Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information provided and collected via websites, interactive services, email programs and mobile device applications provided by Comedy Entertainment LLC dba ComedyE.com (the “Services”). This Privacy Policy also applies to information you may provide to us offline or in-person.

By using our Services you agree that this policy will govern all legalities by and between yourself and the Publishers of this website and related Services. Via this Policy we provide you with information about how and why we collect and processes your personal data when you visit our website and/or when you, register, subscribe, fill out contact forms, inquire about services, place a business listing, advertise, take part in a survey or otherwise interact with on our site.

Please note that this website is not intended for children, and Comedy Entertainment LLC does not knowingly collect data relating to children. If you are younger than 18, you MAY NOT register with or use this website. If you think that we may have unintentionally collected data relating to a child, please write to us at [email protected]

Please take a few minutes to read the Privacy Policy before using or registering to access our Services.

What Personal Information Do We Collect?

When you visit Comedy Entertainment LLC, ComedyE.com or utilize our Services, we may collect the following personal information from or about you:

• Location Information: Information about your GPS location or information about your general location derived from your IP address.
• Online Identifiers: Advertising ID, unique device ID, IP address and other information as well as internal and third-party IDs that have been assigned to you.
• Demographic Information: Age, gender, race, education level, income information, occupation, marital status, and information about your household/family status such as the presence of children/child age ranges, household size, own/rent indicator, and the length of time at your residence.
• Information about Your Preferences, Interest and Behavioral Data: Your purchases, favorite recipes, hobbies, interests, favorite videos, likes, dislikes or consumption tendencies).
• Internet Activity Information: Your interactions with the e-mails we send to you, information about your use of our Services, and your activities on other websites you visit, including the web pages, content, and advertisements you view and links you click on, and whether you open, forward, or click the links in e-mails we send to you; your browsing history; and social media you use, including the “shares” you make on our social media platform that is connected to the Services.

Where/How Do We Collect Personal Information?

We collect personal information about you from a number of sources:

From You.

 We collect your contact, registration/account information, payment information, and any other personal information when you provide it to us on the Services. When you make a purchase on the Services, we also retain a record of your purchases and order history.

From Your Device. 

We collect cookies (tiny file that’s stored on your computer). It contains a unique identifier, as well as the address and other information about how you are using or viewing our Services. By using cookies, we can better understand what is of direct interest to you and can better make available to you and our customers content and Services relevant and compelling when you visit our Services. In addition we may also use or detect pixel tags, web beacons and tracking technology code/small strings of code placed on a web page or in an e-mail or advertisement.

Can You Opt Out?

In most cases, yes! There are some cookies that we need in order to deliver our Services to you. If you delete those cookies, the Services would no longer function (as an example, if we can’t remember the items you put in a shopping cart, you won’t be able to place an order on the Services). You can always decide to opt out of or delete the third-party cookies (cookies set by advertisers and data partners) on our Services. Keep in mind, if you block cookies, you may not be able to view or access some of the features of our Services.

From Others.

• Advertisers. Advertisers that serve ads on our Services may share your e-mail or online identifiers with us so that we can make sure their advertisements reach you.
• Data Partners. Third-party data partners may share personal information with us, which help us understand you better and ensure the content and services we offer are relevant and compelling to you.
• Service Providers. Who may collect personal information on our behalf. We only allow our service providers to use your personal information in connection with the services they provide us.

How Do We Use Personal Information?

We use personal information collected about you to:

Contact You.

• To send you e-mail and postal mail, including our ComedyE.com newsletters, surveys, and other communications.

Fulfill Your Subscriptions, Orders, and Other Requests.

• Fulfill your orders and requests for products, services, and information (including sending you newsletters via e-mail or postal mail).
• Offering you products and services you can purchase individually or on a subscription basis. We use the personal information you provide at checkout to process your orders on our site.
• To help you redeem points earned from loyalty programs now or in the future.

Create and Manage Your Account.

• Create and manage your ComedyE.com Account, including providing you with access to your Account and its Settings.

Market Our Brand(s) to You.

• We may use your personal information to market the Comedy Entertainment brands to you, as well as the products and services of the other affiliate businesses, events and Services, when we have the appropriate agreements in place.

Personalize Your Experience on ComedyE.com, Including the Content and Ads Displayed to You.

• Recall your browser settings and any preferences you set while using our Services.
• To See and recognize you that we may deliver relevant interest-based editorial content and advertising to you.
• Visit the websites of other companies, and receive our e-mail communications, customize the content and ads you see on our Services.

Provide and Improve Our Services.

• We want to: Improve our Services, analyze, operate, and improve our Services while developing new content for you.
• In addition: Allow you to participate in features such as surveys, polls, sweepstakes, and message boards.
• Plus: Measure and analyze visitor traffic and usage patterns and improve the quality and effectiveness of our Services, features, and related communications.

Advertising, Marketing, and Other Research for Our Advertisers.

• Our goal is to provide you with special offers, promotions, and information from businesses, Listings and Advertisers on ComedyE.com.
• Understand trends in how you may interact with the ads, content, and features on our Services
• Help our Advertisers reach you by e-mail.
• Conduct market or audience analysis and related reporting.

