BLOOM RESEARCH, INC. - PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy sets forth the types of data and information that are gathered about persons accessing the Bloom Research, Inc. (BRI) Site, how it is used, and the security measures taken to protect this Personal Data. BRI reserves the right to amend its Privacy Policy without prior notice. Because our Privacy Policy may change over time please check for any amendments before providing any Personal Data through the Site. If you use the Site after any amended Privacy Policy has been posted, you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the amended Privacy Policy. The Terms of Use is incorporated herein by reference.
INFORMATION COLLECTED ON THE SITE
Personal Data gathered from users of the Site may be used to improve service, to communicate offers of other services of potential interest to users. This information is gathered in several ways as is further described below.
PASSIVELY COLLECTED INFORMATION
Upon visiting the Site limited personal data may be collected including your IP address, browser type, domain name and specific BRI web pages you visited. If this data is obtained, it is compiled to improve our website and your BRI experience. We may store such data, or it may be included in databases owned and maintained by our affiliates, agents, or service providers. Additional information regarding our use of computer cookies is described herein.
INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE US
Upon visiting the Site personal data you provide to us will be collected such as when you order a catalog. Such data would include your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and credit card number. This information is necessary to process any order and to notify the customer of status of the order. This information may also be used to reply to submissions or requests and to improve Services at the Site. We may store such data, or it may be included in databases owned and maintained by our affiliates, agents, or service providers.
COMPILATION OF PERSONAL DATA
BRI may compile the Personal Data in a form that does not disclose personal identities but does allow BBI and our affiliates, agents, and business partners to disclose user statistics to determine BRI’s performance and to provide business projections for current and prospective investors and to other third parties for all other lawful purposes.
SHARING INFORMATION
BRI, though not in the business of selling or sharing Personal Data, may, in certain circumstances, share your Personal Data with its agents, consultants and third parties without notice to you. Should this occur we only will provide them with the information that they need to perform their specific function.
LEGAL DISCLOSURE
BRI, as required by law or in response to legal process, may disclose your Personal Data. Such disclosures may also be made in the good faith belief that a disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation and to protect and defend BRI’s legal rights or its property or both.
BUSINESS ASSET
BRI considers Personal Data to be a business asset and as such may be transferred to a different entity if BRI in whole or in part sells, merges, reorganizes, dissolves or the like.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
BRI’s Privacy Policy only applies to this Site. BRI is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of all other websites that may be accessed through any links provided by BRI.
SECURITY
BRI uses reasonable business practices and procedures to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access or disclosure as well as alteration, destruction, or loss. Access to your Personal Data is limited to those employees or contractors who may need such information to perform their business functions. Credit card information transmitted online is secured as per industry standard security measures. However, there is no guarantee that Internet or e-mail transmissions can ever be fully secure or error-free.
COOKIES
A cookie is a small file that lives on your computer. It contains numbers and letters that identify your web browser, but not you personally. It sends information back and forth between a site that a person visits and a computer browser. It can only be read and understood by the site that issued it. BRI may issue a cookie or similar file that will reside on your hard drive. The cookie will not contain any personal information, such as your identity, or sensitive information, such as your credit information. Our cookie will allow us to recognize you when you return to our Site and to better assist you when you do. Should you decide to exercise control over cookie files on your computer by disabling, erasing, or blocking them you may not be able to take full advantage of the services available at our Site.
PERSONAL CHOICES
It is your personal choice whether to provide us with your Personal Data. However, should you decide not to give us this information you may not receive update information or be able to use certain Services provided through this Site. Upon receipt of your Personal Data BRI may send you e-mails with promotional offers and information but only if you affirmatively opt-in to receiving such e-mails. You may opt-out at any time by informing us of same by e-mail.
MINORS
BRI does not intentionally collect personal data from minors below the age of 18. If you are less than 18 years old, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided their Personal Data to us through this Site, please contact us and we will confirm and delete that information from our databases as is practically possible to do so.
CONTACT US
If you have concerns, questions or wish to request to update or correct your Personal Data, or would like further information regarding our information practices, please feel free to contact us at info@bloomresearch.org.