EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014
Bisonwood Investments ("Bisonwood") is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting any personal information you choose to share with us. As part of this commitment, we have posted this policy to help you understand what information we may collect from you through the website www.bisonwood.com and any affiliated sites (the “Site”) and how we handle that information.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, for example, a first and last name, an e-mail address, a home, postal or other physical address, telephone number, etc. You may browse our website without sharing any personal information about yourself.
Bisonwood only collects visitor personal information when the visitor chooses to give it to us by registering with the site or when you submit your personal information to Bisonwood for any other reason. We also may use personal information from visitor registration to send information about our company to some of our partners. Bisonwood also uses visitor personal information to contact the visitor when necessary. The personal information requested by Bisonwood may include a first and last name, e-mail address, home postal or other physical address or telephone number. Bisonwood also reserves the right to use e-mail addresses to inform visitors of site emergencies, outages or other problems, unless the visitor specifically requests to not receive these messages. Any e-mail from www.bisonwood.com will include specific instructions on how to unsubscribe.
HOW WE USE INFORMATION
Bisonwood uses the information you provide for internal purposes, such as to fulfill your requests for information about certain Bisonwood services and to keep you up to date on the latest service announcements or other information about Bisonwood we think you would like to hear about. We may also use your information to send you direct marketing information or contact you for market research. You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the instructions listed under the section entitled “Opt-Out.”
Your personal information is never shared outside Bisonwood without your permission, except Bisonwood may send your personal information to other companies or people under any of the following circumstances: (i) when we have your consent to share the information; (ii) when we need to share your information to provide the service you have requested; (iii) when we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of Bisonwood to provide a product or service to you (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); (iv) or when we want to keep you up to date on the latest service announcements, or other information we think you would like to hear about either from us (unless you have opted out of these types of communications). We may also disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, to another entity in connection with a sale, merger, transfer, exchange or other disposition (whether of assets, stock or otherwise) of all or a portion of our business, to protect and defend our rights, property, and this Site, to enforce our Terms of Use, or to act in urgent circumstances to protect personal safety or the public.
OPT-OUT
If we ever send you information by e-mail, we will provide you with an e-mail address or a link by which you may request no future notices. Users may also opt-out of receiving future mailings by sending an e-mail to J[at]bisonwood[dot]com
COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGY
Cookies are pieces of information transferred to your hard drive when you visit our Site that automatically identify your browser to our server whenever you interact with our Site. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other websites. Bisonwood may use "cookie" technology to improve visitors' online experience. We do not extract information about individual users or their computers during this process. We may monitor a visitor's use of the Site, and use or disclose any information gathered as part of our evaluation of the service to satisfy any law, regulation or other government request, and to operate the service properly and efficiently. Bisonwood will use information from visitor registrations and site usage patterns in aggregate form to improve and market the Site. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our Site. We use this data to tailor our visitors' experience, and adjust our content to meet visitors' needs. Anonymous demographic information is also shared with advertisers and market researchers on an aggregate basis. Bisonwood may, at its sole discretion, develop and use consumer research based on an individual visitor's use of the Site. All marketing information shall be subject, in all cases, to compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, and other relevant laws and regulations, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies but can be configured to refuse cookies or warn you before cookies are placed on your computer. If you refuse cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Site. In particular, you may be required to accept cookies in order to complete certain actions on our website. You do not need to have cookies turned on, however, to use our website.
DATA SECURITY
Bisonwood takes reasonable efforts to protect the security of the data you send us with physical, electronic, and managerial procedures. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit to us, and encourage you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Our Site does not target and is not intended to attract children under the age of 13. Bisonwood does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 or send them requests for personal information.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
The Site may contain links to websites operated and maintained by third parties, over which we have no control. Privacy policies on such linked sites may be different from our privacy policy. Bisonwood does not maintain any responsibility for information given to one of our partner sites. Should a visitor be asked for information on a site, whether it be through a banner or another link on the site, we strongly recommend such visitor read the privacy policy at that site before providing any information.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update or modification on the Site. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy in order to keep apprised of our current privacy practices.
QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS
If you have any questions or concerns about our collection, use or disclosure of your personal information, please contact us by e-mail at J[at]bisonwood[dot]com.