COMMUNICATION CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT / MAKIARIS MEDIA

PRIVACY PROTECTION STATEMENT

Effective Date: October 7, 2024

This Privacy Statement (the “Statement“) describes the types of information Communication Corporation of Connecticut / Makiaris Media (the “Company“) may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the Makiaris Media web site (the “Site“) and the products, features, materials, and services we offer (collectively with the Site, the “Services“). This Statement also describes our policies and procedures for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.

This Statement applies to information we collect on the Site and through your use of the Services generally, and through communications between you and the Site. This Statement does not apply to websites and services that are owned and operated by third parties.

Please review this Statement carefully. By accessing or using the Services (or by clicking on “accept” or “agree” to this Statement when prompted), you agree to the terms of this Statement on behalf of yourself or the entity or organization that you represent. If you do not agree to any term in this Statement, you should refrain from further use of our Services.

1. What We Collect.

We receive several types of information about you from various sources, including information that you give us and automatically collected information. Each is described in detail below.

1. Information You Give Us.

We collect personal information that you knowingly choose to disclose. This may include your name, address, email address, phone number, username, password, demographic information (such as your gender), and any other information you directly provide us on or through the Services.

1. Information Automatically Collected.

We may collect certain information using a variety of technologies about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns whenever you interact with the Services. This information includes:

1. Activity Information. We may collect information about your visits to our Services, including the types of content you view or engage with; the features you use; the actions you take; the people or accounts you interact with; the time, frequency, and duration of your activities; and other information about your use of and actions on the Services.
2. Equipment Information. We may collect information about your computer and internet connection, including your computer operating system, IP address, browser type, and browser language.

The gathering of this information may be used for maintaining the quality of the Services we provide, as well as providing overall general statistics related to the use of the Services. The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

1. Cookies. A cookie is a small data file stored on the hard drive of your computer either for only the duration of your visit on a website (“session cookies”) or for a fixed period (“persistent cookies”). Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server. We may use cookies to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on the Services.

2. Use of Personal Information.

We may use the information we collect about you in a variety of ways, including to:

1. provide the Services and its content to you;
2. fulfill the purpose for which you provide such information, or fulfill any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
3. communicate with you about your account/Services
4. respond to comments and questions, and provide customer service;
5. operate, maintain, improve, personalize, and analyze the Services;
6. inform you about important changes to, or other news about, the Services or any of its features or content;
7. carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;
8. maintain appropriate records for internal administrative purposes;
9. monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities for marketing or advertising purposes;
10. detect, prevent, or investigate security breaches, fraud, and other unauthorized or illegal activity;
11. use for any other purpose with your consent.

3. Sharing of Personal Information.

We may disclose aggregated or anonymized information about our users without any restrictions. We will not share your personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Statement except in the following circumstances:

1. To Fulfill the Purpose For That Information or With Your Consent. We may share your information to fulfill the purpose for which you provide the information, for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information, or with your consent.
2. When We Work with Service Providers. We may share your information with service providers and other third parties that provide us with support services, such as payment processing, website hosting, information technology, sales, email and postal delivery, location mapping, product and service delivery, or analytics services.
3. When We are Required by Law. We may share your information to comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
4. When We Become Involved in a Sale or Transfer of the Company. If we become involved with a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets (whether as a going concern or as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding), we may share your information with business entities or people involved in the negotiation or transfer. .

4. Accessing and Correcting Information.

You may send us an email to request access to, correct, or remove any personal information that you have provided to us. [

We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

5. Information Choices.
6. Mechanisms to Control Your Information.

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

1. Cookies and Similar Technologies. You may be able to reject cookies and certain other technologies by adjusting the appropriate settings in your browser. Each browser is different, but many common browsers have preferences that may be adjusted to allow you to either accept or reject cookies and certain other technologies before they are set or installed, or allow you to remove or reject the use or installation of certain technologies altogether. We recommend that you refer to the Help menu in your browser to learn how to modify your browser settings.
2. Promotional Communications from the Company. If you do not wish to have your contact information used by the Company to promote our own or third-party products or services, you can opt out by (i) informing us of your preference at the time sign up for our newsletter, or complete any other form on or through the Services which we collect your information; (ii) modifying your user preferences in your account profile; (iii) following the opt-out instructions in the promotional emails we send you; or (iv) sending us an email stating your request. Please note that if you opt out of receiving promotional communications from us, we may still send you non-marketing communications, including emails about your account or purchases.

6. Security.

We take reasonable precautions to secure your personal information. We encourage you to use caution when using the internet, including not sharing your password with anyone. While we have employed security technologies and procedures to assist in safeguarding your personal information, no system or network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

7. Use by Children.

The Services and its content are meant for adults. Please note that we do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or legal guardian and think your child under the age of 13 has given us information, please contact us by using the information in the “Contact Us” section below.

8. Jurisdiction-Specific Privacy Rights.

Depending on your location, you may have certain privacy rights under applicable state, federal, or international privacy laws.  If or when such jurisdiction-specific privacy rights become applicable to the Services, we will provide any required notices under such laws either directly in communications with you or in this section.  

If you are a resident of a jurisdiction in which a particular privacy law applies and you wish to submit a request to exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact us at the “Contact Us” section below. Please be advised that we may not be a covered entity under such law, or certain rights in question may be subject to exceptions. In our response to you, should we not be a covered entity or should an exception exist, we will communicate why the law does not apply to us and/or which exception applies, as the case may be. 

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights, nor will we deny you services, charge you a different price, or provide you with a lesser quality of services.

9. Changes to This Privacy Statement.

We may update this Statement from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post the updated Statement on this page and notify you of such changes by means through a notice on the Site home page. Please check the Statement periodically for updates.

10. Notice Regarding Third-Party Sites, Applications, and Services.

This Statement does not cover the use of tracking technologies by third parties. The Services may contain links, content, advertising, or references to other websites by third parties. Please be aware that we do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or when and how they may be used. Therefore, the Company does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices, or procedures of any third party. We encourage you to read the privacy statements and terms and conditions of linked or referenced websites you enter.

11. Contact Us.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Statement, you can contact us at:

1111 Cromwell Ave. Rocky Hill, CT 06067

860-854-6380