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PRIVACY POLICY OF - CARTOON NETWORK - cartoonnetwork.com/help/privacy.html

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Thank you for visiting Cartoon Network. Your privacy is important to
us. To better protect your privacy, and to help ensure a rewarding
online experience for all visitors, we provide this Privacy Statement
summarizing our online information practices and explaining the
choices you can make about the way your information is collected and
used. This Privacy Statement applies only to personally identifiable
information collected on Cartoon Network's Web sites where this
Privacy Statement is posted (the "Sites") and does not apply to any
other information collected by Cartoon Network and its affiliated
entities through any other means. Cartoon Network and its affiliated
entities are collectively referred to in this Privacy Statement as
"Cartoon Network," "we" or "us."

Cartoon Network is committed to providing fun, safe and secure Sites
for people of all ages. We are dedicated to safeguarding all personal
information collected online and to helping our visitors learn how to
exercise control over personal information while exploring the
Internet. Because many visitors to the Sites are children, we make
efforts to ensure that children access only the content that is
appropriate for them. In addition, we employ special measures to help
children protect their privacy while online. We do not ask children to
disclose more personal information than is necessary for them to
participate in a particular activity, and we take steps to prevent
children from posting contact information.

As we continue to offer our visitors new and different types of
content and services, we may modify our practices from time to time.

I. The Information We Collect

At Cartoon Network, we do not collect personally identifiable
information on our Sites unless our visitors voluntarily provide it to
us when you visit our Sites, including when you participate in
activities on our Sites like sweepstakes, contests, games,
informational and promotional offers, message boards, chat rooms,
profile pages, social community environments, or other public forums,
and when you provide information to our customer service
representatives. For some activities, such as online polls or surveys,
we may ask visitors to provide information that is not personally
identifiable. This might include first name only, city or state of
residence, age, gender, or a favorite cartoon character. For some
other activities, such as entering sweepstakes and subscribing to our
e-mail newsletters, we may ask visitors to provide a first name and
e-mail address. For other activities, such as sending an electronic
postcard or e-mail to a friend, we may also ask for personal
information about other people. This is usually limited to a first
name and e-mail address. E-mail addresses collected to send an
electronic postcard or e-mail to a friend are deleted immediately when
the requested postcard or e-mail is transmitted. For some limited
activities, campaigns, or offers, intended for parents and adults, we
may ask a parent or adult to provide their name, address, e-mail
address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, cable
or satellite provider, and/or information about their interests in and
use of various products, programs, and services. In order to provide
appropriate customer service support for some features of our Sites or
improve our products, we may ask visitors to provide a first name,
email address and limited information that is relevant to a customer
service inquiry.

Visitors who order merchandise or other materials from the Sites or
participate in certain interactive features will be required to
provide their full name, billing and mailing addresses, e-mail
address, telephone number and a credit card number. If an order is
being shipped to a third party, we will also need the recipient's name
and mailing address. Before collecting information in connection with
an e-commerce order, we will verify the validity of the purchaser's
credit card. On occasion, we might solicit additional voluntary
information regarding shoppers' personal shopping preferences.

When a child under age thirteen participates in another ongoing
activity that requires the collection, retention, and use of personal
information, we will also ask for a parent's e-mail address so that we
can notify the parent that we have received personal information from
their child. We do not knowingly collect names and e-mail addresses
from children under age thirteen for these types of activities without
notifying the parent via e-mail and giving the parent the option to
remove their child's e-mail address from the applicable database for
that activity. For specific one-time requests we receive from
visitors, e-mail addresses are collected and used only in connection
with the specific one-time request. For example, for sweepstakes and
contests, e-mail addresses are collected for the purpose of entering
the online sweepstakes or contest on a one-time basis and are used to
notify winners of the sweepstakes or contest once by e-mail. Winners
will be required to return a completed prize acceptance form contained
in the notification e-mail by facsimile or U.S. mail within a
designated time period (along with the signature of a parent or legal
guardian for all minors).

In connection with registration for certain interactive online games
or features on the Sites, we may ask users to provide certain
information that is not personally identifiable such as city or state
of residence, date of birth and gender. For children under the age of
thirteen, we will ask for the child's e-mail address, which will not
be stored in a retrievable form but instead using a "hash" or unique
code generated from the e-mail address that will allow us on a
one-time basis, for example, to respond to an inquiry from the child
regarding a lost user name or password. We also may ask for a parental
email address for children under age 13 who register in order to
provide notice to the parent that his or her child would like to
participate in registration for certain interactive features. For
individuals age thirteen and over, we may collect and store an e-mail
address to use in the case of forgotten passwords and to send
newsletters and/or marketing information for which the individual has
consented.

