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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@bcon-lifo.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
|
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.”
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@bcon-lifo.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@BConNetwork.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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