Corecon
and its affiliates ("Corecon" or "we") is committed to protecting the
privacy of the personally-identifiable information that we collect from
you as you use this Web site (the "Site"). The scope of Corcon's commitment
is detailed in this Privacy Policy. By submitting information, you agree
to Corcon's use of such information as described herein. Please see
our Terms of Use for more information about
our on-line policies in general.
What
personally-identifiable information is collected?
Corcon collects personally-identifiable information on certain areas
of the Site when users register, request publications or other information,
sign up for conferences and events, apply for jobs, and participate
in user posting areas, such as bulletin boards, discussion forums, and
surveys. The personally-identifiable information collected may consist
of a unique access ID, company or school affiliations, titles, and contact
information, such as names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, and
telephone and fax numbers, and, for recruiting purposes, any other personally-identifiable
information on your resume. You may have the opportunity to purchase
publications on the Site, in which case we may collect order information
and your credit card information in order to facilitate shipment and
payment.
How
may my personally-identifiable information be used?
Corcon uses your personally-identifiable information to fulfill your
requests for publications or other information, to process your requests
to participate in conferences and events, and to evaluate any job applications
or other employment-related inquiries that you may submit. We may keep
any of your personally-identifiable information on file and use it to
contact you for recruiting purposes. Corcon also uses personally-identifiable
information to perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order
to measure interest in specific areas and articles posted on our Site.
The e-mail addresses provided at registration allow Corcon to send
e-mail to individuals based on the areas of interest that they indicate
during the registration process. If you do not wish to receive e-mailed
advance notice of articles, simply do not check off any of the subject
boxes on the registration page. Corcon uses personally-identifiable
information collected from cookies and IP addresses as described below.
Corcon may provide your personally-identifiable information to any
of its affiliates worldwide for such purposes.
Are
cookies and IP addresses used?
The Site uses cookies to identify you and your interests and to track
usage of the Site. Cookies are small pieces of text stored on your computer
that help us know which browser you are using and where you have been
on the Site and on Web sites to which you may link in order to use some
of our features. Cookies also let us know whether you have registered
with us and otherwise enable us to relate your current usage of the
Site to prior usage of this or other Sites of Corcon or its affiliates.
By accepting our cookie, you will be permitted access to certain pages
of the Site without having to log in each time you visit. A user who
does not accept the cookie from the Site may not be able to access certain
areas of the Site. Corcon also logs IP addresses, or the location
of computers on the Internet, to help diagnose problems with our server
and to administer the Site.
Is
personally-identifiable information disclosed to third parties?
Corcon shall not intentionally disclose (and shall take commercially
reasonable steps to prevent the accidental disclosure of) your personally-identifiable
information to third parties (i.e., persons or entities that are not
affiliates of Corcon), whether for such third parties' marketing purposes
or otherwise, subject only to the following four exceptions: 1. Corcon
may disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties
as required or permitted by the laws, rules, and regulations of any
nation, state, or other applicable jurisdiction; 2. Corcon may disclose
your personally-identifiable information to third parties who deliver
information from us to you for the purpose of performing such delivery;
3. Corcon may disclose your personally-identifiable information if,
in connection with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure;
4. Corcon may disclose contact information for you in response to
inquiries by bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations
of infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights arising from
information you have posted on the Site or otherwise provided to Corcon;
5. If Corcon and/or any of its affiliates merges with or sells substantially
all of its assets or a majority of its equity to a third party, information
collected by Corcon or such affiliates on their Web sites may be disclosed
to and owned by the merged entity or third party.
Links
to third-party sites
We may provide links to third-party Web sites as a service to our users.
In addition, some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in
fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing
of third- party Web sites or incorporation through framesets of content
supplied by third-party servers. Please be aware that we cannot control
and are not responsible for the information collection practices of
such third-party Web sites, which may differ from those of this Site.
We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies on these
Web sites before providing any information to them.
How
can I access, change, and/or delete information?
You may access, correct, update, and/or delete any personally-identifiable
information that you submitted to the Site. You may also unsubscribe
from mailing lists or any registrations on the Site. To do so, please
either follow instructions on the page of the Site on which you have
provided such information or subscribed or registered, or send us an
e-mail at privacy@corcon.com.au
Security
Corcon has implemented generally accepted standards of technology
and operational security in order to protect personally-identifiable
information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized
Corcon personnel are provided access to personally-identifiable information,
and these employees are required to treat this information as confidential.
Despite these precautions, Corcon cannot guarantee that unauthorized
persons will not obtain access to your personally-identifiable information.
Transborder
hosting and transfer of information
Personally-identifiable information collected on the Site may be transferred
from time to time to Corcon offices located throughout the world,
including offices located outside the European Economic Area (EEA),
and the Site may be viewed and hosted anywhere in the world, including
countries (such as the United States) that may not have laws regulating
the use and transfer of personally-identifiable data. By using the Site
and submitting such information on it, you voluntarily consent to such
transborder transfer and hosting of such information.
Children's
on-line privacy protection
Corcon understands the importance of protecting children's privacy,
especially in an on-line environment. The Site is not intentionally
designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and
Corcon will not intentionally collect or maintain information about
anyone under the age of 13.
Consent
By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of
your information by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy
and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the right to make changes to this
Privacy Policy from time to time. We will alert you to any such changes
by updating this Privacy Policy.
Contact
our Privacy Department
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us
at privacy@corcon.com.au.
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