When visitors come to our Sites, we also may collect some
non-personally identifiable information such as the current Internet
protocol address and the type of computer operating system you are
using (e.g., Microsoft Windows or Mac OS), the type of browser you are
using (e.g., Firefox, Internet Explorer), the domain name of the
Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink), your
activities while visiting our Sites, your activities while playing
games or utilizing services on our Sites (e.g., which of our Web pages
you viewed or which games you played), and the advertisements you have
been shown.

II. How We Use the Information

We use visitors' personal information collected in connection with
child-directed activities for internal purposes only, such as enabling
visitors to enter our online contests or sweepstakes, to subscribe to
an online newsletter, to provide customer service, and/or for the
purposes for which you provided the information. We may also use
personal information provided by shoppers at a Site such as
Shop.CartoonNetwork.com or by parents or adults in other sections of
our Sites to send them, by e-mail or direct mail, notification of
special offers, sale events, or birthday reminders. These
notifications are sent only to those visitors to the Sites who ask to
receive them. For some limited activities directed to parents or
adults such as offers related to our Rescuing Recess initiative or the
availability of the Boomerang network in your area, we may disclose
personally identifiable information to third parties whose practices
are not covered by this Privacy Statement (e.g., local cable
affiliates, non-profit organizations) that want to contact you in
connection with other initiatives or marketing products or services to
you. If a Site shares a parent's or adult's personally identifiable
information with such third parties, it will provide the parent or
adult with notice or an opportunity to opt out or block such uses.

We use parents' e-mail addresses to notify them when we have received
personal information such as e-mail addresses from their children and
to give parents the option to remove their child's name from our
lists. We use information we collect about others only to enable
visitors to our Site to communicate with those other people, for
example, by sending them electronic greeting cards or e-mail or to
ship gifts purchased on Shop.CartoonNetwork.com.

We do not keep any personal information we obtain through a contest or
sweepstakes until we have successfully selected a winner(s), awarded
the prize(s), and administered the contest or sweepstakes. We only use
the e-mail addresses of subscribers to our Sites' e-mail newsletters
to send them the requested newsletter(s). Each newsletter also
includes instructions for subscription removal via return e-mail.

We never sell, rent, or otherwise share our visitors' personal
information with third parties without appropriate consent. Sometimes,
we use agents or contractors to provide services to our visitors, such
as helping us conduct a sweepstakes, sending prizes to winners,
shipping customer orders made on the Sites, or providing customer
service related to activities on the Sites. In these cases, we require
the agent or contractor to keep the information confidential and to
use it only for the specific services they are performing. We may on
occasion combine information we collect through our Sites with
information that we collect from other sources. We sometimes use
non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the
design and content of our Sites, and to improve our visitors'
experience on the Sites. We also may aggregate, use and share this
information with third parties to analyze Site usage, as well as to
offer products, programs, or services.

We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to
legal process, for example, in response to a court order or a
subpoena. We also may use and disclose such information in response to
a law enforcement agency's request, or where we believe it is
necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal
activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to
the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, to
verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Sites and
applicable laws, or as otherwise required or permitted by law or
consistent with legal requirements. In addition, we may transfer
personally identifiable information about you if we or one of our
business units are acquired by, sold to, or merged with another
entity.

We will not use or transfer personally identifiable information in
ways that are materially different from the ones described above
without also providing parental notification of such practices and
obtaining consent for any materially different uses.

III. Cookies and Web Beacons

To enhance your online experience, our Sites use a software technology
called "cookies" or similar technologies. Cookies are small text files
placed in visitors' computer browsers to store their preferences.
Cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information.
Although cookies could enable us to relate a visitor's use of our
Sites and the Internet to personal information that the visitor has
provided, such as an e-mail address, we do not use cookies in
connection with personal information with one exception: for some
activities, we use session cookies to ensure that visitors under the
age of 13 provide a parental email address to assist with our
compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. We do
use cookies to determine how many visitors we have and how often they
visit various sections of our Sites and to improve or customize the
content, offerings and/or advertisements on our Sites. For example, we
may use cookies to personalize your experience at our Sites (e.g., to
recognize you by your user name when you return to a Site), and to
enable use of shopping carts on our Sites.

