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This is the privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") for the Brandcodes Web Site (this ' Site ' ). This Site is made available by International Barcode Corporation, dba BTI Barcode Technology ( ' BTI ' ) (the "Site Proprietor" or ' we ' or ' us ' ). This Privacy Policy sets forth our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of certain information relating to an individual ' s use of this Site. Your use of this Site signifies your understanding and acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and part of, the [Terms and Conditions], which govern your use of this Site in general. The privacy of an individual ' s personal information is of the utmost importance to the Site Proprietor. Any information gathered by the Site Proprietor about an individual will be protected in accordance with this policy. Unless we have your consent, the Site Proprietor will not sell or rent your personal information to any non-affiliated third party, other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy. We will take special care to protect the privacy and security of your personal information as set forth herein. This policy explains our information practices and the choices you can make about the way the Site Proprietor collects and uses your personal information. This Privacy Policy covers the information you provide to us by or through this Site. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to third party Web sites that may be accessible through this Site. Please be aware that we have no control over such web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of those third parties to learn how they collect and use information about you. Our Privacy Policy also does not apply to the manners in which our customers use or products and services. Please be aware that we have no control over the manners in which our customers use our products and services, or their information management practices. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of third parties to learn how they collect and use information about you. To assist you with reading through our Privacy Policy, we have provided answers to questions that you may find most important: HOW DO WE COLLECT AND USE YOUR INFORMATION? We collect and use your personal information, for example, to respond to your requests for information, products and services. Information you provide This Site may request and collect certain personally identifiable information including, but not limited to, your name, e-mail address and other contact information, through various means such as online submissions forms, questions, comments and communications to this Site. For example, the Site Proprietor collects personal information in the following situations, and uses such information as follows, as well as for the purposes otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy:
Optional information When accessing this Site, we may give you the option of submitting other general information. Optional information is requested to help us better understand our clients, customers and Web visitors. If you have requested that we send you additional information regarding our products, service and events, we may also use the optional information to fulfill this request. Technical information When you visit this Site, the Site Proprietor may collect technical information that does not, by itself, identify a specific individual. This information (sometimes referred to as "non-personally identifiable information") may include the address (or "URL") of the Web site that you came from before visiting this Site, which pages you visit on this Site, which browser you used to view this Site and any search terms you have entered on this Site. This technical data is aggregated and used to measure and improve the effectiveness of this Site. We may collect your IP (Internet Protocol) address to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, see where our site traffic is coming from and identify our users. We may also collect other non-personally identifiable information via this Site, such as Site usage activity and preferences, also known as demographic or profile data. We do not intend to combine this technical data with the personal information, but we reserve the right to do so. DO WE USE COOKIES, WEB BEACONS OR THIRD PARTY ADVERTISERS? We may use "cookies" (described in more detail below) and clear GIFs in this Site or in our communications with you to enhance the functionality of this Site and to make your transactions and other activities more convenient and efficient. We use cookies to remember user preferences or minimize the need for you to re-enter information. Cookies A ' cookie ' is a small data file that a Web site may send to your browser and that your browser may then store on your system. We use session cookies, for example, to simulate a continuous connection - cookies let us ' remember ' information about your preferences and passwords and allow you to move within this Site without reintroducing yourself. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually refuse cookies, or selectively accept cookies, by adjusting the preferences in your browser. If you refuse cookies, there may be some features of this Site that will not be available to you and some Web pages may not display properly. Third Parties We have no control over what information third parties track or collect, and we have no responsibility or liability for any tracking, data collection or other activities of third parties. USE OF INFORMATION We use information collected on and through this Site for a variety of purposes in the course of business and as otherwise set forth herein. For example, such information may be used to send you information about our and our business partners ' and affiliates ' products and services and other information and materials that may be of interest to you. This information may also be used to evaluate what portions of this Site are more popular than others, determine where visitors came from, where they go, and how long they stay on a particular page, or this Site in general. We may match information collected from you through different means or at different times, and