Introduction BP Message Center is an organization that combines service and technology to provide solutions to our customers’ e-mail distribution and list management needs. We do this by operating a variety of permission-based e-mail services that deliver targeted messages so that Internet users receive relevant e-mails. To maximize the integrity of BP Message Center's services to both our customers and to the Internet community, BP Message Center embraces solid privacy practices that preserve the trust of our users. If you have any questions concerning this privacy statement, please contact us at privacy@bpmessagecenter.com Collection and Use of Personal Information Our customers typically provide BP Message Center with e-mail addresses generated from their web site or other internal sources. Data provided to us may also contain name, postal address, and other demographic information. Our policy is to provide e-mail distributions only to individuals who have specifically registered through our customers or the e-mail list owner in the course of an “opt-in” process or who have declined an opportunity to “opt-out”. This process is one whereby an individual agrees to furnish specific personal information and gives permission to use his or her information in order to personalize future relevant communications or to fulfill individual requests. BP Message Center will only e-mail those people who have provided the list owner their permission to be e-mailed. We will not send e-mail to people who have told us they are under 18. BP Message Center’s policy is to: · Only collect personally identifiable information when it is voluntarily submitted to us on our clients' behalf through an individual’s “opt-in” acceptance to furnish such information or the declining of an opportunity to “opt-out”, · Use this information to comply with an individual's request for information or to implement fulfillment of individual requests, · From time to time refer to this information to better understand a customer's needs and how we can improve our products and services for our clients, · Deliver relevant communications to that individual, · Use the information to contact the individual with their approval, · Provide a means for individuals to “opt-out” of the data collection process or be removed from our customer’s listing, and · Not sell or otherwise transfer personally identifiable information to any third party, other than to our customer(s) as described above, without the individual’s expressed permission. With each mailing users are offered an opportunity to unsubscribe – or “opt-out” – from this service. When BP Message Center receives an opt-out request, we will purge an individual’s personal information from data under our control. Note, however, that BP Message Center has no control over databases maintained by our customers. Our policy is to work only with companies that allow users the capability to opt-out. [We and/or our customers may enhance and/or merge personally identifiable information about users with data collected from other sources to use in direct and/or online marketing and, to the extent permitted by law, individual reference and look-up service programs. In the event we enhance and/or merge such personally identifiable information with data collected from other sources, we will take reasonable steps to maintain the integrity and quality of that information.] BP Message Center's use of Cookie Technology A cookie is a token that a server gives to your browser and stores on your hard disk when you access a web site. Cookies contain information about your preferences that help provide additional functionality to the site and help web site owners analyze site usage more accurately. For instance, a server may set a cookie that keeps you from having to enter a password more than once during a visit. The only server that can read a cookie is the server that created it. Allowing a web site to create a cookie does not give that or any other site access to the rest of your computer. Some BP Message Center pages use cookies so that we can better serve you when you return to our Site. A cookie cannot be used to access or otherwise compromise the data on your hard drive. You can set your browser to either notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it, or you can choose to change your browser settings to disable cookies. Check with your browser manufacturer for additional details. Privacy Policies of our Customers and Other Web Sites Our customers and other web sites will likely have their own specific privacy policies that you may wish to view by visiting their site(s). BP Message Center has no control over the privacy policies of our customers and other web sites. The policies and procedures described in our Policy are limited to BP Message Center. Information Obtained from BP Message Center’s Own Web Site BP Message Center may obtain information from you (a visitor to our site) through your voluntary submission of information on a form or through an e-mail. BP Message Center will only disclose personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when: · We have your explicit consent to share the information; · We need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of or with BP Message Center to provide a product or service to you that you have requested. (Unless we tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us.); · We respond to subpoenas, court orders or legal process. We may use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our products, the site and to share with third parties. For example, we may tell an interested third party what the breakdown of our end-user base is by specialty area or by geographic area, but we would not disclose anything that could be used to identify those individuals. Web Site Links As a convenience to our visitors, BP Message Center's web site may contain links to a number of sites that we believe may offer additional, useful information. The privacy policies and procedures described for BP Message Center are limited to BP Message Center and do not apply to those sites. We suggest contacting these web sites directly for information on their data collection and distribution policies. Legal Requirements BP Message Center intends to protect your privacy to the fullest extent possible as described in this policy while also fulfilling our responsibility to uphold all applicable laws and regulations. Due to potential legal requirements and other possible circumstances, we cannot ensure that all of your private communications and other personally identifiable information will never be disclosed or accessed in ways not otherwise described in this policy. We may be compelled under law to disclose information to government or third parties under certain circumstances or third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. In addition, we may transfer your information to the purchaser of the portion of our business to which the information relates, or to an affiliated company, but only so long as such party adopts a privacy statement or policy that is substantially similar to this statement. Privacy Statement Changes We reserve the right to update this Privacy Statement from time to time. Should this Privacy Statement change, we will post the changes to our Site. Last Update: June 2002