THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect several different types of information. On some pages you can order products, enter contests, answer surveys, express opinions, subscribe to one of our online services such as newsletters, or participate in one of our online forums or communities. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected includes: name, gender, age, zip code or address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number and credit card information. From time to time, we may ask for other personal information, such as your interests, occupation or your preferences regarding various products, programs, and services. The more information you volunteer, the more we can enrich your experience at the Site. On certain pages of the Site, you can submit information about other people. For example, you might submit a friend's name and e-mail address if you wish to send an electronic greeting, or a friend's physical address if you order a gift online and wish to send it directly to the person. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected about other people include: the recipient's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number.

We also may collect certain personally identifiable information when you visit the Site such as the type of browser or operating system you are using on your computer, or the name of Internet service provider, or how you entered the Site and your pathway through the Site.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED

We may use the information you provide to respond to your inquiries about our offerings, to fulfill your requests for our products and services, and to offer you other products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. Information that you provide about others enables us to send them your gifts or cards, and, from time to time, we may offer them our products or services. Information we collect in connection with our online forums and communities is used to facilitate participation in these online forums and communities and, from time to time, to offer you products or services. Personally identifiable information that we collect may be used to improve the design and content of the Site and to enable us to personalize your experience at the Site. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze usage of the Site.

We will disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. Our employees, agents and contractors who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect the information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy. They may not use the information for any purpose other than carrying out their services for the Black Book Network and their parent company, Imagism, Inc. Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot guarantee that personally identifiable information we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy. Inadvertent disclosures may result, for example, when a third party misrepresents his identity in asking the Site for access to personally identifiable information about himself or herself for purposes of correcting possible errors in the data. Also, personal information that you provide online, for example, through message boards or chats, may be collected and used by third parties which we do not control.

If we disclose personally identifiable information to our partners, affiliates or other companies not owned by us, who want to market products or services to you, you will be provided an opportunity to opt out or block such uses. We may on occasion combine information we receive online with outside records to enhance our ability to market to you those products or services that may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive marketing information from the Site, or from our partners, affiliates or any other companies, make your request to privacy@blackbooknetwork.com. If we ever use or transfer personally identifiable information provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described above, you will be provided with an opportunity to opt out of these unrelated uses. Please note that the Site contains links to other sites, for example, through ad banners, logos, co-branding agreements or otherwise. These other sites may ask you to submit information that is different from the Black Book Network and they may have adopted a different privacy policy.

COOKIES / POP-UPS / ADWARE

To enhance your experience with the Site, some of our web pages use "cookies," pop-up advertising, and adware. Cookies are text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Adware is a type of cookie which stores your preferences and allows the Site or its affiliates or partners to market interest-specific products to you. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. However, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, although this will likely detract from your experience at the Site. For example, you may not be able to personalize your preferences and you may have difficulty in completing shopping transactions or entering contests. Cookies do not tell us your e-mail address, but once you have chosen to provide such information to us, it may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.  

We use cookies to understand the usage of the Site and to improve the content and offerings on the Site. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages, such as recognizing you by name when you return to the Site, saving your password in password-protected areas and enabling you to use shopping carts. We also may use cookies to offer you products or services. Please remember that the Site contains links to other sites of affiliates, partners or other companies, which may send their own cookies to you.  There are commercially available software programs that block the functionality of cookies, pop-ups, and adware. The site also provides, free of charge, the BBN Community Toolbar that enables you to block the functionality of pop-up advertising, which could be linked to adware.

HOW YOU CAN ACCESS OR CORRECT INFORMATION

For instructions on how you can access the personally identifiable information that we have collected about you online, or how to correct factual errors in such information, please contact us at privacy@blackbooknetwork.com.  To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at  privacy@blackbooknetwork.com.