Security and Fraud Prevention.

• Prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, comply with applicable law, and enforce our terms of service on the applicable website.
• Enforce our legal rights or comply with the law.

Who Do We Share Personal Information With?

We may share your personal information with our other Comedy Entertainment LLC brands, service providers, social media platforms, advertisers, and third-party data partners.

• Social Media Platforms.  Some social media platforms also act as data partners, which means that we may share your personal information with them as described below under “Data Partners.”Some social media platforms may collect personal information directly from you pursuant to their own separate privacy policies, which may differ from ours.
  
• Advertisers. We are able to provide most of our Services and other content to you for free with the help of the advertisers who promote their products and services on our Services. Brands with ad-supported Services share aggregate visitor information with advertisers, including information about your demographics, internet activity information, interests, and preferences. In some cases, we share contact information (such as your e-mail address) or online identifiers with these advertisers. If you sign up for a special e-mail offer from one of our advertisers, we may also share your e-mail address and any other personal information you provided with your request with the advertisers you selected.
  
• Service Providers. We may share any personal information we collect about you with these service providers and authorize them to collect personal information from you directly to support the services they provide to us. We do not authorize our service providers to share or use your personal information with any other third parties.
  
• Legal Compliance, Business Transfers, and Other Disclosures. We may disclose personal information about users of our Services when government or law requires it.

How Can You Control Our Use of Your Personal Information?

What Rights Do You Have?

• Right to Access or Correct Your Personal Information: You have the right to request access to and to edit certain personal information that you have provided to us through our Services.
• Right to Request Deletion: You have the right to ask us to delete the personal information we collect or maintain about you.
• Right to Know: You have the right to ask us to tell you what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell about you.
• Right to Be Free from Discrimination: You have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

If you are in the U.S. and wish to exercise your rights:

• Information and Deletion Requests. Please contact the [email protected] place “DELETION REQUEST” in the Subject Line.  We will need to verify that you are who you say you are before we delete or share personal information with you. You may need to provide us with a copy of your utility bill, direct phone number, and other supporting documentations before your personal information can be released. After you submit your request, you will be sent a confirmation e-mail and will need to click on the link provided. If you are a postal subscriber, you will need to confirm your subscription information in order to verify your request.
• Authorized Agents. For authorized agent, please include written permission that you have designated that agent to make the request, or proof of the agent‘s power of attorney. We may follow up with you to verify your identity before processing your authorized agent’s request.

What Other Choices Do You Have?

Marketing Communications.

• E-mail. You can opt out from any  our e-mail newsletter or other e-mail list by using the unsubscribe link .
• Postal Mail. To remove your name and postal address from lists that we sell or rent to third parties for their direct marketing purposes, or to opt out of receiving marketing offers for other Meredith magazines and products by mail, please contact the Publisher.

Opt Out of Cookies and Other Technologies.

There are a few ways to opt out of or delete cookies:

• On Your Browser (Chrome, Safari, etc.). The settings of the browser you use give you an option to accept or reject most cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is set.
• Opt Out on a Mobile Device. Depending on your device and operating system, you may be able to reset your mobile device’s advertising identifier to limit this data collection.
• Opt Out of Nielsen’s Tracking Technologies. For more information about Nielsen’s information collection practices and any related opt-out choices, please see the Nielsen.com privacy policy.

Children’s Privacy

The Services are not intended for children under 18 years of age, and Comedy Entertainment LLC does not knowingly collect information from children under 18. If you are under the age of 18, DO NOT: use, or provide any information on, the Services; make any purchases through the Services; use any of the interactive or public comment features of the Services; or otherwise provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any Personal Information from or about a child under 18, please contact us.

Additional Privacy Information

• Contests and Other Co-Sponsored Promotions. From time to time, we may offer contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions. Participation in these promotions may require registration on our Services. We may share your registration information with co-sponsors or other third parties involved in the promotion that we identify in the rules or entry materials. We may share winner selection and prize fulfillment, and as permitted by the promotion’s official rules, such as: A “list of winners”.
• Security, Retention, & Storage of Personal Information. We use commercially reasonable procedures to protect the personal information that we collect. However, we cannot guarantee the security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that personal information you supply won’t be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the internet. Your personal information is stored in our database perpetually.

California Residents

Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, California residents are entitled to request and obtain from us, once a calendar year, information about the customer information we shared, if any, with other businesses for their direct marketing uses.  If applicable, this information may include the categories of customer information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared customer information for the immediately prior calendar year.  To obtain this information from Comedy entertainment LLC, please send an email message to [email protected]  with “CALIFORNIA PRIVACY REQUEST” in the Subject Line. We will provide the requested information to you at your email address in response. Please be aware that not all information sharing is covered by the “Shine the Light” requirements and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response.

Nevada Residents

If you are a Nevada resident and you wish to instruct Comedy Entertainment LLC not to sell your personally identifiable information, please send a request that we can verify to:   [email protected]

Comedy Entertainment LLC
Attn: Publisher
ComedyE.com