(A) No signals of a Class IV cable communications channel may be transmitted from a subscriber terminal for purposes of monitoring individual viewing patterns or practices without the express written permission of the subscriber. The request for such permission shall be contained in a separate document with a prominent statement that the subscriber is granting permission with full knowledge of the document’s provisions. Such written permission shall be for a limited period of time not to exceed one year, which period may be renewed at the option of the subscriber. No penalty shall be invoked for a subscriber’s failure to provide or renew such authorization. The authorization shall be revocable at any time by the subscriber without penalty of any kind whatsoever. Such permission shall be required for each type of classification of class IV cable communications activity planned for the purpose.
(B) No information or data obtained by monitoring transmission of a signal from a subscriber terminal including, without limitation, lists of the names and addresses of such subscribers or any lists that identify the viewing habits of subscribers, shall be sold or otherwise made available to any party other than to the franchisee and its employees for internal business use, or to the subscriber who is the subject of that information, unless the franchisee has received specific written authorization from the subscriber to make such data available; such authorization shall not be a condition of receiving any service from the franchisee.
(C) Written permission from the subscriber shall not be required for the systems conducting system-wide or individually addressed electronic sweeps for the purpose of verifying system integrity or monitoring for the purpose of billing.
(Ord. 48, 6th Series, passed 10-5-2010)