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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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