This
privacy policy sets out how Beacon Networks uses and protects
any information that you give
when you
use this website.
Beacon
Networks is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.
Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be
identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it
will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Beacon
Networks may change this policy from time to time by updating this
page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you
are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 3rd of
December 2008.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- name and job title
- contact information including email address
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and
interests
- other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
What we do with the
information we gather
We require
this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better
service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and
services.
- We may
periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers
or other information which we think you may find interesting using the
email address which you have provided.
- From
time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for
market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or
mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to
your interests.
Security
We are
committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to
prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place
suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard
and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is
a small file which asks permission to be placed on your
computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and
the
cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a
particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an
individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your
needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information
about your preferences.
We use
traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps
us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order
to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for
statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the
system.
Overall,
cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to
monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in
no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you,
other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can
choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to
decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full
advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website
may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have
used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have
any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be
responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you
provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by
this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the
privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal
information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal
information in the following ways:
- whenever
you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that
you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be
used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
- if you
have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct
marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to
or emailing us at contactus@thehimalayanbeacon.com
We will not
sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties
unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may
use your personal information to send you promotional information about
third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us
that you wish this to happen.
You may
request details of personal information which we hold about you under
the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would
like a copy of the information held on you please write to Beacon
Networks, Gorkha Research Foundation, 118/A, Dr. Zakir Hussain Road,
Darjeeling – 734101, West Bengal, India.
If you
believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or
incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the
above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be
incorrect.
Special Note About Google
Advertising
Any
advertisements served by Google, Inc., and affiliated companies may be
controlled using cookies. These cookies allow Google to display ads
based on your visits to this site and other sites that use Google
advertising services. Learn how to opt out of Google’s cookie
usage. As mentioned above, any tracking done by Google through cookies
and other mechanisms is subject to Google’s own privacy
policies.
About
Google advertising: What is the DoubleClick DART cookie? The
DoubleClick DART cookie is used by Google in the ads served on
publisher websites displaying AdSense for content ads. When users visit
an AdSense publisher’s website and either view or click on an
ad,
a cookie may be dropped on that end user’s browser. The data
gathered from these cookies will be used to help AdSense publishers
better serve and manage the ads on their site(s) and across the web.
Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google
ad and content network privacy policy. (link this to:
http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html)
Beacon Networks,
118/A Dr. Zakir Hussain Raod,
Darjeeling – 734101,
West Bengal, India
Email:
contactus@thehimalayanbeacon.com
Telephone Number: 91-354- 2256393