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Privacy Statement

The BladeS Online Privacy Policy

Effective on: November 1, 2005

BladeS recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy. We recognize that when you choose to submit information about yourself, you trust BladeS to act in a responsible manner. We are committed to use your information only to better serve you; this is a BladeS commitment.

What Personal Information is Collected?

In general, when you visit BladeS website you remain anonymous. Whenever we ask you for information, we will explain how this information will be used. Your personal information will never be provided to other companies or individuals without your permission. The only areas in BladeS site that require registration are the Members Area and eNewsletter subscription service. Members are sent an email with link to create user ID and password which will be used for all future access to this members area. There are occasions where additional information is requested; this will happen only when the information can be used for providing services that we believe may be valuable to you. We give you the opportunity to elect not to receive information from us regarding upcoming events and other news. We also collect information from you when you request membership documents or contact us through our Contact Us page. We will collect your name and email address in order to follow up on your requests. Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and the number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information, except when a user accesses the Members Only area of the Web site.

Protecting Your Privacy

BladeS will take reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. To do so, BladeS partners with Kavi Corporation, an online infrastructure provider for standards consortia and associations, to ensure that when you submit your information to us online, the information is handled appropriately.

A variety of security technologies and procedures are also used to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, Kavi stores the personal information you provide on limited access computer systems that are located in secured facilities. Kavi’s employees are trained and kept up-to-date. If you have any questions about the security at BladeS website, you can send an email to admin@bladesystems.org.

Your personal information will not be provided to other companies or individuals without your permission. However, there are times when your name and delivery address may be given to third parties that BladeS uses for delivering specific services to you (e.g., customer support, or a shipping company if you have asked us to send something to you.)

Any 3rd party links provided on BladeS website are there for the convenience of our users. BladeS does not manage these 3rd party sites. It is recommended that you review their individual policies for details on protection of your personal information.

Control of Your Information

You can help maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying BladeS of any changes to your address, title, phone number or email address. Members may also do this online using the "My Account" feature in the members only area or by e-mailing admin@bladesystems.org.

In the members only area, members may change and/or remove their contact information from the database at any time; this includes unsubscribing from the BladeS member mailing list and/or not having their contact information displayed publicly. Occasionally BladeS will email all members even if some have elected to not receive emails; this happens only when the information being communicated is deemed relevant and critical to all members.

At any time a user (non-member) may opt-out of receiving event updates, press release announcements, and other information and updates from BladeS by sending an email request to admin@bladesystems.org.

While every effort is made to preserve user privacy, at times we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.

Use Of Cookies

The BladeS website uses cookies to record session information and to track a user'spath through the website. This enables us to respond more quickly to technical problems with the site and the understanding of which pages are more frequently visited allows us to offer a more personalized service.

Data Storage

The information collected on this website is stored and processed in databases in the United States.

Notification of Policy Changes.

Any update to this privacy policy will generate a notice to be posted on our homepage. If at any time your personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you via email or by posting a prominent notice on our Web site 30 days prior to implementing the change. You will have the opportunity to tell us whether or not we may use your information according to the proposed change.

Questions?

BladeS welcomes comments and questions regarding this policy. We are committed to safeguarding your personal information, and will make every reasonable effort to do so.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to admin@bladesystems.org.