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Our Privacy Policy
This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for
all the data collected by us on our website. These practices
cover:
- What personally identifiable information of yours is
collected from you through the web site.
- How the information is used.
- With whom the information may be shared.
- What choices are available to you regarding collection,
use and distribution of the information.
- The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect
the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our
control.
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If you feel that this company is not abiding by its posted
privacy policy, you should first send an e-mail message to
our Information Services Manager at info@BConNet.com
and enter "Privacy Policy" in the Subject field.
Information Collection and Use
We are the sole owner of the information collected on this
site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to
others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
We collect information from our users at several different
points on our website.
Registration
In order to use obtain articles, complete surveys, register
for seminars, or use other features of our website, a user
may be required to complete a registration form. During registration,
a user is required to give contact information (such as name
and e-mail address). This information is used to contact the
user about the information or services for which they have
expressed interest. In some instances the may be asked user
to provide additional information (such as employer and job
function) and unique identifiers such as a user ID and password..
Order
We may request information from the user on an order form.
Here a user must provide contact information (like name and
shipping address) and may be required to provide financial
information (like credit card number, expiration date). This
information is used for billing purposes and to fill customer’s
orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact
information is used to get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive
containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is
in no way linked to any personally identifiable information
while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the
cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie
on our site, the user would not have to enter a password more
than once when using certain portions of our site, thereby
saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie,
he or she may still use our site. The only drawback to this
is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site.
For example, the user will not be able to complete any of
our surveys. Cookies may also be used to track and target
the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our
site.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site,
track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Sharing
We may share aggregated demographic information with our
affiliated companies or with scholars for statistical research.
This is not linked to any personal information that can identify
any individual person.
We use an outside credit card processing company to bill
users for goods and services. This company does not retain,
share, store, or use personally identifiable information for
any secondary purposes.
We may partner with another party to provide specific services.
If users sign up for these services, we will share names and
other contact information that is necessary for the third
party to provide these services.
These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable
information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site may contain links to other sites. Please be
aware that we are not responsible for the 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
each and every web site that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies solely to information
collected by this web site.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to a newsletter on our site,
we ask for contact information such as name and e-mail address.
Surveys
From time-to-time our site may request information from users
via surveys. Information requested may include:
| Type of Information |
Examples |
How Used |
| Contact information
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Name, e-mail address |
Notify participants
of the results of the surveys. |
| Personal preferences |
LIFO® Survey responses |
Provide participants with survey
results and personalized reports. |
| Demographic information (optional) |
Gender, Zip code, job function,
etc. |
Used only in aggregate form
for statistical research. |
Who Has Access to Survey Information?
Access to all information gathered from surveys is highly
restricted. Online surveys and reports are administered only
by designated employees, Agents, and Licensees. Only personnel
who need the information to perform a specific job (for example,
an online administrator or customer service representative)
are granted access to personally identifiable information.
Furthermore, all employees, Licensees, and Agents are are
kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices and
are contractually required to follow them. At no time will
any employee, Agent, or Licensee disclose any personally identifiable
information to any third party (such as the participant's
employer or supervisor) without prior consent from the participant.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing
a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name
and e-mail address. We will automatically send the friend
a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit the site. We store
this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time
e-mail The friend may contact us to request the removal of
this information from our database.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’
information. When users submit sensitive information via the
website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
When a registration or order form on our website asks users
to enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number),
that information is encrypted and is protected with the best
encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure
page, such as an order form, the lock icon on the bottom of
Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to unlocked, or open,
when you are just “surfing.” To learn more about SSL, click
here.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information
online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information
off-line. All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive
information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices.
Only employees who need the information to perform a specific
job (for example, a billing clerk or a customer service representative)
are granted access to personally identifiable information.
Furthermore, all employees are kept up-to-date on our security
and privacy practices. Finally, the servers on which we store
personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
If you have any questions about the security at our website,
you can send an e-mail message to info@BConNet.com
and enter "Security" in the Subject field.
Special Offers
We send all new visitors who request information or are registered
to take a survey a welcoming e-mail message. Established users
will occasionally receive information on products, services,
special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy
of our users we present the option not to receive these types
of communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below.
Correction/Updating Personal Information
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such
as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires to use any
of the services on our website, we will endeavor to provide
a way to correct, update, or remove that user’s personal data
provided to us. This can usually be done by e-mailing our
Customer Support.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to “opt-out” to stop
us from using their information. For example, users who no
longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials
may opt-out of receiving these communications by sending an
e-mail message to unsubscribe@BConNet.com.
This will remove their e-mail address from our lists so that
we will not send them any newsletters or promotional messages
in the future.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes on this page so our users are always aware of what
information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally
identifiable information in a manner different from that stated
at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way
of an e-mail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not
we use their information in this different manner. We will
use information in accordance with the privacy policy under
which the information was collected.
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