Effective as of May 30, 2007
About XMMerger.com
XMMerger.com ( "Website" ) is a project of XM Satellite Radio ( "XM" or "We" ). This initiative seeks to inform consumers about the benefits of a merger between SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM.
XM is committed to protecting the privacy of our supporters who use our Website. This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of information that we may collect when you (1) access our Website, (2) use our Website to generate and/or send an email or printed letter to Congress, (3) sign on to our petition, and/or (4) join our e-network.
Our Website is a general audience website, and XM does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age through our Website.
XM reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy. If we make revisions that change the way we collect or use your personal information, those changes will be posted in this Privacy Policy and the effective date will be noted at the beginning of this Policy. Therefore, you should review the Privacy Policy periodically so that you are up to date on our most current policies and practices. If XM materially changes its practices regarding collection or use of your personal information, your personal information will continue to be governed by the Policy under which it was collected unless you have been provided notice of, and have not objected to, the change.
Our Website may provide links to other websites, including xmradio.com. Such websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy. If you choose to visit one of these linked websites, you should review the privacy policy posted on that website to understand how that website collects and uses your personal information.
Information We Collect and Use
When you access our Website: We do not collect personal information about you when you only access our Website.
When you generate and/or send an email or printed letter to the Federal Communications Commission ( "FCC" ) and/or Congress: We ask you to provide your name, email address, physical address, ZIP code, fax number (optional) and telephone number (optional) for the purpose of identifying your congressional district and confirming that you are a constituent of the recipient of your letter to Congress. The information you provide will appear on the email or printed letter you generate using our Website and will be disclosed to the FCC and/or congressional offices to which you addressed your email or letter. Many congressional offices have enough staff resources to respond only to constituents, and providing them with information about you will help identify you as such. Congressional offices may, in turn, disclose your personal information to others. Communications to the FCC become a part of the public record.
In addition, if you affirmatively check a box that says "remember me" when you join our e-network, sign our petition, or send an email or letter to the FCC and/or Congress, our Website will place a "cookie" on your computer to store your personal information and that information (if needed) will automatically appear in any future sessions. If you wish to prevent this cookie from being set to your hard drive, do not check the "remember me" box. You can also set your web browser settings to refuse cookies.
When you sign on to our petition: We ask you to provide your name, email address, city, state and zip code, which we will use for the purpose of sending you updates on initiatives. We will do our best to respect both your time and attention. If you check a box that says "remember me" when signing up to our mailing list, a cookie will be placed on your computer, as described above.
If you decide to join our e-network: We will collect your name, zip code and email address in order to send you updates on the merger by email. We will do our best to respect both your time and attention. Again, if you check a box that says "remember me" when signing up to our mailing list, a cookie will be placed on your computer, as described above.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We will not disclose your personal information (specifically, your name, email address, physical address, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and story) to any third party without your explicit permission and consent, except as follows:
(1) Your personal information may be shared with the FCC and/or congressional offices to which you have addressed your correspondence, who in turn may share such information with others;
(2) We may disclose your personal information as required by law or in good faith compliance with any court order, warrant, or other judicial, administrative or legislative authorization or requirement;
(3) We may transfer your personal information to a third party if XM sells all or part of its business or makes a sale or transfer of assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or business transfer; and
(4) Your information also will be available to our Website vendor for the purpose of assisting us with the campaign and administering and operating this web site. The Website vendor will not share your personal information with anyone else and will not have independent rights to your personal information.
Security
We realize that you may be concerned about providing personal and demographic information to us. For this reason, the Website vendor for XMMerger.com uses reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard personal information in its possession against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification.
Correcting and Updating Your Personal Information
You may return to our Website at any time to correct or update your personal information. This function can be accessed by means of a link at the page with the sign-up form.
You may also cancel your subscription and opt out of future communications from XMMerger.com at any time by sending a message to XMMerger_list@capwiz.mailmanager.net with the word 'cancel' in the subject line.