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Government Bids
and Contracts Services, Inc. and its subsidiary
companies respect the privacy rights of our
online visitors and recognize the importance of
protecting the information collected about you.
We have adopted a corporate wide Online Privacy
Policy that guides how we collect, store and use
the information you provide online.
By using this site, you signify your assent to
the Government Bids and Contracts Services, Inc.
Online Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to
this policy, please do not use any Government
Bids and Contracts Services, Inc. site. We
reserve the right to make changes in this policy
at any time. Please check the policy each time
you use our web site to ensure you are aware of
any changes in our privacy practices.
Information Collected
Government Bids and Contracts Services will only
collect and use personal information in
accordance with this privacy policy to the
extent deemed reasonably necessary to serve our
legitimate business purposes, and we will
maintain appropriate safeguards to ensure the
security, integrity, accuracy and privacy of the
information you have provided.
Personal information is information that
identifies you and may be used to contact you
on-line or off-line. Government Bids and
Contracts Services, Inc. collects personal
information from our online visitors during
registration for membership on our sites or when
you order products or subscriptions from us
online, or when you request services from third
party service providers on our site or through
the use of our software or online services.
Information collected will vary depending upon
the activity and may include your name, e-mail
address, phone number, mobile number, home
address, and credit card information. In
addition, we may collect demographic information
such as gender, zip code, information about your
computer, hardware, software, platform, media,
Internet IP address and connection, information
about online activity such as feature usage,
user rankings and click paths and other data
that you may provide. We may combine demographic
information with personal information. Prize
winners may also be required to provide Social
Security or Social Identification Number for tax
purposes.
We do not require personal information to obtain
access to any of our sites; however, you will
not be able to access areas that require
registration. Whatever the purpose may be, we
will only collect information to the extent
reasonably necessary to fulfill your requests
and our legitimate business objectives.
Government Bids and Contracts Services also
maintains log files which contain Internet
Protocol ("IP") addresses. An IP address is a
numeric address that is assigned to your
computer by your Internet Service Provider. In
general, we only use log files to monitor
traffic on our Web sites, to troubleshoot
technical problems. IP addresses and console IDs
may be linked to personal information.
Use of the Information
The information collected by Government Bids and
Contracts Services is used for sending
notifications and other related information to
you and for providing follow-ups as part of the
service you subscribe. We will also alert you to
new products, features and enhancements; special
offers; upgrade opportunities; and contests and
events of interest.
We may send emails that may contain information
regarding third-party products or services;
however, this doesn't mean that we've traded
your personal information to any party. Users
may opt-out of receiving future mailings at any
point by notifying us.
We will not release your personal data to anyone
else without your consent, except to enforce
legal rights and the law, or when we have reason
to believe that a disclosure is necessary to
address potential or actual injury or
interference with our rights, property,
operations, users or others who may be harmed or
may suffer loss or damage. We may disclose
personal information in the event of a dispute.
Update or Removal of Information
You decide to discontinue your subscription or
receiving our information and communications
from us at any time. If you wish to update your
personal information maintained by Government
Bids and Contracts Services, Inc. or deactivate
or remove your account(s) from our mailing list,
please email the customer service. We will be
happy to review, update the information as
appropriate. We may still retain your
information in our files however, to resolve
disputes, enforce our user agreement, and due to
technical and legal requirements and constraints
related to the security, integrity and operation
of our websites.
Third Party Sites
Please note that this policy applies only to
sites maintained by Government Bids and
Contracts Services, Inc. or its subsidiaries,
and not to web sites maintained by other
companies or organizations to which we link.
If you click on a link to a third party site,
you will leave the Government Bids and Contracts
Services, Inc. site you are visiting and go to
the site you selected. Because we cannot control
the activities of third parties, we are not
responsible for the privacy practices or the
content of such websites, and we do not
guarantee that they will adhere to the same
privacy and security practices as Government
Bids and Contracts Services, Inc. We encourage
you to read the privacy statements of these
linked sites, as their Privacy Policy may differ
from ours.
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