Privacy Policy

CSC Media Group Limited. UK Privacy Policy

We care about your information and appreciate and value the trust you place in us to handle your information fairly and carefully. If you are under the age of 18, please make sure your parent or legal guardian (“Your Adult”) reads this Privacy Policy and get them to explain anything you don’t understand. This Privacy Policy describes the basis on which we will process any personal data that we collect from you and Your Adult or that you or Your Adult provide to us when you use our websites and applications: popfun.co.uk, tinypop.com, kixtv.co.uk, popgirl.tv and poppower.com (each individually a “Site” and together the “Sites”) and the POP ArtPad App and the Tiny Pop App (each individually an “App” and together the “Apps”).

The Sites and Apps are offered by CSC Media Group Limited (collectively, “we,” “us,” and “our”), and we will be the data controller in respect of any of Your Information (see Section 2 below) that you submit to us or that we collect from you when you use our Sites and Apps. We are a company registered in England with registered no. 04442243 and registered address at Sony Pictures Europe House, 25 Golden Square, London W1R 9LU. CSC Media Group Limited is a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Corporation Limited (part of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Group).

By visiting and using a Site or App, you are consenting to us gathering and processing your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Your rights: accessing and amending Your Information

You have the right to access Your Information held by us and, if necessary, have it amended to correct any errors. You can also request not to receive email communications and/or other marketing information from us. For more details please contact us by email at info@popfun.co.uk or write to us at:

CSC Media Group
PO BOX 7824
25 Golden Square
London
W1A 9AR

We may charge you a small fee to process your request to receive details of Your Information that we process. The fee we charge will not exceed any limit set by applicable law.

2. What information do we gather about you?

Information You Provide:
We collect various personal information about you which may include your name, email, address, date of birth, telephone number, your preferences and interests, or other information you provide to us or grant us access to (“Your Information”) when you communicate with us, or take part in interactive games, features or competitions. We may also collect information that you enter on our Sites and Apps, such as photographs, video images or other content that you may upload to the Site (“User-Generated Content” or “UGC”).

Automatic Information Collection:
We may use a variety of technologies that collect information about how the Sites and Apps are accessed and used (“Usage Information”). Usage Information may consist of your internet browser type, operating system, the webpages you viewed, the time you viewed them, and what webpages you looked at before viewing the current page so that we get a better idea of how our users interact with our Sites and Apps and can then tailor and improve them accordingly. Usage Information generally can't be linked to you individually, but if we can link it to you then we treat it as Your Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We may also automatically collect your IP address or other unique identifier for the computer, mobile device, technology or other device (collectively, “Device”) you use to access the Sites and Apps. A unique identifier is a number that is automatically assigned to your Device when you access a web site or its servers, and our computers identify your Device by this number (“Device Identifier”). Some mobile service providers may also provide us with the physical location of the Device used to access the Sites and Apps.

3. How do we use cookies?

Cookies are files that web servers place on your Device. The use of cookies on the Sites and Apps allows you to enjoy more seamless visits and more accurately measures your behaviour on the Sites and Apps. You can learn more about the cookies we use and how you can disable cookies in our Cookies Policy.

4. How do we treat children's personal information?

If you are under the age of 18, and you wish to provide us with Your Information for any purpose, such as to participate in a promotion or competition, you must read this Privacy Policy with Your Adult and may not provide Your Information without obtaining Your Adult’s prior consent. If we are notified or otherwise learn that a person under the age of 18 has submitted personal data to us through any of our Sites or Apps other than under the conditions set forth above, we will delete such personal data.

5. How do we use your information?

We will use Your Information collected through the Sites to: (1) allow you to participate in the features we offer on the Sites and Apps; (2) upload your UGC; (3) provide you with information that you request or agree to receive; (4) improve the Sites and Apps and for internal business purposes; (5) contact you with regard to your use of the Sites and Apps, and any changes to our policies; (6) tailor our content, advertisements and offers; and (7) fulfil other purposes disclosed at the time you provide Your Information or otherwise where we have a legal justification to do so.

6. How do we share your information?

We may share your information to the following parties:

When You Agree To Have Your Information Shared
While on our Sites and Apps, you may have the opportunity to opt-in to receive information and/or marketing offers from someone else or to otherwise consent to the sharing of Your Information with a third party. If you agree to have Your Information shared, Your Information will be disclosed to the third party and will be subject to the privacy policy and business practices of that third party. You also may specifically request, sometimes through your use of an interactive feature, a widget or an application, that we share Your Information with a third party and we will typically do so under those circumstances. In addition, if you choose to register for a promotion, such as a competition, prize draw or contest, Your Information may be disclosed to third parties for purposes of the administration of such promotion.

Your Information That You Disclose Publicly on the Sites and Apps
You may submit UGC to the Sites and Apps. Any such UGC may be disclosed publicly. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third party uses of any UGC after it is displayed on the Sites or Apps.

Third Parties Providing Services on Our Behalf
We may engage third parties to perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting or operating our Sites and Apps, sending e-mail communications, and data analysis. We may share Your Information with third parties in order for them to provide content or otherwise perform services for us, and we will require such parties to maintain appropriate security to protect such data from unauthorized access or processing.

Affiliate Sharing and Business Transfers
We may share Your Information with other entities affiliated with us for internal reasons, primarily for business and operational purposes. We may also share Your Information with the buyers of all or part of our business or with any business we merge with or acquire.

Legal Protections and Other Disclosures
We may transfer and disclose information, including Your Information, Usage Information, UGC and Device Identifier (including IP address), to third parties: when required by law or when we believe in good faith that we are legally required to do so; at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation; to verify or enforce the Site's and App’s Terms and Conditions or other applicable policies; to respond to an emergency; or otherwise to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of third parties, visitors to the Sites and Apps or the public. Pursuant to valid requests by law enforcement agencies, we may also use Device Identifiers to identify users, and may do so in cooperation with copyright owners, Internet service providers, wireless service providers or law enforcement agencies, at our discretion. Such disclosures may be carried out without notice to you.

7. Links to other websites and services and our content on other websites

The Sites and Apps may contain links that will direct you to other websites or services that are operated and controlled by third parties. This includes links from advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use our logo(s) as part of a co-branding agreement. We have no control over these third parties, and your use of their websites and features are subject to their privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or business practices of any third party web site. In addition, we may place our widgets or other features on certain third party web sites. When we do so, any personal data that we obtain about you will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

8. Your consent to international transfers of Your Information

Your Information may be transferred to, and stored in the UK and the US. In addition, another of our service providers may provide data processing services on our behalf. These companies may be located in, or use IT equipment located in, countries outside of the European Economic Area where the privacy laws may not provide an equivalent level of protection to those in your home country. Where this is the case, we will take steps to ensure that Your Information receives an equivalent level of protection. Your Information may be processed in the UK and other locations globally, including the United States where it may be subject to access requests from governments, courts or law enforcement in the United States. By using the Sites and Apps, and providing us with any information, you consent to the international transfer, storing and processing of Your Information.

9. What steps do we take to keep Your Information secure?

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to help protect and secure Your Information. However, no electronic data transmission or storage of information can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We will retain Your Information for as long as is necessary to provide any services to you or for a reasonable period or as long as the law otherwise permits.

10. How can we make changes to our Privacy Policy?

Except to the extent limited by applicable law, we reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time, by prominently posting notice of the amendment on the Sites and Apps. The changes will become effective fourteen days after posting and will apply to all Your Information. If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy that materially impact the way that we collect, process or store your personal data, we will, to the extent that we have your email address, notify you by email.