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PRIVACY STATEMENT
The Information & Technology Publishing Co. Ltd. ("ITP")
recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of all information
provided by users of our web sites, subscribers to our magazines, registrants
for our events, recipients of our e-mail newsletters and all of our customers.
We created this policy with a fundamental respect for our users' right
to privacy and to guide our relationships with our users. This privacy
statement discloses the privacy practices for all products and services
owned by ITP. A current list of our publications, web site, and trade
shows can be found at www.ITP.net.
INFORMATION
COLLECTION AND USE
ITP collects information from our website users, subscribers and customers.
In this section of our privacy policy, we will describe the type of information
we collect and how we use it to provide better services to our customers.
Registration and Ordering
When registering to attend or event, using our website and signing up
for certain selected services (such as free subscriptions), users must
first register. During registration, users are required to give their
contact information (such as name, e-mail address, mailing address and
phone number). We also may collect demographic information (such as job
title and purchasing responsibilities, and company information). For internal
purposes, we use this information to communicate with users and provide
requested services, and, for our website visitors, to provide a more personalized
experience on our sites. We use aggregate demographic information about
our audience to improve our service, for marketing purposes and/or industry
reporting purposes.
Free Subscriptions
Many of our products and services are free to subscribers who meet certain
demographic criteria. Subscribers will be notified by return email if
their application has been successful or rejected. Independent auditors
may need to certify the eligibility of those subscribers. In order to
do that, we may collect unique Personal Identifier Questions (PIQs) (such
as town of birth, mother's maiden name, etc) that we disclose to the auditors
strictly for industry reporting and audit verification purposes.
Please note that subscription mailing lists are printed on the 20th day
of each month for mailing labels for the following month. For this reason
subscription applications accepted after the 20th of the month date will
not begin from the following month, but the month after.
Paid
Subscriptions and Tickets
For our services that require payment (such as certain events and subscriptions),
we also collect credit card information (such as credit card number and
expiry date), which is used for billing purposes only, and is not otherwise
shared.
Please note that subscription mailing lists are printed on the 20th day
of each month for mailing labels for the following month. For this reason
subscription applications accepted after the 20th of the month date will
not begin from the following month, but the month after.
E-mail
Newsletters
If users wish to subscribe to our e-mail newsletters, we ask for contact
information (such as name, e-mail address and, occasionally, demographic
information). We use this information in the same manner as we use contact
information in the registration and ordering process described above.
Recipients of our newsletters can unsubscribe using the instructions listed
at the end of each e-mail newsletter they receive.
Surveys
and Competitions
From time to time we invite users to provide information via surveys or
competitions. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely
voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether to disclose requested
contact information (such as name and mailing address) and demographic
information (such as zip code or job title). In addition to other uses
set forth in this policy, contact information collected in connection
with surveys and competitions is used to notify the winners and award
prizes, to monitor or improve the use and satisfaction of the site, and
may be shared with sponsors of such surveys or competitions.
Communications with Us
We have features where users can submit information to us (such as our
online Subscription Services forms). Letters to the editor and similar
submissions may be made public. Requests for service, support or information
may be forwarded as needed to best respond to a specific request. We may
retain e-mails and other information sent to us for our internal administrative
purposes, and to help us to serve customers better.
Communications
from Us: Service Updates, Special Offers
In order to best serve our customers, we may send updates that contain
important information about our site and services. For example, we send
new members a welcoming message, and verify password and username for
our password-protected areas. We may also communicate with a user to provide
requested services and for account-related issues via e-mail, phone or
regular mail.
We offer our users the option to receive information about our company,
related products, services and special deals. Users can choose not to
receive these communications, as set forth in our Permission section below.
Automatic Data Collection
Our web sites have features that automatically collect information from
users, to deliver content specific to users' interests and to honor their
preferences. This information assists us in creating sites that will serve
the needs of our users.
