Finger Lakes Television Privacy Policy

At Finger Lakes Television (FLTV), we are committed to protecting your privacy. We recognize that it is critical for individuals and businesses to be confident that their privacy is protected when they visit www.fingerlakestv.org or contact the station through email, phone or online forms. Sometimes we do need information to provide services that you request, and this commitment of privacy explains our online information practices.

FLTV does not collect any personal information about you unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail or contacting the station.

Information that may be collected when you visit www.fingerlakestv.org.

FLTV may at some point collect and store the following information about your visit:

  • The Internet Protocol address of the computer that accessed our Web site
  • The type of browser, its version and the operating system on which that browser is running
  • The Web page from which the user accessed the current Web page
  • The pages that were visited and the amount of time spent at each page

None of the above-mentioned information is deemed to constitute personal information by the Internet Privacy and Security Act. The information above, if collected, would be used to improve FLTVs content and to help FLTV understand how users are interacting with its Web site. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purpose.

Information collected when you use an online form

During your visit to www.fingerlakestv.org, you may use the online events form. Your e-mail address and the contents of your message will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include images included in the message. Your e-mail address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes.

FLTV does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 or create profiles of children under the age of 13. Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal information submitted in a form will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from access by federal or State law, be subject to public access.

Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Web site

The collection of information through www.fingerlakestv.org and the disclosure of that information are subject to the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act. FLTV will only collect personal information or disclose personal information if the user has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information.

However, FLTV may collect or disclose personal information without consent if the collection or disclosure is: (1) authorized by state or federal statute or regulation; (2) made pursuant to a court order or by law; (3) for the purpose of validating the identity of the user; or (4) of information to be used solely for statistical purposes that is in a form that cannot be used to identify any particular person.

Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, collected through www.fingerlakestv.orgis subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.

FLTV may disclose personal information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to FLTV’s information technology assets.

Access to and Correction of Personal Information Collected Through www.fingerlakestv.org

Any user may submit a request to FLTV to determine whether personal information pertaining to that user has been collected through www.fingerlakestv.org. Any such request shall be made in writing and must be accompanied by reasonable proof of identity of the user. Reasonable proof of identity may include verification of a signature, inclusion of an identifier generally known only to the user, or similar appropriate identification. The address for FLTV:

Finger Lakes Television c/o
Finger Lakes Community College
3325 Marvin Sands Drive
Canandaigua, New York 14424

FLTV shall, within five (5) business days of the receipt of a proper request, provide access to the personal information; deny access in writing, explaining the reasons therefore; or acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days from the date of the acknowledgment.

Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information Collected Through www.fingerlakestv.org

FLTV is committed to protecting personal information collected through www.fingerlakestv.org against unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Consequently, FLTV limits employee access to personal information collected through www.fingerlakestv.org to only those employees who need access to the information in the performance of their official duties.

Other Websites and Software

www.Fingerlakestv.org may contain links to third party websites or software applications. FLTV is not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites or applications. This Privacy Policy only applies to information collected by FLTV.

Cookies

Cookies are simple text files stored on your web browser to provide a means of distinguishing among users of this website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet web sites. To better serve you, we may use “cookies” to enhance or customize your visit to this web site. Cookies can be created automatically on the device you use to access www.fingerlakestv.org and do not contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We may use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on the device you use to access this website. A cookie is erased during operation of your browser or when your browser is closed.The software and hardware you use to access the web site allows you to refuse new cookies or delete existing cookies.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this privacy policy should not be construed as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided through www.fingerlakestv.org.

Contact Information

For questions regarding this Internet privacy policy, please contact FLTV via e-mail at fltv.staff@gmail.com or by regular mail at:

Finger Lakes Television c/o
Finger Lakes Community College
3325 Marvin Sands Drive
Canandaigua, New York 14424

Definitions

The following definitions apply to, and appear in italics, in this policy:

Personal information: For purposes of this policy, “personal information” means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person.

Adopted: September 26, 2022