PRIVACY
POLICY
OC&C is committed
to protecting the privacy of the personally-identifiable
information that we collect from you as
you use this Web site (the "Site").
The scope of OC&C's commitment is detailed
in this Privacy Policy. By submitting information,
you agree to OC&C's use of such information
as described herein. Please see our Terms
of Use for more information about our on-line
policies in general.
What personally-identifiable
information is collected?
OC&C collects personally-identifiable
information on certain areas of the Site
when users register, request publications
or other information, sign up for conferences
and events, apply for jobs, and participate
in user posting areas, such as bulletin
boards, discussion forums, and surveys.
The personally-identifiable information
collected may consist of information that
you provide, such as names, mailing addresses,
e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers,
and, for recruiting purposes, any other
personally-identifiable information on your
resume. In addition, OC&C collects certain
information that you do not visibly enter,
such as your IP address, browsing pattern
on the Site, click stream, and the status
of cookies placed on your computer by OC&C,
as described below.
How may OC&C use my personally-identifiable
information?
OC&C uses your personally-identifiable
information to fulfill your requests for
information, to process your requests to
participate in conferences and events, to
evaluate any job applications or other employment-related
inquiries that you may submit, or for such
other business purposes as you may initiate
or request. We may keep any of your personally-identifiable
information on file and use it to contact
you for recruiting purposes. OC&C also uses
personally-identifiable information to perform
statistical analyses of user behavior in
order to measure interest in specific areas
and information posted on our Site. OC&C
uses personally-identifiable information
collected from cookies and IP addresses
as described below. OC&C may provide your
personally-identifiable information to any
of its affiliates worldwide for such purposes.
Are cookies and IP addresses
used?
The Site uses cookies to
identify you and your interests and to track
usage of the Site. Cookies are small pieces
of text stored on your computer that help
us know which browser you are using and
where you have been on the Site and on Web
sites to which you may link in order to
use some of our features. By accepting our
cookie, you will be permitted access to
certain pages of the Site without having
to log in each time you visit. A user who
does not accept the cookie from the Site
may not be able to access certain areas
of the Site. OC&C also logs IP addresses,
or the location of computers on the Internet,
to help diagnose problems with our server
and to administer the Site. If you prefer
not to accept a cookie, you can set your
web browser to warn you before accepting
cookies, or you can refuse all cookies by
turning them off in your web browser.
Is personally-identifiable
information disclosed to third parties?
OC&C shall not intentionally
disclose or transfer (and shall take reasonable
steps to protect the confidentiality and
security, and to prevent the unauthorized
or accidental disclosure of) your personally-identifiable
information to third parties (i.e., persons
or entities that are not affiliates of OC&C),
whether for such third parties' marketing
purposes or otherwise, subject only to the
following four exceptions: OC&C may disclose
your personally-identifiable information
to third parties in the event that such
disclosure is required by the laws, rules,
or regulations of any nation, state, or
other applicable jurisdiction; OC&C may
disclose your contact information to third
parties as appropriate for OC&C to make
transmissions or deliveries to you; OC&C
may disclose your personally-identifiable
information if, in connection with submitting
the information, you consent to such disclosure;
and OC&C may disclose contact information
for you in response to inquiries by bona-fide
rights owners in connection with allegations
of infringement of copyright or other proprietary
rights arising from information you have
posted on the Site or otherwise provided
to OC&C.
Links to third-party
sites
We may provide links to
third-party Web sites as a service to our
users. In addition, some of the content
appearing to be on this Site is in fact
supplied by third parties, for example,
in instances of framing of third- party
Web sites or incorporation through framesets
of content supplied by third-party servers.
Please be aware that we cannot control and
are not responsible for the information
collection practices of such third-party
Web sites, which may differ from those of
this Site. We encourage you to review and
understand the privacy policies on these
Web sites before providing any information
to them.
How can I access, change,
and/or delete information?
You may access, correct,
update, and/or delete any personally-identifiable
information that you submit to the Site.
You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists
or any registrations on the Site. To do
so, please either follow instructions on
the page of the Site on which you have provided
such information or subscribed or registered
or contact us at OC&C, P O Box 42636, Abu
Dhabi, UAE.
Security
OC&C has implemented generally
accepted standards of technology and operational
security in order to protect personally-identifiable
information from loss, misuse, alteration,
or destruction. Only authorized OC&C personnel
are provided access to personally-identifiable
information, and these employees are required
to treat this information as confidential.
Despite these precautions, OC&C cannot guarantee
that unauthorized persons will not obtain
access to your personally-identifiable information.
Transborder hosting and
transfer of information
Personally-identifiable
information collected on the Site may be
transferred from time to time to OC&C offices
or personnel, or to third parties, located
throughout the world, and the Site may be
viewed and hosted anywhere in the world.
By using the Site and submitting such information
on it, you voluntarily consent to such transborder
transfer and hosting of such information.
Children's on-line privacy
protection
OC&C understands the importance
of protecting children's privacy, especially
in an on-line environment. The Site is not
intentionally designed for or directed at
children 13 years of age or younger, and
OC&C will not intentionally collect or maintain
information about anyone under the age of
13.
Consent; Changes to Privacy
Policy
By using the Site,
you consent to the collection, use, and
storage of your information by us in the
manner described in this Privacy Policy
and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the
right to make changes to this Privacy Policy
from time to time. We will alert you to
any such changes by updating this Privacy
Policy. This Privacy Policy was last updated
on Dec 1, 2005.
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