This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to those users of the Site ("Visitors") who visit without transacting business and Visitors who register to transact business on the Site and make use of the various services offered by BH DESIGN, Inc. (collectively, "Services") ("Authorized Customers").
We collect and use personal information for many purposes, inc luding but not limited to, billing; product and service fulfillment; to better understand our customer needs; to provide a better website, products and services; to communicate with customers and potential customers regarding our products and services and third party products and services. Generally, your private information will only be disclosed to our owners, employees, independent contractors, subsidiaries, partners, affiliates, attorneys, consultants, business associates, service providers, suppliers and agents, acting on our behalf or request. This general rule, and disclosures in specific situations, is more particularly described below.
Information
Collected by our ISP
The hosting provider for this
Internet site (as with any Internet site) has the ability to record
various information, including domain name, pages accessed, date and
time of access, web browser type and computer operating system, and
referring information, and to disclose this information. This is
most commonly done by providing access to raw server logs. For more
information you should perform an Internet search on 'server logs'
or 'raw server logs.' We may have access to our raw server logs and
access reports prepared by our hosting
provider.
Financial Information for Billing
Purposes
We sell products and services. When sales
are made financial information must be disclosed. This information
can include any number of facts you are asked to provide, but most
commonly includes your name, financial / credit card information,
billing address, and email address. Generally, this purchase
information will be provided by you to a third party payment
processor and we do not receive your financial / credit card
information.
In the event we do receive financial / credit card
information, we will not disclose it to anyone unless disclosure is
required by law or a court order, or unless disclosure is required
to address an issue implicated by the financial transaction. If you
claim that your financial information was used to make a purchase yo
u did not authorize, details about the financial transaction may be
disclosed to law enforcement and anyone else we deem necessary to
address the matter.
Use of eMail
Addresses and other Contact Information
An important
part of our services includes being able to provide information to
you. As a result, you expressly consent to receiving communications
from us via email, fax, telephone, mail, or any other delivery
method. As a customer you are agreeing to receive information about
the product or service you purchased. This may include, but is not
limited to, information about
product or service updates, new
features, or information we believe you may find interesting.
We
may also send you information about other products and services our
company offers.
We will not sell, provide, or transfer you email
address to others. We may allow advertising to our customers, or
engage in joint ventures, which result in your receiving
advertisements from selected third
parties.
Identification of
Purchasers
If you purchase one of our products or
services, you authorize us to use your name and identification
information in advertising or promotions. We also use personal
information in an aggregate form (i.e., not individually
attributable to you) for business analysis, operational, marketing
and other promotional purposes.
Personally Identifiable
Information
Refers to any information that identifies or
can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such
information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address,
phone number, fax number, email address, financial profiles, social
security number, and credit card information. Personally
Identifiable Information does not include information that is
collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the
individual user) or demographic information not connected to an
identified individual.
What Personally Identifiable
Information is collected?
We may collect basic user
profile information from all of our Visitors. We collect the
following additional information from our Authorized Customers: the
names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of Authorized
Customers, the nature and size of the business, and the nature and
size of the advertising inventory that the Authorized Customer
intends to purchase or sell.
What organizations are
collecting the information?
In addition to our direct
collection of information, our third party service vendors (such as
credit card companies, clearinghouses and banks) who may provide
such services as credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect
this information from our Visitors and Authorized Customers. We do
not control how these third parties use such information, but we do
ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided to
them from Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some of these third
parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the
distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the information
given to them.
How does the Site use Personally
Identifiable Information?
We use Personally Identifiable
Information to customize the Site, to make appropriate service
offerings, and to fulfill buying and selling requests on the Site.
We may email Visitors and Authorized Customers about research or
purchase and selling opportunities on the Site or information
related to the subject matter of the Site. We may also use
Personally Identifiable Information to contact Visitors and
Authorized Customers in response to specific inquiries, or to
provide requested information.
With whom may the
information may be shared?
Personally Identifiable
Information about Authorized Customers may be shared with other
Authorized Customers who wish to evaluate potential transactions
with other Authorized Customers. We may share aggregated information
about our Visitors, including the demographics of our Visitors and
Authorized Customers, with our affiliated agencies and third party
vendors. We also offer the opportunity to "opt out" of receiving
information or being contacted by us or by any agency acting on our
behalf.
How is Personally Identifiable Information
stored?
Personally Identifiable Information collected by
BH DESIGN,
Inc. is securely
stored and is not accessible to third parties or employees of BH DESIGN, Inc. except for use as indicated
above.
