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B2B Markets, INC. (“B2B Markets”) PRIVACY POLICY

 

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE TERMS ON WHICH B2B MARKETS COLLECTS AND PROTECTS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. THIS PRIVACY POLICY SUPPLEMENTS THE B2B MARKETS GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ARE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS INCORPORATED THEREIN. 

Protecting Your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.b2bmarkets.com and B2B Markets, Inc. (B2B Markets) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to B2B Markets Inc. include www.b2bmarkets.com (including all pre or post login pages) and B2B Markets. The B2B Markets website is a B2B e-commerce site. By using the B2B Markets website (public or private pages), You consent to the data practices described in this statement.

  1. Collection of Your Personal Information

In order to better provide You with products and services offered on our Site, B2B Markets may collect personally identifiable information, such as Your:  

  • First and Last Name
  • Mailing Address
  • Business Name & Address
  • Other Business-Related Documents such as a resale number or proof of good standing
  • E-mail Address
  • Phone Number
  • Employer
  • Job Title

  If You purchase products and/or services on B2B Markets, Your payment information will be processed by a secure third-party payment processor.  We do not store Your personal financial information.  If You are paying Us directly via ACH payments, we will store the necessary bank account information.  

B2B Markets may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to You, including but not limited to Your:

  • Age
  • Gender
  • Household Income
  • purchase habits

Please keep in mind that if You directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through B2B Markets' public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

We do not collect any personal information about You unless You voluntarily provide it to Us or required to consummate Your business transactions or as required by our third-party affiliated partners & service providers. However, You may be required to provide certain personal information to Us when You elect to use certain products or services available on the Site or required by our affiliated partners and/or service providers. These may include but are not limited to: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering sweepstakes or contest sponsored by Us or one of our partners or registered Users; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending Us an email message or using our platforms to discuss or transact any business; (e) submitting Your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use Your information for, but not limited to, completing Your transactions, or communicating with You in relation to services and/or products You have requested from Us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

  1. Use of Your Personal Information

We collect both Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information when You use our Site to apply for, obtain, or use our products and services, to make inquiries about our products and services, or to provide information and feedback about our products and services. We may use the information we collect to: 

  • create and manage Your account;
  • offer and provide products, services, and information to You, including newsletters;
  • permit You to participate in, and to communicate with You regarding, blogs, forums, and discussion groups;
  • interact with You or to permit You to interact with our social media accounts
  • communicate with You about, and administer Your participation in, special events, programs, surveys, and other offers or promotions, to the extent permitted by law;
  • display content on our Site, such as stories, product reviews and photos;
  • respond to and communicate with You about Your requests, questions and comments;
  • process claims we receive in connection with our products and services;
  • operate, evaluate, and improve our business (including developing new products and services; managing our communications; determining the effectiveness of our sales, marketing, and advertising; analyzing and enhancing our products, services, and Site; and performing accounting, auditing, billing, reconciliation, and collection activities);
  • perform data analyses and other processing (including market and consumer research, trend analysis and anonymization);
  • protect against, identify, and prevent fraud and other criminal activity, claims and other liabilities; and
  • comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies, including the provisions of this Notice and any applicable Terms.

We use information collected online through cookies, web beacons and other automated means for purposes such as (i) recognizing Your computer when You visit the Site, (ii) tracking You as You navigate the Site, and enabling the use of e-commerce capabilities, (iii) improving the Sites’ usability, (iv) analyzing use of the Site, (v) managing the Site, and (vi) personalizing the Site. We also use this information to help diagnose technical and service problems, administer our Sites, and gather demographic information about our Users. 

We also may from time to time acquire from third parties information on individuals who may be interested in our products. We may use this information for marketing and advertising.  

We also may use the information we obtain about You in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection. 

  1. Sharing Information with Third Parties

B2B Markets does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.

B2B Markets may, from time to time, contact You on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to You. In those cases, Your unique personally identifiable information including but not limited to e-mail, name, address, telephone number, the business name is transferred to the third party. B2B Markets may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send You email or postal mail, provide customer support, consummating Your online transactions, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using Your personal information except to provide these services through B2B Markets, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of Your information.

B2B Markets may disclose Your personal/business information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on B2B Markets or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of B2B Markets; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Users of B2B Markets, or the public.  If You have any questions or concerns regarding how we share our information, please contact Us at [email protected].

  1. Opt-Out of Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

In connection with any personal information, we may disclose to a third party for a business purpose, You have the right to know:

  • The categories of personal information that we disclosed about You for a business purpose.

You have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and certain other privacy and data protection laws, as applicable, to opt-out of the disclosure of Your personal information. If You exercise Your right to opt-out of the disclosure of Your personal information, we will refrain from disclosing Your personal information, unless You subsequently provide express authorization for the disclosure of Your personal information.

