CPIC inc. is revising its privacy statement as we finalize changes to our new Web site. Please watch this page for an updated privacy statement in coming weeks. This privacy statement was last updated on 11/17/04. CPIC inc. has created this privacy statement in order to disclose our information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site, www.cpicincny.org. Upon reading this privacy statement, you will know:
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the CPIC inc. site coordinator by sending an email message to Cpicincny@aol.com or writing to us at the following address:
4710 Church Ave. Third Floor Brooklyn NY 11203
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CPIC inc.'s Privacy Statement
CPIC inc. is the sole owner of the information it gathers on its site. CPIC inc. will only share your information with outside parties in ways that are described in this privacy statement or if we are required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law, cooperate with law enforcement agencies, or comply with a legal process served on our Web site.
What Information is Collected and How it is Used?
We store information that we collect through cookies to create a profile of your preferences. We do not tie your personally identifiable information and your transaction history, to information in your profile, in order to provide tailored promotions and marketing offers and to improve the content of the site for you.
We do not share your profile with other third parties.
Supplementation of Information
In order to provide certain services to you, we may on occasion supplement the personal information you submitted to us with information for and from third party sources.
Credit
We use BankAmerica software to verify the use of credit cards.
We use BankAmerica to provide credit payment through our site. When you sign up for membership, or donate, or any other form of payment, we will share your name, address, and credit card information (i.e. card number, exp. Date) as necessary for the third party to provide that service.
We collect contact information such as name, mailing address, email address, phone number, and company information such as company name and Web site URL. This information is used to generate an invoice for you to print and submit with the rest of your application materials.
We use email links located on the "contact us" page and other areas of the site to allow you to contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have. We read every message sent in and try to reply promptly to every one. This information is used to respond directly to your questions or comments. We may also file your comments to improve the site and program, or review and discard the information. Your personal information is only shared with third parties with your explicit permission.
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. CPIC inc. does not store this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with judicial proceeding court order, or legal process served on our website.
CPIC inc. may express interest in certain individual's views and attributes. The qualities will be collected in the form of a survey. The survey will collect contact information such as name, company name, email address, and phone number. Demographic data such as job title, state, and views that you are interested in are also collected. CPIC inc. will use the demographic data to learn more about the people and organizations that are interested in CPIC inc.'s services to better target our marketing and community efforts. No personal information will be shared with any third parties.
The CPIC inc. Web site logs IP addresses and browser types for systems administration purposes. These logs will be analyzed to improve the value of the materials available on the website. A user's session will be tracked, but the user will be anonymous. We do not link IP addresses to any personally identifiable information.
This Web site does use cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.
We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet's browser's help file.
We set a persistent cookie to store your passwords, so you don't have to enter it more than once. Persistent cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, such as contests or surveys, will be limited.
This web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by CPIC, inc. Please be aware that we, CPIC inc., are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this web site.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, and how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.
CPIC inc. contracts with a third party to assist us in managing certain functions on our Web site, such as acquiring visitor data and monetary transactions. CPIC inc. only provides third party service providers with the information necessary to carry out the service (i.e. only credit card information are provided to the party conducting monetary transactions on CPIC inc.'s behalf). Third party service providers are contractually prevented from using the information received from CPIC inc. for any purpose other than those dictated by CPIC inc.
The CPIC inc. Web site contains links to other Web sites. We encourage you to visit these Web sites to learn more about online privacy. Please note that these Web sites' privacy policies may differ from those of CPIC inc. We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any Web site you may visit.
Choices Regarding the Use of Your Information
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Protecting your privacy and your information is a top priority at CPIC inc. We have taken careful measures to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of your information. Once we receive your information that was entered into our web site, it is stored behind a firewall. All CPIC inc. employees are aware of our privacy and security policies. Your information is only accessible to those employees who need it in order to perform their jobs.
If we are going to use your personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection through this Web site, we will notify you via email. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already collected through our site, we will post a prominent notice on our web site notifying users of the change.
If you have any questions or suggestion regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at: CPICINCNY@aol.com
If you feel that CPIC inc. has not complied with the policies outlined in this privacy statement please submit a complaint to CPICINCNY@aol.com