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CMP MEDIA LLC and its affiliates CME LLC, CMP HEALTHCARE MEDIA LLC and CMP HEALTHCARE MEDIA GROUP LLC (collectively referred to in this GDCTV Privacy Statement as "we" or "CMP") recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of all information provided by users of our web sites, subscribers to our magazines, registrants for our events, recipients of our e-mail newsletters and all other customers of our products and services. We created this policy with a fundamental respect for our customers' right to privacy and to guide our relationships with our customers. This GDCTV Privacy Statement discloses the privacy practices applicable to solely the following CMP website: www.gdconf.com/gdctv (the "Site"). To review the privacy practices applicable to other CMP products and services, visit www.cmp.com.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
In this section of the GDCTV Privacy Statement, we describe the type of information we collect from Site visitors and how we use that information to provide better services to our customers.

Registration and Ordering
When participating in certain areas of, or signing up for certain selected services on, the Site (such as webcasts), users must first register. During registration, users are required to give their contact information (such as name, e-mail address, mailing address and phone number). For internal purposes, we use this information to communicate with users and provide the requested services as well as to provide a more personalized experience on our Site. As part of the registration process, we also may collect demographic information (such as job title and purchasing responsibilities, company information and professional certification). We use aggregate demographic information about our audience to improve our service, for marketing purposes and/or industry reporting purposes.

In addition to registration data, if a specific Site section or service requires payment to access, participate in or otherwise use it, then we also collect credit card information from the user (such as account name, number and expiration date), which is used for our or our agent's billing purposes only, and is not otherwise shared.

E-mail Newsletters
If Site visitors wish to subscribe to Site-specific e-mail newsletters, we ask for contact information (such as name, e-mail address and, occasionally, demographic information). We use this information in the same manner as we use contact information in the registration and ordering process described above. Recipients of these Site-specific newsletter(s) can unsubscribe at any time using the instructions listed at the end of the e-mail newsletter.

Surveys and Contests
From time to time we invite Site visitors to provide information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the Site user therefore has a choice whether to disclose requested contact information (such as name and mailing address) and demographic information (such as zip code or job title). In addition to the other uses set forth in this policy, contact information collected in connection with surveys and contests is used to notify the winners and award prizes and to monitor or improve the use of, and satisfaction with the Site. Subject to the given customer's preferences (as described in the "Permission" section below), such information also may be shared with third party sponsors of such surveys or contests.

Interactive Features
From time to time, we may offer interactive and community features on the Site (such as discussion boards, webcasts and user profiles). Note that all personal information sent or posted via such features becomes public information for which we are not responsible.

Tell-A-Friend
If Site visitors elect to use our referral service for informing a friend about the Site, we may ask them for the friend's name, job title and e-mail address. CMP will store and use this information to send the friend an invitation. This information may also be used to provide information about our company and related products and services. The friend may contact us as specified in the tell-a-friend message to request that no further communications be sent.

Communications with Us
From time to time, the Site may include features where visitors can submit information to us (such as via a feedback form). Where such submissions include requests for service, support or information, we may forward them to our agents, as needed, to best respond to the specific request. In addition, we may retain e-mails and other information sent to us for our internal administrative purposes, and to help us to serve Site visitors better. Please note that letters to the editor and similar submissions may be made public.

Communications from Us
Service Updates, Special Offers
In order to best serve our customers, we may send updates that contain important information about the Site. For example, we send new members a welcoming message, and verify password and username for our password-protected portions of the Site. We may also communicate with a given user to provide requested services and for account-related issues via e-mail, phone or regular mail.

In addition to such service-essential messages, we offer Site visitors the option to receive information about our company, related products, services and special deals. Users, however, can choose not to receive these communications from us, as set forth in the "Permission" section below.

Automatic Data Collection
The Site as well as Site-specific newsletters and, from time to time, certain other CMP products and services have features that automatically collect information from users, to deliver content specific to their interests and to honor their preferences. This information assists us in creating products and services that will serve the needs of our customers.

For example, we use "cookies," a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Cookies benefit the user by requiring login only once, thereby saving time while on our web site. If users reject the cookies, they may be limited in the use of some areas of our web site. For example, the user may not be able to participate in sweepstakes, contests or drawings. Additionally, we may note some of the pages the user visits on our web sites and via our email newsletters through the use of pixel tags (also called clear gifs) and web beacons. The use of cookies, pixels and web beacons enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our sites and via our email newsletters.

In addition, some of our business affiliates use cookies on the Site and in Site-specific email newsletters, in ads or promotions. However, we have no access to or control over these business affiliates' cookies; we urge users to read their privacy policies for information. In particular, we use a third-party advertising company to serve ads when you visit the Site. Such company may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visit to the Site in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. In the course of serving advertisements to the Site, our third party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by this third party advertising company, please click here.

