Policies

Welcome to Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN)! All of us at MNN appreciate your involvement with the country’s largest community media center and look forward to welcoming you to our facilities, our channels, our classes and our events.

MNN is a media learning, production and distribution hub that promotes creative expression, independent voices and community engagement. Our vision is to empower local voices and diverse views.

MNN is responsible for administering public access cable TV services in Manhattan, promoting localism, diversity and independent non-commercial media.

MNN is an independent, non-profit organization that is privately funded and privately operated. MNN is not a cable company, a subsidiary of any cable company, or a New York City or New York State agency.

All producers submitting content for broadcast agree to the following:

1. Channel User (“User”) assumes all responsibility as producer, originator, author, or distributor of any of the User’s programming carried on the designated Public Access Channels of Manhattan Community Access Corporation, d.b.a. Manhattan Neighborhood Network (“MNN”), or any system on which the programming is carried by MNN (collectively, the “Public Access Channels”). User agrees, as condition of the cablecast, to abide by MNN Programming Policies and to indemnify and hold harmless MNN or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (“Indemnified Persons”) from all loss, liability and damage, including attorney costs, arising out of or caused by the cablecast or streaming of User’s program, including, but not limited to, libel, slander, indecency, obscenity, invasion of privacy or public rights, unauthorized use of copyright material or non-compliance with, or in violation of, any applicable local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
2. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, User further agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the Indemnified Persons from any claims, liability, loss or damage of any nature whatsoever, including reasonable attorney costs, arising out of or in connection with any material carried on, transmitted or disseminated by the User on the Public Access Channels in violation of or infringement upon the rights, trade names, or the right of privacy of any other owner, licensor, copyright holder, writer, composer, person, corporation, partnership or legal entity.
3. User agrees to defend all actions to which any indemnity stated herein applies and to conduct defense thereof at its own expense and by its own counsel. MNN shall have the right to participate in such defense with counsel selected by it at the User’s expense and User agrees that it will cause its counsel to cooperate with MNN and its counsel.
4. User individually and, if applicable, on behalf of all members of the organization of which the User is a member, hereby releases MNN from any action, claim, and demand whatsoever which the User or its organization ever had, has, and may have against MNN or the other Indemnified Persons, in connection with the programming or delivery of material carried on the Public Access Channels including, any mistakes, omissions, interruptions in the cablecast or streaming of User’s material, changes in scheduling User’s material or failure to cablecast and/or stream such material, or unauthorized use of the User’s programming by third parties.
5. User warrants and represents that the program does not contain:
   • solicitation, advertising, bartering, or promotion of commercial products, services or transactions;
   • material that is, slanderous, libelous, an invasion of privacy or made unlawful;
   • material that is obscene;
   • material concerning lottery information, gift enterprise, or similar scheme;
   • unlawful use of material requiring union residual, or other payment including but not limited to the talent and crew; or
   • unlawful use of material that is copyrighted or subject to ownership or royalty rights, right of publicity, or other payment.
6. Media submitted for cablecast and/or streaming on the Public Access Channels are the property of the producer of record. Producer of record is identified as the User on the Program Agreement. Media can be removed from MNN without permission of the User as may be required by applicable law (including, but not limited to, subpoenas in legal proceedings). By submitting media to MNN, the Producer of Record grants permission for MNN to distribute via cablecast, website, and social media.
7. User releases MNN, its directors and officers, agents, employees, and representatives and their respective successors and assigns from all liability if the program or material submitted is damaged, lost, altered or stolen (including, without limitation, unauthorized access and use by third parties of the User’s programs available in electronic format on MNN’s website or third party websites for streaming) while in their custody except in the case of gross negligence on the part of MNN resulting in damage or loss of submitted media.
8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances, including negligence, shall MNN be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages that may result from the use or inability to use the Public Access Channels, MNN facilities, and/or the MNN websites, including without limitation use of or reliance on information available on the Public Access Channels and/or MNN websites, interruptions, errors, defects, mistakes, omissions, deletions of files, delays in operation or transmission, non delivery of information, disclosure of communications, or any other failure of performance.
9. MNN provides the Public Access Channels and MNN websites on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation warranties of title, non infringement, or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. MNN does not warrant that any information is complete or accurate, that the Public Access Channels and/or all MNN digital profiles including but not limited to MNN's website, social media profiles, digital video channels, livestreams and associated chats will be uninterrupted or error free or that any information is free of rogue programming.

