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Privacy Policy
Our Commitment To Privacy
At In-Touch we respect our customers and understand that you
are concerned about privacy and the use of your personal
information. We consider the information you choose to share with us
personal and confidential. We provide this explanation about our
information practices to show you our commitment to protecting your
privacy.
The Information We Collect
At the time you register on our site, make a purchase request or
agree to participate in a promotion, we collect and store the
following types of information:
Name
Address
E-mail address
Telephone number
We need this information to provide goods and services that you
request and to let you know of additional goods and services about
which you might be interested. We may also use this information to
customize your experience using our website.
We may ask you for personally-identifying information at other
times, such as if you enter into a promotion, communicate with us,
or complete a survey. If you opt-in to receive information regarding
a promotion, you give us your permission to share your name and
e-mail address with the third party offering the promotion or the
third party who may forward marketing or other materials on our
behalf.
We may automatically gather general statistical information about
our website and visitors, such as IP addresses, browsers, pages
viewed, number of visitors, goods and services purchased,
transactions completed, etc. To do this, we use action tags and
cookies provided by our site analytics and marketing partners.
Although these partners log the information coming from our site on
our behalf, we authorize how that data may and may not be used.
Our web-site analytics partners use this data in the aggregate to
determine how visitors use our site so we can improve website
experiences. In addition, this information is used to better serve
you with appropriate and relevant marketing offers.
As part of our service, we use cookies to store and track
information about you on our website. A cookie is a small amount of
data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on
your computer's hard drive. Generally, we use cookies to remind us
who you are and enable us to access your account information so you
do not have to re-enter it on subsequent visits; gather statistical
information about usage by registered or unregistered users, and
research visiting patterns. If you disable cookies on your computer,
you will have to enter this information each time you access the
site.
The Way We Use Information
Because our goal is to provide products that best meet your needs,
we evaluate your personal interactions with us in an effort to bring
you the products which best suit your tastes. In addition, we use
your information to improve our marketing and promotional efforts,
to statistically analyze site usage, to improve our content and
product offerings and to customize our site's content, layout, and
services.
We may use your information to deliver information to you that, in
some cases, is targeted to your interests, such as targeted banners,
new products, services and promotions. At times we may ask you to
provide us voluntarily with additional information regarding your
personal or business interests, experience or requests, which we may
use to customize our products and services for you.
The email addresses that we collect are used by us to contact
consumers for marketing purposes and are not shared with other
organizations for commercial purposes unless you've requested to
receive email offers from carefully selected marketing partners of
BCD Products.
When you supply us with your postal address or phone number online
you may receive periodic mailings or phone calls from us and you may
receive mailings from other reputable companies. If you would rather
not receive such offers, just call or write to let us know.
If you place a request for products or services, we use your
personal information to ship your order; if the products or services
are from a retail partner, we may provide your relevant information
to that retailer for purposes of the transaction. If you establish a
credit account with us or our providers, we collect additional
information, including billing information, credit card number and
expiration date, and tracking information from checks or money
orders.
We may also use or disclose information to resolve disputes or
investigate problems. We may disclose or access information whenever
we believe in good faith that the law so requires or if we otherwise
consider it necessary to do so to maintain service and improve our
products and services.
We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our
servers, to manage our website and to enhance our site based on the
usage pattern data we receive.
Security
We are committed to preventing others from unauthorized access to
the personal information you provide to us, and we maintain
procedures and technology designed for this purpose. We take several
steps to protect the information we have about you, including the
following:
We update and test our technology on a regular basis in
order to improve the protection of customer information.
We require outside companies and independent contractors to whom
we provide customer information for marketing, servicing or
processing purposes to restrict the use of the information to
those purposes and we prohibit independent use of such
information.
Access to your information is controlled by strict internal
procedures. We maintain policies about the proper physical
security of workplaces and records.
