§ 25.31. Protection of Privacy.

A.

The Grantee shall comply with the protection of subscriber privacy provisions as contained in the Cable Act.

B.

The Grantee shall not condition the provision of Cable Service to any Person on the grant of permission by such Person to the disclosure of information which, pursuant to federal or state law, could not otherwise be disclosed without the subscriber's consent. The Grantee shall not impose any penalties or extra charges on subscriber's not granting such consent.

C.

Unless otherwise permitted by federal or state law, neither the Grantee nor its agents, employees or affiliates shall, without the prior and specific written authorization of the subscriber involved, sell or otherwise make available for commercial purposes the name, address or telephone number of any subscriber, or any information that identifies the individual viewing habits of any subscriber.

D.

Notwithstanding any other remedies provided for in this ordinance, or otherwise available under law, repeated, intentional violations of the Protection of Subscriber Privacy provisions may be grounds for revocation of a Franchise granted hereunder.

(Ord. of 1-7-1985, Doc. #19125; Ord. of 9-23-1996, Doc. #29666; Ord. of 12-11-2000, § 2.8, Doc. #33439)