StressCentral.org (the Website) has created this privacy statement and disclaimer to demonstrate our firm commitment to the confidentiality of user data that identifies a natural person or from which such a person’s identity may reasonably be ascertained (“personal data”) in accordance with the International Privacy Principles. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for SCT on-line products.

We are committed to notify you of the following:

• What personal data SCT collects from you and how the information is used;
• With whom this site shares the information it collects;
• How you can correct or make changes to this information;
• What choices are available to you regarding the collection, use, and distribution of information;
• What security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of information under StressCentral.org control.

By using this Website and/or submitting your personal data, you agree to the transfer, storing and processing activities described in this Policy. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please contact us via the Website feedback form

What information does the Website collect?

There are two main ways we collect information from you:

• Non-use of an Website log-in password: Whenever you visit an the Website, our servers automatically record information about your usage of the network such as the time of the visit, its duration and the page which you visit. This is intended to help us understand what parts of the site users enjoy. The information we collect remains anonymous. If you do not register through the Website member information site, you remain anonymous and we will not link your usage to you personally.
• Using the Website after registering: If you register to receive the Website e-mail newsletters or other offerings, personal data about your interests may be collected and stored. This helps us to build a profile of what information would be of interest and relevant to you. By using this information we can tailor our content to user interests and help our advertisers better understand the audience they are reaching.

How is our registration data used?

StressCentral.org and its suppliers may collect, process and use your personal data (including your name, postal address, email address, telephone, mobile and fax numbers). We will do so to contact you regarding the services you have requested and/or to offer services to you, and/or to provide the services you have requested. This includes re-registration/renewal notifications, payment processing, surveys on improving our service to you and/or invitations to exhibitions, seminars and shows. SCT may employ trusted third party specialists to process your data on our behalf in order to deliver the products and services to you in a more efficient manner.

This personal data is stored on the Website databases. In addition, if you consent to receive offerings from third party organisations, this personal data remains with SCT who will send the third party offerings to you. Except as set forth below with regard to the provision of free resources, at no time will your personal data be transferred to such third party organisations.

From time to time the Website team may invite you to register in order to receive such offerings as magazines, email newsletters, enter competitions, and receive goods or services. This may require you to confirm personal data such as your name, email address, and mailing address postcodes. This information is required by SCT for security purposes, and enables SCT to supply a reasonable level of services to users and our advertisers. We may also ask for information such as job function, job title, industry sector, company/ name and country. During registration, you will also be asked to choose a user name and password for future access to the relevant Website(s).

How do I access my personal information?

You may update the information stored in your profile at any time while online by visiting the Website member area. You will be prompted for your username and password in order to access your profile.

How do I control my personal information?

You may review and update all of your information at any time while online by logging in to your personal profile. You control what information the Website has access to and the types of information that it can send to you.

Who else may receive my personal information?

Except as otherwise set forth in this policy, the Website owners do not share any of your personal data with any third party person or entity. Except for the provision of free resources as described above, all third party messages that are sent to you will be sent by Website administration team. You can unsubscribe from this service at anytime.

Ad Serving Technology

StressCentral.org has contracted with Google and other advertising serving technlology providers to serve all advertising on the Website. When one of these providers serves ads to the user, it uses cookies to track certain types of non-personally identifiable information: for example, a user’s IP address, browser version or type, operating system, service provider, and local time. In addition, SCT uses clear GIFs, or pixel tags, provided by advertising services to allow the browser’s cookie to be recognised when the browser visits the Website. Information collected and shared through this technology is not personally identifiable (i.e., it does not include your name, address, telephone number, or email address). Advertising services could share non-personally identifiable information, such as user profiles based on clickstream profile data, with SCT, but strictly in aggregate form.

For more details about the information how advertising services collect and the opportunity to opt out of such data collection, please visit their website.

IP Addresses

Our Web server automatically records a visitor\’s domain and IP address. We use the IP address to identify server problems and administer our Website, and to analyse click-stream data to better understand user behaviour.

Security

The Website has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information we control. Our security systems include authenticated access to internal databases and regular reviews of overall Web security. Access to personal user data is also limited to the database administrator(s).

Disclosure of Information

If the business of operating this Website is sold, the relevant customer lists and other personal data of our subscribers and users will be transferred to the new owner. This will be done in accordance with accepted norms.

We may disclose your personal data if we are under a duty to disclose your personal data as a result of a court order or any other legal obligation, any subpoena or legal process or as otherwise required by law, or if we believe it necessary to prevent or take action regarding illegal activities or violations of our policies.

Future Enhancements

We are committed to maintaining the Website as the foremost IT industry publisher. From time to time we will add new features to our e-mail services and web sites. Because of this, our Privacy Policy will be reviewed and revised. StressCentral.org administrators reserve the right to change its Privacy Policy at any time and notify you by posting an updated version of the policy on its web site.