Submission of programs for MNN’s five designated public access channels is free of charge, and free of content control by MNN subject to the policies herein. Responsibility for the content of programs rests with the Sponsor.

MNN does not prescreen programming.

By submitting any content to MNN for distribution on MNN, Sponsors agree to the program agreement terms outlined on this website, and indemnify MNN from all content issues arising from the airing of Sponsor’s program on MNN’s distribution networks, including but not limited to channels and online/digital streams.

Sponsors and/or Producers do not need to be Manhattan residents.

MNN reserves the right to cancel a show if up-to-date contact information is not on file at MNN.

Program sponsors must be at least 18 years of age. Minors submitting programs (as producers) are required to have an of-age sponsor sign a Program Agreement and Show Registration form.

Programs may not contain:

• Solicitation, advertising, bartering or promotion of commercial products, services or transactions;
• Material that is slanderous, libelous, an invasion of privacy, incites violence towards an individual or group or is otherwise unlawful;
• Material concerning lottery information, gift enterprise, or similar scheme;
• Unlawful use of material requiring union residual, or other payment including but not limited to talent and crew;
• Unlawful use of material that is copyrighted or subject to ownership or royalty rights, right of publicity, or other payment;
• Material that MNN reasonably believes contains obscene content, including but not limited to sexual intercourse, sodomy, masturbation, sadism, masochism, excretion, or lewd exhibition of genitals.

Sponsors must represent that they have obtained all necessary permission for material and individuals appearing in their programs. Sponsors are required to provide satisfactory evidence of such permission upon request by MNN.

Time on the public access channels is available free of charge. Sponsors are prohibited from receiving compensation from individuals in exchange for appearing on a public access channel. Channel time may not be bartered or sold.

Sponsors may acknowledge individuals, businesses or other organizations that have contributed goods, services or funding used in the program production.

• Acknowledgement can only happen at the beginning and end of the program.

• Total credits for all contributions are limited to 60 seconds per episode.

• Credits may be aural, visual or both.

• Credits may not contain any advertising information or calls to action.

• Websites and phone numbers are permitted as program credits. Calls to action (“buy,” “try,” “call,” “visit”) are not permitted, nor is any promotional information.

All Sponsors who use MNN’s facilities and/or equipment for programs that air on MNN’s channels must include the following credit at the end of their program: “Produced through the facilities of Manhattan Neighborhood Network.”

Solicitation of funds during public access programs is limited to nonprofit organizations providing an IRS letter of determination indicating 501(c)(3) status. The IRS letter of determination must be on file with MNN prior to any solicitation of funds. Manhattan and non-Manhattan-based non-profits may request permission from the MNN Program Department to solicit funds. MNN will review such requests on a case-by-case basis.

A Single program or "Special" is defined as a program that is scheduled for a single time slot rather than on a recurring basis. Sponsors may request time for Single programs at any time. All Single program requests must be accompanied by a completed episode.

Generally, Single programs will be scheduled within one week of submission. MNN will email confirmation of show schedule to Sponsors when their Single is scheduled.

MNN can schedule a 28-minute Special for up to three airings.

Programs that are 58 minutes long can be scheduled for two airings. The Program Department will only accept one Single program submission per month, per Sponsor. 

A Series program is defined as a number of episodes, under one single title and scheduled at regular times (weekly, biweekly, or monthly). An "original episode" is defined as a show that, in whole or in substantial part, has not previously appeared on MNN, at any time, regardless of the channel.

There is a minimum number of show episodes that must be submitted by a sponsor in any three month period in order to maintain the time slot that the show is regularly scheduled for. 

• A Weekly series requires eight original show episodes to be submitted

• A Biweekly series requires five original show episodes to be submitted

• A Monthly series requires two original show episodes to be submitted

Sponsors are required to submit an episode of their show for each week their program is scheduled. Sponsors are required to identify which of their episodes are "original" upon submission. False identification of an episode as "original" will result in the cancellation of the series time slot. Sponsors are allowed one active series per quarter. Two or more series regularly featuring the same host, guest or footage will be treated as the same series regardless of the sponsor; one of the active series will be cancelled.

A Short Form program is a program whose duration is between three and seven minutes. Short Form programs will be treated as a type of “Special” by the MNN Programming Department and not as a Series. Short Form programs will air in their entirety in Short Form time slot blocks and at other times to be determined by the MNN Programming Department. 

