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TMC Privacy Statement
(v2.1: Last updated May 2007) View the TMC Privacy Statement Overview
At Training Management Corporation (TMC), we are committed to the responsible use of personally identifiable information collected on its web sites. As part of our commitment to your privacy and security, we have adopted the practices described in this Privacy Statement which outlines the type of information we collect, what we do with that information, and the choices users have in regard to the information they provide. We encourage you to read this Privacy Statement before using our website(s) or submitting information. By using our website(s), you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement. Furthermore, we are pleased to confirm that TMC is compliant with the following privacy programs in acknowledgement of its commitment to the importance of protecting your individual personally identifiable information. Your privacy is important to us. By participating in the Council of Better Business Bureau’s BBBOnLine Privacy Program we have made a commitment to meet the program’s strict requirements regarding how we treat your information and have it verified by BBBOnLine. Further information about this program is available at www.bbbonline.org U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Program For personal information received from the European Economic Area, TMC is committed to handling such personal information in accordance with the Safe Harbor Principles as administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce. TMC’s Safe Harbor certification can be found at the following url http://web.ita.doc.gov/safeharbor/shlist.nsf/webPages/safe+harbor+list. For more information about the Safe Harbor Principles, please visit the Department of Commerce’s website at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/sh_overview.html. Some of our web sites may invite you to register and provide information about yourself. We use the information you provide to personalize your online experience and to deliver the content most suited to your needs.
We use your personally identifiable information to respond to your requests, provide you with personalized information and resources, as well as information on updates and new services available through TMC’s websites, unless we obtain your permission to use your personal information for other purposes. For example, if you send us an e-mail message requesting information about TMC, we will use your e-mail address and other information you supply to respond to your request. If we intend to use your personal information to inform you about other TMC services, we will notify you and give you an opportunity to decline to receive such communication. If you send us a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) to apply online for a position with TMC, we will use the information provided to match you with available opportunities. The personal information you provide to us will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected or as required by law. We do not share personal information with third parties except as necessary to carry out our business or as required by law or other legal processes, and we never sell or rent your personal information. Furthermore, personal data collected by TMC may be transferred to TMC affiliates where it is necessary to meet the purpose for which you have submitted the information. By submitting data through TMC electronically, you are providing explicit consent to the trans-border transmission of data collected via TMC's web sites. The personal information provided to you in connection with the Cultural Orientations Indicator©, TMC’s cultural assessment tool, and the resulting Cultural Profile will be kept strictly confidential within a secured TMC database. Your profile will not be released to your employer or any other sponsoring organization without your authorization, which you have the option to opt-in or opt-out. TMC retains the right to use your information for aggregate data comparisons and analyses as part of its ongoing cultural orientations research program. This right does not extend to partner organizations of TMC or any externally licensed organizations or individuals. Transfer of Data. The internet is a global environment. Using the internet to collect and process personal data can result in the transmission of data across national boundaries. Thereby, by browsing TMC sites and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personally identifiable information outside of the country in which you reside, including in the United States. Update and Correction of Personally Identifiable Information. You may contact us to update or correct the personally identifiable information you provide us through our websites, or to opt-out from our mailings or other services, that you may have signed up for. To do so, please contact us at (609) 951.0525. Security. TMC takes reasonable precautions to maintain the protection of personally identifiable information collected through its websites and used in accordance with this Privacy Statement. In addition to technical safeguards, we use physical controls and procedures to safeguard your personally identifiable information. However, we cannot guarantee that it is completely secure from people who might attempt to evade our security measures or intercept transmissions over the internet. Cookies. TMC may store some information on your computer using a technique your browser supports called “cookies", i.e. small text files placed on your computer when you first visit the site. The cookies are used for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to helping you login, e.g., remembering your user name if you register or login, remembering some of your customer user preferences, to help us better understand how people use our websites, and to help us improve our websites. In some cases, this information will help us tailor content to your interests or help us avoid asking for the same information when you revisit our websites. Most browsers now recognize when a cookie is offered and permit you to refuse or accept it. To disable or limit the use of cookies, please refer to the options provided by your Internet browser. If you so, however, some pages of our websites may not work properly. Child Privacy. We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. We do not knowingly solicit or receive information from children under the age of 18. If a child has provided us with personally identifiable information, the parent or guardian of that child may contact us at (609) 951.0525. Employee Access, Training. Our corporate values, ethical standards, and practices are committed to the protection of customer and visitor information. Our business practices limit employee access to confidential information, and restrict the use and disclosure of such information except by authorized persons, processes and transactions. Our personnel who have access to the data have been trained to maintain the confidentiality of such information. Privacy Policies of any Linked Sites or Parties. TMC’s sites may contain links to other sites such as affiliates or other third parties. This Privacy Statement only addresses TMC’s use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information collected on this site. While we try to link only to sites that share our standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third parties or the content of the linked sites, and we encourage you to read the applicable privacy policies and terms and conditions of such parties or web sites. Changes to this Statement. TMC reserves the right to change or update this Policy Statement at any time as our business changes. We will indicate at the top of this Statement the date when it was last updated and may e-mail periodic reminders of any changes to the Privacy Statement. Questions or Concerns. If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy or other aspects of privacy on our websites, please contact us at (609) 951-0525 or privacy@tmcorp.com. All BBBOnLine Privacy Program participants are required to work with the program's dispute resolution process. The Privacy Program will only accept complaints regarding the misuse of personally identifiable information by a website operator. For more information about the Privacy Program dispute resolution process visit www.bbbonline.org/privacy/dr.asp |
