| Privacy
&
Security Policy |
| This
privacy statement discloses the privacy practices
for Binks
Marine Online. |
| Because
we would like to demonstrate our commitment to your
privacy, we have disclosed our security and privacy
practices. |
| If
you feel that we are not abiding by these policies
then please contact Laura, Web Operations Manager
through our enquiry form. |
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| Information
Collection
& Use |
| Binks
Online is the sole owner of the information collected
on this site. We will not sell, share, or
rent this information to others in ways different
from what is disclosed in this statement. Binks
Online collects information from our users for various
uses at several different points on our Web Site. |
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| Cookies
|
| A
cookie is a small piece of data stored on your hard
drive which is used to save your preferences while
you are visiting our site. Once you close
the program through which you are veiwing our site,
the cookie simply terminates and the information
is not retreivable. If your Internet security
settings are set to extreme or high levels then
you may be presented with the option to reject our
cookie. You may still continue to use our
site but will not have access to some site benefits,
and will not be able to access password protected
areas even with a valid password and username. |
|
| Log
Files |
| We
record IP addresses to better server our customers
and provide us with feedback on the usefulness and
accessability of our content. These records
enable us to examine and increase the popularity
of each area in our Web Site. We make no attempt
to link IP addresses to personally identifiable
information. |
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| Security
|
| We
take every precaution to protect our users’ information.
When submitting sensitive information via the web
site, your information is protected both online
and off-line. |
| |
| When
our online forms ask users to enter sensitive information
(such as a credit card number), that information
is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption
available in the industry - SSL. While on
a secure page, such as our order form, the lock
icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes
locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you
are just ‘surfing’. All pages which gather
information about payment means are protected in
this manner. |
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| While
we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information
online, we also do everything in our power to protect
user-information off-line. All of our users’ information,
not just the sensitive information mentioned above,
is restricted in our offices. Only employees
who need the information to perform a specific job
(for example, our billing clerk or a customer service
representative) are granted access to personally
identifiable information. |
|
| If
you have any questions about the security at our
website, you can contact us through our enquiry form. |
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| Notification
of
Changes
|
| If
in future we decide to change our Privacy Policy
we will post those changes on our Welcome Page so
our users are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. If at any point we
decide to use personally identifiable information
in a manner different from that stated at the time
it was collected, we will notify users by way of
an e-mail. Users will have a choice as to
whether or not we use their information in this
different manner. We will only use information
in accordance with the Privacy Policyunder which
the information was collected. |
