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B. Collection of Personally Identifiable Information Prohibited. Grantee shall not use or permit the use of the cable system to collect personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned, except to obtain information necessary (i) to render a cable service or other service provided by the Grantee to the subscriber, or (2) to detect unauthorized reception of cable communications. "Personally identifiable information" does not include any record of aggregate data which does not identify particular persons. C. Disclosure of Subscriber Information Prohibited. Except as provided in this section, the Grantee shall not disclose personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned and shall take such actions as are necessary to prevent unauthorized access to such information by a person other than the subscriber or cable operator. The Grantee may disclose such information if the disclosure is: (1) necessary to render or conduct a legitimate business activity related to a cable service or other service provided by the Grantee to the subscriber; (2) subject to 47 U.S.C. § 551(h), and amendments or successor statutes thereto, made pursuant to a court order authorizing such disclosure, if the subscriber is notified of such order by the person to whom the order is directed; or (3) a disclosure of names and addresses of subscribers to any cable service or other services, provided such disclosure does not reveal the extent of any viewing or other use by the subscriber of a cable service or other service provided by the Grantee. D. Personally Identifiable Information. Grantee shall not predicate regular subscriber service on the subscriber's grant or denial of permission to collect, maintain or disclose personally identifiable information. A subscriber may at any time revoke any permission previously given by delivering to the Grantee a written statement of that intent. E. Correction Policy. Each subscriber shall be provided access to all personally identifiable information regarding such subscriber that Grantee collects or maintains or allows to be collected or maintained, and such subscriber shall be provided the opportunity to correct any error in such information. F. Viewing Habits. Any information concerning individual subscriber viewing habits or responses, except for information for billing purposes, shall be destroyed within sixty (60) days.