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Overall privacy statement
The Wharton Small Business Development
Center (SBDC) respects and values your privacy and the confidentiality
of the information
you choose to share with us. We understand that the collection
and dissemination of personally identifiable information
may be of concern to users of the site. We are committed to the
protection of this information and will assure your privacy
when participating
in Wharton SBDC activities on our website. Because the website
gathers certain types of information, users should fully
understand
the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and release
of that information. The following discloses information
gathering and dissemination practices for the Wharton SBDC.
Awareness
Wharton SBDC provides this online privacy statement
to make you aware of our privacy policy and practices and of
the
choices you can make about the way your information is
collected and
used.
Information gathered
The site's course registration and request
for counseling forms require users to provide contact information
and other personal
information. This information is encrypted using
secure encryption technology before transmission over the
internet. We make
every effort to ensure that whatever information
you provide will
be maintained in a secure environment.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that certain websites
write to the user's hard drive when he or she
visits the site.
The Wharton
SBDC may use cookies to gather and store any
information voluntarily provided by users.
How we use it
The Wharton SBDC uses your information to better
understand your needs and provide you with
better service. Specifically,
we use
your information to communicate with you,
to update you on service and benefits, and to
improve our
website for
you.
Sharing of information
The Wharton SBDC generally does not share
personally identifiable information with
any other entities.
However, users are
advised that information maintained by
the Wharton SBDC may be disclosed
in connection with judicial or administrative
proceedings or if in the sole discretion
of the Wharton SBDC
disclosure is
necessary to protect the Wharton SBDC
or the Trustees of the University
of Pennsylvania. Aggregate information
may be shared with the sponsors of the Wharton
SBDC
in order
to describe the
demographics
of users who see the sponsors' logos
on the site.
E-mail Addresses
We collect the e-mail addresses of those
who communicate with us via e-mail
and information volunteered
by visitors to our
website on pages which request an
e-mail address.
The information we collect is used
by us to contact our
audience for marketing
purposes. You may also receive mailings
from other reputable organizations
with whom we
cooperatively market. If you
do not want to receive e-mail from
us in the future,
please let us know
by sending e-mail to us at the below
address or calling us
at the below number or writing to
us at the below address and telling
us that you do not want to receive
e-mail from our organization. You will need
to tell us
the e-mail
addresses at which
you do not wish to receive our electronic
correspondence.
Security
The Wharton SBDC is committed to
ensuring the security of your
information. To
prevent unauthorized
access,
maintain data
accuracy, and ensure the appropriate
use of information, we have put
in place appropriate technical and administrative
procedures to safeguard and secure
the information we collect
online. As
described above, we use encryption
when collecting or transferring
sensitive data such as credit card information
External
links
We provide links to other websites
that may have privacy policies
that are different
from ours
and that are
not affiliated with
the Wharton SBDC or the University
of Pennsylvania. The linkages
are provided as a courtesy,
to be used or not
at the discretion
of the individual user. These
links do
not
constitute an endorsement
or sponsorship of the third parties
that operate
those websites.
The Wharton SBDC is not responsible
for the availability or reliability
of the
content
of these third
party websites. While
we try to
link only to sites and services
that share our high standards
and respect
for privacy,
if users
decide
to follow those
links, the Wharton SBDC cannot
be responsible for the privacy
policies
and content of those sites.
Users should
contact the coordinator of
the particular site with
any questions about those
sites.
Change in Policy
As our internet site changes
and grows, we may collect
additional information
or may
use information
in
different ways. If
our information practices
change, we will modify
this policy
statement. We encourage
you to return to
this
area to read the most
recent version of the
privacy
policy.
Contacting the
website
For any questions about
this privacy statement,
the practices
of this
site, or users' dealings
with this
site, users
can contact the Wharton
SBDC.
Wharton SBDC
112 Vance Hall
3733 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA
19104
215-898-4861
sbdc_mail@wharton.upenn.edu.
Last updated 3/8/04
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