained by third parties. Monet is not responsible for the privacy practices of any such third parties, and once you submit information directly to a third party, leave the Judge Alex Services via a link, enable a third-party service, or click an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of that third-party. Additionally, although all Affiliated Companies adhere to the News Corporation corporate Privacy Principles, users who visit an Affiliated Company site should still refer to its separate privacy policy, which may differ in some respects from this Privacy Policy. Collection of Personal Financial Information by a Third Party. If you elect to purchase a any products or services through Judge Alex you will be required to provide personal financial information, including your credit card information, billing address or other payment information) (collectively, "Personal Financial Information"), full name, phone number and shipping address in order to purchase such product or service. At the time of your purchase, Monet will notify you of the identity of any third party that is collecting, transmitting, storing and/or processing your Personal Financial Information. You acknowledge and agree that this Privacy Policy will not apply to any Personal Financial Information that you provide to any independent third party company on Judge Alex and that all payment obligations related to such purchase shall be governed solely by the applicable independent third party company's privacy policy. You further acknowledge and agree that Judge Alex will have no liability for or control over such independent third party company's use or protection of your Personal Financial Information. You should check the privacy policy of the independent third party company's website to determine how it will handle any Personal Financial Information it collects from you and/or processes. You acknowledge and agree that in the event that such independent third party company experiences a data breach that compromises or otherwise affects your Personal Financial Information, Monet shall in no way be responsible or liable to you for such breach. You should contact the applicable independent third party company regarding any such data breach. 4.USE AND DISCLOSURE Information Made Public Through Use of the Judge Alex Services and User Privacy Settings Your username is always publicly available to everyone, including other users, Search Engines, and anyone else with access to the Judge Alex Services. Monet's Use and Disclosure of Information We only share your non-public personal information with non-affiliated third parties when we believe sharing is permitted by you or authorized by this Privacy Policy. In addition, Monet may share your personal information with Affiliated Companies. We use the information we collect from and about users for the following purposes: To provide and manage the Judge Alex Services. We use the information we collect from and about users to provide the Judge Alex Services and features to you, which may include to measure and improve those services and features, to personalize your experience by delivering relevant content, advertising and marketing messages, to allow you to participate in online games, contests or promotions, to provide you with customer support, and to respond to inquiries. We may use aggregated, anonymous data about use of and activity on the Judge Alex Services to assist us in this regard and such data is not subject to this Privacy Policy. To allow third-party service providers to assist us in providing and managing the Judge Alex Services. Monet may make your non-public personal information available to certain third-party service providers, such as contractors, agents or sponsors, who help us manage or provide the Judge Alex Services by, for example: developing or supporting products and features; conducting email marketing on our behalf; processing payments; administering message boards; fulfilling orders; processing data or statistics; or assisting with the administration, judging and prize fulfillment aspects of contests, promotions and sweepstakes. These outside service providers are required to protect non-public personal information entrusted to them and not use it for any other purpose than the specific service they are providing to the Judge Alex Services. To contact you. Monet may periodically send promotional materials (e.g., newsletters) or notifications related to the Judge Alex Services to the email address you provided to us at registration or subscription to a Judge Alex Service. If you want to stop receiving promotional materials from Monet, you can follow the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email. There are certain service notification emails that you may not opt-out of as long as you are a member, such as notifications of changes to the Judge Alex Services or policies. To deliver relevant advertising. We may use the information you provide to us, and information we collect about your use of the Judge Alex Services through cookies and other technologies, to assist us in delivering you relevant ads when you visit the Judge Alex Services. We may work with third-party advertising networks and advertisers who help deliver these ads to you. We do not share your non-public personal information with these third parties, but we may share anonymized or aggregated information with them to improve the relevancy of the ads you see on the Judge Alex Services. As noted above, these third-party advertising networks and advertisers may also use cookies and similar technologies to collect and track non-personally identifiable information such as demographic information, aggregated information, and Internet activity to assist them in delivering advertising that is more relevant to your interests. To find out more about third-party online advertising and to opt out of this type of advertising, visit the Network Advertising Initiative website http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp . Judge Alex also shares non-personally identifiable demographic and interest information associated with your account with third-party advertising networks to assist them in delivering relevant ads on Judge Alex. To protect the rights of Monet and our users. There may be instances when Monet may disclose user information without providing notice or choice, including situations where Monet has a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary in order to: (i) protect or defend the legal rights or property of Monet, our Affiliated Companies or their employees, agents and contractors (including enforcement of our agreements); (ii) protect the safety and security of users of the Judge Alex Services or members of the public; (iii) protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or (iv) comply with the law or legal process. We may retain backup information related to your use of the Judge Alex Services on our servers for fraud detection or to comply with applicable law or our internal security policies. To complete a merger or sale of assets. If Monet sells all or part of its business or makes a sale or transfer of its assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or transfer of all or a material part of its business, Monet may transfer your information to the party or parties involved in the transaction as part of that transaction. 5. SECURITY Monet uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard user information in its possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. 6. CONTACT US If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact Monet at: Email: privacy@20thtv.com Mail: Lisa Del Monte Internet Privacy Contact c/o Monet Lane Prods., Inc. 2121 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: 310.369.1669