FORUM Online Privacy Policy Statement
Forum takes the privacy of its users seriously. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users while providing a personalized and valuable service. This Privacy Policy Statement explains the data processing practices of Forum. If you have any requests concerning your personal information, wish to make any amendment to your personal information or have any queries with regard to these practices please contact our Privacy Officer by e-mail at kirstin.gray@forum.com.
Information collected
Personal information is collected by The Forum Corporation for Forum's
use only.. We collect personal information from you through the use of
inquiry and registration forms and every time you e-mail us your details.
We also rely on viral marketing, which enables users to tell a friend about the site via an auto-generated e-mail.
We may receive personal data from business partners that process subscriptions on our behalf.
We also collect information automatically about your visit to our site. The information obtained in this way, which includes demographic data and browsing patterns, is only used in aggregate form.
Use of personal information
We process personal information collected via the
site for the purposes of:
- providing a personalized service
- conducting market research surveys
- running competitions and
- providing you with information about products and services offered by carefully selected third party companies.
If you do not wish to receive information about our products or services, or the products or services offered by other organizations, please check the appropriate box when providing us with your details.
We also use information in aggregate form
- to build up marketing profiles
- to aid strategic development
- to manage our relationship with advertisers and
- to audit usage of the site.
Use of cookies
We use "cookies" to identify you when you visit the site
and to build up a demographic profile.
A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information back from the browser. Find out more about the use of cookies on http://www.cookiecentral.com.
Our use of cookies also allows registered users to be presented with a personalized version of the site.
Disclosures
We will not disclose any information we keep about
you to any third parties without your express permission with the exception
of either any third party suppliers we engage to develop or host the site
or any properly executed court order from a competent jurisdiction.
Internet-based transfers
Given that the Internet is a global environment,
using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves
the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing
the Forum site and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge
and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.
