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Privacy Policy
Bit Economics, LLC ("Bit
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the personally identifiable information that we collect from you as you use
this Web site (the "Site"). The scope of Bit Economics' commitment is
detailed in this Privacy Policy. By submitting information, you agree to Bit
Economics' use of such information as described herein.
What personally identifiable information is collected?
Bit Economics collects personally-identifiable information on certain
areas of the Site when users register, request publications or other
information, sign up for conferences and events, apply for jobs, and
participate in user posting areas, such as bulletin boards, discussion
forums, and surveys. The personally-identifiable information collected may
consist of a unique access ID, company or school affiliations, titles, and
contact information, such as names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses,
and telephone and fax numbers, and, for recruiting purposes, any other
personally-identifiable information on your resume. You may have the
opportunity to purchase publications on the Site, in which case we may
collect order information and your credit card information in order to
facilitate shipment and payment.
How may my personally identifiable information be used?
Bit Economics uses your personally identifiable information to fulfill
your requests for publications or other information, to process your
requests to participate in conferences and events, and to evaluate any job
applications or other employment-related inquiries that you may submit. We
may keep any of your personally identifiable information on file and use
it to contact you for recruiting purposes. Bit Economics also uses
personally identifiable information to perform statistical analyses of
user behavior in order to measure interest in specific areas and articles
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of the subject boxes on the registration page. Bit Economics uses
personally identifiable information collected from cookies and IP
addresses as described below. Bit Economics may provide your personally
identifiable information to any of its affiliates worldwide for such
purposes.
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Is personally identifiable information disclosed
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shall take commercially reasonable steps to prevent the accidental
disclosure of) your personally identifiable information to third parties
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whether for such third parties' marketing purposes or otherwise, subject
only to the following four exceptions:
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permitted by the laws, rules, and regulations of any nation, state, or
other applicable jurisdiction;
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identifiable information to third parties who deliver information from us
to you for the purpose of performing such delivery;
- Bit Economics may disclose your
personally-identifiable information if, in connection with submitting the
information, you consent to such disclosure;
- Bit Economics may disclose contact information for you
in response to inquiries by bona-fide rights owners in connection with
allegations of infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights
arising from information you have posted on the Site or otherwise
provided to Bit Economics;
- If Bit Economics and/or any of its affiliates merges
with or sells substantially all of its assets or a majority of its equity
to a third party, information collected by Bit Economics or such
affiliates on their Web sites may be disclosed to and owned by the merged
entity or third party.
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protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration,
or destruction. Only authorized Bit Economics personnel are provided
access to personally identifiable information, and these employees are
required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these
precautions, Bit Economics cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will
not obtain access to your personally identifiable information.
Children's on-line privacy protection. Bit Economics
understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in
an on-line environment. The Site is not intentionally designed for or
directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and Bit Economics will
not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the
age of 13.
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described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the
right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will
alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy.
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