Friday, November 21, 2008
Security is of paramount importance to us at Block Buying Group. To deliver the highest levels of trust and security to customers Block Buying Group's Web site runs behind a secure firewall, which requires user login, and is password protected. We make every effort to maintain the confidentiality of your information and to protect against unauthorized access. This site may contain links, however, to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. Block Buying Group is not responsible for the operation of or content displayed or performed on or through those sites.
If we decide to change our privacy policy or our Terms and Conditions, we will post the changes here so that you are always aware of what information we gather and how we use it and what your obligations are as a user of our site.
We will not share information collected about you with any other organization until and unless we obtain your consent as discussed below. You will also have the option to request we not send any information to you via email.
When you register on our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of the information required for registration. We require a user id, password, name and position to register on our site. You may use our site without registering but you will not be able to make purchases without a user id. By establishing a user id you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions referenced in this policy. You agree that Block Buying Group may use the information provided by you as part of the registration process for its own business purposes.
Your placement of an order on our Web site indicates your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions set forth by Block Buying Group.
You must be at least 18 years old to have permission to use this Web site. Our policy is that we do not knowingly collect or disclose information about visitors under 18 years of age.
The information collected on this Web site is owned solely by Block Buying Group and is used for the purposes of processing orders, sending you a report of your order status, for statistical purposes and for improving our site and its performance. During registration we require a user id, password, name, position and e-mail address to authenticate you as a verified user of our system. We require name, company name, bill-to and ship-to addresses, e-mail address and phone numbers to assist with processing of your order. We may use this information collected to occasionally notify you about functional changes to our web site or special product offerings from our suppliers or us. If you would prefer not receive this information, visit our site's Contact Page to request removal of your e-mail address from our list. Other than as set forth in ourTerms and Conditions, we do not share, sell or exchange your information with third parties and this information is kept in strict confidence both within our organization and from others outside our organization.
We may release account information when we believe that such release is reasonably necessary to enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions or to protect the rights, property and safety of Block Buying Group, our users or others. Occasionally Block Buying Group may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personal identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities. We will disclose this information upon receipt of a court order, subpoena, or otherwise in order to cooperate with a law enforcement investigation.
