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StrategyDynamics.com - Full Privacy Statement
Updated: 20 November, 2004
This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of the StrategyDynamics.com site (the "Site"), as maintained by Global
Strategy Dynamics Ltd; it does not apply to other online or offline
Strategy Dynamics sites, products or services. By accessing the Site,
you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in
this privacy statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
If you have requested information about, or ordered,
products or services or registered on the website for other reasons, we
will ask you for information that personally identifies you (personal
information) or allows us to contact you. The personal information we
collect may include your name, title, company or organization name,
work e-mail, work phone, work or home address, information about your
job function and information about your company. This information is used to
fulfil requests and orders and provide relevant services to you.
The Site may also collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of
the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through
which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages
that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Web site from
which you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help improve
the Site, analyze trends, and administer the Site.
Use of your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site
and to provide the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s) you have
requested or authorized.
In support of these uses, Global Strategy Dynamics may use personal information
to provide you with more effective customer service, to improve the Site and
any related Strategy Dynamics products or services, and to make the Site easier
to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information
or by customizing the Site to your particular preference or interests.
We may use your personal information to provide you with information
about the product or service that you are using, including updates and
notifications. Additionally, with your permission, we may send you information
about other Strategy Dynamics products and services, and/or share information
with Strategy Dynamics partners so they may send you information about their
products and services.
When you sign up for a newsletter or agree to receive promotional e-mail,
StrategyDynamics.com may use customized links or similar technologies to track
e-mail links that you click. We may associate that information with your
personal information in order to provide you more focused e-mail communications
or purchase information. Each e-mail communication includes an unsubscribe link
allowing you to stop delivery of that type of communication.
If services you have subscribed
to on StrategyDynamics.com offers the ability to publicly display certain personal information, such
as in a forum or discussion group, then you are offered the choice
as to whether to display standard information.
If other companies are engaged to provide limited services on our behalf, such
as Web site hosting, packaging, mailing, answering customer questions about
products and services, and sending information about our products, special
offers, and other new services. We will only provide those companies the
personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to
maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using
that information for any other purpose.
Global Strategy Dynamics may disclose personal information only if required to do so
by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform
to the law or comply with legal process served on Global Strategy Dynamics or
the Site. (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Global Strategy
Dynamics and our family of Web sites; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to
protect the personal safety of Global Strategy Dynamics employees or agents,
users of Strategy Dynamics products or services, or members of the public.
Control of your Personal Information
Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal information you
provide on the Site will not be shared outside of Global Strategy Dynamics and
its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates without your permission. As
described below in the next section, you can access your personal information
and make choices about how you wish to be contacted.
Please be aware that this privacy statement and any choices you make on the
Site will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided
to Strategy Dynamics in the context of other, separately operated, Strategy
Dynamics products or services.
StrategyDynamics.com may send out periodic e-mails informing you of
technical service related to a product or service you requested, or confirming
you requested a product or service. In some services offered by
StrategyDynamics.com, contact with the customer is an intrinsic part of the service.
You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are
considered an essential part of the service(s) you have chosen.
Access to your Personal Information
You can review and edit the personal information and contact preferences you
provided at this Site by visiting the StrategyDynamics.com Profile Area.
In the Profile Area you can:
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View and edit personal information you have already
given us at StrategyDynamics.com
- Tell us whether you want StrategyDynamics.com to
send you marketing information.
- Subscribe, or cancel subscriptions, to newsletters
about our services and products.
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Subscribe, or cancel subscriptions, to subscription
services.
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Access information about previous orders from the Site including registration
information for some products.
Security of your Personal Information
Strategy Dynamics 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 on computer servers
with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. Additionally, we
are neither party to, or store information on sensitive personal information
(such as a credit card number) and use a recognised third party provider - Worldpay
(www.worldpay.com) for the provision of payment services.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies on this Site to ensure the integrity of the registration process
and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on
your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or
deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can
only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to
save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a
site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent
visits. This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, eases site
navigation, and so on. When you return to the Web site, the information you
previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the site's features
that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting
to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not
be able to fully experience the features of this or other Web sites
you visit.
Changes to this Statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also
revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. Your continued use of the service constitutes
your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.
Contact Information
Global Strategy Dynamics welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you
believe that we have not adhered to this privacy statement, please
contact us electronically or via postal mail at the address provided below, and
we will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy
the problem.
Global Strategy Dynamics Ltd
P O Box 314
Princes Risborough
Bucks HP27 0JS
United Kingdom
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