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How we collect personal information:
We collect information about you in several ways. For
example, we might ask for your contact information when
you correspond with us to make a purchase or request
service, register to attend a seminar, or participate in
an online survey. In addition, when you register a new
BRCellular product, sign up for BRCellular Phone
Service, or ask to be included in an email mailing list,
we collect and store the information you provide in a
secure database.
To save you time and make our web services even easier
to use, some areas of the BRCellular website allow you
to create an "BRCellular ID" using your personal
information. Here's how it works: Simply fill out a
brief profile—your name and email address—then choose a
password for security. The system saves your information
and assigns you a personal BRCellular ID. Next time you
visit BRCellular, you can simply enter your BRCellular
ID and password—the system will automatically look up
the information it needs.
When we disclose personal information:
Because BRCellular is an internet company, your personal
information may be shared with other BRCellular business
units. They will protect your personal information in
accordance with the BRCellular Customer Privacy Policy.
BRCellular may occasionally share your personal contact
information with carefully selected technology
companies, to keep you informed about related products
and services. For example, when new Cell Phones are
released, we may send you information to ensure that
you're aware of the latest updates to our library
BRCellular works with other companies that help us
provide BRCellular products and services to you, and we
may provide your personal information to these
companies. For example, we give shipping companies this
information so they can deliver your products
efficiently. The information they receive is for
shipping and delivery purposes only, and we require that
the companies safeguard your personal information in
accordance with BRCellular's policies.
At times we may be required by law or legal process to
disclose your personal information. We may also disclose
information about you if we believe that disclosure is
necessary for the public interest.
How we protect your personal information:
BRCellular safeguards the security of the data you send
us with physical, electronic, and managerial procedures.
We urge you to take every precaution to protect your
personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your
passwords often, use a combination of letters and
numbers, and make sure you use a secure browser.
The BRCellular Store uses industry-standard Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption on all web pages where
personal information is required. To make purchases from
the BRCellular Store, you must use an SSL-enabled
browser such as Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later, or
Internet Explorer. This protects the confidentiality of
your personal and credit card information while it is
transmitted over the Internet.
Collecting other personal information:
When you browse BRCellular’s website as a non-member,
you are able to do so anonymously. Generally, we don’t
collect personal information when you browse — not even
your email address. Your browser, however, does
automatically tell us the type of computer and operating
system you are using.
Like many websites, the BRCellular website uses “cookie”
technology. When you first connect to our site, the
cookie identifies your browser with a unique, random
number. The cookies we use do not reveal any personal
information about you, except perhaps your first name so
we can welcome you on your next visit. Cookies help us
understand which parts of our websites are the most
popular, where our visitors are going, and how long they
spend there. We use cookies to study traffic patterns on
our site so we can make the site even better.
In some of our emails to you, we may use a
“click-through URL.” When you click one of these URLs,
you pass through our web server before arriving at the
website that is your destination. We track click-throughs
to help us determine your interest in particular topics
and measure the effectiveness of our customer
communications.
Our companywide commitment to privacy
To make sure your personal information remains
confidential, we communicate these privacy guidelines to
every BRCellular employee. In addition, BRCellular
participates in industry initiatives—such as the
Online Privacy Alliance and TRUSTe—to preserve
privacy rights on the Internet and in all aspects of
electronic commerce.
BRCellular does not knowingly solicit personal
information from children or send them requests for
personal information.
BRCellular's website contains links to other sites.
BRCellular does not share your personal information with
those websites and is not responsible for their privacy
practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy
policies of those companies.
If we are going to use your personal information
differently from that stated at the time of collection,
we will try to contact you via email using the most
recent information we have. If you have not given us
permission to communicate with you, you will not be
contacted, nor will we use your personal information in
a new manner.
The BRCellular Customer Privacy Policy is subject to
change at any time. We encourage you to review the
privacy policy regularly for any changes. |
