Privacy Policy
Effective October 3, 2006
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Information Collection and Use by BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com)
BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) collects user submitted information such as names, email addresses, and ages to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) service. BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) may also collects other profile data including but not limited to: Occupation and industry preference in order to assist us delivering better content and help other users in finding and communicating with other members.

BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data and browser type, from users and visitors to the site This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.

User Profile information including members' pictures and first names, last name or user name are displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) Biz networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new contacts to join BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com), to add users to members' Biz contact' networks and to send notifications related to the service. With the exception of inviting contacts, adding contacts and notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed to people within a user's personal network Users within a personal network communicate on BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) with each other through the BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) service, without disclosing their email addresses. To facilitate searching and finding business contacts on the service, BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) allows users to search for other members using first and last name, Company name.
BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding service. Users may choose not to receive email of this type by changing their "subscription" setting to "unsubscribing to the newsletter emails" in the user "Account Settings"

From time to time, BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) or a partner, may sponsor a promotion, competition, event or contest on BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com). Users may be asked to provide personal information including names, email addresses or company addresses or to answer questions in order to participate. We may contact you on behalf of ad but will not disclose your personal information directly, unless you opt in or reply to the partner directly, via the campaign or promotion information. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting personal information and whose privacy statement will apply.

Use of Cookies
BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information, for purposes including ensuring that visitors are not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize newsletters, advertising and Web page content based on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies or notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences -- however, you must enable cookies from BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) in order to use most functions on the site. Please note that BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) may allow third party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies and not BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com)'s Privacy Policy.

Links
BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) contains links to sites. BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com).

Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account and accessing features such as "Edit Profile" and "Account Info".

Email Choice/Opt-out
Members who no longer wish to receive updates or notifications may choose not to by selecting "Unsubscribe / Do not send me notification emails" in the user profile "Account Settings". Users who do not wish to receive BizChina Update Direct (www.bizchinaupdate.com) newsletters may choose not to by selecting "Do not send me BizChina Update Direct (www.bizchinaupdate.com) newsletters" in the user profile "Account Settings". All notification emails and BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) newsletters also include the above instructions for opting-out of those communications in the future.

Third Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users by BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) or one of our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about where you or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Security
BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) member accounts are secured by member-created passwords. BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) takes precautions to ensure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time.

Changes in Our Privacy Policy
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com), whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that the successor acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of BizChina Update (www.bizchinaupdate.com) or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest. For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.

From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it and when we may disclose it. A user is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted. If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on our Website for 30 days.
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