Marketing Partners
The Privacy Policy of an advertiser or promotional service appearing
at our site may differ from ours. We encourage you to read that
policy before responding to the offer. We are not responsible for
the data collection and use practices of nonaffiliated marketing
partners to which our web site may link.
Changes To Our Policy
The practices and policies contained in this disclosure are subject
to change. Any such changes will be communicated through our
website. Information collected before changes are made will be
secured according to the previous Privacy Policy. The practices and
policies in this disclosure replace all previous notices or
statements with respect to the same subject matter.
Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of this
information in the manner we describe.
How To Contact Us
To update, correct or delete your personal information, you can
contact us at::
custserv@bcdproducts.com
To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable
steps to verify your identity before granting access or making
corrections or changes.
- Preamble and General Principles
- The following information is
designed to help you understand how
we collect, use, disseminate and
safeguard the information you
provide to us while accessing and
using our Site. If you do not agree
with our information practices,
please do not access or use our
Site. By accessing and using our
Site, you signify your assent to
this Privacy Policy.
- This Privacy Policy describes
how BCD Products
and all of its properties operated
under these names, hereinafter known
as "BCD Products," collects information
from all end-users of BCD Products
Internet services (the "Services") -
those who access some of our
Services but do not have accounts
("Visitors") as well as those who
pay fees to gain access to the
Service ("Members") - what we do
with the information we collect, and
the choices Visitors and Members
("Users") have concerning the
collection and use of such
information. BCD Products requests that
you read this Privacy Policy
carefully.
- Revisions to this Policy
- BCD Products reserves the right to
revise, amend, or modify this policy
and our other policies and
agreements at any time and in any
manner. The user should periodically
check for any modifications of this
Policy by re-visiting this web page
and using the "refresh" button on
the user's browser. The user should
note the date of last revision to
this Policy, which appears at the
top of this Policy. If the "last
modified" date remains unchanged
after the user has clicked the
"refresh" button on his/her browser,
the user may presume that no changes
have been made since the last
reading of the policy. A changed
"last modified" date indicates that
this Policy has been updated or
edited, and the updated or edited
version supersedes any prior
versions immediately upon posting.
- Personal Information BCD Products
Collects and How It Is Used
- BCD Products collects information in
different ways from Visitors and
Members who access the various parts
of our Services and the network of
Web sites accessible through our
Service. 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 when we
believe that such disclosure is
required by law.
- Registration: Members 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 Members during the
registration process is used to
manage each Member's account (such
as for billing purposes). This
information is collected by our
credit card processors, and is not
shared with third parties, unless
specifically stated otherwise or in
special circumstances.
- Online Shopping
- At some of our Web sites,
you can purchase products and
services or register to receive
materials. In many cases, you
may be asked to provide contact
information, such as your name,
address, email address, phone
number, and credit/debit card
information. 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. BCD Products 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 or
services directly from BCD
Products,
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.
- Online Advertisements:
BCD Products displays online
advertisements. We are not
affiliated with these third-party
websites and are not responsible for
their use of information.
- Responses to Email Inquiries:
When Visitors or Members send email
inquiries to BCD Products websites,
the return email address is used to
answer the email inquiry we receive.
BCD Products does not use the return
email address for any other purpose
and does not share the return email
address with any third party.
- 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 will
remain strictly confidential, even
if the survey is conducted by a
third party. Participation in our
customer surveys is voluntary.
- Other Internet Data:
BCD Products also collects IP addresses,
referral URLs, browser preferences,
the user's registration forms,
surveys, and communications
transmitted through site
applications. This information is
used internally to track how users
come to be referred to our Sites for
the purpose of compensating our
affiliates, advertisers, and other
marketing entities. This information
may be disclosed to third-parties.
If we choose to disclose information
to third-parties, this information
shall consist of non-specific
information regarding site traffic
and statistics. BCD Products never
discloses any customer-specific
information to third parties unless
it is reasonable to believe that
doing so is required by law, a
binding contract, a Court Order, or
other state, local, or
administrative regulation.
