Privacy Policy


The views expressed by any Conference attendee, speaker, exhibitor or sponsor are not necessarily those of Business Leader NW. All conference attendees, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors are solely responsible for the content of any and all individual or corporation presentations, marketing collateral, advertising and online Web content.

IMPORTANT: BY USING THE BUSINESSLEADERNW.COM WEB SITE YOU GIVE YOUR CONSENT THAT ALL PERSONAL DATA THAT YOU SUBMIT MAY BE PROCESSED BY BUSINESS LEADER NW LLC IN THE MANNER AND FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY.

Definitions

BUSINESSLEADERNW.COM is owned and operated by Business Leader NW LLC and contractors/agents of Business Leader NW LLC. The terms "Business Leader NW LLC", "we", "us", "our" and "ours" when used in this Privacy Policy means organizers of the Business Leader NW LLC Conference and operators of the BUSINESSLEADERNW.COM website. This includes all its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, branches, affiliates or companies under common ownership or control of Business Leader NW LLC. The terms "you", "your" and "yours" when used in this Privacy Policy means any user of this Web Site. The term "Personal Data" refers to personally identifiable information about you, such as your name, birth date, e-mail address or mailing address. This Privacy Policy describes Business Leader NW LLC's current policies and practices with regard to Personal Data collected by Business Leader NW LLC through www.BUSINESSLEADERNW.COM ("Web Site").

Notification of changes to this Policy

We are continually improving and adding new functionality and features to this Web Site and improving and adding to its existing products, services and programs. Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law and the changing nature of technology, our data practices will change from time to time. If and when our data practices change, we will post the changes on this Web Site to notify you of the changes. We encourage you to check this page frequently.

Collection of Personal Data including e-mail addresses

We collect the information you give us when you use our Web Site. You may use this Web Site to register to receive additional information or products from us. When you register, we ask you for contact information like your name, postal address and e-mail address. This information enables us to provide you with more personalized service.

Unless you "opt-in" or otherwise give us express permission to do so, your personal contact information will not be provided to other, non-Business Leader NW LLC third parties.

Business Leader NW LLC Conference Email Marketing Communication Policy

Business Leader NW LLC sends promotional email messages only under the following circumstances:

1. They are sent to our own customers, or

2. Individuals have given their affirmative consent to Business Leader NW LLC to receive solicitations online, or

3. Individuals did not opt out after Business Leader NW LLC has given notice of the opportunity to opt out from solicitations online, or

4. Individuals have attended or registered to attend any Business Leader NW LLC Conference,

5. Business Leader NW LLC has received assurance from a third party list provider that the individualswhose e-mail addresses appear on that list:

  • - Have already provided affirmative consent to receive solicitations online, or
  • - Have already received notice of the opportunity to have their e-mail addresses removed and have not opted out.

    • In each solicitation sent online, Business Leader NW LLC furnishes individuals with a link or notice they can use to request that the Business Leader NW LLC not send them future solicitations online. These requests will be honored in a timely manner.

    Business Leader NW LLC will pass on your contact information to other companies or individuals if you specifically ‘opt-in” to being contacted. Once you have opted in to have your contact information passed to another company or individual, your contact details will become subject to their privacy policies and terms of conditions. Otherwise, Business Leader NW LLC never rents or sells email addresses to any other company or individual.

    Business Leader NW LLC always discloses its identity in mass email communication, and provides specific company contact information.

    We welcome and encourage your input on this policy. To be removed from our email list, please email your opt-out request.

    Business Leader NW LLC Conference Email Marketing Communication Policy

    From time to time, Business Leader NW LLC allows vendors of information security and related products to rent the physical mailing list from the Business Leader NW LLC Conference. You may become part of a vendor's database (and subject to its privacy policies) if you respond to its mailing. Often, the vendors are companies who exhibit on the show floor. If your registration badge is read at their booth during the Conference, you may also become part of their database.

