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Bern Office Systems Statement of Privacy
This
document was last updated October 6, 2006.
At Bern Office Systems, we are committed to protecting your privacy.
You can travel through most of our site without giving us any information
about yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide
services that you request, and this statement of privacy explains
data collection and use in those situations. Please read the complete
Bern Office Systems Statement of Privacy.
Collecting your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies
you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally,
this information is requested when you are contacting us or setting
up an account through our product catalog. Personal information
collected by Bern Office Systems often is limited to basic contact
information but may include other information when needed to provide
a service you requested.
Use of your Personal Information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To make the site easier for you to use by not making you enter
your personal information more than once.
- To deliver services that you request or purchase.
- To help us create and publish content most relevant to you.
- To alert you to site updates, special offers, updated information
and other new services from Bern Office Systems.
We may hire other companies to provide limited services on our
behalf, including answering customer questions about products or
services, sending postal mail and processing registration forms.
We will only provide those companies the information they need
to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that
information for any other purpose.
Bern Office Systems may disclose your personal information 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 legal process served on Bern Office Systems or the
site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Bern Office
Systems and its family of Web sites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances
to protect the personal safety of users of Bern Office Systems,
its Web sites, or the public.
Control of your Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal information,
Bern Office Systems will not share that information with third
parties without your permission, other than for the limited exceptions
already listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.
Registering also allows you to tell us how or whether you want
Bern Office Systems to communicate with you. At the time of your
registration you set your preferences to be contacted, or you can
always tell us not to contact you.
Bern Office Systems may send out periodic e-mails informing you
of technical service issues related to a product or service you
requested. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these
mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the service
you have chosen.
Access to your Personal Information
If you would like to review or revise information you previously
provided on an online form, or believe that what we currently have
on record is incorrect, you may update your information in the
Account section of this website. There you will be able to:
- View and edit personal information you have already given us
at Bern Office Systems.
- Tell us whether you want Bern Office Systems to send you email.
- Set preferences for using features on Bern Office Systems.
Security of your Personal Information
Bern Office Systems strictly protects the security of your personal
information and honors your choices for its intended use. We carefully
protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure,
alteration, or destruction.
Your personal information is never shared outside the company
without your permission, except under conditions explained above.
Inside the company, data is stored in password-controlled servers
with limited access.
You also have a significant role in protecting your information.
No one can see or edit your personal information without knowing
your password, so do not share this with others.
Use of Cookies
Bern Office Systems uses "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. For example, if you register with Bern
Office Systems sites or services, a cookie helps Bern Office Systems
to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This
simplifies the process of recording your personal information,
such as addresses, email, and so on. When you return to Bern Office
Systems, the information you previously provided can be retrieved,
so you can easily use the Bern Office Systems 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
setting 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 Bern Office Systems services or Web sites you visit.
Changes to this Statement
Bern Office Systems will occasionally update this privacy statement.
When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date
at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to this
Statement, Bern Office Systems will notify you by placing prominent
notice on the Web site.
Contact Information
Bern Office Systems welcomes your comments regarding this Statement
of Privacy, please contact us by email or postal mail.
Bern Office Systems
523 West National Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Email: info@bernboys.com
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