We take individual privacy seriously. This Statement explains our policies and practices.

We respect your privacy and we promise:

• to implement computer, physical and procedural safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the personal data we collect
• to limit the personal data collected to the minimum required to provide a better service
• to permit only properly trained, authorized employees to access personal data
• not to disclose your personal data to external parties unless you have agreed, we are required by law or we have previously informed you.

Information collection

In order to provide a better service to you, we may collect information when you register with us, use our services, attend our functions, or communicate with us.

As part of our mission to facilitate cooperation, we collect information and maintain a database. In the process, we also collect personal information about individual contact persons of the companies or their employees.

If specific information is requested but not supplied, we may be unable to provide the requested service.

We only retain personal data for so long as it is necessary. However a copy may be archived indefinitely.

Use of information

We may conduct direct marketing via fax, email, direct mail, telephone and other means of communication, or send e-newsletters to you. You may choose not to receive promotional materials, by simply telling us (see below for contact details), and we will cease to do so, without charge.

Disclosure

We will keep the personal data we hold confidential but may provide information to our overseas offices.

Cookies

Cookies are commonly used to facilitate transmission and to provide more useful features. It is a piece of data stored in your computer. We use these devices to find out more about the use of our websites and user preferences, in order to improve our services. We note traffic, pages visited and time spent. You are not identified. However if you agree by registering with us, we may link the information to you, so that you may receive information more suited to your interests.

Security

Personal data stored electronically are password-protected. Encryption technology is used on our secured web areas. We only permit authorized employees to access personal data. These employees are trained on our privacy policies.

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks to other websites are provided for your convenience. You will leave our website for another location that is not controlled by us. Our privacy policies do not apply to other websites. Please refer to the privacy policies of the other websites.

Changes

We reserve the right to add to or amend this privacy policy at our sole discretion. Please review our privacy policy on a regular basis to make sure you have read the latest version and you understand what we do with your personal information. Your continued use of our services or our web sites following the posting of changes to these terms means that you consent to those changes. .

Data transfers

We will generally hold your data on our servers. However, we may transfer it to our overseas offices elsewhere.

Your consent

By using our service, making an application or visiting our website, you consent to the collection and use of your information and other activities as outlined in this Statement.

You may renew and update personal information that we hold about you by contacting us.