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CNS Consulting Privacy Statement
This document was last updated
01-13-2003.
CNS Consulting is committed to protecting your privacy. You can visit most pages
on our site without giving us any information about yourself. But sometimes we
do need information to provide services that you request, and this privacy
statement explains data collection and use in those situations. This privacy
statement only applies to CNS Consulting; it does not apply to other online or
offline CNS Consulting sites, products or services. Please read the complete CNS
Consulting privacy statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you
(personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information
is requested when you are registering before entering a contest, ordering e-mail
newsletters, joining a limited-access premium site, signing up for an event or
training, or when purchasing and/or registering CNS Consulting products.
Personal information collected by CNS Consulting often is limited to e-mail
address, language, country or location, but may include other information when
needed to provide a service you requested.
CNS Consulting also collects certain information about your computer hardware
and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser type,
operating system, domain name, access times and referring Web site addresses.
This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality
of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of CNS
Consulting.
CNS Consulting also collects information about which pages our customers visit
within CNS Consulting. This site visitation data is identified only by a unique
ID number, and it is never linked with personal information unless a user
consents as described below.
Use of your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
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To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
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To deliver services, such as newsletters,
events, training or software, which you request or purchase.
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To help us create and publish content most
relevant to you.
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To alert you to product upgrades, special
offers, updated information and other new services from CNS Consulting, if you
so request.
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To allow you access to limited-entry areas of
our site as appropriate.
We will
merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information for research
purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant
content. In some limited-entry sections of CNS Consulting, with your approval,
we will combine site-visitation data with your personal information in order to
provide you with personalized content. If you decline permission, we will not
provide you the personalized service and won’t merge your personal information
with site-visitation data.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf,
including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, answering customer
questions about products or services, sending postal mail and processing event
registration. We will only provide those companies the information they need to
deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any
other purpose.
CNS Consulting may disclose your personal information if required to do so by
law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to
the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on CNS Consulting or
the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of CNS Consulting and
its family of Web sites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of CNS Consulting employees, users of CNS Consulting products or
services, or members of the public.
Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other
country in which CNS Consulting or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents
maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of
information outside of your country. CNS Consulting abides by the safe harbor
framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the
collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.
Control of your Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal information, CNS Consulting
will not share that information with third parties without your permission,
other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It will only be used for
the purposes stated above.
CNS Consulting may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service
or security issues related to a product or service you requested, or confirming
you requested a product or service. You will be able to choose to unsubscribe to
these mailings.
Security of your Personal Information
CNS Consulting is committed to protecting the security of your personal
information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help
protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
For example, we store the personal information you provide in computer servers
with limited access that are located in controlled facilities.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
CNS Consulting is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect any
personal information from children.
Use of Cookies
When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine (if
the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited the site
previously. One use of cookies is to assist in the collection of the site
visitation statistics described above.
We also use cookies to collect information on which newsletter links are clicked
by customers. This information is used to ensure we are sending information
customers want to read. It is collected in aggregate form and never linked with
your personal information.
If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the CNS Consulting
Web site, you will be able to view the text on the screens, however you will not
experience a personalized visit nor will you be able to subscribe to the service
offerings on the site.
Questions about cookies?
Read more.
Changes to this Statement
CNS Consulting will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we
will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement.
For material changes to this statement, CNS Consulting will notify you by
placing prominent notice on the Web site.
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