Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 14, 2006

France Telecom takes the privacy of its site visitors and subscribers very seriously. On this page, France Telecom addresses what information is collected from you and how that information is used. If you have additional questions not answered here, please, send us an email. By accessing or using the site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accept this privacy policy and its terms.

Information Collected

To better serve site visitors and subscribers, and to enable the operation of the services offered on the site, France Telecom collects two basic types of information from users:

  • Personally Identifiable Information: This information personally identifies one individual from another and is voluntarily provided to us by subscribers or visitors of the site. It is used to fulfill requests and inquiries. France Telecom does not rent or sell any of this information to any third parties.
  • Aggregate User and Tracking Information: This information provides insights on how subscribers and visitors use the site and other France Telecom products. This data is anonymous in nature and does not contain any personally identifiable information. This information is used to ensure that the site, e-mail messages and marketing efforts continue to appeal to users.

Voluntary Information

France Telecom only collects personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us. Examples include, amongst other information, your name, email address, phone number, website user name and password. France Telecom only requires personally identifiable information from you when it is needed for registration as part of the community.

Other information France Telecom collects

When you visit the site, some information about your visit may be automatically collected using cookies, log analysis software and other aggregate tracking technologies.

Cookies

Cookies are files that contain small amounts of data. If your browser is configured to accept these files, they are stored on your computer’s hard drive. These data files are used whenever you visit the site. Cookies capture and remember certain information about you. By using cookies, France Telecom is able to:

  • Personalize and enhance your visit to the site.
  • Expedite account log-in.
  • Better measure how many users view and/or access the site.
  • Better measure the effectiveness of online marketing campaigns.

You may set your browser to refuse cookies. However, by refusing to accept cookies, you may not be able to access some pages or use some of the site functions. Some France Telecom cookie file(s) remain on your computer’s hard drive unless and until you manually delete the file(s). France Telecom cookie files do not contain personally identifiable information or track an individual users’ movement through the site.

Log File Analysis

France Telecom also collects information from your computer each time you visit the site using log file analysis software. Information measured, analyzed and collected in this manner may include but not limited to: your IP address, operating system, platform information, date and time of your clickstream behavior, email address, cookie information, session information (includes: page interaction information, browser interaction information, page response times, length of visits to individual pages, and download errors) and web browser software. Information collected on how you use the site does not include personally identifiable information. Though some personally identifiable information may be collected in this process, the information collected is not used to track an individual’s use through the site.

Use of Collected Information

France Telecom will not sell, exchange or otherwise distribute your personally identifiable information without your consent, except to the extent required by law, in accordance with your instructions, or as identified in this privacy policy.

Personally Identifiable Information

France Telecom may use your information, including personally identifiable information, for business purposes including, without limitation, the following:

  • To improve the quality of your visit to the site and affiliated websites and services.
  • To create your newslens account.
  • To send marketing communications that you have opted-in to or otherwise agreed to receive.
  • To send surveys to you.
  • To update your newslens account with any information received from you or from hird-party sources about you.

Also, France Telecom may use your information, including personally identifiable information, as follows:

  • France Telecom sometimes contracts with other companies and individuals to perform functions or services on its behalf, such as hosting the site, sending email messages and administering contests and surveys. Such third parties may have access to personally identifiable information, such as email addresses, needed to perform their functions, but are restricted from using it for purposes other than providing services for France Telecom.
  • In some cases, France Telecom may choose to buy or sell assets. In these business transfers, customer information, including personally identifiable information, is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if France Telecom, or substantially all of its assets were acquired, or in the unlikely event that France Telecom goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, customer information, including personally identifiable information, would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquiror of France Telecom or any of its assets may continue to use your personally identifiable information as set forth in this policy.
  • France Telecom may preserve and has the right to disclose any information about you or your use of the site without your prior permission if France Telecom has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) protect and defend the rights, property or safety of France Telecom or its affiliates, other users of the site, or the public; (b) enforce the Terms of Use for the site; or (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties. France Telecom may also disclose information as France Telecom deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
  • France Telecom may share any information you submit when France Telecom has your consent to do so, or when France Telecom needs to share it in order to provide the information or service you requested.

