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PRCI
Privacy Statement
Revision
Date: March 24, 2000
Pipeline Research Council International,
Inc. (PRCI) has created this Privacy Statement to demonstrate
our firm commitment to respecting and guarding your privacy.
The following headings contain information on the data gathering
and dissemination practices for www.prci.com:
Introduction
PRCI's privacy policy is based
on one overriding principle: we will not sell, rent or lease
your personally identifiable information to others, unless
we have your permission, or are required to do so by law.
In general, we have structured this website such that, for
public areas, a variety of online information and services
can be accessed without identifying yourself or revealing
any personal information. Should you choose to provide us
with any information through which you can be identified (for
example, logging into the password-protected members area
or filling in an online order form), you can be assured that
it will only be used to support your customer relationship
with PRCI, unless we have your express permission to do otherwise.
Collecting information
IP address: we use your
IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to
administer our website. Your IP address is also used to gather
broad demographic information.
Cookies: a cookie Is a
small text file that can only be read by the site that places
it; in other words, PRCI cannot determine where you have been
browsing or what information you have obtained from other
websites based on any other cookies your browser has collected.
Cookies are used on this site and others to verify your login
information, and to optionally store your password in your
browser so that you do not need to type it in each time you
visit a particular site. When you click on a link that points
to a 'members-only' area, www.prci.com checks your browser's
cookie file to see if you have already logged in, and if you
have, the page you have requested is subsequently displayed
in your browser. If not, you will be directed to the customer
login area, where you can quickly and easily log in to your
account, or sign up for a customer account if you are not
already a member. Cookies may also be used in conjunction
with banner advertisements in order to determine their effectiveness.
No personal information is extracted or recorded during this
process.
Online forms: our site's
registration, online ordering and information request forms
require users to give us contact and demographic information.
No personal information is extracted from these forms for
any purpose other than to complete on-line business transactions
or to exchange necessary information with our users.
Discussion forums: this
site provides discussion forums for PRCI members as well as
the general public. Participation in forums is of course completely
voluntary and is at the user's own discretion. Please remember
that any information disclosed in these areas has the potential
to become public information because of the nature of the
participation process. Caution should therefore be exercised
should you decide to disclose any personal information to
other forum participants.
User surveys: from time
to time, user surveys may be used on this site to collect
demographic and profile data. Participation in any such survey
is entirely up to the discretion of the user. Whatever information
may be collected will only be shared with advertisers or other
third parties on an aggregate basis only. No personal user
information will ever be exchanged, unless permission is obtained
from the survey participants.
E-mail lists: local laws
will also always be strictly adhered to with regards to informing
and allowing users to opt out of receiving unsolicited e-mail
or other forms of communication; refer to the Opting
out section below for more information.
Using information
In general, we use your information
to update you on services offered, to communicate with you
on important issues, and to complete any business transactions
that you may have initiated on our site.
The data contained in customer
order forms and information forms is used to request information
and to order products and services.
The data contained in product
registration forms is used to allow the vendor to inform users
of software updates and other issues that impact the use of
registered software.
Personal information may also
be used to contact you for market research surveys or to provide
you with marketing information that may benefit you or your
business. You have the option of indicating in advance your
desire to not participate in surveys or to receive market
survey results. Any information that is collected, for example
demographic and profile data will be compiled on an aggregate
basis only. Personal information from individuals will not
be shared with any third parties unless permission is obtained
from those individuals.
Sharing information
Unless we have your permission
or are required by law, we will not sell, rent, or lease your
personally identifiable information to others. This site has
business relationships with other sites that may provide additional
information and services to our users. Unless permission is
granted from a user, which may be necessary for example in
ordering products or requesting information from a business
partner, any information that is collected from this site
is shared only in aggregate form with any of our business
partners. PRCI is not responsible, however, for the privacy
practices or the content of other web sites. These sites are
governed by their own privacy policies, which the user should
take into account before conducting business on other sites.
Security precautions
This site has security measures
in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the
information under our control. User-specified information,
for example, is used to authenticate the identity of users
who are logging into password-protected customer areas of
this site.
Updates
PRCI's privacy policy and practices
will be updated as required in response to new technologies,
business practices and our customers' changing needs. When
changes are made, our Privacy Statement will be updated accordingly,
and the revision date will be displayed
prominently at the top of this Statement.
Opting out
This site provides users with
the option to:
- discontinue receiving communications
from us
- request removal of personal
information from our database
- modify and/or update information
previously provided
- discontinue receiving our
services altogether
To exercise any or all of the
above options, please submit your request using the contact
information reproduced below. The termination of your
www.prci.com membership will not automatically terminate any
affiliated memberships you may have formed through this site.
If, after having joined a PRCI partner service, you wish to
be removed, you will need to contact that website directly
to discontinue your membership.
Contacting us
If you wish to opt out of any
information, business or membership relationships you may
have established through this site, or if you have any questions
about this privacy statement or the practices of this site
in general, please contact webmaster@prci.com.
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