This Privacy Policy governs
the manner in which BarnettBates collects, uses, stores, archives
and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User")
of this Web site.
Privacy
Users' privacy is very important to BarnettBates. BarnettBates is
committed to safeguarding the information Users entrust to BarnettBates.
If any User is under age 17, that User should not submit any information
without the permission of that User's parent.
The Information We Collect
BarnettBates may collect personally-identifiable information from
Users through applications on the Web site that allow the User to
request contact with BarnettBates personnel on topics of interest.
Except for such applications, BarnettBates does not collect personally-identifiable
information from Users through this Web site.
BarnettBates may collect aggregated, anonymous data about Users, including, for example, the number of unique views received by the Web site, the domains from which such Users originate, and similar information that does not identify any particular User.
A note about Cookies
Some Web sites use "cookies" to track their users. A cookie
is a piece of software that a web server can store on your PC and
retrieve later. This Web site does not plant cookies in the PCs
of its users.
How We Use Information
If a User submits personally-identifiable information, BarnettBates
may use that information to contact the User regarding BarnettBates
or BarnettBates partners' products and services. BarnettBates will
not use such personally-identifiable information for any other purpose.
BarnettBates uses aggregated, anonymous data for research regarding the effectiveness of the Web site and BarnettBates marketing, advertising and sales efforts. BarnettBates does not use such anonymous information for any other purpose.
Access To This Information
We do not disclose personally-identifiable information to third
parties, other than subcontractors who are acting on our behalf
and who are subject to appropriate confidentiality safeguards. We
may disclose aggregated, anonymous data to investors and potential
partners.
Storage of Information
All information collected from Users of this Web site is stored
on secured media at BarnettBates premises. We use industry standard
security measures to protect any personal information you may provide
to us. However, we cannot guarantee that your submissions to our
Web site, any content residing on our servers, or any transmissions
from our server will be completely secure.
Changes
BarnettBates may modify this Privacy Policy at any time. This Privacy
Policy was last revised on January 30, 2002.
Questions
Users may direct questions concerning this Privacy Policy by email
to privacy@barnettbates.com. A User who has submitted personally-identifiable
information to BarnettBates and who wishes no longer to be contacted
regarding BarnettBates services may remove that information from
BarnettBates database by sending an email with the word "REMOVE"
in the subject field to privacy@barnettbates.com