What choices are available to Visitors regarding
collection, use and distribution of the
information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may opt
out of receiving unsolicited information from or being contacted by
us and/or our vendors and affiliated agencies by responding to
emails as instructed, or by contacting us at
info [@] articleparty.com
Are Cookies Used on the
Site?
Cookies can be used to electronically gather
information about you. Again, it may or may not be personal
information, but it is information and by using this site you are
expressly giving permission to use 'cookies' and to use the
information gathered from their use to benefit you. You also give
permission to collect, archive, retrieve, and use any information
collected for product design, product offers to you, and general
commercial solicitation purposes by this site or joint venture
partners, affiliates, and marketing organizations. Cookies are used
for a variety of reasons. We use Cookies to obtain information about
the preferences of our Visitors and the services they select. We
also use Cookies for security purposes to protect our Authorized
Customers. For example, if an Authorized Customer is logged on and
the site is unused for more than 10 minutes, we will automatically
log the Authorized Customer off.
How does BH DESIGN, Inc. use login
information?
BH DESIGN, Inc. uses login information, including, but not
limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze
trends, administer the Site, track a user's movement and use, and
gather broad demographic information.
What partners or
service providers have access to Personally Identifiable Information
from Visitors and/or Authorized Customers on the
Site?
BH
DESIGN, Inc. has
entered into and will continue to enter into partnerships and other
affiliations with a number of vendors. Such vendors may have access
to certain Personally Identifiable Information on a need to know
basis for evaluating Authorized Customers for service eligibility.
Our privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of this
information. Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to
comply with law. We will disclose Personally Identifiable
Information in order to comply with a court order or subpoena or a
request from a law enforcement agency to release information. We
will also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when
reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our Visitors and
Authorized Customers.
How does the Site keep Personally
Identifiable Information secure?
All of our employees are
familiar with our security policy and practices. The Personally
Identifiable Information of our Visitors and Authorized Customers is
only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are
given a password in order to gain access to the information. We
audit our security systems and processes on a regular basis.
Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or social
security numbers, is protected by encryption protocols, in place to
protect information sent over the Internet. While we take
commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site,
electronic communications and databases are subject to errors,
tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that
such events will not take place and we will not be liable to
Visitors or Authorized Customers for any such occurrences.
How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in Personally
Identifiable Information?
Visitors and Authorized
Customers may contact us to update Personally Identifiable
Information about them or to correct any inaccuracies by emailing us
at info [@] articleparty.com
Can a Visitor delete or
deactivate Personally Identifiable Information collected by the
Site?
We provide Visitors and Authorized Customers with a
mechanism to delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information
from the Site's database by contacting info [@] articleparty.com.
However, because of backups and records of deletions, it may be
impossible to delete a Visitor's entry without retaining some
residual information. An individual who requests to have Personally
Identifiable Information deactivated will have this information
functionally deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use
Personally Identifiable Information relating to that individual in
any way moving forward.
What happens if the Privacy
Policy Changes?
We will let our Visitors and Authorized
Customers know about changes to our privacy policy by posting such
changes on the Site. However, if we are changing our privacy policy
in a manner that might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable
Information that a Visitor or Authorized Customer has previously
requested not be disclosed, we will contact such Visitor or
Authorized Customer to allow such Visitor or Authorized Customer to
prevent such disclosure.
Links:
This web site
contains links to other web sites. Please note that when you click
on one of these links, you are moving to another web site. We
encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites
as their privacy policies may differ from ours.
Disclosure by
Necessity:
Private information may be disclosed if
required by a court order, statute, law, or
regulation.
Information is subject to disclosure to address a
claim that you are violating the terms of any agreement pertaining
to your use of your use this website or our products or services, or
rights of any third party. Information is also subject to disclosure
if we believe that disclosure is necessary
to identify, contact
or bring an action against someone who may be causing injury to or
interfering (either intentionally or unintentionally) with our
rights or property, your rights or property, other users of our
website, products or services, or anyone else. As we continue to
develop our business, we or our affiliates may sell or buy other
businesses or entities, or we may merge with another company, or be
bought by another company. In such transactions, personal
information may be one of the transferred assets. Your information
may be stored and processed in any country in which we maintain
facilities or conduct operations. By using our website, products and
services, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of
your country.
After your account becomes inactive your
information may remain in our databases, computers, and archives,
and cannot reasonably be expunged.
Notice:
By using our Website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information by articleparty.com as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
This is a web site of BH DESIGN, INC..
Our postal address is:
We can be reached via e-mail at info [@] articleparty.com
If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the above addresses.
