Overview
This Privacy Statement provides details about the personal information that Business Intelligence Network collects, and the ways in which it uses that personal information. By identifying with, and using the Business Intelligence Network site, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Statement.
This Privacy Statement most significantly applies to the Business Intelligence Network site. It governs data collection and usage by all users of the site, especially all registered members, service providers, partners, sponsors and advisors.
Business Intelligence Network is committed to protecting the privacy of all authorised users of this innovative business networking platform. This is while expressing the eagerness to link all legitimate users of this site to realistic technologies that offer them a worthwhile and safe online experience.
Collection of your Personal Information
In the normal course of its operations, it is necessary for Business Intelligence Network to collect personally identifiable information, such as your country of residence, occupation, business interest, e-mail address, telephone number and other relevant details. Business Intelligence Network in addition collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Business Intelligence Network. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Business Intelligence Network for the qualitative operation and maintenance of its service, as well as to provide general statistics regarding use of the Business Intelligence Network site. All of such collected data and information are kept away from the public domain and kept in the strictest confidentiality.
It should however be noted that Business Intelligence Network exerts no control over the personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data that you choose to directly disclose through the Business Intelligence Network public message boards, especially with the purpose of ensuring that such information may be collected and used by others. Examples of these are advertisements and promotional materials displayed on and through the Business Intelligence Network site.
Business Intelligence Network encourages you to review the privacy statements of sites you choose to link to from Business Intelligence Network so that you can understand how those sites collect, use and share your information. This is because Business Intelligence Network cannot be responsible for the privacy statements or other content on sites outside of the Business Intelligence Network and the sites of other members of the CEED Group.
Use of your Personal Information
Business Intelligence Network collects and uses your personal information to operate the Business Intelligence Network site and deliver the services you have requested. Business Intelligence Network also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Business Intelligence Network and its affiliates. Business Intelligence Network may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Business Intelligence Network does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Business Intelligence Network may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party.
In addition, Business Intelligence Network may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Business Intelligence Network, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Business Intelligence Network does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations under any circumstances.
Business Intelligence Network keeps track of the sites and pages that our customers visit within Business Intelligence Network, in order to determine what Business Intelligence Network services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customised content and advertising within the Business Intelligence Network to members and others that demonstrate their interest in a particular subject area.
The Business Intelligence Network Web sites may only disclose your personal information, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
(a) Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Business Intelligence Network or the site;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of Business Intelligence Network; and;
(c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Business Intelligence Network or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Business Intelligence Network site uses "cookies" to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise Business Intelligence Network pages, or register with Business Intelligence Network site or services, a cookie helps Business Intelligence Network to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Business Intelligence Network site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Business Intelligence Network features that you customised.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Business Intelligence Network services or sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Business Intelligence Network secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. Business Intelligence Network secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other sites, it is protected through the use of encryption.
Contact Information
Business Intelligence Network welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe that Business Intelligence Network has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Business Intelligence Network. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
Securing your data
Business Intelligence Network will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. Business Intelligence Network will store all the personal information you provide on its secure servers.
Cross-border data transfers
Information that Business Intelligence Network collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which Business Intelligence Network operates to enable the use of the information in accordance with this privacy policy.
In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available around the world.
You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information.
Updating and adding Changes to this Statement
Business Intelligence Network may occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect company and customer feedback. Business Intelligence Network encourages you to periodically review this Statement.
Other websites
This website contains links to other websites but Business Intelligence Network is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or about Business Intelligence Network or treatment of your personal information, please write to:
by email to info@businessintelligence1000.com;
Or
by post to P.O.Box 9420 Edleen 1625, South Africa. |
