This security and privacy
policy ("Privacy
Policy") constitutes a part of the Terms & Conditions
("Terms and Conditions") of the Cardno TBE, Inc.
Web Site, which governs your use of this Site. The Terms
and Conditions, including this Privacy Policy, may be amended
by the Cardno TBE, Inc. at any time by posting the amended
Terms and Conditions on this Site. The Terms and Conditions
were last amended on 21 December 2005. In addition to this
Privacy Policy, certain Cardno TBE, Inc. services on or accessible
from this Site have Supplemental Terms that will govern your
use of such services. These also form a part of the Terms
and Conditions and govern your use of such services.
Credit Card Transactions For your protection,
we have taken a number of steps to maximize the security of
financial transactions that are accepted on the Cardno TBE,
Inc. Web Site. Credit Card processing is accomplished using
secure processing services. Your entry of credit card information
is encrypted when transmitted in secure mode. If you are behind
a firewall, the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) feature of your browser
and the processing of the credit card may be blocked. In this
case, you have the option of credit card processing without
SSL by selecting the "Non-Secure" feature on the
screen -- the choice is up to you. If for any reason, you still
feel uncomfortable submitting your credit card over the Internet,
you can mail your form to us.
Using Encryption In certain transactions you
are given the option of running in a secure (SSL) mode or unsecure
mode. In cases where a firewall is causing a situation that
cannot be corrected, the use of the unsecure mode is given.
The unsecure mode is used by you at your own risk. In addition,
there are constantly changing restrictions in the use of encryption
software and schemes that are used in various countries. The
use of appropriate software and encryption options are your
responsibility, and the Cardno TBE, Inc. assumes no risk or
liability in ensuring your compliance to local law.
REGARDLESS OF THE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY YOU
OR BY THE Cardno TBE, Inc., "PERFECT SECURITY" DOES
NOT EXIST ON THE INTERNET. THE Cardno TBE, Inc. CANNOT ENSURE
OR WARRANT THE SECURITY OF ANY INFORMATION YOU TRANSMIT TO
THIS SITE OR THE Cardno TBE, Inc., AND YOU TRANSMIT SUCH INFORMATION
AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Information We Collect From You, How We Use
the Information and Opt-out Choices There are a number of areas
in the Cardno TBE, Inc. Web Site where we ask for and collect
information about you, including personally identifiable information.
Where we do, it is in order to serve you better, or is necessary
to accomplish the service you are requesting. Examples include
membership information (which may include name, address, email,
telephone number and educational and professional experience
information), security identifiers, shipping information, and
product purchase information stored in online shopping carts.
Information provided to this Site is processed and stored on
computers in various countries, including the United States.
Membership information is used both in the Cardno TBE, Inc.
mailing lists (which also includes lists provided to technical
and geographical units of the Cardno TBE, Inc. (for example,
societies and sections)) and in the Cardno TBE, Inc. Membership
Directory. From time to time, to better serve our members and
to supplement member dues, the Cardno TBE, Inc. mailing list,
in part or as a whole, is released to other engineering and
carefully selected third party organizations to provide you
with information on technical products and services related
to your profession, or that we otherwise believe is useful
to our members. In addition, the mailing lists may be used
in connection with informing you about Cardno TBE, Inc. services,
products, conferences, meetings and events. You may instruct
us to not share information about you in the Cardno TBE, Inc.
mailing lists with third parties by indicating this preference
on your membership application when you join the Cardno TBE,
Inc., on your renewal form when you renew your membership,
or by sending an email to us at mailingopt-out@Cardno TBE, Inc..org
and including your name and Cardno TBE, Inc. member number for
identification purposes. Your choice to opt-out of third party
mailings is effective until the next annual renewal date and
you must select the mailing lists opt-out option on your renewal
form to keep the opt-out in effect. The Cardno TBE, Inc. Membership
Directory, printed annually and available for sale to Cardno TBE,
Inc. members and others, contains each member's, name, mailing
address (home or business), Cardno TBE, Inc. grade progression,
title (if applicable), company (if applicable), telephone number
and email (if applicable) . All members' names and member grades
are always listed in the Directory. You may choose to limit
the information listed in the next printing of the Directory
to only your name and member grade by emailing us at tbe@CardnoTBE.com
and including your name and Cardno TBE, Inc. member number for
identification purposes. This opt-out must also be renewed
annually with your membership renewal to remain in effect.
