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Pipeline
Industry Guild (PIG) Privacy Statement
The
Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) 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.pipeguild.co.uk:
Introduction
Collecting information
Using information
Sharing information
Security precautions
Updates
Opting out
Contacting us
Introduction
PIG'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 PIG, 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, PIG 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.pipeguild.co.uk
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 PIG 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. PIG 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
PIG'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.pipeguild.co.uk membership will not automatically terminate
any affiliated memberships you may have formed through this site.
If, after having joined a PIG 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 the webmaster: rwest@ttoolboxes.com.
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