Privacy Policy

e-Summits is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and values your privacy and recognizes the sensitivity of your personal information. Our employees share the same concerns. Together, we work towards protecting your privacy. We have carefully crafted our Privacy Policy to address any concerns you might have, and to assure you that your personal information, if provided to us, will be treated carefully and appropriately.

Basic Confidentiality Policy

Where personal information is required for use of the Website or in interacting with the Website, it is e-Summits policy that information, such as your name, postal and e-mail address or telephone number, is private and confidential. The personal information you provide is stored in a secure location, is accessible only by appropriate staff, and is used only for the purposes for which you provide the information, such as to reply to your request or to send you requested materials.

Note that the membership roster is a benefit of membership. Use of the roster is subject to specific rules, see Terms & Conditions. The roster's information is based on that information which members have indicated is publishable and it is available to other members in the members-only section.

If you also indicate on our site that you would like to receive announcements and notices from the e-Summits, your personal information will be added to the appropriate e-Summits mailing list.

No Release of Information to Third Parties

Personal information collected as a function of this Website will not be released to third parties except to further the purpose for which you provide the information or if such release is required by law. Note, the membership roster is available to members and affiliates of e-Summits in the members-only section. See roster use-specific rules in the Terms & Conditions. The roster is compiled from information provided by members for reference uses such as searching for and contacting colleagues or for making referrals, etc.

Collection and Use of Information

The e-Summits site requires you to provide certain personally identifiable information in order to use certain "Members Only" features and functions of the site. By providing such information, you consent to our collection and use of it, as described in this Privacy Policy.

The information you provide may include information provided during the registration process, including contact information, (such as your name, address and e-mail address) and financial information, such as a credit card number, if you order products or services through the site. This information will be used to process your order and if necessary, to contact you regarding the status of your order. You agree and acknowledge that your order may be processed, fulfilled or serviced by third parties other than e-Summits and you understand that such third parties are not limited by e-Summits in their use of the information provided to them to process, fulfill or service your order. Therefore, in order to process, fulfill or service your order, you expressly consent to our sharing your information with any necessary third parties.

e-Summits may use your contact information to get in touch with you regarding the status of your membership, registration or any orders you may place, for instance. You may also be contacted by us or our agents regarding additional services and features, or we may request your feedback about your experience with e-Summits. We also reserve the right to make your contact information available to third parties whose products and services you may find useful.

No Computer Tracking of Identifiable Information

Our Website does not track, collect or distribute personal information about visitors. We regularly compile aggregate statistics that show the number of visitors to our site, the requests we receive for particular information on our web site, and the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that those requests come from. These aggregated statistics are used by internal e-Summits technical support staff to improve the Website in an ongoing effort to provide better information and services to the public.

Cookies

Like most Websites, the e-Summits site uses "cookies" to allow you to move more quickly through the e-Summits site. We use this information only for purposes of planning and tracking, as well as assisting the technical function of our site. By understanding how our site is accessed, we can continually improve it to respond to user's interests. However, e-Summits cannot control the use of cookies by advertisers or third parties hosting data for e-Summits. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the cookie feature. Please note that cookies may be necessary to enable you to use certain features on the e-Summits site.

e-Summits Website Security

e-Summits utilizes Website security measures, consistent with current information practices, to protect its Website, e-mail, and mailing list servers. These measures include technical, procedural, monitoring and tracking steps intended to protect data from misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, loss, alteration, or destruction.

Credit card information is transmitted using secure socket layer (SSL) encryption. Member and purchaser information security is a high priority and we utilize our own protective measures as well as the capabilities of our software and hardware vendors.

We realize that there can be incidents of misuse and unauthorized program incursions - as most every Website, service, and user encounters. In those instances our goals are to move quickly to isolate the problem, ensure or restore proper functionality, and minimize any inconvenience to our users.