What personally-identifiable information is collected?
Altius collects personally-identifiable information on certain areas of the Site
when users register, request publications or other information, sign up for conferences
and events, apply for jobs, and participate in user posting areas, such as bulletin
boards, discussion forums, and surveys. The personally-identifiable information
collected may consist of information that you provide, such as names, mailing addresses,
e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and, for recruiting purposes, any other
personally-identifiable information on your resume. In addition, Altius collects
certain information that you do not visibly enter, such as your IP address, browsing
pattern on the Site, click stream, and the status of cookies placed on your computer
by Altius, as described below.
How may Altius use my
personally-identifiable information?
Altius uses your personally-identifiable information to fulfill your requests for
information, to process your requests to participate in conferences and events,
to evaluate any job applications or other employment-related inquiries that you
may submit, or for such other business purposes as you may initiate or request.
We may keep any of your personally-identifiable information on file and use it to
contact you for recruiting purposes. Altius also uses personally-identifiable information
to perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in
specific areas and information posted on our Site. Altius uses personally-identifiable
information collected from cookies and IP addresses as described below. Altius may
provide your personally-identifiable information to any of its affiliates worldwide
for such purposes.
Are cookies and IP addresses used?
This site uses cookies to identify you and your interests and also to track usage
of the Site. Cookies are small pieces of text stored on your computer that help
us to know which browser you are using, where you have been on the site and the
Web sites to which you may link in order to use some of our features. By accepting
our cookie, you will be permitted access to certain pages of the Site without having
to log in each time you visit. A user who does not accept the cookie from the Site
may not be able to access certain areas of the Site. Altius also logs IP addresses,
or the location of computers on the Internet, to help diagnose problems with our
server and to administer the Site. If you prefer not to accept a cookie, you can
set your web browser to warn you before accepting cookies, or you can refuse all
cookies by turning them off in your web browser.
Is personally-identifiable information disclosed to third parties?
Altius shall not intentionally disclose or transfer (and shall take reasonable steps
to protect the confidentiality and security, and to prevent the unauthorized or
accidental disclosure of) your personally-identifiable information to third parties
(i.e., persons or entities that are not affiliates of Altius), whether for such
third parties' marketing purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following four
exceptions: Altius may disclose your personally-identifiable information to third
parties in the event that such disclosure is required by the laws, rules, or regulations
of any nation, state, or other applicable jurisdiction; Altius may disclose your
contact information to third parties as appropriate for Altius to make transmissions
or deliveries to you; Altius may disclose your personally-identifiable information
if, in connection with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure;
and Altius may disclose contact information for you in response to inquiries by
bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright
or other proprietary rights arising from information you have posted on the Site
or otherwise provided to Altius.
Links to third-party sites
We may provide links to third-party Web sites as a service to our users. In addition,
some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties,
for example, in instances of framing of third- party Web sites or incorporation
through framesets of content supplied by third-party servers. Please be aware that
we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices
of such
third-party Web sites, which may differ from those of this Site. We encourage you
to review and understand the privacy policies on these Web sites before providing
any information to them.
How can I access, change, and/or delete information?
You may access, correct, update and/or delete any personally-identifiable information
that you submit to the Site. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists or any
registrations on the Site. To do so, please follow instructions on the page of the
Site on which you have provided such information, subscribed or registered, or contact
us using the details on our
contact page.
Security
Altius has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational
security in order to protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse,
alteration, or destruction. Only authorized Altius personnel are provided access
to personally-identifiable information, and these employees are required to treat
this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, Altius cannot guarantee
that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personally-identifiable
information.
Transborder hosting and transfer of information
Personally-identifiable information collected on the Site may be transferred from
time to time to Altius offices, Altius personnel or to third parties, located throughout
the world, including offices located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). The
Site may be viewed and hosted anywhere in the world, including countries (such as
the United States) that may not have laws of general applicability, regulating the
use and transfer of such data. By using the Site and submitting such information
on it, you voluntarily consent to such transborder transfer and hosting of such
information.
Children's on-line privacy protection
Altius understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in
an on-line environment. The Site is not intentionally designed for or directed at
children 13 years of age or younger, and Altius will not intentionally collect or
maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.
Consent, Changes to Privacy Policy
By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information
by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We
will alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy. This Privacy
Policy was last updated on 1st July, 2007.
Contact our Privacy Department
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us using the
details on our
Contact page.
