B4 Consulting, Inc. and its
affiliates ("B4 Consulting" or "we")
is committed to protecting the privacy of the personally-identifiable
information that we collect from you as you use this
Web site (the "Site"). The scope of B4 Consulting's
commitment is detailed in this Privacy Policy. By submitting
information, you agree to B4 Consulting's use of such
information as described herein. Please see our Terms
of Use for more information about our on-line policies
in general.
Personally-identifiable information
B4 Consulting collects personally-identifiable information
on certain areas of the Site when users register, request
publications or other information, sign up for conferences
and events, apply for jobs, and participate in user posting
areas, such as surveys. The personally-identifiable information
collected may consist of information that you provide, such
as names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone
and fax numbers, and, for recruiting purposes, any other
personally-identifiable information on your resume. In addition,
B4 Consulting collects certain information that you do not
visibly enter, such as your IP address, browsing pattern
on the Site, click stream, and the status of cookies placed
on your computer by B4 Consulting, as described below.
B4 Consulting uses your personally-identifiable information
to fulfill your requests for information, to process your
requests to participate in conferences and events, to evaluate
any job applications or other employment-related inquiries
that you may submit, or for such other business purposes
as you may initiate or request. We may keep any of your
personally-identifiable information on file and use it to
contact you for recruiting purposes. B4 Consulting also
uses personally-identifiable information to perform statistical
analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in
specific areas and information posted on our Site. B4 Consulting
uses personally-identifiable information collected from
cookies and IP addresses as described below. B4 Consulting
may provide your personally-identifiable information to
any of its affiliates worldwide for such purposes.
B4 Consulting shall not intentionally disclose or transfer
(and shall take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality
and security, and to prevent the unauthorized or accidental
disclosure of) your personally-identifiable information
to third parties (i.e., persons or entities that are not
affiliates of B4 Consulting), whether for such third parties'
marketing purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following
four exceptions: B4 Consulting may disclose your personally-identifiable
information to third parties in the event that such disclosure
is required by the laws, rules, or regulations of any nation,
state, or other applicable jurisdiction; B4 Consulting may
disclose your contact information to third parties as appropriate
for B4 Consulting to make transmissions or deliveries to
you; B4 Consulting may disclose your personally-identifiable
information if, in connection with submitting the information,
you consent to such disclosure; and B4 Consulting may disclose
contact information for you in response to inquiries by
bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations of
infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights arising
from information you have posted on the Site or otherwise
provided to B4 Consulting.
Cookies and IP addresses
The Site uses cookies to identify you and your interests
and to track usage of the Site. Cookies are small pieces
of text stored on your computer that help us know which
browser you are using and where you have been on the Site
and on Web sites to which you may link in order to use some
of our features. By accepting our cookie, you will be permitted
access to certain pages of the Site without having to log
in each time you visit. A user who does not accept the cookie
from the Site may not be able to access certain areas of
the Site. B4 Consulting also logs IP addresses, or the location
of computers on the Internet, to help diagnose problems
with our server and to administer the Site. If you prefer
not to accept a cookie, you can set your web browser to
warn you before accepting cookies, or you can refuse all
cookies by turning them off in your web browser.
Links to third-party sites
We may provide links to third-party Web sites as a service
to our users. In addition, some of the content appearing
to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties,
for example, in instances of framing of third- party Web
sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied
by third-party servers. Please be aware that we cannot control
and are not responsible for the information collection practices
of such third-party Web sites, which may differ from those
of this Site. We encourage you to review and understand
the privacy policies on these Web sites before providing
any information to them.
Security
B4 Consulting has implemented generally accepted standards
of technology and operational security in order to protect
personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration,
or destruction. Only authorized B4 Consulting personnel
are provided access to personally-identifiable information,
and these employees are required to treat this information
as confidential. Despite these precautions, B4 Consulting
cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain
access to your personally-identifiable information.
Transborder hosting and transfer of information
Personally-identifiable information collected on the Site
may be transferred from time to time to B4 Consulting offices
or personnel, or to third parties, located throughout the
world, including offices located outside the European Economic
Area (EEA), and the Site may be viewed and hosted anywhere
in the world, including countries (such as the United States)
that may not have laws of general applicability regulating
the use and transfer of such data. By using the Site and
submitting such information on it, you voluntarily consent
to such transborder transfer and hosting of such information.
Children's on-line privacy protection
B4 Consulting understands the importance of protecting children's
privacy, especially in an on-line environment. The Site
is not intentionally designed for or directed at children
13 years of age or younger, and B4 Consulting will not intentionally
collect or maintain information about anyone under the age
of 13.
Consent; Changes to Privacy Policy
By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use,
and storage of your information by us in the manner described
in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve
the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from
time to time. We will alert you to any such changes by
updating this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy was
last updated on January 1, 2008.
Contact our Privacy Department
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please
contact us at info@b4-consulting.com. |
