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Beam
Distributing is strongly committed to your right to privacy and to taking steps
designed to secure your personal and financial information. To earn your trust
and confidence in our commitment, the intent of this policy is to fully disclose
our privacy practices to you. We will only use your personal information in
accordance with this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read our policy to
understand what types of personal information we collect and how this
information is used.
Your
Consent
By using our site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as
described in this Privacy Policy, which was last updated on December 10, 2007.
Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be reflected on this page so that you
are always aware of the information we collect and how we use it.
As part of our
Privacy Policy, we address the following:
- What personal information we collect
- With whom your information is shared and how it
is used
- What choices you have over the collection and use
of your information
- Your ability to access, update or correct your
information
- The measures we take that are designed to protect
your personal information
- Additional information about online privacy and
changes to our policy
What
personal information we collect
General. Beam Distributing
collects personal information necessary to respond to your requests for our
customized products and services and to allow you to use the resources
available on our website, including the creation and maintenance of a Customer
Account and other services. Personal information includes, but is not limited
to, name, physical address, email address, phone number, and any other
information that itself identifies or, when tied to the above information, may
identify you as a specific individual
Cookies. "Cookies" are
small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's
hard drive. We use cookies in several ways (and thousands of other sites are
currently using them too!). Cookie files are used to better understand how you
go through our website so that we may tailor your experience at our website.
Cookies are also used to tell us whether you have visited our website
previously, and to help us determine whether you came to our website from a
particular Internet link or banner advertisement. Cookies can also be used to
help you to save and retrieve passwords and other information and preferences
you use on our website, saving you from having to re-enter this information
upon every visit to our website. Cookies cannot and will not be used by us to
retrieve any personal information about you from your computer that you have
not previously and voluntarily provided to us. Most Web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block
them in the future. However, some of our features will not function if you do
not accept cookies.
IP Addresses. When you connect to our website, we record your IP
addresses and information on the type of operating system (e.g. Windows XP, Mac
OSX) and browser software(e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape) you are
using. This helps us to diagnose problems with our servers and for system
administration. Your IP address is also used to help gather aggregated
demographic information.
With whom your
information is shared and how it is used
When you
provide information to Beam Distributing, the information is stored in our
databases, and such information is used by Beam Distributing in accordance with
this Privacy Policy. Information we collect is used to tailor your experience
at our site, to show you content that we think you might be interested in, and
to display the content according to your preferences. We also use such personal
information to send you information and promotional materials on us. Your
contact information may also be used if it becomes necessary to contact you.
Although this
Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices or policies of any
other entities, we require that all of our partners agree not to use your
personal information, except as fully disclosed to you or authorized by you.
In addition to the circumstances described above, we may disclose your
information if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by other
government or law enforcement authorities, or in the good faith belief that
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