We use "cookies," a piece of data stored on the user's hard
drive containing information about the user. Cookies benefit the user
by requiring login only once, thereby saving time while on our site. If
users reject the cookies, they may be limited in the use of some areas
of our site. For example, the user may not be able to participate in competitions
or votes that take place. Cookies also enable us to track and target the
interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Some of our business affiliates use cookies on our sites in ads or promotions.
However, we have no access to or control over these business affiliates'
cookies; we urge users to read their privacy policies for information.
For our internal purposes, we gather date, time, browser type, navigation
history and IP address of all visitors to our site. This information does
not contain anything that can identify users personally. We use this information
for our internal security audit log, trend analysis and system administration,
and to gather broad demographic information about our user base for aggregate
use.
We may combine demographic information supplied by a subscriber at registration
with site usage data to provide general profiles, in aggregate non-personally
identifiable form, about our users and their preferences in the content
of the site and advertising. We may share this composite information with
our advertisers and business affiliates to help them better understand
our services.
WITH WHOM YOUR INFORMATION
IS SHARED
When we have co-branded, customized, private label, powered by or sponsored
products and services, or when we join with other parties to provide specific
services, we may share (provide and receive) personal information with
them. Please note that we do not share credit card information with such
third parties.
On occasion, we may provide targeted lists of names and offline and online
contact information for marketing purposes to third parties, subject to
our Permission policies. We give users the option of not having their
name or contact information disclosed to third parties, as set forth in
the Permission section.
Other than as set forth above, we do not share personally identifiable
information with other companies, apart from those acting as our agents
in providing our product(s)/service(s), and which agree to use it only
for that purpose and to keep the information secure and confidential.
Also, our parent, subsidiary and affiliate companies, entities into which
our company may be merged, or entities to which any of our assets, products,
sites or operations may be transferred, will be able to use personal information.
We will also disclose information we maintain when required to do so by
law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena or other
legal obligation, in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or
in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information
is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone
who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally
or unintentionally) our rights or property.
We may share aggregate information, which is not personally identifiable,
with others. This information may include usage and demographic data,
but it will not include personal information.
CORRECTION/UPDATING
PERSONAL INFORMATION
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as PO Box),
or if a user no longer desires our products(s)/service(s), we provide
a way to correct or update that user's personal data. Users should either
logon at www.itp.net/subscriptions using their unique User Name and Password
and click MODIFY PROFILE; telephone the changes to the Circulation Department
on +971 4 282 9996 ext 171; Fax changes to +971 4 282 9599; or email changes
to subscriptions@itp.com for the applicable product or service.
PERMISSION
Our users are given the opportunity when they register to choose whether
to receive information from our affiliates and us not directly related
to the registered services. Users also have the opportunity to choose
whether to have personal information shared with third parties for marketing
purposes. Users should logon at www.itp.net/subscriptions using their
unique User Name and Password and click MODIFY PROFILE to change their
options at any time. Please note that we will endeavor to implement requests
within a reasonable time, although for a time users may continue to receive
mailings, etc., transmitted based on information released prior to the
implementation of the request. Users will continue to receive information
directly related to their registered services, so they always are kept
informed.
SECURITY
We use reasonable precautions to protect our users' personal information
and to store it securely. Sensitive information that is transmitted to
us online (such as credit card number) is encrypted and is transmitted
to us securely. In addition, access to all of our users' information,
not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted. Only
employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example,
a billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access
to personally identifiable information. Finally, the servers on which
we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
LINKS
Our web site contains links to other sites. ITP is not responsible for
the privacy practices or content of such other sites. We encourage our
users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements
of each web site to which we may link that may collect personally identifiable
information.
NOTIFICATION and CHANGES
If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page
so our users are aware of what information we collect, how we use it and
under which circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Users should check
this policy frequently to keep abreast of any changes.
For questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site
or any dealings with ITP, contact us at:
Internet Department
ITP
PO Box 500024
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel.: +971 4 210 8000
Fax.: +971 4 210 8080
itp@itp.com
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