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Privacy policy Your privacy is very important to TheBizMate (“TheBizMate”). We want to make your experience using our services and on the Internet as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want you to use the Internet's vast array of information, tools, and opportunities with complete confidence. This Privacy Policy has been created to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how TheBizMate collects information from all end users of TheBizMate's Internet services (the "Services") — those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors") as well as those who pay a service fee to subscribe to the Service ("Customers") — what we do with the information we collect, and the choices Visitors and Customers have concerning the collection and use of such information. TheBizMate requests that you read this Privacy Policy carefully. 1. Introduction. TheBizMate collects information in different ways from Visitors and Customers who access the various parts of our Services and the network of Websites accessible through our Services. We use this information primarily to provide a customized experience as you use our Services and, generally, do not share this information with third parties. However, we may disclose personal information collected if we have received your permission beforehand or in very special circumstances, such as when we believe that such disclosure is required by law or other special cases described below. 2. Registration. Customers are asked to provide certain personal information when they sign up for our Services including name, address, telephone number, billing information (such as a credit card number), and the type of personal computer being used to access the Services. The personal information collected from Customers during the registration process is used to manage each Member's account (such as for billing purposes). This information is not shared with third parties, unless specifically stated otherwise or in special circumstances. However, in instances where TheBizMate and a partner jointly promote the Services, TheBizMate may provide the partner certain personal information, such as the name, address, and username of persons who subscribed to the Services as a result of the joint promotion for the sole purpose of allowing us and the partner to assess the results of the promotion. In this instance, personal information may not be used by the partner for any other purpose. TheBizMate may also generate non-identifying and aggregate profiles from personal information Customers provide during registration (such as the total number, but not the names, of Customers). As explained in more detail below, we may use this aggregated and non-identifying information to sell advertisements that appear on the Services. 3. Online Shopping. At some Websites, you can purchase products and services or register to receive materials, such as a catalog or new product and service updates. In many cases, you may be asked to provide contact information, such as your name, address, email address, phone number. If you complete an order for someone else, such as an online gift order sent directly to a recipient, you may be asked to provide information about the recipient, such as the recipient's name, address, and phone number. TheBizMate has no control over the third parties' use of any personal information you provide when placing such an order. Please exercise care when doing so. If you order products directly from TheBizMate, we will use the personal information you provide only to process that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order. 4. Online Advertisements. TheBizMate displays our online advertisements. We share aggregated and non-identifying information about our Visitors and Customers collected through the registration process as well as through online surveys and promotions with these advertisers. Additionally, in some instances, we use this aggregated and non-identifying information to deliver tailored advertisements. For instance, an advertiser tells us the audience they want to reach (for example, males between 25 and 55 years of age) and provides us an advertisement tailored to the audience. Based upon the aggregated and non-identifying information we have collected, we may then display the advertisement to the intended audience. TheBizMate does not share personal information about its Visitors or Customers with these advertisers. 5. Responses to Email Inquiries. When Visitors or Customers send email inquiries to TheBizMate, the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive. TheBizMate does not use the return email address for any other purpose and does not share the return email address with any third party. 6. Voluntary Customer Surveys. We may periodically conduct both business and individual customer surveys. We encourage our customers to participate in these surveys because they provide us with important information that helps us to improve the types of services we offer and how we provide them to you. Your personal information and responses will remain strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted by a third party. Participation in our customer surveys is voluntary. We take the information we receive from individuals responding to our Customer Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other TheBizMate customers to create broader, generic responses to the survey questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies, education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic information). We then use the aggregated information to improve the quality of our services to you, and to develop new services and products. This aggregated, non-personally identifying information may be shared with third parties. 7. TheBizMate's Commitment to Children's Privacy. Protecting children's privacy is especially important to us. It is our policy to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. While we make every effort to ensure that these Websites are fun and age-appropriate for our younger audience, we believe that there is no substitute for proper parental supervision. TheBizMate recommends that children ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to TheBizMate, or to anyone else online. 8. Public Forums. Please remember that any information you may disclose in public areas of our Websites or the Internet, becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information in these public areas. 9. TheBizMate's Commitment to Data Security. Services and Websites we sponsor have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally obtaining this information. 10. How to Access or Modify Your Information. TheBizMate offers Customers the opportunity to access or modify information provided during registration. To access or modify such information contact our Customer Service at service@thebizmate.com. 11. Where to Direct Questions About TheBizMate's Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, you may contact: Customer Service, TheBizMate, Summersdale, P.O. Box 1620, Castries, Saint Lucia, W.I. 12. Exceptions. As stated previously in this policy, we will never give out your information without your permission. The only exceptions to this are, when we are required by law, in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the law, or we must comply with a legal process served on our website. We may also need to give out your information if one of our partners requires it, but these situations are rare and we will always ask for your explicit permission first. 13. Revisions to This Policy. TheBizMate reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy, our Internet Service Agreement and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted in accordance with the Internet Service Agreement.
Revised: June 2005 |
