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LEGAL
Copyright
1999 The Business Information Zone Limited.
Material on this site may be reproduced for noncommercial purposes
as long as attribution is given.
Disclaimers and Copyright
The site is owned and operated by United Global Media Inc. The
material included herein, including site design, text, graphics,
and the selection and arrangement thereof are copyrighted ? by
United Global Media Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No material from
The Biz may be copied, reproduced, republished, posted, transmitted,
or distributed in any way unless attributed to The Biz. Sections
of this web-site may be printed in hard copy however the use of
any such material for any commercial reason, reproduction on any
other Web site, or the modification, distribution, or republication
of this material for commercial use without prior written permission
from The Biz is strictly prohibited.
Trademarks
The Biz and all page headers, custom graphics, and custom icons
are service marks and trademarks of The Business Information Zone
Limited. All other trademarks, product names, and company names
or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.
Disclaimer Of Warranty
The Biz and all other reference materials herein are provided
on an 'as supplied to us' basis and The Biz makes no representations
or warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including,
without limitation, warranties or conditions of title, or implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose,
or non-infringement. The Biz is not responsible for printing or
typographical errors. Any pricing and availability information
is subject to change without notice. Any warranties issued or
arising from any products or information on this site are deemed
to be from and the sole responsibility of suppliers providing
such warranties.
Disclaimer Of Liability
In no event shall The Biz be liable for special, indirect, exemplary,
or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever, including
but not limited to loss of use, data, or profits, without regard
to the form of any action, including but not limited to contract,
negligence, or other actions, all arising out of or in connection
with the use, copying, or display of the contents of this site.
PRIVACY
The
Biz Online Privacy Statement
(The policies
stated within this document are applicable to thebiz.co.uk, and
other sites owned and operated by United Global Media Inc. on
the World Wide Web.)
Your Privacy Is Serious Business To Us!
The privacy of our visitors and members is very important to us.
Since we do gather information about you, we provide this privacy
statement to enable you to understand the terms and conditions
associated with the collection of this data, as well as how we
use it and how you can correct or change it. By using our web site you
are agreeing to the contents of this statement.
In
addition, we make to you the following pledge:
The Biz Privacy Pledge
1.
If the opt-out check box on your completed registration form is
filled in, any information collected about you will NEVER be sold
or rented to any third party for any purpose. We will only use
your information as stated below.?
2. The information we collect about you
will be used only for purposes of site research and development
in an effort to better serve your interests
3. We will never contact you without your
permission, and we will immediately terminate any communications
with you upon request.
Voluntary Member Registration
The registration process at http://www.thebiz.co.uk/ is completely voluntary. If you register
with the site, we ask that you provide your e-mail address and
postal code, as well as answer a few basic questions about your
business. We use this information to help us better understand
your needs, and to more effectively create information, products
and services that are of interest to you. Aggregate information
is also used to help our advertisers better understand the demographics
of our audience. You cannot be identified from such aggregate
information. Since our primary source of revenue is from advertising,
the information collected through the registration process is
absolutely necessary in order to keep The Biz FREE to all users.
Please be assured, The Biz WILL NOT SELL OR RENT INFORMATION ABOUT
YOU TO ANY THIRD PARTY (unless permission has been granted, see
The Biz Privacy Pledge, Paragraph 1).
Electronic Newsletters
If you register as a member of http://www.thebiz.co.uk/ as part of one of our promotions, you may
receive one of our FREE electronic newsletters. These newsletters
are sent out to the e-mail address you supplied during the registration
process. You can remove yourself from our newsletter e-mail lists
by simply following the ?Unsubscribe? directions included in each
newsletter you receive.
Contests And Sweepstakes
All contests and sweepstakes conducted on any site operated by
The Biz are conducted in accordance UK laws. Information collected
during any contest or sweepstakes event is used to verify user
identity and to contact winners. Once again, no information regarding
individual users is sold or rented to any third party (unless
permission has been granted, see The Biz Privacy Pledge, Paragraph
1). Winner name and address data will be supplied to a third-party
fulfilment source solely for the shipment of your prize.
Usage Reports
In order to better understand traffic patterns and to maintain
security on any site owned and operated by The Business Information
Zone Ltd, we analyse our site activity to obtain overall usage
statistics. These usage statistics provide us with certain information
obtained from data within the browser string (information contained
in every user?s browser). Information we collect from the browser
string includes domain name, browser type, and operating system
and MIME type.
Cookies
All sites owned and operated by United Global Media Inc. use cookies.
A cookie is a small data file written to your hard drive. We place
a cookie on your hard drive in order to recognize you as a member
when you enter our site, which avoids your having to login as
a member each time you visit us. Cookies also allow us to understand
user behaviour so that we can more effectively develop information
and programs to serve you better. Our third party ad serving company,
Adrevenue.co.uk, delivers a one-time cookie to your hard drive
in order to better track ad impressions and click-through rates.
Advertisers require information regarding ad impressions and click-through
rates, and by providing them with this information, we are able
to keep our sites FREE to our visitors. This site, via Adrevenue.co.uk
uses the services of Falk for the serving and/or targeting of
ads, promotions and other marketing messages. To do this, Falk
collects anonymous data through the use of cookies. To learn more
about Falk, http://www.falk.de
If
you are concerned about the use of cookies, you have the option
to set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, or to
turn off cookies entirely. The options to warn or disable cookies
can be found in the ?Options? or ?Preferences? feature of your
browser. YOU DO NOT NEED TO ENABLE COOKIES IN ORDER TO USE ANY
SITE OWNED AND OPERATED BY The Business Information Zone Ltd
Correcting Information
You can correct or update any information you have provided to
http://www.thebiz.co.uk/ by following the instructions in any electronic
newsletter or offering we send. Or you may correct your information
by sending an email to webmaster@thebiz.co.uk.
Deactivating
Any user or member receiving our electronic newsletter or who
receives regular offers from our partners may opt out of our email
list at any time by simply following the instructions to ?Unsubscribe?
within each newsletter or offering.
Reporting Unsolicited E-mail
Despite our concerted efforts to prevent unsolicited (spam) e-mail
relayed through http://www.thebiz.co.uk/
LINKS
Our
site contains links to other web sites. We are not responsible
for the privacy policies or contents of any of these web sites.
Forums, bulletin boards,
news groups and chat
rooms
Please
remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas
becomes public and you should exercise caution when deciding to
disclose your personal details.
Security
This
site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse
and alteration of the information under our control.
Contact Information
If
you have any queries about this privacy statement or the practices
of this web site you may contact: enquiries@thebiz.co.uk
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