Non-personally Identifiable Information

France Telecom may use your non-personally identifiable information it collects during your visit to the site, during your interaction with France Telecom’s e-mails or during your interaction with France Telecom’s third-party marketing efforts for other purposes, including without limitation, the following:

  • To better monitor in aggregate the effectiveness of France Telecom’s online and offline advertising and marketing campaigns.
  • To better monitor in aggregate how visitors and customers are using the site.
  • To ensure that the site and e-mails continue to provide relevant content that is interesting and useful to users.
  • To uncover and diagnose problems with the site and France Telecom’s servers.
  • For day-to-day system administration needs.

What You Get From France Telecom

France Telecom believes that honest and clear communications with subscribers and users is a key part of a great experience. France Telecom only wants to send you e-mail that you expect to receive or that you have requested. All of France Telecom’s e-mail communications contain clear information on how to unsubscribe, and France Telecom honors all requests as quickly as possible. Below are examples (without limitation) of communications you may receive from France Telecom:

Registration e-mail messages

When you register for a newslens account, you will receive an e-mail confirming your registration (as applicable). The e-mail message will contain your name, the e-mail address you provided and your France Telecom sign-in answer.

Marketing or Promotional E-mails

If you sign up for one of France Telecom’s marketing e-mails either directly, through the subscriber area or by any other means, France Telecom will send you the marketing e-mail that you have requested. France Telecom only sends these e-mails to site visitors and subscribers who sign up for one of its mailing lists or who agree to future contact regarding special promotions and offers from France Telecom. These mailings contain clear information on how to unsubscribe, and France Telecom honors all requests as quickly as possible. If you are receiving communications from France Telecom and wish to unsubscribe, either follow the unsubscribe instructions in the communication or follow the opt-out instructions below to indicate that you no longer want to receive e-mail from France Telecom.

Postal Mail

France Telecom may also send you notifications of new products, surveys, contests and other communications via postal mail. If you do no wish to receive postal mail from France Telecom, follow the opt-out instructions below.

Answering Inquiries

If you send France Telecom or phone in a question or offer a suggestion, France Telecom may use your e-mail address, telephone number or postal address to respond to you.

France Telecom Products - Other Sites

France Telecom does not share personally identifiable information with business partners who display or offer France Telecom products or services on their websites.

Protection

France Telecom understands that the safety of your personal information is extremely important to you. That is why France Telecom uses both electronic and other measures to keep your information protected from unauthorized access.

About This Policy

The France Telecom privacy policy was posted on the date set forth above. France Telecom reserves the right to change, alter or modify this policy for any reason at any time. When France Telecom does so, changes in France Telecom’s privacy policy will be posted on the site and will be effective immediately If you are a regular visitor or subscriber to this site, France Telecom recommends that you check this privacy policy on a regular basis.

Policies for Users of the Site Under Age 13

As this site is not to be used by children under the age of 13, France Telecom does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children under the age of 13, except for the limited circumstances described below. In the event a child under the age of 13 submits a question to France Telecom at the site and identifies his or her age, France Telecom may use the child’s email address for the sole purpose of responding to the child’s question on a one time only basis. However, France Telecom will not use the child’s email address for further contact and will remove the address from its records after the initial response to the child.

External Links

The France Telecom site may include links to other websites whose privacy policies France Telecom does not control. Once you leave the site, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting. That policy may differ from France Telecom’s and is not covered within this privacy policy.

Accessing and Updating your Information

Subscribers may view and change their personally identifiable information. The information is located in their password-protected profile in the “My Profile” section of the France Telecom site. It may take a reasonable period of time to respond to any request to cancel or modify an account. If you request the deletion or modification of your personal information maintained by France Telecom, such information may be retained for a period of time in France Telecom’s backup systems as a precaution against system failures. Some information may be retained for longer periods as required by law, contract or auditing requirements.

Questions

If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please contact us.

Postal contact:
801 Gateway Boulevard, Suite #500,
Attn: Website Terms and Conditions,
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Email contact: support@newslens.com

Fax contact: +1 (650) 875-1505