MNN’s Programming Department will inform you of when your Short will air one week before it airs on MNN.

Continuing series' are subject to scheduling changes, reduction in series frequency or length, or cancellation depending upon the number of requests received from new series sponsors. If a scheduling change is necessary to accommodate a new series request MNN will make the scheduling change according to the guidance listed in the "Program Schedule" section of these policies.

Sponsors may request a change in their existing time slot. Time slot changes may be granted, depending on availability and will be determined by MNN's Programming Department.

Sponsors resubmitting programs after the conclusion of a suspension or cancellation period will be scheduled at the discretion of the Programming Department. No requests for specific timeslots will be considered until a Sponsor who has formerly been suspended or canceled submits two quarters of programming that does not violate MNN policies.

An episode of a program may be preempted if MNN receives requests from Sponsors seeking airtime for timely programming that MNN deems beneficial to MNN viewers. MNN will contact the Sponsor to advise of the program preemption and do our best to provide an alternate timeslot based on availability.

Sponsors may not transfer time slots to another Sponsor, nor may they air another Sponsor’s programming during the time slot that MNN has allocated to them for the cablecasting of their program. Time slots are allocated at the sole discretion of MNN’s Programming Department.

1. The Producer of the program must have attained certification in control room/studio production
2. The Producer must have been producing a studio production from MNN’s studios for at least one year
3. The Producer must be active and in good standing with no suspensions for at least three years
4. One of the main goals of the live program must be to engage the audience in real time two-way conversation via Skype, phone, or through social mediaplatforms.

Other live show policies are as follows:

1. The Programming Department in consultation with the Production Department will reserve all studio time for live show producers.
2. The length and location of the reservation will be determined by MNN staff with consideration given to the needs and scale of the program. Studio reservations for live programs will be limited to a maximum of two hours.
3. A regular series producer that has reserved studio space during the time that the program regularly airs and wishes to go live, must notify program@mnn.org a minimum of four days before their scheduled timeslot.
4. Producers approved for a live series will have a live series for four quarters (one year), after which the Producer must reapply to be considered for a live series.
5. Producers must go live at least the minimum amount of episodes per quarter required by Programming or may risk cancellation for the subsequent quarter:
   • Weekly: 8 episodes per quarter
   • Biweekly / Bimonthly / Every other Week: 5 episodes per quarter
   • Monthly: 2 episodes per quarter

Effective October 12, 2021

Manhattan Neighborhood Network values our role as a media learning, production, and distribution hub that promotes creative expression, independent voices and community engagement. We are committed to protecting the health and safety of our staff, community producers, partners, guests, and others. 

**PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION IS REQUIRED TO ENTER ALL MNN FACILITIES**

Anyone 12 and older is required to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO).

Please review our updated COVID-19 safety guidelines below.

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MNN Health & Safety Protocols:

Vaccination 

• All staff, educators, community producers, students, guests, and others must show proof of vaccination in order to enter MNN facilities, in addition to photo ID that matches vaccination record.
• This does not apply to temporary visitors/delivery persons (under 10 minutes). Individuals in these groups are required to remain masked at all times and maintain physical distance.

Proof of Vaccination

For proof of vaccination, you can use:

• CDC Vaccination Card. A photo or photocopy of this card is also acceptable.
• NYC Vaccination Record or other official immunization record from within or outside the U.S., including from your healthcare provider. A photo or photocopy of this card is also acceptable. If you are unable to get this record, call 311.
• NYC COVID Safe App: Android | iOS. You can upload to this app a photo of your CDC vaccination card or other official record, along with your photo ID.
• Excelsior Pass (or Excelsior Pass Plus). To use this app, you will need the phone number or email address associated with your NYC vaccination record. If you are unable to use this app, try one of the other options listed above.
• A photo or hard copy of an official vaccination record of a vaccine administered outside the United States for one of the following vaccines: AstraZeneca/SK Bioscience, Serum Institute of India/COVISHIELD and Vaxzevria, Sinopharm, or Sinovac.

Masks & Temperature Checks 

• Temperature checks are required upon entry to all MNN facilities.
• Everyone must be masked at all times in all MNN public spaces. 

Distancing 

• Where possible, everyone should please maintain at least six feet of distance between yourself and other visitors.

Personal Hygiene 

• Wash hands often and use hand sanitizer when washing isn't possible.

