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The Backbench is committed to protecting
the privacy of any personally identifiable information collected via this
Web site. We encourage you to read and understand our Privacy Policy and
welcome any comments submitted to the contact details below.
The Backbench is the sole owner of the
information collected on
http://www.thebackbench.com In the event we that we require your
personal information for the purposes of this Web site the use of such
information shall be in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
In the event that contact information is
collected via our Web site it will be used solely for the purposes of the
Backbench Website. This may include:
- contacting users regarding The
Backbench updates, events and releases.
- contacting users regarding their
questions/comments.
- storing demographic data for marketing
purposes.
- storing
demographic data for marketing purposes.
- personally identifiable information
will be made available to the staff at The Backbench.
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to
information about the user. A cookie is in no way linked to any personally
identifiable information while on our site. We use both session ID cookies
and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the
browser, the cookie automatically terminates. A persistent cookie is a small
text file stored on the user’s hard drive for an extended period of time.
Persistent cookes can be removed by following Internet browser help file
directions.
In the event that third party advertising appears on this Web site
information about users’ visits to this site, such as the number of times
they have viewed an ad (followed a link) may be supplied to the advertising
supporter. The users’ name, address, or other personal information will not
be made available to third party advertisers.
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 number of
clicks to analyse 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.
In the event that we share aggregated demographic information with our
supporters such information is in no way linked to any personally
identifiable information. Users’ personally identifiable information is not
shared with third parties unless we give prior notice and choice.
Emails may be sent to users in the following two situations:
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Where an individual
reader has emailed us with comments, thereby providing a return email
address.
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Where readers have
provided their contact details voluntarily at the request of The
Backbench.
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to
preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when
required by law wherein we have a reasonable belief that such action is
necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or
legal process served on our Web site.
Business Transitions
In the event The Backbench goes through a business transition, such
as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its
assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of the
assets transferred.
Opt-out
In the event that you have submitted
your contact details and no longer wish to receive further communications
you may opt-out of receiving these communications by contacting us at
info@thebackbench.com
This Web site may contain links to other
sites. Please be aware that we, The Backbench, are not responsible for the
privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage users to be aware when
they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web
site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy
statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
This Web site takes every precaution to
protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via
the Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line.
If a user’s personally identifiable
information changes (such as post code, phone, email or postal address), or
if a user no longer wishes The Backbench to retain such information, we
provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally
identifiable information. This can be done by emailing us at
info@thebackbench.com
If we decide to change our privacy
policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement so that our
users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and
under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If, however, we are going
to use users’ personally identifiable information in a manner different from
that stated at the time of collection we will notify users via email.
If you have any questions or suggestions
regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
info@thebackbench.com |