We also use an email delivery and marketing company to send emails (including newsletters) for which you have registered (or otherwise agreed to receive). Web beacons and cookies may be used in such email messages to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how customers use the Site, the Site-specific newsletter(s) and other products and services.

For our internal purposes, we gather date, time, browser type, navigation history and IP address of all visitors to the Site. This information does not contain anything that can identify users personally. We use this information for our internal security audit log, trend analysis and system administration, and to gather broad demographic information about our user base for aggregate use.

We may combine demographic information supplied by a customer at registration with web site usage data to provide general profiles, in aggregate non-personally identifiable form, about our customers and their preferences in the content of the Site and advertising. We may share this composite information with our advertisers and business affiliates to help them better understand our services.

WITH WHOM YOUR INFORMATION IS SHARED
When we have co-branded, customized, private label, "powered by" or sponsored areas or sections on the Site, or when we join with other parties to provide specific Site services, then, subject to the given user's preferences (as described in the "Permission" section below), we may share (provide and receive) personal information with such third party.

Webcasts/GDCTV
In particular, please note that, subject to the given customer's preferences (as described in the "Permission" section below), information collected in connection with online webcasts on the Site will be shared with the sponsor of the particular webcast(s)/seminar(s). These sponsors will use the information according to their own privacy policies, and we urge participants to read those policies and be aware of their privacy practices before registering.

On occasion, we may provide targeted lists of names and offline and online contact information for marketing purposes to third parties, subject to our Permission policies, as described below, pursuant to which we give customers the option of not having their name or contact information disclosed to third parties.

Other than as set forth above, we do not share personally identifiable information with other companies, apart from those acting as our agents in providing the Site and related product(s)/service(s), and which agree to use it only for that purpose and to keep the information secure and confidential. Also, our parent, subsidiary and affiliate companies, entities into which our company may be merged, or entities to which any of our assets, products, sites or operations may be transferred, will be able to use personal information. We will also disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena or other legal obligation, in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property. Users should also be aware that courts of equity, such as U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, might have the authority under certain circumstances to permit personal information to be shared or transferred to third parties without permission.

We may share aggregate information, which is not personally identifiable, with others. This information may include usage and demographic data, but it will not include personal information.

CORRECTION/UPDATING PERSONAL INFORMATION
If your personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code), or if you no longer desire our product(s)/service(s), you can correct or update your personal data by contacting Customer Support for the Site at gdctvfeedback@gdconf.com .

PERMISSION
Site visitors are given the opportunity to choose whether to receive information from our affiliates and us not directly related to Site (and/or such other CMP products and services as they may have agreed to receive). Visitors also have the opportunity to choose whether to have their personal information shared with third parties for marketing purposes. To exercise these choices, please send a specific request to privacy@gdctv.net. (In addition, for those customers that are California residents, you may have additional rights, as described in the "Your California Privacy Rights" section below).

Please note that we will endeavor to implement your permission requests within a reasonable time, although for a time you may continue to receive mailings, etc., transmitted based on information released prior to the implementation of your request. In addition, please note that even after such request is implemented, you will continue to receive information directly related to the Site (or such other CMP products and services as you agreed to receive), so you always are kept informed.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
Beginning on January 1, 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits those customers that are California residents to request that CMP not share your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing use. To make such a request, write us at:

Legal Department - Privacy Officer
CMP Media LLC
600 Community Drive
Manhasset NY 11030
privacy@gdctv.net

SECURITY
We use reasonable precautions to protect our customers' personal information and to store it securely. Sensitive information that is transmitted to us online (such as credit card number) is encrypted and is transmitted to us securely. In addition, access to all of our customers' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, a billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Finally, the servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

LINKS
From time to time, the Site may contain links to other, non-CMP owned or operated websites. CMP is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave the Site and to read the privacy statements of each website to which we may link that may collect personally identifiable information.

NOTIFICATION and CHANGES
If we change this GDCTV Privacy Statement, we will post those changes on this page so our users are aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under which circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Users should check this policy frequently to keep abreast of any changes.

For questions about this Privacy Statement, contact:

Legal Department - Privacy Officer
CMP Media LLC
600 Community Drive
Manhasset NY 11030
privacyrequests@cmp.com

For all other questions concerning the practices of this site or any dealings with CMP Media LLC, CME LLC, CMP Healthcare Media LLC or CMP Healthcare Media Group LLC, contact us at:

Corporate Communications
CMP Media LLC
600 Community Drive
Manhasset NY 11030
516-562-5000
cmp@cmp.com