Safety Questions 

In order to keep our community safe, we ask that you review and honestly answer these questions. If you answer “yes” to any of them, please do not visit MNN at this time.

• In the past 14 days, have you experienced any new or unexplained symptoms consistent with COVID-19?
• In the past 14 days, have you received a positive COVID-19 test (NOT the antibody test)?
• In the past 14 days, have you been in close prolonged contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or developed symptoms?

The COVID-19 crisis is an ever-evolving situation and these policies are subject to change at any time. MNN will be sure to provide updates if and when circumstances warrant. 

Please let us know if you need to discuss a reasonable accommodation or medical or religious exemption.

For questions, please email safety@mnn.org

Community Producers can now make facility and equipment reservations and request or volunteer for crew positions on Access Center, our online Producer Portal.

Visit https://cm.mnn.org/ to log in using your Producer ID. If you have any questions on how to use Access Center, please email ac@mnn.org.

Edit, Studio and Camera Reservations at West 59th Street and the El Barrio Firehouse

Community Producers are entitled to the following reservations for each individual episode of a project:

• 3 Editing reservations per episode
  • Minimum of 2 hours per reservation, maximum of 6 hours per reservation
• 2 Studio Reservations per episode
  • Minimum of 1 hour per reservation, maximum of 3 hours per reservation
• 3 Field reservations per episode
  • Maximum of 72 hours per reservation

Making Reservations

A Communty Producer may begin making facility and equipment reservations for the facility/equipment they are certified to use once the individual has a Project ID assigned to them by the MNN Programming Department. Email program@mnn.org for any questions.

Reservations can be made:

• Online at cm.mnn.org (for questions, email ac@mnn.org)
• On the phone by calling (212) 757-2670 x318 or x314, Monday through Friday, 12:00 pm-8:00 pm. For Firehouse reservations via phone, please call (212) 757- 2670 x200, Tues-Sat,12:00pm-8:00pm
• In person during MNN’s regular hours of operation
• Reservations may be made up to 60 days in advance. Please note that individuals may not reserve more than 10 hours of studio reservations at any onetime.

MNN reserves the right to cancel reservations if necessary. In the rare event that a cancellation is necessary, MNN will make every effort possible to reschedule or relocate the reservation.

MNN will make studio reservations for all live shows. Live show Community Producers must make their own editing and/or field reservations as necessary.

Community Producers with a Project ID are permitted to make facility and equipment reservations at MNN. In addition to a Community Producer, each project is permitted to have one designated Associate Producer. To make a studio, editing, or field reservation for a project, either the Community Producer or Associate Producer must be certified in the appropriate area.

For commercial rentals, please inquire here.

Same day reservations can be made for field equipment or editing facilities on a resource available basis. MNN studios can not be reserved on a walk-in, same-day basis. MNN Community Producers should never rely on equipment or facilities being available on the day in which the resource is needed and should plan their resource usage accordingly

Field and Open/Closed Studios: Cancellations must be made two full business days in advance.

Editing/Dubbing/Express Studios: Cancellations must be made one full business day in advance.

Cancellations may be made over the phone or in person during regular business hours. It is a producer’s responsibility to maintain a record of the cancellation, including how the reservation was cancelled and what MNN staff member (if applicable) handled the cancellation.

A late cancellation or failure to appear for a reservation will be counted as a usage on a project.

Repeated failure to cancel reservations in advance or to fulfill reservations may result in a loss of access to MNN’s facilities, equipment and resources.

Users of MNN’s studios are responsible for obtaining all crew necessary to produce their media content in any MNN facility*. If you are unsure of what your studio crew needs might be for your production please reach out to production@mnn.org for guidance.

Community Producers are encouraged to use MNN’s Crew Connect system (located on Access Center, our online Producers Portal) to obtain crew for their studio productions. MNN’s Crew Connect feature can be accessed when reserving studios through MNN’s Access Center portal. 

In the event that a Community Producer is unable to obtain crew after posting on Crew Connect an MNN staff person may be assigned to crew a production on a day-of, staff available, basis. Community Producers may reach out to production@mnn.org to explore this option only after going through the Crew Connect process. MNN staff will not be held responsible for production issues that may arise when crewing on a community produced studio production.  

*Please make sure to follow MNN’s most recent COVID-19 policies when engaging talent/guests and crew for your show.

