Business Resource Group (The Company) has a strong commitment to providing excellent service to all of our customers and visitors to its websites, including respecting your concerns about privacy. The Company adheres to the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy for the treatment, use and protection of the personal information provided to us by visitors to the www.brg.com website (the "Website"). Please take a minute to read this Privacy Policy so that you can better understand our information practices. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at webmaster@brg.com.
The Company Privacy Policy governs only information gathered by The Company from visitors to the Website. Each of BRG's websites maintains a separate privacy policy, which you should consult before submitting information to any of these sites. As used in this Privacy Policy, " Company " and "we" refers to The Company and any of its subsidiaries.
Business Information Collected and How It Is Used
The Company collects the Business Information necessary to enable us to respond to your requests for our products and services and to send you information regarding our products and services from time to time. Since most of the users of our products and our Website are doing so in their capacity as employees or companies, most Business Information we collect will be in that capacity (rather than information about you individually, such as your personal tastes, etc.). For these purposes, we have defined "Business Information" as any information that identifies or may identify a specific individual or a company or that allows others to contact a specific individual or a company.
Business Information is collected on our Website when you complete any online form, application, survey or request for information. You will be informed at the time you provide Business Information whether the information is required or optional.
Through the use of cookies, The Company may also collect information from you in ways that may not be apparent to you. Please see the section entitled Cookies below in order to understand these processes and your options in this regard.
Below we describe how the Business Information collected at each visitor interface on the Website is used by The Company. The Company does not sell, rent or trade information collected on the Website, and does not disclose the information collected on the Website to third parties except to act upon your requests or queries as described in this section, or as described below in Information Sharing and Disclosure. From time to time, we may collect information other than as described below. In these cases, unless it is clear to you that we are collecting such information (e.g., through customer feedback forms) or the information we collect cannot be used to identify a specific person or company ("Non-Personal Information"), we will provide you with notice of our changes in policy.
Request for Information
Customers, members of the media and other visitors to the Website are invited to fill out information forms in order to request more information about Company and its business solutions. These information forms generally require that you provide Business Information such as name, title, company name, address and contact information, as well as indications of specific interest (if applicable). Company uses this information to respond to your requests, to assess customer response to its business offerings, and to contact you with respect to the product and service offerings that you indicate are of interest to you.Prospective Partners and Employees
Company invites Website visitors who may be interested in becoming Company partners or employees to submit information for consideration by Company. Prospective partners will be required to supply Business Information including your name, company, and contact information on the Partner Information Form. Prospective employees are required to submit their resumes. Business Information submitted to Company in this manner will be used in order to consider your application and to respond to your request.Other Internal Uses
In addition to the uses outlined above, Company may internally use your Business Information in order to establish and verify your identity if you submit information to Company, provide services and support to visitors to the Website, provide you with updates, promotions and other information about Company, tailor the Website to your preferences, and maintain the security and integrity of its systems. To the extent you no longer wish to receive information from Company, please see "Communications from Company and Opting Out" below.
Non-Personal Information
Company may also anonymize Business Information by cleansing it of any information which might allow a specific person or company to be identified or contacted, and combine this Non-Personal Information with that of other visitors to the Website. Company uses Non-Personal Information for internal business purposes, such as analysis and planning by its marketing and other departments, and assessment and improvement of Website functionality and performance.
When you visit the Company Website, like when you visit most other websites, certain information is automatically logged about your visit. This information may include your IP address, which is the number assigned to your computer whenever it is connected to the Internet, your operating system, screen settings, Web browser software, and referring website. None of this information can be used to identify a specific person or company. It is used for system improvement and administration, security, statistical analysis purposes, and other internal business purposes.