    If you do not want to receive these mailings, please opt out when you register for the Conference. Or call the Business Leader NW LLC marketing department at 1.877-848-0039 or email your opt-out request and ask that your name be removed from the mailing list.

    Use of Personal Data

    We process your Personal Data only for specific and limited purposes. We ask only for data that is adequate, relevant and not excessive for those purposes. When we ask you for Personal Data, we tell you the purposes for which we will process that data. Some of these purposes include the following:

    • We may contact you occasionally to inform you of new services we will be providing, or special offers, events or articles we think will be of interest to you.
    • We may send you regular updates by e-mail or by post on Business Leader NW LLC Conference related events.
    • We may send you requested Conference information and promotional material.
    • We may use your Personal Data for marketing purposes and market research.
    • We may rent your name and physical address information (but never your e-mail address information) to vendors of business learning materials and related products.
    • We may use your Personal Data to help us improve our Conference and services and to help resolve any problems.


    Disclosure of your Personal Data

    We do not share, sell or distribute your Personal Data with unrelated third parties, except under these limited circumstances:

    • We may rent your name and physical address information (but never your e-mail address information) to vendors of business learning materials and related products.
    • Personal Data may occasionally be transferred to third parties who act for or on behalf of Business Leader NW LLC, or in connection with the business of Business Leader NW LLC for further processing in accordance with the purposes for which the data was originally collected or for purposes to which you have subsequently consented. For example, sometimes a third party may have access to your Personal Data in order to handle our mailings on our behalf.
    • We may share or transfer the information in our databases to comply with a legal requirement, for the administration of justice, to protect your vital interests, to protect the security or integrity of our databases or this Web Site, to take precautions against legal liability, or in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganisation, dissolution or similar event.
    Anonymous data collected through this Web Site

    In addition to the information we collect as described above, we use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our Web Site. For example, we use technology to track which pages of our Web Site our visitors view. We also use technology to determine which Web browsers our visitors use. This technology does not identify you personally, it simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our Web Site.

    Our Web Site contains hyperlinks to other pages on our Web Site. We use technology to track how often these links are used and which pages on our Web Site our visitors choose to view. Again this technology does not identify you personally - it simply enables us to compile statistics about the use of these hyperlinks.

    We use this anonymous data to improve the content and functionality of this Web Site and our e-mail updates, to better understand our customers and markets, and to improve our products and services.

    Cookies

    In order to collect the anonymous data described in the preceding paragraph, we may use temporary "cookies" that collect the first level domain name of the user (for example, if your e-mail address is "john@johndomain.com," the cookie collects the "johndomain.com" portion of your e-mail address) and the date and time you accessed this Web Site. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept it or not. At the present time, we only use temporary or "session" cookies. These cookies expire when your browser is closed.

    We also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web Site. An IP address is a numeric code that identifies your computer on a network, or in this case, the Internet. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information, such as determining how many of our visitors are from outside of the US.

    We may also perform IP lookups to determine which domain you are coming from (i.e: aol.com, yourcompany.com) to more accurately gauge our users' demographics.

    Children

    We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children or minors. If you are a child or minor, please do not give us any Personal Data. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided us with their Personal Data, please contact us at the address given below and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

    Links to other web sites

    This Privacy Policy applies only to www.BUSINESSLEADERNW.COM and to other Business Leader NW LLC URLs through or from which you have reached this Web Site. This Web Site contains hyperlinks to web sites that are not operated by Business Leader NW LLC. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party web sites or any association with their operators. We do not control these web sites and are not responsible for their data or privacy practices. We urge you to review any privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any Personal Data about yourself.

    Governing Law

    This privacy policy forms part of our Web Site Terms of Use and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, U.S.A. You agree to submit any dispute arising out of your use of this Web Site to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Vancouver, Washington.

    Questions

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or concerns about the way we process your Personal Data, please contact us by e-mailing us at webmaster@BUSINESSLEADERNW.COM.

    For more information call 1-877-848-0039 or email webmaster@BUSINESSLEADERNW.COM.

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