Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
The Dash Group, LLC is committed to transparency and accountability in its privacy practices. This Privacy Policy and Terms of Service (“Privacy Policy and TOS”) explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect your information in connection with your use of the thedashgroupllc.com platform at https://americanunetwork.com (the “Website”), mobile versions of the same, and any software, code or applications related to the Website, and the online video advertising platform services and products related to americanunetwork.com, the Website, and the applications, which shall be collectively referred to in this Privacy Policy and TOS as the “Site.”
Your use of the Site is subject to this Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, which can be found here: https://americanunetwork/privacy-policy-tos/ By using our Site, you are accepting the practices set out in this Privacy Policy and TOS.
As used in this Privacy Policy and TOS, “americanunetwork.com,” “us,” “our,” and “we” includes The Dash Group, LLC d/b/a americanunetwork.com, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and any third-party vendors or agents we hire to assist in the administration of our services, the collection, cataloging and/or analysis of data, and/or the processing or handling of any user information. These vendors are required to use such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and TOS. “You” and “your” refers to each americanunetwork.com customer, as well as their employees and contractors, as well as individuals who visit websites that use americanunetwork.com’s video advertisement serving technology (“Customer Sites”).
The Dash Group, LLC is based in the United States, and any information we collect through the Site will be received and maintained in the United States. By using the Site or Customer Sites, and/or providing us with your information, you understand and agree that your information will be transmitted to the United States and subject to disclosures and uses in accordance with U.S. law as described in this Privacy Policy and TOS. You agree not to provide us with any data for which you intend to claim protection under any data privacy laws, regulations, or directives of the European Union or any other foreign country, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) or similar state law or regulation.
REGISTRATION
In order to use certain services provided on or through the Site, you may need to register an Account with us, which will entail your disclosure and transmission of certain information as set forth in more detail in the Terms and Conditions. We will retain any information you have submitted to us. In connection with your registration, or at any time after registering, you may “opt-out” or unsubscribe from receiving any communications from us by following the instructions in this Privacy Policy and TOS or in any email you receive from us.
COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
In general, the Site offers tools and technologies to advertisers of online video-advertising space which allow such customers to ensure that ads are reaching their intended audience and evaluate performance metrics for their ads. Types of data that may be used for this purpose range from behavioral or interest-related information to geographic or demographic user data.
Personal Information. We collect the personal information that you submit to us voluntarily through the Site, email, and telephone, including information that you submit in the process of creating or editing your Account and user profile using the Site. This may include, for example, your name, contact information, and other personal details. When you personalize your profile and use the features of the Site, we will collect any information you voluntarily provide, and we may also request optional information to support your use of the Site. We may collect your email address, and any information included with your email to us, and use it to contact you or notify you of offers related to the thedashgroupllc.com services. Our use and disclosure of Content provided through the Site is governed by the Terms and Conditions, as incorporated by reference.If you use mobile-enabled services provided though the Site, we may receive information about your use of our services from your mobile device while you use our applications or services. Certain applications or services may also require additional information collection, such as information to be sent when you are not logged into the Site for alerts services, and the terms of such collection will be identified when you subscribe to or sign up for such services or applications.
Anonymous Information. We may also collect information that we do not attempt to associate with any particular user that becomes available to us as a result of your use of our Site or Customer Sites. This information may include, for example, your IP address (a number automatically assigned to your computer when you use a website and which is logged by our servers), your Internet Service Provider (“ISP”), your web browser, the type of operating system, the web pages you visit, the time and date, and the average time spent on a website.
To the extent you decide to terminate your use of the Site, The Dash Group, LLC will have the right, at its sole discretion, to continue to use the information collected as a result of your use in accordance with this Privacy Policy and TOS.
TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR DATA COLLECTION
Our customers, including advertisers, may use cookies, action tags, web beacons, and/or GIFs to collect information when you are visiting their websites. The collection, use and disclosure of information by Customer Sites is governed by the privacy policies and practices of the Customer Sites and their operators; americanunetwork.com does not control and shall have no liability for such policies and practices. If you wish to opt out of collection of your information by third parties, then you must do so directly with those third parties.
americanunetwork.com uses different types of technologies to collect Anonymous Information about users, including cookies, action tags, web beacons, and single pixel GIFs. Cookies are small text files that your web browser leaves on your hard drive. Cookies recognize you as a repeat user of the Site or Customer Site and services and may allow americanunetwork.com to track your online activities over time, including use of the Site or Customer Site and target advertising. This allows for personalization of certain aspects of your use of the Site or Customer Site and services. We may use cookies to store preferences, record session information, develop information about a user’s preferences and interests, record past activity at a website in order to provide better service when you return to the Site or Customer Site, or customize web page content based on information you voluntarily provide. This information may also be used for reporting, analytical, modeling and targeting purposes, and also to better manage ad campaigns and the user experience, for example, to manage the number of times a particular user is exposed to the same advertisement.