Cookies
We also use cookies to enhance the user experience, and collect information about the use of our Website. "Cookies" are small computer files that we transfer to your computer's hard drive. Cookies allow us to statistically monitor how many people are using our Website and for what purposes, how often someone visits our Website and the length of their stay. We also use cookies to prevent you from having to re-enter your Business Information in order to access our newsletters, if you have already registered for access to them. Cookies are not designed to retrieve personal or business data from your hard drive, your e-mail or any other source of personal information. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but users can change the setting to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent. Although acceptance of cookies will not interfere with the ability to interact with most of our Website, you will need to accept cookies in order to avoid re-entering Business Information in order to access the newsletters or other types of marketing information published by Company. The cookies are renewed each time a user logs on to our Website.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Company will not license, sell, rent or share your Business Information with any third party except as set forth below, to act upon your requests as detailed in Business Information Collected and How It Is Used or with your consent.
Contractors and Agents
Company may employ third party contractors to perform functions on our behalf, which may include assisting us in processing your information. Company may share Business Information with such contractors in order to assist us in using the data for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. These contractors are contractually required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are restricted from using the information for any purpose other than those authorized by Company.Compliance with Law and Legal Requests
Company may provide your Business Information to government agencies as required by law or regulation. In addition, Company may release your Business Information in the unlikely event Company deems release necessary to comply with the law, or to legally protect Company, its customers or partners.Business Transfers
In the event that all or a portion of Company, or substantially all the assets of Company, is sold to another business entity, Business Information collected from the Website will likely be among the assets transferred to such business entity.
Communications from Company and Opting Out
Some of Company's Website interfaces provide you with an opportunity to indicate whether you wish to receive communications from Company beyond those necessary to respond to your inquiry or request at the time that you submit Business Information to Company. In addition, you have the option at any time of opting out of further communications from Company by sending a message to webmaster@brg.com or by following the specific opt-out instructions provided on communications from Company.
Accessing and Deleting Your Personal Information
If at any time you wish to access your information in order to update, modify or delete it, please contact Company at the address or phone number listed below. As soon as reasonably possible upon receipt of your request, Company will modify your Business Information or comply with your request. If you request that Company delete your Business Information, Company may make the information unavailable for use rather than fully deleting it from its systems. Please also note that Company may not be able to provide you with certain products and/or services once you are removed from our contact lists.
Business Resource Group, (214) 777-5100, (214) 777-5101 (fax)
Security
Company treats your information as an asset that must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ information security techniques to appropriately protect confidential information from unauthorized access by users inside and outside Company.
Controlled Access
Company restricts access to its data center and server rooms to authorized personnel. Company limits access to Business Information to those employees that have a legitimate business need to access such information. Company employees are trained on our privacy and security procedures. Only authorized Company employees, agents or independent contractors are permitted to access your Business Information, and all such employees, agents or independent contractors must agree in writing to abide by our Privacy Policy. Employees who violate our Privacy Policy are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.Technology Safeguards
Company and its supporting systems, which are currently located in the United States, employ industry standard practices to safeguard Business Information and other information, including firewalls and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology.Unauthorized Access
As outlined above, Company will adopt reasonable measures necessary to protect the security of Business Information. However, Company is not responsible for unauthorized access to such information by hackers or others who have obtained such access through illegal measures.
Linked Internet Sites
Company may provide links to external sites as a convenience to visitors to the Website. The inclusion of any link does not imply our endorsement of such external website or the products and services offered at such site. Company is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. Please note that if you link to a third party site from the Website, any information you reveal on that site is not subject to this Privacy Policy. Therefore, you should consult the privacy policy of each site that you visit.
Consent to Transfer
Users located outside the United States who submit Business Information to Company via our Website should be aware that the information they submit will be transferred to our servers within the United States. Your submission of Business Information to us constitutes your consent to this transfer. Although Company will collect and use your Business Information only as stated in this Privacy Policy, laws generally applicable to the protection of personal data in the United States may not be as stringent as those in some users' home jurisdictions.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
Company may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions to our Website. Your use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the provisions of this Privacy Policy and your continued usage after such changes are posted constitutes acceptance of each revised Privacy Policy. Prior to making any decision that would result in Company using your information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time it was collected, Company will notify users and users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner.
Last revised date - July 2004