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BBM
Online Privacy Policy
Your
privacy is very important to BBM Online and New-World Writers
Publishing LLC (NWWP Media). We want to make your experience on our
web site as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want you to
use our web site’s vast array of information, tools, and
opportunities with complete confidence.
BBM
Online and New-World Writers Publishing LLC (NWWP Media) has created
this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and
security. This Privacy Policy describes how BBM Online collects
information from users of BBM Online services (the “Services”),
how we use the information we collect and the choices you have
concerning the collection and use of such information. Please read
this Privacy Policy carefully.
Collection
and Use of Information
Users
may be asked to provide certain information when they sign up for our
Services such as name, address, telephone number, billing information
(such as a credit card number), and the type of personal computer
being used to access the Services. The personal information collected
from Members during the subscription process is used to manage each
subscriber’s account (such as billing and collections).
In
order to better understand its users, BBM Online collects consumer
data such as ZIP code, demographics and other publicly available
information from third parties. BBM Online uses this data to provide
product and service offers. We use data in aggregate to develop
products and offers to better serve its users.
BBM
Online may collect information from Visitors who use the various parts
of our web site. We use this information primarily to provide a
customized experience as you use our web site. BBM Online collects
consumer information about its Members through surveys or preference
pages. You may request that BBM Online not collect your consumer data
by our "contact us" page on the bottom of our home page
site, choose “Data Base” and typing "remove from list"
in the subject heading.
BBM
Online may share personal information with select affiliates in order
to provide BBM Online services to our users. BBM Online does not share
identifying information (like Name and address) with affiliates for
their use in delivering product and service offers to users.
Affiliates will not be allowed to use any information provided in
serving our customers to be sold, rented, or given to any other
company. Affiliates are not allowed to use BBM Online data for any
other purpose other than BBM Online approved programs designed to
better serve users.
In
instances where BBM Online and an affiliate jointly promote Services,
BBM Online may provide the affiliate certain personal information, as
a result of the joint promotion. In this instance, the information may
not be used by the affiliate for any other purpose. BBM Online may
also generate aggregate profiles from information provided during
registration (such as the total number, but not the names, of users).
We may use this aggregated and non-identifying information to sell
advertisements that appear on the Services.
We
use registration information to contact you in a variety of ways. We
may send you offers through email, phone or regular mail of BBM Online
products and services or offers on behalf of selected affiliates. If
you order products directly from BBM Online, we will use your
information to continue to provide you products that you are
interested in. You may exercise your options to not receive any
marketing from BBM Online by accessing our "contact us" page
on the bottom of our home page site, choose “Data Base” and typing
"remove from list" in the subject heading. Customers may
still receive administrative emails from BBM Online.
BBM
Online Affiliates and Sponsors
Some
BBM Online products and services are offered to users in conjunction
with a third-party vendor. For example, we outsource the provision of
news, sports, weather, and stock quotes tickers (accessible through
our Home Page) to a third-party vendor. To provide these products and
services, the vendor may need to collect and maintain your personal
information. Additionally, many BBM Online users have co-branded
Personal Start Pages that are cosponsored by non-affiliated partners.
BBM Online may share non-identifying and aggregate consumer
information with such affiliates in order to more effectively market
our co-branded products or services offered to our users.
Publication
of Personal Information
Occasionally,
we may post the name of a user (for example, a contest winner) on our
site. We will notify you of this possibility when you provide your
information or, if possible, will notify you when the information is
posted.
Electronic
Newsletters
Our
site may offer a free, electronic newsletter as a service to our
users. You will only receive a newsletter or announcement. We will not
divulge your membership in a newsletter mailing list to any third
parties, including advertisers or partners.
If
you register through our online registration system and have been
subscribed to BBM Online’s e-mail newsletter but do not want to
continue receiving such e-mail newsletter(s), please send an email to
us by clicking on "contact us" on the site’s home page;
choose “Data Base” then type "remove from list" in the
subject heading.
Online
Shopping
You
may purchase products and services or register to receive materials,
such as a catalog or new product and service updates. In many cases,
you may be asked to provide contact information, such as your name,
address, email address, phone number, and credit/debit card
information. If you complete an order for someone else, such as an
online gift order sent directly to a recipient, you may be asked to
provide information about the recipient, such as the recipient’s
name, address, and phone number. BBM Online has no control over
third-party web sites and their use of any personal information you
provide when placing such an order. Please exercise care when doing
so.