Security identifiers are not disclosed to third parties or
affiliated persons or entities. Shipping information (except
membership information as noted above) and product purchase
information stored in online shopping carts is not disclosed
except in connection with the fulfillment and processing of
your orders and requests All Cardno TBE, Inc. Financial Advantage
Program services, except for Cardno TBE, Inc. Travel Services,
are provided by third parties and not by the Cardno TBE, Inc..
When you provide information about yourself in connection with
these services and products, you are providing this information
to third party service providers and not to the Cardno TBE,
Inc.. The terms of those products and services and the use
of all information provided by you to them in connection with
such products and services are governed by the privacy policies
and practices of such third party service providers. Information
you provide to Cardno TBE, Inc. Travel Services is provided
to travel carriers and service providers in order to fulfill
your travel-related requests. Their use of that information
is governed by their privacy policies, not the Cardno TBE, Inc.'s.
Use of "Cookies" Cookies are implemented
in various parts of the Cardno TBE, Inc. Site, such as the Electronic
Catalog. In most instances, the use of Cookies is discretionary
by you, and declining Cookies will usually result only in loss
of certain conveniences such as session continuity and re-authentication
during current or future sessions. Various types of Persistent
and Per-Session (Transient) Cookies may be used with any one
service, and their implementations, behaviors, and effects
will vary. Most Cardno TBE, Inc. sites using Cookies have specific
statements on their use as part of their Frequently Asked Questions
("FAQ") section. It is the policy of the Cardno TBE,
Inc. that Cookies do not carry any of your personal information
(name, email address, credit card, etc.) nor identification/password-type
data that allows access to such personal information on Cardno TBE, Inc. servers. All personal, transaction, and security
rights are housed on secure Cardno TBE, Inc. servers, and follow
the policy described in the "Information We Collect From
You and How We Use the Information" section above.
General Cardno TBE, Inc. Web Server Security
All of the Cardno TBE, Inc. Web servers throughout the main
network are registered through Verisign as secure servers
using industry-standard certificate techniques. This enables
all communication between our servers to be verified when
services are requested between our computers. All of the
personal information collected from you on the Site, including
names, addresses, are stored behind a "firewall," and
defenses have been erected to seek to enhance the protection
of your information from outside attack by hackers and curious
visitors.
Personal Protection of Your Access Rights
and Authentication
There is a common registration process that allows you to receive
your "Cardno TBE, Inc. Web Account." The registration
involves the use of your membership number, a registration
PIN number, and your subsequent choice of a unique user name
and password. See the Cardno TBE, Inc. Web Account Site for
more information on this service. The user name and password
will be used to authenticate you when you enter privileged
services that are offered by the Cardno TBE, Inc.. After authentication,
the service being requested will be allowed based on your current
status in the Cardno TBE, Inc., Societies, or specific electronic
services for which you have signed-up.
Links to Third Parties This Site contains
links to other sites.
The Cardno TBE, Inc. is not responsible for the terms or privacy
practices of such other sites and you should read their terms
and privacy policy carefully before using them.
Legal Requests
The Cardno TBE, Inc. cooperates with law enforcement inquiries,
as well as other third parties, to enforce laws. We can (and
you authorize us to) disclose any information about you to
law enforcement or other government officials as we, in our
sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate, in connection
with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements,
or other activity that is illegal or may expose us, service
or content providers we work with, or you to possible legal
liability.
Questions
Please email us at tbe@CardnoTBE.com with any questions
you have about our Privacy Policy or Terms and Conditions.