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PRIVACY STATEMENT
FOR ASSOCIATIONS-UPDATE.COM |
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This privacy statement is designed to help
you understand how we use and safeguard the personal information you provide
to us. This privacy statement applies to associations-update.com Web sites
and their related pages. |
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Our Web sites provide direct links to various
sponsor and marketing partner sites. This privacy statement does not describe
the practices of our partners. Before disclosing personal information
on any other company's Web site, you should read the privacy policy associated
with that site. |
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Information That We Collect |
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In general, you may browse our Web sites without
providing any personal information. The information we collect from visitors
is done on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site and
is not used to identify you in any way. |
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If you want to interact with us via the Web
site, you may need to provide us with personal information. For example,
you may register with us or sign up for our publications. The types of
information we ask for varies with the services that you request. In addition
to your name and contact information, we may ask for other information. |
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How We Use the Information |
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In general, we use the information you provide
in order to: |
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respond to your requests |
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provide the products and services you've purchased |
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provide customer service |
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provide you with additional information that may be of
interest |
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send e-newsletters you have requested and to allow us to |
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customize future e-mail and e-newsletter offerings |
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Unless you tell us not to, we may share your
personal information with other members of the Cengage [Learning] family
so that we can provide you with marketing and other information. We may
also share your information with other third parties who perform services
for us, but we forbid these companies from using your personal information
for their own purposes. We will not share your information with other
third parties for their own purposes without your specific agreement. |
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Please note that we may disclose any information
as required by law or when needed to protect our legal rights. For example,
we may disclose information about you in response to a subpoena. We may
also disclose information about you in connection with the transfer of
assets of our business. |
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We only want to send you information you have
requested. You may opt out of receiving additional or future e-mails from
us at any time by following the directions included in each e-mail or
e-newsletter or by contacting our customer services department by email. |
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We strive to provide all our customers with
reasonable opportunity to access and update their customer profile information.
If you have disclosed information to us via an online order form or registration,
or have other questions related to information about you that we may maintain,
our customer support department can assist you. |
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Cookies and Web Site Information |
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Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored
by your Web browser on your hard drive. The cookies allows our Web servers
to recognize the computers used to access our Web sites. Cookies allow
you to move from page to page on the Web site, by remembering the information
about the entire session. Like most other commercial Web sites, we use
standard "cookie" technology and web server logs to collect
information about how our Web site is used. For example, we conduct anonymous
Web traffic analysis for our site. Information gathered through cookies
and by our Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the
pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just
before and just after our Web site. This information is collected on an
aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an
individual. |
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Although no systems are completely secure,
we have taken reasonable steps to help prevent the loss, misuse and alteration
of the information under our control. |
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Changes to Our Policies |
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From time to time, we may use customer information
for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in this privacy statement.
If our information practices change, we will post and highlight the policy
changes, and we will provide customers with the opportunity to opt out
of the new data uses. |
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Contact Us with Any Questions |
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If you have any questions about this privacy
statement or our practices with respect to personal information, please
contact gale.galeord@cengage.com
or in writing to: |
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Gale
Customer Service
27500 Drake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331 |
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