The American English Podcast ("American English")
operates AmericanEnglishPodcast.com and may operate other websites. It
is American English’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect
while operating our websites.
Like most website operators, American English collects non-personally-identifying information of the
sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference,
referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. American English’s purpose in
collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand
how American English’s visitors use its website. From time to
time, American English may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by
publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
American English also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol
(IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on TheAmericanEnglishClassroom.com blogs/sites. American English only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same
circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that
commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site
where the comment was left.
Certain visitors to American English’s websites choose to interact
with American English in ways that require American English to gather
personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that American English gathers
depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at TheAmericanEnglishClassroom.com to provide a
username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with American English are asked to
provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to
process those transactions. In each case, American English collects such information only insofar as
is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with
American English. American English does not disclose personally-identifying information
other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with
the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
American English may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its
websites. American English may display this information publicly or provide it to others.
However, American English does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as
described below.
American English discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information
only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information
in order to process it on American English’s behalf or to provide services available
at American English’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some
of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by
using American English’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to
them. American English will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and
personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated
organizations, as described above, American English discloses potentially personally-identifying and
personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or
when American English believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the
property or rights of American English, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered
user of an American English website and have supplied your email address, American English may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to
date with what’s going on with American English and our products. If you send us a request (for
example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us
clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. American English takes all
measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of
potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser
provides to the website each time the visitor returns. American English uses cookies to
help American English identify and track visitors, their usage of American English website, and their website access preferences. American English visitors who do not wish to have
cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before
using American English’s websites, with the drawback that certain features
of American English’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If American English, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event
that American English goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user 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 acquirer of American English may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this
policy.
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies.
These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to
compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among
other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy
Policy covers the use of cookies by American English and does not cover the use of cookies by any
advertisers.
Although most changes are likely to be minor, American English may change
its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in American English’s sole
discretion. American English encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to
its Privacy Policy. If you have a TheAmericanEnglishClassroom.com account, you might also
receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in
this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.