use such information along with information obtained from other sources, including third parties. DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? Unless we have your consent, we will not sell or rent your personal information to any third party except as set forth in this Privacy Policy. We may contract with other companies to provide services on our behalf such as packaging, mailing and delivering purchases and processing event registration. We may share your information with our affiliates, advertisers, and other third parties that provide services for or through this Site or for our business (such as e-mail list hosting and distribution companies that use such information on our behalf consistent with this Privacy Policy). We may also transfer, sell or assign such information to third parties as a result of a sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of assets, reorganization or liquidation. We also reserve the right to disclose any information concerning you as necessary or appropriate to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request, to operate this Site properly, or to protect or defend our rights or the rights or well-being of our users or if you are involved (or are reasonably suspected to be involved) in any illegal activity, even without a subpoena, warrant or court order. From time to time, we may be required to provide personal information in response to a valid court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as otherwise required by law. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we, in good faith, believe to be unlawful. We may release certain personal information when we believe that such release is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others and ourselves. DO YOU HAVE CHOICES REGARDING HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED? You remain in control of your personal information. We will not share the personal information we collect in ways other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, without first obtaining your consent. At the time you provide your information, you can choose whether you want to receive further communications about special offers, product information or other marketing messages. If you do opt-in to marketing communications from us, you can opt-out at any time. Opt-Out If you would like to opt not to receive promotional or marketing material from us in the future, please send an e-mail to optout@rssbarcode.com or optout@snx.com, as applicable. (If you use more than one e-mail address, then send your opt-out e-mail from each of your e-mail addresses.) However, your option not to receive promotional and marketing material: (a) shall not preclude us from corresponding with you, by e-mail or otherwise, regarding your existing or past relationship with us, and (b) shall not preclude us, including our employees, contractors, agents and other representatives, from accessing and viewing your personal information in the course of maintaining and improving this Site. CAN YOU ACCESS, UPDATE OR DELETE YOUR INFORMATION? We want your information and preferences to be accurate and complete. If you would like to access or update the personal information we maintain about you in your user account, please email us at info@brandcodes.com. We will endeavor to respond to your request to access, update or delete your information as soon as practicable. Before we are able to provide you with any information, correct any inaccuracies or delete any information, however, we may ask you to verify your identity and to provide other details to help us to respond to your request. CONSENT TO PROCESSING By providing any personal information to this Site, you fully understand and unambiguously consent to the transfer of such personal information to, and the collection and processing of such personal information in, the United States and other countries or territories. HOW DOES THIS SITE SECURE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? We use a variety of safeguards to protect your sensitive information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. For example, we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology supporting up to 128-bit encryption to protect your credit card information transmitted to or from us during your session at this Site. Please be careful whenever sending personal information to us via e-mail. E-mail is commonly not a secure means of transferring information. Notwithstanding the above, due to the open nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that any information stored on our servers, or transmitted to or from a user, will be free from unauthorized access. By using this Site, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks. In the unlikely event that we believe that the security of your personal information in our possession or control may have been compromised, we may seek to notify you of that development. If a notification is appropriate, we would endeavor to do so as promptly as possible under the circumstances, and, to the extent we have your e-mail address, we may notify you by e-mail. If you do not consent to this, please click [HERE]. If you wish to provide a particular e-mail address to receive such notifications, please click [HERE]. DOMICILE REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF THIS SITE You represent and warrant that you are domiciled in the United States. WHO CAN YOU CONTACT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? Please contact our Chief Privacy Officer to report any known or suspected privacy or security breaches or to submit privacy-related questions or complaints. After receiving your inquiry, we will endeavor to respond within five business days. You may contact us in the following ways: Postal Mail: Privacy Officer Email: privacyofficer@brandcodes.com Phone: 1-212-286-7000 WILL THIS PRIVACY POLICY CHANGE? If there are changes or additions to this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we collect online or offline, how we use it and what choices you have. Changes and additions to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this Site. Please check this web site periodically to see any changes we have made to our Privacy Policy. Last revision date: 10/22/04 |