Online
Advertisements
BBM
Online may share aggregated and non-identifying information about our
Visitors and Members collected through the registration process as
well as through online surveys and promotions with select advertisers.
In some instances, we use this information to deliver tailored
advertisements. Based upon the information we have collected, we may
then display advertisements to specific audiences. BBM Online does not
share personal information about its Members with these advertisers.
BBM
Online may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you
visit our Web sites. These companies may use information (not
including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about
your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide
advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services
that may be of interest to you.
Voluntary
Surveys
BBM
Online may periodically conduct both business and individual surveys.
We encourage users to participate in these voluntary surveys because
they provide us with important information that helps us to improve
the types of services we offer and how we provide them to you. Your
personal information and responses will remain confidential, even if
the survey is conducted by a third-party.
We
take the information we receive from individuals responding to our
surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other
users to create broader, generic responses to the survey questions
(such as gender, age, residence, hobbies, education, employment,
industry sector, or other demographic information). We then use the
aggregated information to improve the quality of our services to you,
and to develop new services and products. The aggregated,
non-personally identifying information may be shared with third-party
affiliates.
Special
Cases
It
is BBM Online’s policy not to use or share the personal information
in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing
an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
However, BBM Online may disclose personal information or information
regarding use of the Services if, for any reason, in our sole
discretion, we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including: to
satisfy laws, regulations or other legal requests for such
information; to disclose information that is necessary to identify,
contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating
Network Acceptable Use Policy or other policies; to operate the
Services properly; or to protect BBM Online, our Services, our
employees or our users.
Cookies
A
“cookie” is a small data file that can be placed on your hard
drive when you visit certain Web sites. BBM Online may use cookies to
collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical
purposes to operate and improve the products and services we provide
and to manage our network and property. If you have created your own
Personal Start Page, we may use a cookie to save your settings and to
provide customizable and personalized services.
Advertisers
and partners may also use their own cookies. We do not control use of
these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for information
collected through them.
Children's
Privacy
Protecting
children’s privacy is especially important to us. It is our policy
to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
and other applicable laws. You must be 18 to use the Services. BBM
Online does not attempt to ask or collect information from any person
under the age of 18.
BBM
Online may have information designed especially for younger users
under the direct supervision of an adult Member. While we make every
effort to ensure that these Services are age-appropriate for a younger
audience, we believe that there is no substitute for proper parental
supervision.
BBM
Online recommends that children ask a parent for permission before
sending any personal information anywhere using the Internet.
Public
Forums
Any
information that you disclose in public areas of our Web sites or the
Internet may become public information. You should exercise caution
when deciding to disclose personal information in these areas.
Data
Security
BBM
Online has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and
alteration of the information under our control. While we make every
effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and
systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent
third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining this information.
We will never sell your information to a third party.
Links
to Other Sites
BBM
Online may contain links to Web sites not under the control of BBM
Online. Those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as BBM
Online. Such links may be to advertisers, content providers or
partners who may use our logo and/or style as a result of a
co-branding agreement. These sites may collect information and use it
in a way inconsistent with BBM Online’s privacy policy. BBM Online
does not control the content that appears on these sites. Such sites
may contain information that a content provider independent of BBM
Online has created, maintained, published, posted or otherwise made
available.
The
use of any information or materials that you may access at these
external sites is purely voluntary. You should not rely on their
contents without independent and thorough review of the accuracy,
completeness, effectiveness, timeliness, and correct sequencing.
Unless BBM Online and New-World Writers Publishing LLC (NWWP Media).
Has provided explicit authority, such references in no way indicate
our endorsement, recommendation or preference.
Additional
Information
No
transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely
secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of
BBM Online to intercept or access transmissions or private
communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect your personal
information, BBM Online and New-World Writers Publishing LLC (NWWP
Media). Cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you
transmit to us. Any such transmission is done at your own risk.
Under
no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, shall BBM
Online be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages
that result from the use of the information or materials on our sites,
even if BBM Online or an authorized representative, has been advised
of the possibility of such damages.
Revisions
to This Policy
BBM
Online reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy and
our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Any
revision, amendment, or modification will be posted on our web site:
www.bbmmagazine.com.
BBM
Online is the official web site of BBM Magazine, a subsidiary of
New-World Writers Publishing LLC (NWWP Media). Use of this site
signifies your understanding and agreement to comply with BBM
Online’s Privacy Policy.
Our Postal Address:
BBM Magazine
1177 Branham Lane #461
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