Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.b5foundation.org and B5 Foundation and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to B5 Foundation include www.b5foundation.org. By using the B5 website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
B5 may collect personally identifiable information via our contact form, such as your:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Business address
B5 may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, solely for the purpose to improving the site to customer trends, such as your:
- Age
- Gender
We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future. Please check back here for updates. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through B5’s public blogs or news comments, this information may be collected and used by others.
B5 encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from B5 so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information. B5 is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the B5 websites.
Use of your Personal Information
B5 collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
B5 may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from B5 and its affiliates. B5 does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
B5 may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, or provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to B5, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
B5 may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within B5, in order to determine what B5 services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within B5 to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
B5 will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with leal process served on B5 or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of B5; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of B5 or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by B5. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the B5 website.
Use of Cookies
The B5 website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. When you return to the same B5 website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the B5 features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the B5 services or websites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
B5 secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. B5 uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
Children Under Thirteen
B5 does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Changes to this Statement
B5 will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. B5 encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how B5 is protecting your information.
Contact Information
B5 Foundation welcomes your questions or comments regarding this statement of Privacy. If you believe that B5 Foundation has not adhered to this statement, please contact B5 Foundation at:
B5 Foundation
4855 Seminole Drive
San Diego, CA 92115
Email: info@b5foundation.org
Phone: (619) 581-0449
Effective as of 1 Aug 2017.