Commercial Consulting Services ("CCS") is committed to protecting the privacy of the personally-identifiable information that we collect from you as you use this Web site (the "Site"). The scope of CCS’s commitment is detailed in this Privacy Policy. By submitting information, you agree to CCS’s use of such information as described herein. Please see our Terms of Use for more information about our on-line policies in general.
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What personally-identifiable information is collected?
CCS collects personally-identifiable information on certain areas of the Site when users request publications or other information and participate in user posting areas, such as bulletin boards, discussion forums, and surveys. The personally-identifiable information collected may consist of a unique access ID, company or school affiliations, titles, and contact information, such as names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone and fax numbers. You may have the opportunity to purchase publications on the Site, in which case we may collect order information and your credit card information in order to facilitate shipment and payment.
How may my personally-identifiable information be used?
CCS uses your personally-identifiable information to fulfill your requests for publications or other information. We may keep any of your personally-identifiable information on file and use it to contact you.. CCS may also use personally-identifiable information to perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in specific areas and articles posted on our Site.
Are cookies
and IP addresses used?
The CCS Site does not use cookies to
identify you and your interests or to track usage of the
Site. CCS's host server does log IP addresses, or
the location of computers on the Internet, to help diagnose
problems with our server and to administer the Site.
Is
personally-identifiable information disclosed to third parties?
CCS shall not intentionally disclose
(and shall take commercially reasonable steps to prevent the
accidental disclosure of) your personally-identifiable information
to third parties, whether for such third parties’ marketing
purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following five
exceptions:
1. CCS may disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties as required or permitted by the laws, rules, and regulations of any nation, state, or other applicable jurisdiction;
2. CCS may disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties who deliver information from us to you for the purpose of performing such delivery;
3. CCS may disclose your personally-identifiable information if, in connection with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure;
4. CCS may disclose contact information for you in response to inquiries by bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights arising from information you have posted on the Site or otherwise provided to CCS;
5. If CCS merges with or sells substantially all of its assets or a majority of its equity to a third party, information collected by CCS on this Web site may be disclosed to and owned by the merged entity or third party.
Links to
third-party sites
We may provide links to third-party
Web sites as a service to our users. Please be aware that we
cannot control and are not responsible for the information
collection practices of such third-party Web sites, which may
differ from those of this Site. We encourage you to review and
understand the privacy policies on these Web sites before
providing any information to them.
How can I access, change, and/or delete information?
You may access, correct, update, and/or delete any personally-identifiable information that you submitted to the Site. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations on the Site. To do so, please either follow instructions on the page of the Site on which you have provided such information or subscribed, or send us an e-mail.
CCS has implemented generally accepted standards of encryption technology and operational security in order to protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized CCS personnel are provided access to personally-identifiable information and all information is considered confidential. Despite these precautions, CCS cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personally-identifiable information.
Trans-border transfer of information
Personally-identifiable information collected on the Site may be viewed anywhere in the world, including countries that may not have laws regulating the use and transfer of personally-identifiable data. By using the Site and submitting such information on it, you voluntarily consent to such trans-border transfer and hosting of such information.
Children's
on-line privacy protection
CCS understands the importance of
protecting children's privacy, especially in an on-line
environment. The Site is not intentionally designed for or
directed at children 18 years of age or younger, and CCS will not
intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under
the age of 18.
By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy.
Contact
our Privacy Department
If you have any questions about our Privacy
Policy, please contact us by e-mail or
at Commercial Consulting Services, P.O. Box 56019, Virginia Beach,
VA 23456.