Privacy Policy

Introduction

• This document sets out the policies of CMEConnect.org regarding the protection of the rights of persons to privacy. Its purpose is to explain to contacts and all others who deal with CMEConnect.org what types of personal information CMEConnect.org collects and how that information is used.
• This policy reflects no commitment by, nor is it binding upon any party or parties other than CMEConnect.org.
• At times, CMEConnect.org collects certain personal information about people with whom it deals, either in their personal capacities or as representatives of client institutions, suppliers or other businesses. Such people are referred to in this policy as "CMEConnect.org' contacts" or as simply as "contacts".
• CMEConnect.org collects identifiable personal data as well as non-identifiable personal information. Items of identifiable personal information, such as names and contact details, are collected and used as a matter of course in CMEConnect.org' daily work. Often a person's identifiable personal information includes the role or roles the person plays on behalf of his or her employer in the employer's business relationship with CMEConnect.org.

Collection of Personal Data

• CMEConnect.org collects personal data about contacts. Contacts include those employees of client institutions with whom CMEConnect.org will deal in the normal course of business. This information is collected when institutions first procure services from, or enter into a service agreement with CMEConnect.org, when they instruct CMEConnect.org, as their provider or Agent, to provide services or undertake service procurement or other actions on their behalf. Contacts also include persons within supplier and other organizations with which CMEConnect.org has a business relationship - i.e. persons that suppliers, including self-employed consultants and contractors, or other organizations such as government departments or statutory bodies have appointed to deal with CMEConnect.org.
• CMEConnect.org does not collect personal information about end users of client institution's networks.

Use of Personal Data

• CMEConnect.org uses personal information to ensure effective business communications with contact persons and/or client institutions, suppliers and other organizations with which CMEConnect.org has dealings.
• In its capacity as the agent of client institutions, CMEConnect.org provides personal information about contact persons of client institutions to suppliers, where the supplier needs to use this information to communicate directly with the client institution. Similarly, CMEConnect.org provides contact details of suppliers' personnel to client institutions where this is needed for the furtherance of the business relationship.
• The CMEConnect.org may collect other types of anonymous data from website users through the use of "cookies," which are text files that a website places on the hard drive of your computer indicating what pages you visited. When you return to the website, your browser sends that information back to the site. CMEConnect.org may use the information provided by cookies to analyze trends, administer the site, or for research and marketing purposes.

Confidentiality

• CMEConnect.org respects the privacy of the individual and undertakes to protect the confidentiality of personal information about contacts that is supplied in the course of business relationships with CMEConnect.org. CMEConnect.org undertakes to use personal information solely for the purposes described above, and will not otherwise, unless legally obliged to do so, provide personal information to third parties.
• The CMEConnect.org protects your personal information with industry standard security measures. In addition to normal precautions such as physical security and software/hardwarefirewalls, we have and adhere to strict internal security policies.

Reservation of Rights

• CMEConnect.org reserves the right to disclose personal information in its possession where it is required to do so by law or to exercise its legal rights or to defend itself against legal claims.
• CMEConnect.org reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy. Where a major change is made, contacts will be informed by e-mail notification or through a notice on our website. Contacts bear the responsibility to read the changes.

Privacy Complaints

• If you believe that the CMEConnect.org has not complied with the provisions of this privacy policy, please email your complaint to us at support@cmeconnect.org.

Last Updated: 2008-07-09