The video ads may include instrumentation tags that enable americanunetwork.com to collect information about a person’s interaction with the ad for use in billing and analytical purposes. thedashgroupllc.com may also make requests to multiple third-party data vendors for additional Anonymous Information that is used for targeting, analytic and reporting purposes.
Unless a user specifically provides their identity to us, e.g., by registering at our Site, providing information through an online form or sending us correspondence through the Site, we will not know the identification of individual users.
You have the ability to disable cookies using your Internet browser settings. Please consult your browser’s help function for information on how to disable cookies. Note that if you disable cookies, certain features may not function properly. You can learn more about online advertising and how cookies and related technologies are used at: http://www.aboutads.info/how-interest-based-ads-work.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
americanunetwork.com uses your information to respond to your requests for information and to provide, maintain, protect, develop, personalize and improve our services and the Site. When you register with the Site, make any posting or communication, or request any americanunetwork.com services, your information may be shared with a third party as necessary to provide or facilitate the requested service. The information americanunetwork.com and/or its customers collect when using americanunetwork.com services are used for marketing and sales efforts and to target advertisements and content to people across the different websites they visit. This data is also used to predict and analyze responses to advertisements.
In addition, your information (including personal information) may be used, either alone or in aggregate, for the following purposes:
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establishing and maintaining your relationship with us;
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responding to your requests and inquiries;
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customizing the content you receive from us and our partners;
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offering you additional information, opportunities, and functionality from us or on our behalf, or from our partners at your request;
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registering you for programs, events and/or services that you have requested;
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meeting legal, regulatory, insurance, security and processing requirements;
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consummating a business merger, sale, acquisition or transition where some or all of our assets (including your personal information) are sold or transferred; and
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in other ways with your consent.
OTHER USES
americanunetwork.com may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our delivery of services, provide services on our behalf, to perform website-related services (including maintenance services, database management, web analytics, and improvement of the Site’s features) or to assist us in analyzing how our Site and services are used.
In addition, we may share your information, including personally identifying information, with any third party, without your consent or approval and without notice to you, (i) as permitted or required by law, (ii) as incident to a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy or similar event, (iii) under circumstances we believe reasonably necessary to protect the personal safety of our employees, users of the Site, or the public, (iv) to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our published agreements and policies, or (v) as is otherwise described in this Privacy Policy and TOS.
COLLECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FROM OR ABOUT CHILDREN
americanunetwork.com does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, you are prohibited from registering or sending 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 thedashgroupllc.com. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at: studio@thedashgroupllc.com.
SECURITY PRECAUTIONS
americanunetwork.com puts in place security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. thedashgroupllc.com endeavors to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems; however, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third parties from intercepting information. americanunetwork.com shall not be liable or responsible if any information about you or content you provide is intercepted or used by an unintended recipient or otherwise disclosed in a manner you did not intend.
DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS
americanunetwork.com honors “do not track” signals and does not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place. For more information on “do not track” options, please see: http://donottrack.us/.
CONTACTING US
If you have questions about anything contained in this Privacy Policy and TOS, including how your information is used, or if you wish to opt-out of receiving any communications from us, you may contact us at: studio@thedashgroupllc.com.
CHANGES TO Privacy Policy and TOS
We may update our Privacy Policy and TOS from time to time, to clarify our practices and to reflect new or different privacy practices. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy and TOS, we will notify you on the Site that an update exists and such changes shall apply to any information collected after the date of notice. We may post changes or modifications to referenced policies and guidelines without your approval, and may determine whether and when any such changes apply to you. Your use of the Site and our services following our posting of any changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes. Should you not wish to be bound by the modified Privacy Policy and TOS, do not use the Site or our services.
EFFECTIVE DATE
The Privacy Policy and TOS was last revised on September 14th, 2023.