We are concerned about your privacy. We only ask for information that is required to provide the service or information you have requested.
1. The Data We Gather.
a) This website collects your personally identifiable information when you use it to perform specific actions, such as:
i) When you post or remark on an article or post, or when you send us an email (such as your name and email address).
ii) When you send an email to a professional listed in one of the professional directories (for example, your name and email address) or when you write a friend about a professional (for example, your name and email address as well as your friend’s name and email address). Please keep in mind that we do not read or save the message in your e-mail.
iii) When you dial a professional’s number from one of the professional directories (such as information about where the call was placed).
iv) When you complete a self-assessment or a self-test. Third-party organizations deliver the assessments and tests, and they each have their own Privacy Policies governing the information they may collect from users. Please see their privacy policies by clicking on the Privacy Policy links on the assessment and test pages.
v) When you subscribe to a magazine (such as your name and address).
vi) When you make a purchase from us. Your payment information is directly transferred to the credit card processor, who is in charge of its use and security.
vii) When you sign up to be included in our directories. We collect information that will be used to develop your directory profile, such as your name, address, and email address, as well as professional information such as your qualifications, certifications, the demographic region in which you practice, and your fields of specialty. We collect extra information for our records that is not displayed in your directory profile but is required to verify the information you submit or accept payment from you.
viii) When you open an email from us in your email program, we may use a software technology known as “web beacons” to track which emails have been opened by the receivers. This enables us to determine how successfully clients respond to specific communications as well as the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
b) In addition, like most websites, we keep logs of site usage for reasons such as determining our users’ degree of interest in various areas of the website, which and how many pages they look at, how long they stay on the website, and what Web browsers are used. This information is collected in aggregate form rather than at the individual user level, and it is not uniquely identifying. Data at the aggregate level may be shared with third parties and the general public.
2. How We Will Use Your Information. We only use the information we gather to provide you with the services you want on our website.
a) We share information with third parties only when it is necessary to provide you with the products or services you have requested. For example, we share information from publication subscribers with the firm that sends the publications, and we share information from people who make a purchase from us with the credit card payment processing company. Some professionals who wish to list their services may utilize the provided information to check with state licensing boards. We do not disclose or sell any personally identifying information about website visitors in any other way.
b) We may employ a software technology known as “cookies” to provide our users with a more personalized Web experience. Cookies cannot be used to find your name, email address, or any other uniquely identifying information about you unless you supply it. Cookies are used in applications that require us to keep track of information in order to personalise outcomes. Certain portions of the website may not function properly if your browser is not set to accept cookies.
c) When you visit our website, we employ third-party advertising businesses to show adverts. These firms may use information about your visits to this and other Web sites (but not your name, address, email address, or phone number) to present advertising about goods and services of interest to you. Mail us for additional information on this practice and to learn about your options for not having this information utilized by these companies.
d) When you click on links or ad banners that direct you to third-party websites, the third party may gather information about you on their site. The third party’s privacy practices may be different from ours. When interacting with any website, we recommend you to read the posted privacy statement.
3. The Materials You Have Posted. The items you submit on the website, such as articles, posts, directory information, and comments, are made available for other website users to see and read. Such materials are not treated as confidential. We will delete your materials from the website at your request, but we cannot guarantee that they are not still visible on servers managed by others (such as search engines or proxy servers), or that others have not already downloaded and saved such materials.
4. Lists for marketing. Third-party marketing list suppliers occasionally provide us with lists of persons who might be interested in our products and services. These lists are used to offer direct marketing campaigns via mail or email. We make every effort to obtain these lists solely from providers who collect their lists in accordance with applicable legislation, but we are not responsible for their actions or policies. Please keep in mind that even if you are a registered client of ours and have asked us not to send you promotional material using the information you supplied to us, a third-party marketing list supplier may still provide us with your name and address. As a result, you may get promotional materials sent to others on the supplier’s list that we have sent to you. If you received a promotion from us and do not want to receive future promotions, please let us know via our feedback page.
5. Restrictions. We make every attempt to protect your privacy, but we cannot guarantee it. In addition, we may release personal information when required by law or in the good faith belief that such action is required to comply with a judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal demand served on us. We may also provide personal information in response to a law enforcement request.
6. Data Erasure and Access. In some jurisdictions, you have the right to seek copies of your personal information or to have it removed. Certain exceptions apply to data deletion requests, such as when your data is required to comply with legal requirements. To exercise your rights, please send an email to admin with the subject line “Personal Data Request” that (1) includes enough information for us to verify that you are the individual or represent the individual about whom we have collected Personal Data, and (2) includes enough information for us to understand and respond to it. We will work hard to respond within the time limit specified.
7. Modification. We retain the right to modify this policy in accordance with the amendment policy outlined in the website’s Terms of Service.