Effective October 2008
Thank you for visiting BottomLineSecrets.com, part of the family of Boardroom Inc. Publications. This privacy policy ("Policy") applies to all Boardroom Inc. Web sites, including, but not limited to Boardroom.com, BottomLinePersonal.com, BottomLineHealth.com, BottomLineTomorrow.com, BottomLinePress.com and I-Power.com (collectively, the "Web sites"). This Policy explains what information Boardroom Inc. ("Boardroom" or "we") collects on the Web sites and how such information is used. By visiting any of the Web sites, you signify your acceptance of this Policy.
Boardroom reserves the right to change the terms of this Policy at any time. Any changes will become effective as soon as we publish notice of them. We may publish notice by any reasonable means, including by E-mail or by posting notice on our Web sites.
Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to providing our valuable customers with the best and most useful information available anywhere and protecting our customers' privacy. We are committed to the ethical and fair use of the information we collect.
We record certain information about visitors to our Web sites for the purpose of making our Web sites more informative and useful to our customers.
The information we collect from our Web sites is limited to:
- Use of E-mail addresses of those who communicate with us by E-mail. Our server does not collect your E-mail address unless you specifically provide it to us or communicate with us via E-mail. We will use your E-mail address to respond to your inquiries or to send you our free E-mail letters and E-promotions, if you request them. We may also use your E-mail address to correspond with you about your account or to send you information about Boardroom, BottomLineSecrets.com, and other Boardroom publications. We do not make your E-mail address available to other organizations for commercial purposes unless we have your consent to do so, or as otherwise described in this Policy.
- Counts and trends regarding what pages people look at on our Web sites. Example: We can determine which pages on our Web sites are visited most often, and which operating systems (such as Windows® 95 or Macintosh® OS) and Web browsers (such as Netscape® or Internet Explorer®) are the most popular. None of this information identifies you personally. We use the information in the aggregate only to improve our Web sites and make them more informative.
- Information volunteered by site visitors. We collect personal information about our customers on customer service forms, subscription forms, surveys, contests and promotions.
Our agents and vendors, such as database architects and E-mail broadcasters, who have access to our customers’ personally identifying information, are instructed to only use this information in connection with the work they are doing for Boardroom and for no other purpose.
Boardroom may disclose information by or about visitors to the Web sites in order to (1) comply with applicable laws, (2) respond to governmental inquiries, (3) comply with valid legal process, and (4) protect the rights or property of Boardroom.
- Cookies. We may use cookies on the Web sites to help make our visitors’ experience more enjoyable and to help us understand how visitors use the Web sites. Cookies are small text files that we place on a user’s computer. Cookies allow us to recognize users when they return to, and navigate through the pages of, the Web sites. Cookies also allow us to measure the number of times a user clicks to articles on our Web sites that are featured in our E-mail letter, as well as the "passalong rate" (that is, when the E-mail is forwarded) and sales of our products advertised in the E-letter. They also allow us to deliver E-mail that is more relevant to each E-mail letter recipient.
Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us the identity of an individual user unless such information is provided by that user. But if you choose to give us this information, it may be linked to the data stored in your cookie.
If for some reason you would prefer not to take advantage of the benefits made possible by cookies, check your browser instructions. Most browsers allow you to reject cookies or to choose which cookies to accept.
Bottom Line Secrets Newsletters
For those who specifically request it, we send an E-mail letter at least three times each week with specially selected tips of the week and information about what's new on the Web sites and in the pages of our publications. Additionally, one time each week we send an E-mail that gives readers the opportunity to preview a specific Boardroom product or a third-party product that helps people enrich the quality of their lives. We also send occasional E-mail letters for special events, such as holidays, to those who have requested our E-mail letter. If you do not want to receive this E-mail in the future, please let us know by filling out this form. Please understand that processing this request may take a few days and you may receive newsletters during this time. We appreciate your understanding during this process.
Daily Health News Newsletters
For those who specifically request it, we send an E-mail letter at least four times each week with newly written and edited material about health and wellness specifically produced for Daily Health News. Additionally, one time each week we send an E-mail that gives readers the opportunity to preview a specific Boardroom product or a third-party product that helps people enrich the quality of their lives. We also send occasional E-mail letters for special events, such as holidays, to those who have requested our E-mail letter. If you do not want to receive this E-mail in the future, please let us know by filling out this form. Please understand that processing this request may take a few days and you may receive newsletters during this time. We appreciate your understanding during this process.
Boardroom Special Offers
For those who specifically request it, we occasionally E-mail special offers from Boardroom and from third parties. If you do not want to receive these special offers by E-mail from Boardroom in the future, please let us know by filling out this form. Please understand that processing this request may take a few days and you may receive offers during this time. We appreciate your understanding during this process.
If you supply us with your postal address online, or if you are a print subscriber, you may receive periodic postal mailings from us with information about new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such postal mailings, please let us know by filling out this form. Please understand that processing this request may take a few days and you may receive postal mailings during this time. We appreciate your understanding during this process.
You may also receive postal mailings from other companies that Boardroom believes might interest you. If you do not wish to receive such postal mailings please let us know by filling out this form. Please understand that processing this request may take a few days and you may receive postal mailings during this time. We appreciate your understanding during this process.
If you would like to reduce the amount of unsolicited postal mail you receive, you can have your name and address added to the Direct Marketing Association's Mail Preference Service. To add your name, just write to the following address or visit their Web site at www.the-dma.org (search for Mail Preference Service in their Consumer section). Be sure to include any different spellings or arrangements your name and address might have taken in the mailings you've received.
Direct Marketing AssociationMail Preference Service
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
Linking of Information
Boardroom may combine information provided by customers with information obtained from other independent sources. This will allow Boardroom to provide customers with more relevant services and promotional offers.
Change of Address
If you want to review, correct, or change your postal address, click here. If you want to review, correct or change your E-mail address, click here.
Links from the Site
As a convenience, Boardroom may provide links on the Web sites to third-party Web sites. If you link to any of these third-party Web sites, this Policy will not apply to your use of those sites. We encourage you to read the legal notices posted on those sites, including their privacy policies. Boardroom shall have no responsibility or liability for the data collection and use practices of those sites.
Consent to Processing
By providing information to Boardroom on any of the Web sites, you fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in, and the transfer of such information to, the United States and other countries or territories, in accordance with the terms of this Policy.
Parents and Children
Our Web sites are not directed nor targeted to, nor intended for use by, children, especially children under the age of 13. Parents, if you do not wish your children to use our Web sites, please let them know. Children, please ask your parents before you give out any information about yourself over the Internet.
Security
Boardroom takes reasonable precautions to safeguard information transmitted between users and the Web sites. Certain pages of the Web sites, including those that offer users the opportunity to provide credit card information for purchases, use Secured Socket Layers encryption. However, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open communications network, we cannot guarantee that communications between you and Boardroom and information stored on our servers will be free from unauthorized access. Users understand and acknowledge this risk when communicating with, and providing information to, the Site.
Transfer of Information in Business Transactions
As Boardroom continues to explore new business opportunities, it may need to, and reserves the right to, transfer and assign customer contact and Site usage information collected on the Site to one or more affiliated and unaffiliated entities as part of a business transaction.