- Special Cases: It is
BCD Products policy not to use or
share the personal information about
Visitors or Members in ways
unrelated to those described above
without also providing you an
opportunity to opt out or otherwise
prohibit such unrelated uses.
However, BCD Products may disclose
personal information about Visitors
or Members, or information regarding
your use of the Services or Web
sites accessible through our
Services, for any reason if, in our
sole discretion, we believe that it
is reasonable to do so, including:
- To satisfy laws, such as the
Electronic Communications
Privacy Act, regulations, or
governmental or legal requests
for such information;
- To disclose information that
is necessary to identify,
contact, or bring legal action
against someone who may be
violating our Acceptable Use
Policy or other user policies;
- To operate the Services
properly;
- To protect BCD Products and our
Members;
- We will cooperate with law
enforcement authorities,
private-party litigants, and
others seeking information about
our end users to the extent
required by applicable law.
Examples of such cooperation
include compliance with
discovery requests, subpoenas,
court orders, and writs.
- "Cookies" and How
BCD Products
Uses Them: A "cookie" is a small
data file that can be placed on your
hard drive when you visit certain
Web sites. BCD Products may use cookies
to collect, store, and sometimes
track information for statistical
purposes to improve the products and
services we provide and to manage
our telecommunications networks. We
may use a cookie to save your
settings and to provide customizable
and personalized services to you.
These cookies do not enable third
parties to access any of your
customer information. Advertisers
and partners may also use their own
cookies. We do not control use of
these cookies and expressly disclaim
responsibility for information
collected through them.
- Company Email: BCD
Products
does not currently engage in email
promotions to its members.
Membership information is only used
to help find your membership
information in the event you need to
cancel, or otherwise change your
membership. You will have the option
to join our mailing list. If you
choose to join the mailing list,
your email address will be stored in
our database and used periodically
to send you news and promotions
about our services. You can be
removed from the list by following
the link contained in the email
instructing you on how to
unsubscribe. The only way for the
user's email address to be added to
our email list is for the user to
provide this information to us and
then affirmatively take a step to
notify us that you wish to be added
to the email list, either
explicitly, or by acquiescing to the
conditions of an offer. Every email
we send you will have a link
contained therein which will direct
you to a site where you can
unsubscribe. These unsubscribe
links, when clicked, will
automatically remove your email
address from our database without
any additional action on your part.
BCD Products takes all reasonable steps
in order to adhere to this policy,
but BCD Products is not responsible for
occasional technical malfunctions,
which may result in additional
unwanted emails being sent to you.
Should this occur, you are
instructed to direct an inquiry to
BCD Products Customer Service email,
which is
custserv@bcdproducts.com.
BCD Products
reserves the right to email you at
any time regarding your account, or
about any changes or problems with
our services, regardless of whether
you have opted out of our email
lists.
- Our Commitment to Children's
Protection
- Our sites are designed for
adults, but not for use by anyone
under the age of 18. In light of
that fact, the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 is
not applicable to this site.
- We have no Web pages designed
for younger users. We make every
effort to ensure that our Web sites
contain adequate warnings to make
their content obvious and to warn
users under the age of 18 that they
are not welcome to view our Web
sites, we believe that there is no
substitute for proper parental
supervision of their children's
internet use. Nevertheless, we will
take any steps possible to
discourage those under the age of 18
from visiting our Web sites. For
further information about tips,
tools, age-appropriate, or
kid-friendly Web sites and how to
report online trouble, please visit
www.getnetwise.org.
- Public Forums and External Sites
- Please remember that any
information you may disclose in our
Member Directory, or other public
areas of our Web sites or the
Internet, becomes public
information. You should exercise
caution when deciding to disclose
personal information in these public
areas.
- The 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 that
when they leave our Site they should
read the privacy statements of each
and every site that collects
personally identifiable information.
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