Bill Grant Associates Privacy Statement
Bill Grant Associates
has created
this privacy policy in an effort to communicate our commitment to the privacy
of information provided to us by our clients, partners and/or our
site users, we acknowledge that maintenance of the privacy of such
information is of the highest importance to us.
We believe
that privacy is important to the success and use of the Internet. This
statement sets forth the Privacy Statement for Bill Grant Associates and
describes the practices that Bill Grant Associates will follow with respect to the
privacy of users of this site. From time to time, we may change this Privacy
Statement. For example, as we update and improve our service(s), new features
may require modifications to the Privacy Statement. Accordingly, please check
back periodically.
Personal Information
"Personal Information" is information about you, such as name, address,
e-mail address, user ID, credit card number, and so on.
Collection, Use and
Disclosure of Information
We do not collect personal information – including your email address – unless
we first ask you for it. In some areas
of our site, we may request that you voluntarily supply us with information,
including your e-mail address, address, telephone number or other information
so that we may enhance your site visit or follow up with you after your
visit. Whether you provide any
information is entirely up to you. Some
of the reasons why we collect this information are:
a) Registration/Login Identification and Passwords – In order to access the secured areas of this Web site, a user must
first complete the registration form.
During registration a user is required to give contact information (such
as name, email address and password).
We use this information for identification, personalisation,
verification and maintenance of your account.
b) Company Contact Information – When clients and prospective clients engage with us for our Services or inquire about our Services, we ask them to provide us with company contact information, some examples of which are the company's name, address, number of employees, etc. We use company contact information to provide information to clients and prospective clients regarding our Services and to maintain a record of inquiries regarding our Services.
Unless so directed
by our clients, we do not share employee information provided by our clients
with anyone. When directed by our
clients, we communicate company employee information to third party service
providers such as third party administrators to process or service the
requested transaction.
If you have voluntarily provided information, you have
consented to the collection and use of your personal information as described
in this Privacy Statement. In some
circumstances, Bill Grant Associates may share information you voluntarily
provide us with trustworthy business partners. We do not sell or rent personal
information collected through this site to anyone. Also, Bill Grant Associates
may provide aggregate statistics about visitors to our sites, such as volume,
traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third-party
vendors, but these statistics will include no personal information. Bill Grant Associates may also disclose
information in special cases when we have a good faith belief that such action
is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal
process; (b) protect and defend our rights or property; (c) enforce the Web
site Terms and Conditions of Use; and/or (d) act to protect the interests of
our users or others.
Bill Grant Associates Web
site may utilise a standard technology called "cookies" to collect
information about how our site is used.
Cookies were designed to help a web site operator determine that a
particular user had visited the site previously and thus save and remember any
preferences that may have been set while the user was browsing the site. Cookies are small strings of text that web
sites can send to your browser. Cookies
cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or obtain your e-mail
address. If you are simply browsing Bill Grant Associates site for informational purposes, a cookie may be used to identify
your browser as one that has visited the site before.
We also store information that we
collect through cookies to create a profile of the users. A profile is stored
information that we keep on individual users that details their viewing
preferences.
We may also make use of memory-based cookies in
support of authenticating the user of certain Bill Grant Associates web
applications. Although you have the
ability to modify your browser to either accept all cookies, notify you when a
cookie is sent, or reject all cookies, it may not be possible to utilise Bill Grant Associates services which require registration if you reject cookies.
Your choices regarding collection, use,
and distribution of your information
If you have voluntarily provided information, you consented to the collection
and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy
Statement. If, in connection with your
use of a particular service, we ask to use your data in a way not described in
this Privacy Statement and you do not wish to permit that use, you can choose
not to use the particular service.
If you have voluntarily provided personal information, we may, from time to
time, send you mail or email regarding products and services. If you do not want to receive such offers
and mailings, you can easily indicate that by checking the appropriate box on
the submission form.
Email Verifications – We may send new members a
welcoming email to verify password and username.
Customer Service – We communicate with our users on a
regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating
to their account. We reply via email or
phone, in accordance with the users wishes.
Correcting, Accessing, and Updating your
information
You may view and edit your personal information at any time by contacting us
using the link or by an appropriate means as provided on the web site.
Protecting Your Information
Bill Grant Associates exercise great care to protect your personal
information. This includes, among other
things, using industry standard techniques such as firewalls, encryption and
site monitoring. Unfortunately, no data
transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your
personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any
information you transmit to us or receive from us. This is especially true for
information you transmit to us via email.
We have no way of protecting that information until it reaches us. Once
we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on
our servers.
Internally, we will restrict access to your personal information to employees
who need access to the information in order to do their jobs. These employees are limited in number, and
are committed to our privacy policies.
All information is encrypted and is
protected with the best encryption software in the industry – SSL. We make
reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from loss, misuse,
unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration or destruction.
We will review our security arrangements from time to time, as we deem
appropriate.
Links
Bill Grant Associates sites
may contain links to other sites, including those of our business partners.
While we seek to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect
for privacy, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by other
sites.
We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read
the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy
statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
How Can You Help Us in Protecting Your
Information
If you are using a service or need access to an area of our web site for which
you registered and chose a password, we recommend that you do not divulge your
password to anyone. We will never ask
you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. Also remember to sign out of the registered
site and close your browser window when you have finished your work. This is to ensure that others cannot access
your personal information and correspondence if others have access to your
computer.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this
statement, you should contact us at: privacy@bga-scotland.com