Please read this Privacy Policy carefully so that you will understand how your personal information will be treated as you make use of the DMConnection website. By using this site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

We recommend that you check this posted Privacy Policy on an ongoing basis to ensure that you have viewed the most recent version. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or any revised statement, please exit the site immediately.

Information collected on the DMConnection website

A. Contact information
In order to register on the website, post resumes, post employment opportunities, post proposal opportunities, advertise goods or services or post events, it is necessary to obtain personal information such as your mailing address, the organization where you work, and contact information including telephone and email address for accounting purposes. If you would like to receive email communications from DMConnection regarding news, events or resource materials available through the website, please check the appropriate box during initial registration where you were asked if you would like to receive updates. You can change this feature at any time by editing your profile. You can update or edit your profile at any time by logging in and clicking on "Edit profile" that appears on the left side of the website.

B. E-commerce transactions
For each e-commerce transaction there are three types of information required:
1. Personal identifying information such as name, address, phone/fax, email;
2. Transactional information, i.e. information on purchases; and
3. Credit card information.

Personal identifying information collected at the e-commerce portion of the website is used for billing purposes only. Credit card information is sent to a third-party (Beanstream) for approval and processing of the online transaction. This third party agent is contractually bound to safeguard and secure your personal information and to use this information for no other purpose than to process credit card transactions in real time conducted through the DMConnection website. We retain a record of your billing information only for accounting and customer support purposes. We do not have access to credit card information. Some personal information may be shared with third-party suppliers, e.g. website technicians, for customer support purposes only.

C. Cookies
When you access the DMConnection website, your computer leaves a data trail through the use of "cookie technology". Cookies are small text files a website creates when you visit a site. There are two common types of cookies, "session cookies" and "persistent cookies". Session cookies store information only for the length of time that you are connected to a website. Unlike "persistent cookies", they are not written onto your hard drive. The use of cookies is an industry standard and most websites use them to provide useful features to their visitors. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer.

(i) Cookies and web usage reports
Session cookies are used to learn how visitors navigate through the various parts of a website. This tracking data is used in the aggregate to assist in providing the most efficient service and navigational tools for visitors to the website. For registered visitors, there is a link between the website tracking data generated from the session cookies to some of the personal information provided. Through this linkage, aggregate demographic profiles of web usage can be created. These statistical and aggregate reports do not contain any personally identifiable information. Also created is a record of individual web usage. This information is used for billing, fraud protection and marketing purposes. Aggregate reports are used to learn how many visitors with certain characteristics (e.g. specialty, geographic region) visit a particular portion of the website. This aggregate information helps determine areas of the website of particular interest. The aggregate reports could also serve as the catalyst for the creation of new features at the DMConnection website and the development of further services.

(ii) Cookies and log-in preferences
Cookies can also make your use of the website easier by saving language and sign-in preferences. Persistent cookies are used to store information so that you will be "remembered" by the server. You will not have to go through the "splash page" and enter your sign-in identification each time you visit the site. You can indicate at initial registration whether you wish to have your computer "remembered" by checking the "Remember Me" box at sign-up. You will have to re-enter your sign-in information each time if you do not choose this option. With most Internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is used. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.

Disclosing Information
DMConnection will not sell or share personal information collected on this website with other organizations except as necessary to provide the requested services in connection with your use of this website and except as required by law. The statistical and aggregate reports generated about web usage on this website may be shared with third parties such as website technicians. We require third parties to whom we disclose aggregate information to have signed confidentiality agreements and to agree that they will not attempt to make this information personally identifiable by combining it with other databases or through any other means.

Security
The DMConnection website has physical and technical measures in place to ensure the security of information. Servers reside in pass code secured rooms that are accessible only to a limited group of authorized personnel. All access to these rooms is tracked through video surveillance. We also use advanced encryption and firewall technology. Although we will make every reasonable effort to protect your personal information from loss, misuse or alteration by third parties, you should be aware that there is always some risk involved in transmitting information over the Internet.

This Privacy Policy applies only to the DMConnection website. This website contains links to other sites. Once you enter another website, be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites.

If you have any questions about the DMConnection Privacy Policy, please contact us as follows:

By email: dialog@dmconnection.com