We, our third party service providers and/or our partners also may use
cookies to manage and measure the performance of advertisements
displayed on or delivered by or through the Sites. This also helps us,
our service providers and partners provide more relevant advertising.
For more information regarding third-party ad servers, see "
Collection of Information by Third-Party Sites," below.

"Web beacons" or clear .gifs or similar technologies are small pieces
of code placed on a web page to monitor the behavior and collect data
about the visitors viewing a web page. For example, web beacons can be
used to count the users who visit a web page or to deliver a cookie to
the browser of a visitor viewing that page. We, our third party
service providers and/or our partners may use web beacons on our Sites
from time to time for this and other purposes.

You can change your privacy preferences regarding the use of cookies
and similar technologies through your browser. You may set your
browser to accept all cookies, block certain cookies, require your
consent before a cookie is placed in your browser, or block all
cookies. Blocking all cookies will affect your online experience and
may prevent you from enjoying the full features offered at our Sites.
Please consult the "Help" section of your browser for more
information.

IV. Collection of Information by Third-Party Sites, Ad Servers and Sponsors

Our Sites contain links to other Web sites, including those of
sponsors and advertisers, whose information practices may be different
from ours. Sometimes these third party Web sites might conduct
contests or sweepstakes that are promoted on our Sites. Visitors
should consult those other third party Web sites' privacy notices,
since those Web sites are not covered by our Privacy Statement and may
follow different procedures.

Additionally, we and our advertisers may use third parties to serve or
present the ads that appear on our site and to conduct research about
the advertisements. These third parties may view, edit or set their
own cookies. We, our third party service providers and/or partners may
also place cookies, web beacons, clear .gifs or similar technologies
to help present such advertisements, and to help measure and research
the advertisements' effectiveness. The use of these technologies by
these third parties is subject to their own privacy policies and is
not covered by our Privacy Statement. For more information about
third-party ad servers and your ability to opt-out of targeted
advertising from such third party ad servers generally, please see
http://www.networkadvertising.org/ .

V. International Transfer

Cartoon Network operates globally so it may be necessary to transfer
any information provided to these Sites internationally. In
particular, the information provided will likely be transferred to and
processed in the United States where many of our central databases
operate. The data protection and other laws of other countries, such
as the United States, may not be as comprehensive as those in your
country. Please be assured that we take reasonable steps to ensure
that your privacy is protected. By using this Site, you consent to
your information being collected and used as set forth in this Privacy
Statement.

VI. Security

We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial
procedures in an effort to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized
access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we
collect online.

We are particularly sensitive to visitors' security concerns regarding
the use of credit cards to purchase products over the Internet. For
orders placed on our Sites, we use a technology that automatically
encrypts credit card data while information is being transmitted over
the Internet, provided that the visitor's browser supports the Secure
Socket Layer protocol (SSL).

To verify the security of your connection at our Sites, check the
lower left corner of your browser window after accessing the server.
If you see an unbroken or a closed lock, then SSL is active and the
server is secure. You may also check by looking at the URL line of
your browser. When accessing a secure server, the site address will
change from http to https.

VII. Parental Review of Information

Parents, please send a letter or postcard to our Cartoon Network
Privacy Manager at the mailing address provided below if you would
like to do any of the following:

* access personally identifiable information that a Site has
collected online from your child,
* correct factual errors in such information,
* request to have this information deleted, or
* request that we no longer collect or maintain such information.

Please be sure to include your e-mail address and a telephone number
where we can reach you. To protect your child's privacy and security,
we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting
you access to the personal information that we collect and maintain
about your child.

VIII. Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our Privacy
Statement and/or practices, please contact us at the following e-mail
address, mailing address and telephone number:

Email: Privacy.CartoonNetwork@turner.com

Mailing Address (Postcards only, please):

Privacy Manager - Cartoon Network
TEG Online
1050 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318

404-878-0694

IX. Updates & Effective Date

From time to time, we may update this Privacy Statement. We will
notify you about material changes in the way we treat personally
identifiable information by placing a notice on our Sites. We
encourage you to periodically check back and review this Privacy
Statement so that you always will know what information we collect,
how we use it, and to whom we disclose it.

The Privacy Statement posted on this Site was updated on or about
January 14, 2009.

X. A Final Note to Parents

The Internet offers a world of opportunity for children. Your guidance
and involvement are essential to help ensure that children have a safe
and rewarding online experience. Your efforts to instill responsible
information practices will help steer your children to age-appropriate
sites, and will go a long way toward ensuring that your children have
enriching online experiences.

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