Studio Equipment, Guests and Crew

Community Producers are responsible for all MNN studio equipment during their use or the use of their guests or crew. Producers are responsible for the conduct of their guests and crew. Guests and crew members must follow applicable MNN policies and guidelines, including MNN’s Code of Conduct and Community Standards and COVID-19 policy. All crew and guests are using MNN studios at their own risk. Please alert all studio guests and crew to be mindful and cautious while using MNN’s equipment and facilities.

Playing media through the editing workstation’s speakers is prohibited. Producers must supply their own headphones when using MNN editing and work 

MNN does not sell or lend hard drives, disks or any recording media to producers. If an external storage device is necessary for a studio, field or editing reservation, it is the Community Producer’s responsibility to obtain the necessary device.

All studio reservations are assigned one MNN Staff Facilitator, who serves as the point person for the production and is the only person permitted to adjust lighting. Facilitators are not required to shoot, edit, direct or act as a crew member on a community production.

In the event that a Community Producer is unable to obtain crew after posting on Crew Connect an MNN staff facilitator may be assigned to crew a studio production on a day-of, staff available, basis. Community Producers may reach out to production@mnn.org to explore this option only after going through the Crew Connect process.

Please note: MNN staff will not be held responsible for production issues that may arise when crewing on a community produced studio production. 

A registered non-profit organization that has IRS 501(c)(3) status can sponsor potential producers for the purpose of enrolling in and passing MNN’s Media Education classes for the purpose of becoming a Community Producer and using MNN facilities and equipment. These producers may then reserve MNN facilities and equipment for the sole purpose of creating programming that advances the mission of the non-profit organization.

MNN does not facilitate or recognize independent Community Producer- or Sponsor-run internship programs as official MNN internship programs.

This policy discloses the privacy practices for Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN).
This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by MNN on our website and on intake forms distributed when submitting programming, when enrolled in classes and/or when attending workshops and events. This will notify you of the following:

• What personally identifiable information is collected from you, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
• What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
• The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
• How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

If you have any questions or comments, or if you want to update, delete, or change any personal information we hold, or you have a concern about the way in which we have handled any privacy matter, please contact us here: https://www.mnn.org/about/contact

MNN is the sole owner of the information collected on our website and on intake forms. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request or as required by law.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about MNN news; upcoming events including classes, workshops, information sessions and other events; programming highlights; upcoming deadlines; or changes to this privacy policy or other MNN policies.

We may retain your information for as long as is needed to provide you services or as long as your account is active. We may also retain and use your information in order to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and enforce our agreements.

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time.

You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:

• See what data you have provided to MNN, if any
• Change/correct your data
• Express any concern you have about our use of your data

Please note: If we are unable to verify your residency information, you will not be permitted to enroll in classes, submit programming or reserve facilities or equipment, unless otherwise noted.

We will provide an individual access to any personal information we hold about them within 30 days of any request for that information. Individuals may request this information from us by contacting us using the contact information provided above. Unless it’s prohibited by law or as otherwise stated in this privacy policy, we’ll remove personal information about an individual from our servers at their request. There is no charge for an individual to access or update his or her personal information.

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we ask for sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way and via third parties. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page. MNN does not retain or keep any credit card or financial documents in any form, e.g., paper or electronic.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, education enrollment or facility reservations) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment and we do not keep or maintain electronic or physical copies of residency and/or identification documents that are supplied to us.

Unfortunately, no security system is impenetrable and no data transmission over the Internet can be 100% secure. Consequently, MNN cannot warrant or guarantee the security of MNN, nor can MNN warrant or guarantee that any information you provide to MNN will not be intercepted while being transmitted over the Internet. MNN is not liable for the illegal acts of third parties, such as criminal hackers.

We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. We reserve the right to delete any information we believe to be in violation of this privacy policy.

Online Tracking / Do Not Track

We do not track our visitors across third party websites to provide targeted advertising and therefore we do not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. However, some third party sites do keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. If you are visiting such sites, your internet browser may allow you to set the DNT signal on your browser so that third parties (particularly advertisers) know you do not want to be tracked.

Cookie Policy

MNN uses cookies to deliver content specific to your interests and to improve the convenience and efficiency of your experience when using our products and services. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive tied to statistical information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information in MNN products and email messages. You can always choose to not accept cookies, but you may not be able to use some of the MNN products and services.

We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve this site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, www.google.com (“Google Analytics” or “Google”). 

