The Academy of Wireless Arts, Video and Entertainment (“the Academy”) is steadfast in its commitment to protect your privacy. We understand that the information we collect about you is your information, and we are determined to keep it that way. If you do not agree to the terms of this privacy policy, please do not provide the Academy with any information and do not use this Site. Your use of the Site will signify your agreement to be bound by the terms of this privacy policy.

What information does the Academy collect? How is it used?
The Academy collects information from you in the following places on our Web site for several different services and site functions outlined below:

Take the Tour form
Professionals from the telecommunications and entertainment industries are allowed to get a behind the scenes look at the business and marketing opportunities provided by the Wave Awards. The public is restricted from this area. Therefore, we request your name and e-mail address to verify your industry status prior to sending you a link to the tour.

Join the Academy form
When you apply to join the Academy, we need to know your name, title, company name, address, phone number, email address and credit card information (if applicable). This information allows us to process and fulfill your membership application, collect Academy fees, and establish your membership account.

Technology Related Information
The Academy collects technical information about you when you visit our Web site that may include, but is not limited to: login id, password, your IP address, browser type and the amount of time you spend browsing the site. The Academy may use this information to improve our site and customize your experience. The Academy may provide links to content supplied by third parties (such as advertisers, sponsors or the media) and is not responsible for information collected by these third parties. The Academy recommends that you read the privacy policy of any other sites you link to from our site.

Editing Academy Membership information
You may change your personal information at any time by logging into your account.

Protecting customer information
When you place orders or access account information we provide a secure server with secure server software (SSL) that encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. Furthermore, all of the customer data we collect is protected against unauthorized access.

"Cookies"
A cookie - a small text file placed on a user's hard drive - is generated by a software application on a site's server. We use temporary session cookies to assign to you and store a SessionID on all secure pages. These cookies allow you to move uninterrupted between areas of our secure site. This SessionID is not personally identifiable to you and this type of cookie does not leave any retrievable information on your hard drive. We also use a third party service provider to collect non-personally identifiable IP addresses and entry-point and search form information to monitor the number of visitors to the site and the usage of our site. This is done through the use of both permanent and session cookies. We use a session cookie on our site to determine whether or not you are accepting cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change your browser to prevent that. Even without a cookie, you can still use most of the features on our site.

Disclosing information to outside parties
The Academy may provide aggregate statistics about Academy members, sales, traffic patterns, and related site information to potential Academy members and reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information. The Academy does not sell or share your personal information to others.

Disclosing information to other Academy members
Founding and Corporate members of the Academy will have access to a secure membership list including the contact information for other Academy members. This information is provided to members to support and build the mobile entertainment community. No membership information will be divulged to any third party, other than displaying a list of Founding and Corporate member companies of the Academy on our web site and in print.

Your consent
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by the Academy as stated herein. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Effective date
This privacy policy was last changed and posted on our site October 1, 2007.