Privacy Policy
KORTV provides live streaming of Korean broadcasting channels and video service offering a selection of television shows, movies, clips, and other content. These services including our KORTV Premium Service and any other features, tools, applications, materials, or other services, offered by KORTV, device or platform are referred to collectively as the “KORTV Services.”
About KORTV
Below you will find our updated Privacy Policy, effective as of November 19, 2013. This Privacy Policy covers the information collected from or about you and your activities when you use the KORTV Services. It also provides information about our relationships with certain third parties that provide services in connection with the KORTV Services. If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please let us know by emailing us at privacy [at] kortv.com or contacting us by mail at the address listed below:
Attention: Legal Department
KORTV Inc.
47 Langstaff Avenue
Edison, NJ 08817
What kinds of information does KORTV collect from or about me and my activities?
Information automatically collected when you use the KORTV Services, such as your location, your activity on the KORTV Services, device information, and information collected via cookies, web beacons, or other technologies.
We may combine any or all of the information we collect from or about you and use it in the manner described in this Privacy Policy.
Are there other parties collecting information from or about me that I should be aware of while using the KORTV Services?
- KORTV doesn't handle any type payment processing or collect personal information. The payment is processed by third party company who collects information about you such as your name, email address, address, telephone number, birth date and your credit card information. For these reason we are not responsible for the privacy practice operated by third parties. You should check the privacy policy of the third party company to determine how they handles any information it collects from or about you.
- The KORTV Services are provided through device platforms operated by other companies. For these reason we are not responsible for the privacy practice operated by third parties. You should check the privacy policy of the platform companies to determine how they handles any information it collects from or about you.
- Advertisers and Advertising-Related Service Providers that perform advertising related services for KORTV may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information from or about you in order to tailor advertisements, measure advertising effectiveness, and enable other enhancements.
How does KORTV use information it collects from or about me?
- We use information we collect from or about you or your device to help us deliver a first-class user experience. KORTV uses of this information to improving our services; compiling aggregate data for internal and external business purposes; preventing potentially illegal activities; protecting our rights; other uses in accordance with our Terms of Service; and customizing the content and advertising you view.
- In addition to the specific data use described in this Privacy Policy, we may also use the information collected from our about you for other purposes in aggregated or non-personally identifiable forms. This means that we will combine information about individuals together, or otherwise anonymity the information, so that no individual person is identifiable. We may use information in these forms for a variety of purposes, including for research or analysis, advertising, and promotional purposes.
With whom does KORTV share the information it collects from or about me?
- We may share the information collected from or about you with our business partners, including advertisers, content license holders and other companies that are not affiliated with KORTV, in aggregated or non-personally identifiable forms.
- We may also share the information collected from or about you with service providers that provide services to us and our business partners in aggregated or non-personally identifiable forms.
- There may be instances when we may disclose your information without providing you with a choice in order to protect the legal rights of KORTV or its affiliates, and each of their respective investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, and suppliers; to protect the safety and security of users of the KORTV Services or to enforce our Terms of Use; to protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or to comply with or respond to the law or legal process or a request for cooperation by a government entity, whether or not legally required. If you notify us that you believe your legal rights have been violated by KORTV or another user of the KORTV Services, we may provide the information that you provide to us to others to the extent that we believe it is necessary to evaluate and respond to your complaint.
- If we sell all or part of our business, or make a sale or transfer of assets, or are otherwise involved in a merger or business transfer, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy, we may transfer your information to one or more third parties as part of that transaction.
Does KORTV share aggregate or non-personally identifiable information?
In addition to the specific data sharing practices described in this Privacy Policy, we may also share the information collected from or about you for other purposes in aggregated or non-personally identifiable forms. This means that we will combine information about individuals together, or otherwise anonymity the information, so that no individual person is identifiable. We may share information in these forms with various affiliated and unaffiliated entities, including our business partners.
How does KORTV protect the information it collects from or about me?
- We use reasonable physical, technical, and administrative measures to safeguard aggregated or non-personally identifiable information in our possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification.
- KORTV doesn't collect any sensitive information(such as credit card information) or process any type billing transmission. This is all done by KORTV's third party company. Please read third party companies security protection.
What happens when KORTV changes its Privacy Policy?
From time to time, we may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect industry initiatives or changes in the law or changes to the scope of the KORTV Services or for other reasons. Therefore, it is important to check the effective date of the Privacy Policy posted at http://www.kortv.com/privacy-policy each time you visit kortv.com or use any of the KORTV Services to ensure you are familiar with the most updated policies and practices. If we make any material revisions to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting notice on kortv.com.
Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Technologies
What technologies are used to understand how people use the KORTV Services?
We, along with advertising technology companies and service providers that provide services to us and our business partners, use a variety of technologies to learn more about how people use the KORTV Services . This section provides more information about some of those technologies and how they work.
- Cookies: Cookies are small bits of information that are stored in separate files within your computer's Internet browser. Cookies store information about your activities on a website or other platform. They enable us to make your use of the KORTV Services more enjoyable. We, along with advertising technology companies and service providers that provide services to us and our business partners, may use aggregated or non-personally identifiable information collected from or about you, such as your interests and your activities online or on device platform. Cookies are one way that this kind of information is stored.
- We, along with advertising technology companies and service providers that provide services to us and our business partners, may also use cookies and similar technologies to compile aggregate data about you and to relate your use of the KORTV Services to information obtained from you or from reputable third parties.
- Web beacons: We, along with advertising technology companies and service providers that provide services to us and our business partners, may also use technologies that communicate information from your Internet browser or the KORTV device platform to our server, including so-called "pixel tags," "web beacons," "clear GIFs," or similar means (collectively, "Pixel Tags"). Pixel Tags, which can be embedded in web pages, videos, or emails, can allow a web server to read certain types of information from your browser and device platform, check whether you have viewed a particular web page or TV channel, and determine, among other things, the time and date on which you viewed the Pixel Tag, the IP address of your computer, and the URL of the web page from which the Pixel Tag was viewed. Pixel Tags are used to improve your KORTV experience.
Questions
Who can I contact if I have concerns about this Privacy Policy?
If you have concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, including if you believe that KORTV may have incorrect information for you, you may email us at privacy [at] kortv.com. You may also contact us by mail at:
Attention: Legal Department
KORTV Inc.
47 Langstaff Avenue
Edison, NJ 08817