City of Brainerd

BRAINERD COMMUNITY & COLLEGE CHANNEL (BC3) PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy states the BRAINERD COMMUNITY & COLLEGE CHANNEL (BC3) privacy practices applying to users/viewers of the BC3 channel.

The City of Brainerd and Central Lakes College own, operate, and maintain the channel. BC3's street address and contact information are provided at end of this Privacy Policy.

All users are required to affirmatively accept this Privacy Policy as a condition of using the channel content.

WHEN YOU ACCEPT THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU AGREE TO THE INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE TERMS STATED IN IT. BC3 HAS THE RIGHT TO REVISE THIS PRIVACY POLICY ON THE TERMS STATED BELOW. WE URGE YOU TO REVIEW THIS PRIVACY POLICY IN ITS ENTIRETY AND CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

1. Information We Collect

(a) No Personal Information

BC3 does not currently require users to provide it with any personal information to view the channel.

(b) No User Content

BC3 does not currently collect any data files, images, or other content from viewers.

(c) Information About Your Electronic Devices

We may collect the IP address of the computer or electronic device (“device”) you use to access and view the channel. We use this information to identify individual users anonymously. We do not use or combine this information with any other information to derive the personal information or identify of individual users. We will not share this information with any third parties without your express consent. We do not attempt to track or identify individual users by combining IP addresses from multiple devices.

(d) Information About Your Use of the Channel

We may collect information about what content is being displayed by your device and for how long such content is displayed. This information is associated with your IP address and not any other information.

2. Our Use of Your Information

We may aggregate the IP addresses and viewing information we collect from users to analyze, measure, evaluate, and improve or change the features and functionality of the Software. We may also use this information for product marketing, promotion, and sales purposes in our business discretion. We may share this usage information with our customers and third parties for marketing, advertising, or other similar uses. We only share information in aggregate form, without any personal information.

3. Cookies

We may collect information about your use of the channel with cookies. Cookies are small files that a software application stores on your computer’s hard drive or other memory for record-keeping or other administrative purposes. If you are concerned about the use of cookies, you can choose to enable a feature in your browser that will erase cookies, block all cookies, or warn you before cookies are stored or exchanged. If you reject cookies, you may not have access to all features or functionality offered by the Software.

4. Data Security

Data security for the channel is implemented through physical, administrative, and technical safeguards we put in place and operational procedures we follow to protect personal information. We restrict access to personal information in our database to our authorized employees, our agents, and certain of our authorized contractors.

5. Children and Minors’ Privacy

The channel is not intended for use by children or persons under the age of 18. We will not knowingly collect any personal information from minors through this channel. If you think that we have collected personal information from a minor, please contact us immediately using the information in Section 12, below.

8. International Users

Users who are located outside of the United States (“International Users”) are hereby notified that all information collected with the channel may be transferred to and stored in the United States. By accepting this Privacy Policy, International Users consent to the storage and use of their information in the United States for the purposes stated herein.

BC3 makes no representations or warranties that its privacy practices will comply with the laws or regulations of any legal jurisdictions worldwide other than Minnesota and the United States, including the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union.

9. Other Websites and Software

The channel may contain links to third party websites or applications. BC3 is not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites or applications. This Privacy Policy only applies to information collected by BC3.

10. User Consent

By affirmatively accepting this Privacy Policy, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and accept its terms, and you expressly consent to the use of your information as stated. You may withdraw your consent to the use of your information at any time, unless you are withdrawing your consent to avoid a legal obligation to BC3. BC3’s continued use of your information after you withdraw your consent to its use may be required for BC3 to comply with federal and state laws and regulations.

To withdraw your consent to our use of your information, contact us directly using the information in the last section of this Privacy Policy, below.

11. Changes

We may change this Privacy Policy periodically. We will not reduce your rights without your consent. The date at the end of this Privacy Policy indicates when the most recent changes were posted. If you view the channel after we have issued a notice about changes to this Privacy Policy, then you are expressly consenting to the use of your information as stated in the revised Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Information

If you have any other questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your privacy please contact us via US Mail or email to:

City of Brainerd

501 Laurel Street

Brainerd, MN 56401

Central Lakes College

501 College Drive

Brainerd, MN 56401

pegchannel@ci.brainerd.mn.us

Last revised: September 29, 2022.