To opt-out of the disclosure of Your personal information, visit this Web page or email us at [email protected].  

  1. Tracking User Behavior

B2B Markets may keep track of the websites, links, and pages our Users visit within B2B Markets, in order to determine what B2B Markets services are the most popular and/or most useful for You or other Users. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within B2B Markets to Users (registered or otherwise) whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

B2B Markets may use third-party solutions to track User Behavior.

  1. Automatically Collected Information

Information about Your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by B2B Markets. This information can include but may not be limited to Your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the B2B Markets website.

  1. Use of Cookies

The B2B Markets website may use "cookies" to help You personalize Your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on Your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to Your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to You and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to You.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save You time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that You have returned to a specific page. For example, if You personalize B2B Markets pages, or register with B2B Markets site or services, a cookie helps B2B Markets to recall Your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording Your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When You return to the same B2B Markets website, the information You previously provided can be retrieved, so You can easily use the B2B Markets features that You customized.

You have the ability 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. If You choose to decline cookies, You may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the B2B Markets services or websites You visit.

  1. Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our Users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

  1. Security of Your Personal Information

B2B Markets secures Your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. B2B Markets uses the following methods for this purpose:

  • SSL Protocol

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of Your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect Your personal information, You understand & acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between You and Us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

  1. Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from You, we will:

  • Delete Your personal information from our records; and
  • Direct any service providers to delete Your personal information from their records.

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete Your personal information if it is necessary to:

  • Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by You, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with You, or otherwise perform a contract between You and Us;
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
  • Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
  • Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained Your informed consent;
  • Enable solely internal Uses that are reasonably aligned with Your expectations based on Your relationship with Us;
  • Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
  • Otherwise use Your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which You provided the information.

Please also note that we must retain certain information for You to be able to use our websites and platforms for business purposes.  If You do not allow us to retain this information, You may not use our online resources to conduct business.

  1. Children Under Legal Age

B2B Markets does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from under-aged children. If You are under the legal age, You may not use our website without Your parent or guardian’s prior permission.

  1. International Data Transfers

If You live outside the United States, be advised that the Company may transfer Your personal information to countries other than those in which You live.  In particular, Your personal information will be transferred to and processed in the United States.  By using our services, You are consenting to such cross-border data transfers of Your personal data as set forth in these privacy practices.  By using the services, You consent to Your personal information being collected, processed, and transferred as set forth in these privacy practices and U.S. law and You acknowledge that the data protection and other laws of other countries, such as the United States, may provide a less comprehensive or protective standard of protection than those in Your country.  

Individuals located in certain countries, including the European Economic Area, have certain statutory rights in relation to their personal information. Subject to any exemptions provided by law, You may have the right to request access to Your personal information that we retain, as well as to update, delete, or correct it.  If You wish to exercise any of these rights, please use our contact Us at: [email protected]. 

  1. Shine the Light

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request certain information regarding and/or opt-out of our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at: [email protected]. 

  1. California Consumer Privacy Act

California residents may request copies of the data collected about them in the past 12 months through the process described in above.  You may submit a request for access or deletion of Your personal information through an authorized agent by following the process described above, however we will require You to verify Your own identity.  

  1. European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If You are located in a country that falls under the scope of the GDPR, data protection laws give You certain rights with respect to Your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by law, including the rights to:

  • Request access to Your personal data
  • Request correction or deletion of Your personal data
  • Object to our use and processing of Your personal data
  • Request that You we limit our use and processing of Your personal data
  • Request portability of Your personal data

You also have the right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority.

  1. Disconnecting Your B2B Markets Account from Third Party Websites

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT YOUR B2B MARKETS ACCOUNT TO THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTS. BY CONNECTING YOUR B2B MARKETS ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD-PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, TO BE SHARED IN THIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE. YOU MAY DISCONNECT YOUR ACCOUNT FROM A THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME.

USERS MAY LEARN HOW TO DISCONNECT THEIR ACCOUNTS FROM THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES BY VISITING THEIR "DASHBOARD" PANEL/PAGE. USERS MAY ALSO CONTACT US VIA EMAIL OR TELEPHONE.

  1. Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications

We respect Your privacy and give You an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of B2B Markets by contacting Us here:

  1. E-mail Communications

You expressly consent & agree that from time to time, B2B Markets may contact You via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when You open an email from B2B Markets or click on a link therein.  

If You would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from B2B Markets, You may opt-out of such communications by changing Your settings. Users may also unsubscribe from emails by "replying STOP" or "clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button." By doing so, You understand that You may not receive further notifications related to Your transactions.

  1. Changes to this Statement

B2B Markets reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. We may notify You about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in Your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute Your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy or terms & conditions of use; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

  1. Contact Information

B2B Markets welcomes Your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If You believe that B2B Markets has not adhered to this Statement, please contact B2B Markets at:

[email protected]

 

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