Google Analytics employs cookies that are stored to your computer in order to facilitate an analysis of your use of the site. The information generated by these cookies, such as time, place and frequency of your visits to our site, including your IP address, is transmitted to Google’s location in the US and stored there.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law or where such third parties process this data on Google’s behalf. Google states that it will never associate your IP address with other data held by Google. You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting the settings on your browser software accordingly as noted elsewhere in this Privacy Policy. You should be aware, however, that by doing so you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of our website.

Google Analytics also offers a deactivation add-on for most current browsers that provides you with more control over what data Google can collect on websites you access. The add-on tells the JavaScript (ga.js) used by Google Analytics not to transmit any information about website visits to Google Analytics. However, the browser deactivation add-on offered by Google Analytics does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services we may engage.

Google Analytics also uses electronic images known as web beacons (sometimes called single pixel gifs) and are used along with cookies to compile aggregated statistics to analyze how our site is used.

You can find additional information on how to install the browser add-on referenced above at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Meta/Facebook conversion pixels

We use the “Custom Audience pixel” of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”) on our website. With its help, we can keep track of what users do after they see or click on a Facebook advertisement. This enables us to monitor the effectiveness of Facebook ads for purposes of statistics and market research. Data collected in this way is anonymous to us, which means we cannot see the personal data of individual users. However, this data is saved and processed by Facebook. Facebook can connect this data with your Facebook account and use it for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with Facebook’s Data Policy which can be found at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. You can allow Facebook and its partners to place ads on and outside of Facebook. A cookie can also be saved on your device for these purposes. 

Please click here if you would like to withdraw your consent https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads#_=_

Social Media

The MNN website, and various services that integrate with MNN services, including interactions, postings, and program content, may include social media features, like a Facebook button for allowing users to like videos. These features may collect information about your IP address and which page you’re visiting on our site, and they may set a cookie to make sure the feature functions properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our site. We also maintain presences on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Any information, communications, or materials you submit to us via a social media platform is done at your own risk without any expectation of privacy. We cannot control the actions of other users of these platforms or the actions of the platforms themselves. Your interactions with those features and platforms are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that provide them.

Our facilities and classes are open to all unless otherwise noted. Users may submit programming regardless of their residency but are required to provide contact information for our records and to ensure that we can communicate important information, including programming and scheduling updates.

We regularly request information and proof of residency, and may do so at various points during the year to maintain updated records and usage statistics.

By entering a class, event or program of MNN, you are entering an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur.

Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with MNN and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news, and advertising.

By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video, or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.

You understand that all photography, filming, and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.

MNN is required by law to maintain a record of the use of public access channels. Records include the names and addresses of all persons using or requesting time on the channels.

Users submitting programs to air on MNN have the option of supplying public facing information about their shows for promotional purposes, including a website, social media profiles, an email address and/or a phone number. This information may be made available on MNN’s website and other digital profiles and may be supplied to individuals who inquire about a program, pending the producer’s approval.

MNN often provides links to other sites on our website. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

From time to time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of our organization.

MNN will only disclose your personal data or the contents of your private communications if required to do so by law, or as otherwise stated in this privacy policy, or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1. conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on MNN;  
2. protect and defend the rights or property of MNN and others, including among other things to enforce our policies;
3. act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of its members or the public;
4. to correct technical problems and malfunctions in how we provide our service to you and to technically process your information;
5. to take precautions against liability;
6. to respond to claims that information you have submitted to MNN has violated the rights or interests of a third party; or
7. as permitted by law or to provide information to law enforcement agencies.

Our servers and offices are located in the United States, so your information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the United States. By using the MNN website, you understand and consent to the collection, storage, processing, and transfer of your information to our facilities in the United States and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this policy.

All trademarks, logos, and brand names are the property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. Use of these names, trademarks, and brands does not imply endorsement.

Notice of Copyright Infringement - Our policy is to comply with all intellectual property laws and to act expeditiously upon receiving any notice of claimed infringement.  If you believe that your work has been reproduced on this website in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide a notice of copyright infringement containing all of the following information:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner for the purposes of the complaint.

2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.

3. Identification of the material on our website that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity.

4. The address, telephone number or e-mail address of the complaining party.

5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.

6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice of copyright infringement is accurate, and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed.

Please direct all inquiries and notices to info@mnn.org with the subject of “copyright infringement inquiry” or “copyright infringement notice”.