Privacy Statement – Babcox Publications
Scope
Babcox Publications considers your privacy important. We are committed
to protecting the privacy of all those who provide us with their
contact information while using our information, products, or services.
This policy describes the ways that personally identifiable and
anonymous information about our publication subscribers, and online
media product users is collected, how that information might be shared,
and how someone can request changes to the way their personal
information is used or shared. This privacy statement applies to websites operated by or on behalf of Babcox Publications.
Information You Volunteer
Personally identifiable information
is information that can identify you, such as your full name, email
address, postal address, telephone number, and fax number. We
collect personally identifiable information that you choose to provide
to us when you subscribe to our magazines (either directly or through
another company such as a subscription agency); sign up for email
newsletters; enter a contest; participate in surveys; register for a
web site, webcast, or otherwise communicate with us. When you provide
this information to us, you are no longer anonymous. We also may
receive information about you from other sources and add it to the
information you have provided to us.
Babcox
Publications is not responsible for the information you volunteer about
yourself in discussions in our forums or in publicly accessible
interactions, or the information that you choose to make public in your
member profile. To view or change your member profile, please return to
the Babcox business site where you registered.
Anonymous Information We Collect
We use cookies and other
Internet technologies to enrich your online experience by managing our
website , email and ad delivery programs. Our cookies do not contain
any information, in itself, that is personally identifiable.
Cookies
If your browser is set to allow cookies, we may store
small amounts of information on your computer about what parts of our
websites you have visited and what features you like best. We may then
tailor the content you see to match your interests. We also may use
cookies to identify members so that they don't have to re-enter their
usernames and passwords. Cookies may also be used to limit the number
of advertisements you see while on our site. By allowing us to
understand how you use our site over time, cookies can help us provide
you with a better, more relevant online experience. The cookies we store on your computer are not accessible on any other companies' websites. Some
ads on our site are provided by outside companies. If these contain
cookies, they can be accessed only by those advertisers; we do not have
access to them. Most
browsers allow you to modify your security to accept or reject cookies.
You need not have cookies turned on to visit our sites, but without
them, your access to some areas may be limited and custom navigation
may not be available to you.
Online Ad Serving
We use industry-standard, third party
advertising service companies to serve advertisements when you visit
our sites or open our emails. These companies may use cookies, pixel
tags, and other methods to collect information (typically not including
your name, address, email address or telephone number)about your visits
to our and other web sites to provide you with relevant advertisements
about products, services, and events during your visit to our website.
They can also provide us with aggregate pictures of traffic patterns,
help us improve site experience, help advertisers better understand our
services, and monitor advertising efforts.
How We Use Your Contact Information
We may use your contact information for any of the following reasons:
• to send you notices for subscription renewal
• to provide you with information about products or services you've ordered, including web events and tradeshows
We
may also use your contact information to ask for your input to help in
our research about our services, events, or products or to provide you
with additional information about this site and about other Babcox
Publications products, services, or events that we think might be of
interest to you.
All
promotional and research email messages you receive from us will
include an option to opt out of future email communications from that
particular Babcox Publications, business.
We
may also to send you e-newsletters with targeted, relevant content.
Each e-newsletter will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of
that particular e-newsletter.
In
some cases, we may send you relevant, carefully-screened offers from
reputable third party businesses or organizations. Many of our
customers appreciate receiving these offers because they relate to
their business or occupation. However, you will always be able to opt
out receiving future third party offers.
Information We Share with Third Parties
We provide contact
lists to third party companies that we have employed to provide us with
specialized services, including customer service, subscription
fulfillment, research, statistical analysis, list cleansing, postal
mailings, email and fax deployment, telemarketing, and other
information services. In compliance with privacy laws, we also provide
our opt out lists to those third party companies so that they can be
suppressed from the communications those companies send on Babcox
Publication's behalf. We only deal with third party companies whom we
believe share our commitment to privacy and who will keep your
information secure. From time to time our sponsors wish to contact our
subscribers who have indicated an interest in the products, services or
events publicized in a particular e-newsletter by clicking on their
link in the e-newsletter. If you do NOT wish to have your email address
shared with that e-newsletter's sponsors, you will be given an
opportunity within the e-newsletter to opt-out or you may contact our
customer service department at the number/email listed below.
If
you provide information on a co-branded site or while using a
co-branded service, you grant us permission to share the information
you have provided with that service or site partner. Their use of your
information is subject to their privacy policies.
Certain
information, such as your password and credit card information, is
never disclosed in any form whatsoever to any outside party.
Information Transfer
Babcox Publications is based in the
United States of America. Any information you provide will be stored
and maintained in a secure database in the United States. In
the case of a change of ownership or a merger involving Babcox
Publications, or any business that is part of Babcox Publications,
your contact information associated with that business would be one of
those transferred assets.
How We Keep Your Information Secure
We use reasonable
precautions, including appropriate technical, administrative, and
physical procedures, to protect personal information from loss, misuse,
or alteration.
When
we contract with other companies to provide us with services, we only
share personal information with those that we believe share our
commitment to privacy and information security. However, we are not
responsible for any breach of security or for the actions of these
parties.
Due
to the design of the Internet and other factors outside our control, we
cannot guarantee that communications between you and our servers will
be free from unauthorized access by third parties.
Children's Privacy
Babcox Publications, web sites are not
intended for use by children, especially those under the age of 13. No
one under the age of 13 should provide any personal information or
participate in any forums, chats, or online discussions. Minors under
the age of 18 are prohibited from making purchases, including
subscriptions, on our sites. Please discourage your children from
providing any personal information about themselves to anyone in any
public discussion areas.
Terms of Use
By using any of our websites, you consent to our use of your contact information as it is outlined in this privacy statement. Babcox
Publications reserves the right to access and disclose personally
identifiable information to comply with applicable laws, lawful
government requests and any orders of the court.
If
we decide to change our privacy statement, we will post the changes on
this page. Users are encouraged to review this page for any changes.
Your continued use of this site constitutes your acceptance of this
entire privacy statement.
How to Reach Us
If you wish to opt out of receiving email,
faxes, or phone calls from any Babcox Publications or update your print
magazine subscription contact information, contact us at the following
address:
Babcox Publications
Subscription Services
3550 Embassy Parkway
Akron, OH 44333
1-330-670-1234
If you wish to contact our corporate webmaster, please send an email to webmaster@babcox.com
January 1, 2008