Privacy Statement

Lakeshore Public Television is owned and operated by the Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting Incorporated.  Lakeshore Public Television is a publicly supported, 501C3 non-profit corporation.  Lakeshore Public Television has a strong commitment to providing the best of PBS and local original television programming to all of our customers and visitors of this Web site, including respecting your concerns about privacy.

We understand that you may have questions about how this Web site collects and uses the information that you provide to us. We have prepared this statement to inform you of the privacy principles that govern this Web site, as listed in this Privacy Statement ("Statement").  If, for any reason you do not agree with all of the terms of this Statement, please discontinue use of the website immediately.

Questions or Suggestions

If after reviewing this Statement, you have any questions or privacy concerns please send an email to Lakeshore Public Television or send a letter to:

Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc.
8625 Indiana Place
Merrillville, IN 46410

Security

In certain areas of this website, Lakeshore Public Television uses Industry-standard SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions.

Personal Identification Information

"Personal information" means information that identifies you or could reasonably be used to identify you and which is submitted to and/or collected by Lakeshore Public Television. Examples of personal information include your name, your postal address and your telephone number. Lakeshore Public Television will not rent or sell your Information to anyone.

Membership and Registration

Certain areas of this website may require you to register or ask you to provide information to participate in certain features or access certain content.  Your decision to provide that information is purely optional.  If you elect not to provide that information, however, you may not be able to access that area, feature or content.  If you elect to provide that information, you agree to provide information that is true and accurate.  You may also be required to choose a user name and password.  It is your responsibility alone to ensure the confidentiality of that name and password.  You agree not to register under the name of any other person.  Lakeshore Public Television reserves the right to reject any user name that is, in Lakeshore Public Television's sole and absolute judgment, offensive.  You agree to notify Lakeshore Public Television of any unauthorized use of your user name and/or password.  You must be at least 18 years old to register on this website.

Information Collection & Use

Lakeshore Public Television collects personal information that you enter into data fields on LakeshorePTV.com. For example, you may submit your name, postal address, e-mail address, credit card and/or other information in order to become a Member of Lakeshore Public Television, receive information about various subjects, register for Lakeshore Public Television programs and events, contact Lakeshore Public Television staff, or respond to Lakeshore Public Television surveys. To protect your privacy, you should not provide Lakeshore Public Television with any information that is not specifically requested.

Promotions and Contests

This website may contain sweepstakes and other contests and promotions that require you to send material or information about yourself.  Those sweepstakes, contests or promotions may be governed by a separate set of rules that may have eligibility requirements.  It is your responsibility to read such rules to determine whether your participation, registration and/or entry are valid.  You agree to read and comply with such rules before entering any sweepstakes, contest or promotion on this website.

Links

This website contain hypertext pointers to information created and maintained by other organizations. Lakeshore Public Television does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of hypertext links is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed or products or services offered by the author of the reference or the organization operating the server on which the reference is maintained. 

Permission must otherwise be granted by Lakeshore Public Television for any type of link to this website.  To seek our permission, you may write to:

Marketing Director
Lakeshore Public Television
8625 Indiana Place
Merrillville, IN 46410. 

No Spamming

Visitors of this site agree not to utilize this website for purposes of spamming (i.e, sending unsolicited e-mail).

Children's Privacy

Lakeshore Public Television intends to abide by all applicable national and international children's privacy regulations.  If parents/guardians provide consent for their child to submit personal information, we ask children only for the information necessary to participate in the program for which the child is registering.  Where appropriate, Lakeshore Public Television will specifically instruct children not to submit such information on our website. If a child has provided us with personal information, a parent or guardian of that child may contact us at the e-mail address or postal address listed at the top of this Statement if they would like this information deleted from our records.  We will use reasonable efforts to delete the child's information from our databases.

Indemnification

You agree, at all times, to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Lakeshore Public Television and Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc. and its affiliates from and against any and all claims, actions, liabilities, damages, injuries, costs and expenses including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and court costs, arising directly or indirectly of any use you make of this website or for your breach of any agreement, covenant. Representation, warranty or obligation contained herein.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

By using LakeshorePTV.com, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Statement.