Privacy Policy
 
The following discloses the types of personally-identifying data collected, as well as the general purpose and/or use of the information gathered, via FunniestJokester.com (the “Reel Comic Web Site”). We continually look to improve our features and services. As a result, this statement is updated from time to time. We encourage You to periodically review this page for the latest information on privacy practices of The Reel Comic. This privacy policy was updated April 1, 2008.

During the course of Your use of the Reel Comic Web Site, we may collect some or all of the following information from You:

 Name
 Address
 Email Address
 Telephone Number
 Such other information as we may determine from time to time 

The Reel Comic will never collect this information from You without Your knowledge and consent. You always have the right to decline to disclose any or all of the requested information. However, if You decline to disclose certain pieces of information to The Reel Comic, You may be unable to fully access all of the features of the Reel Comic Web Site. We may also record information about your usage, such as when you use the Reel Comic Web Site, the channels, groups and favorites to which You subscribe, the contacts with whom You communicate, the videos You watch, the frequency and size of data transfers, and the information You display or click on in the Reel Comic Web Site. If you are logged into the Reel Comic Web Site, we may associate that information with Your account. We may use clear GIFs (also know as web beacons) in HTML based emails sent to individuals registered with the Reel Comic Web Site to track which emails are opened. Children Under Age 13The Reel Comic does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register on the Reel Comic Web Site. If You are under 13, please do not attempt to register for the Reel Comic Web Site or send any information about Yourself to us, including Your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Reel Comic Web Site or the Reel Comic message board. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If You believe that we have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us using the contact information listed herein. Sharing of Personal InformationWe always want to provide You with the best possible service. To do this, we collect information that allows us to, among other things: enhance Your experience on the Reel Comic Web Site, send You offers we believe may be of interest to You, identify Your product and service preferences, customize our communications to You, or contact You about any contests in which You are involved.
 
The Reel Comic may share personal information with third parties so that such third parties may provide You with information regarding their products or services. We may also disclose Your information if:
 
• we believe we are required to do so by law;
• we need to do so to protect someone's safety or our rights and property; or
• in order to comply with this policy or other policies that may be applicable.
 
In addition, The Reel Comic may share personal information, such as name and address, with sub-contracted third parties with whom we have partnered to provide specific services to our company or our customers.  If You create an account on the Reel Comic Web Site, You may be given the opportunity to share certain information about You, Your email or web site address on the Reel Comic Web Site (“Shared Information”).  Your account name (not Your email address) is displayed to other visitors to the Reel Comic Web Site when you upload User Content or send messages through the Reel Comic web Site, and other users can contact You through messages and comments. If You have enabled Active Sharing, others may see that You (identified by Your account name) are viewing the same video. On occasion, mergers, acquisitions, and sales of business assets occur. In the event that The Reel Comic is ever involved in such a transaction, then personal information may be disclosed to the entity that acquires, is acquired by, or merges with The Reel Comic or purchases any of The Reel Comic’s assets.
 
You may opt out of the sharing of Your personal information or update or remove any or all of Your personal information, contact options and preferences on the Reel Comic Web Site by updating Your The Reel Comic Profile and any information by postal mail, email or telephone.
 
These updates may include but are not limited to:Update name and address information Eliminate duplicate addresses Remove Your name from our: Postal mailing list Email listTo contact us by postal mail:The Reel Comic
500 W. Putnam Avenue, Suite 400
Greenwich, CT  06830

 By email: privacyofficer@thereelcomic.com 
 By phone: (203) 542-7271

Acceptance of this Policy
 
By using the Reel Comic Web Site, You agree to this policy. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from this policy at any time. Your continued use of the Reel Comic Web Site following the posting of changes to these terms on this site means You accept these changes.
 
Message Board and Posted User Content
 
Please be aware that any messages, information or materials posted on our message board or submitted to our “joke barrels” or in connection with a contest are not subject to the terms of this policy. Please do not submit any information to our message boards that You would like to be kept private or secure. The Reel Comic does not control or regularly review the messages, information or materials posted in the message boards. It is a condition of Your use of the message boards and the Reel Comic Web Site that You do not upload to, post, distribute or transmit to or through the Reel Comic Web Site any messages, information or materials which violate or infringe in any way the rights of others, or which are libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, abusive, unlawful or would otherwise violate any law, or encourage such conduct, or which, without The Reel Comic's express written consent, contains advertising or any commercial solicitation; post or transmit any material that contains a virus or other harmful component; restrict or inhibit anyone from using and enjoying the message boards. 
 
Other Sites
 
The Reel Comic Web Site may contain links to other sites. Other sites may also reference or link to the Reel Comic Web Site. The Reel Comic is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other sites. Any information You may disclose at these other sites is not governed by this privacy policy. We encourage You to review these policies at any site You visit.  
 
Third Party Advertisers
 
We allow third party ad servers to serve advertisements within the Reel Comic Web Site. Those third party ad servers use technology to send, directly to your web browser, the advertisements and links that appear on the Reel Comic Web Site. The ad servers automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript or web beacons) to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising you see.
 
Assurances
 
If You feel You have a dispute with The Reel Comic regarding our privacy policy procedures and practices, or You feel Your privacy has been violated, please contact The Reel Comic by email or by phone.

Cookies 
 
"Cookies" are pieces of information that may be placed on Your computer by a Web site for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing Your communication and interaction with that Web site. Almost all Web sites use cookies for these purposes.

We may use cookies (a) to customize Your visit to the Reel Comic Web Site, (b) to deliver content consistent with Your stated interests and the manner in which You browse our site, (c) to save Your password (if You have registered with us) so You don't have to re-enter it each time You visit the Reel Comic Web Site.

Click-stream
 
As You use the Internet, a trail of electronic information is left at each web site You visit. This information, which is sometimes referred to as "click-stream data," can be collected and stored by a Web site's server. Click-stream data can tell us, among other things, the type of computer and browsing software You use, the address of the Web site from which You linked to the Reel Comic Website, and, in some instances, Your e-mail address. We may use click-stream data for various purposes including to determine how much time visitors spend on each page of our site, how visitors navigate throughout the site and how we may tailor our Web pages to better meet the needs of visitors.