Privacy Policy
At GHMconnect.com, we respect and endeavor to protect your privacy. We are committed to providing you the best possible online service and experience as well as the best possible products.
This Privacy Policy is modeled on the US Safe Harbor privacy principles of Notice, Choice, Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, and Access and Enforcement (the "Principles"). While GHMconnect.com has not self-certified for the Safe Harbor, it does seek to incorporate the Principles in its Privacy Policy and adhere to the standards of the Principles. If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, we encourage you to contact us through our website or by mail at GHMconnect.com, The OLB Group, Inc 1120 Avenue of the Americas, Forth Floor New York, NY 10036.
By visiting GHMconnect.com, you are accepting this Privacy Policy. Submitting voluntary information constitutes your consent to the use of the information for the stated purpose.
NOTICE - Information GHMconnect.com collects and how it is used
GHMconnect.com will ask you for personal information because it allows us to deliver a superior level of customer service. It enables us to give you convenient access to our products and services, provide you with a more efficient Site experience, and focus on products and services of greatest interest to you.
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, GHMconnect.com does not sell, rent, share, or otherwise distribute your personal information to any other organization, company, or other entity.
In order to provide you with the best Site experience possible, we may collect the following types of information from you:
A. Personal Information: When you register to become an Authorized User with GHMconnect.com, we will ask you for your personal information (which will include your name, contact information, company information, credit card information, and tax and reseller identification). Your personal data is used by GHMconnect.com and its affiliates only for the process of reviewing your application for approval, in the transaction of business with you and your company, and in the validation of your credit card information. Because we respect your privacy, GHMconnect.com and its affiliates do not distribute marketing information with contact information.
We use your personal information in the following ways:
1. To verify your status and approve your application as an authorized reseller;
2. To confirm and fulfill your orders -- initiate purchase orders on your behalf, make shipping and customs arrangements, and provide order tracking information;
3. To provide you with copies of the invoices for your purchases;
4. To communicate directly with you and provide personalized customer service should the need arise;
5. To keep a record of your purchases over time; and
6. To compile a profile of product categories and other buying patterns so, as you continue to purchase through GHMconnect.com and its affiliates, we will be able to provide you with an increasingly personalized shopping experience.
B. Anonymous Data: As is true with most websites, we collect some information automatically on your use of the Site (such as Internet Protocol addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp and clickstream data). This includes which pages are visited and types of products viewed and purchased. This information does not identify you as an individual. We then aggregate this information with information from Site visits of thousands of other users for our use in improving the Site and our product offerings and making your experience on the Site as valuable and efficient as possible. This anonymous statistical data may from time to time also be shared with other related parties. Again, your name and contact information will not be attached to this statistical data. We will not use this information to market directly to you.
C. Communications: In the normal course of business, we will communicate with you or you may communicate with us by email, telephone or other means with reference to your orders (confirmations, invoices, etc.), product or service inquires, customer service issues, such issues as security, general announcements, and/or changes to GHMconnect.com Privacy Policy, changes to the Site, new features or services, and new product information. We may retain all such communications so that we may optimize our service to you. When we advise you of new products and services, news or events by email, you will be given the option not to receive such notices in the future, or you may at any time update your personal settings by clicking on My Account page and changing your personal preferences.
D. Other Sites: If you registered with GHMconnect.com through the Baolink.com website, we received your personal and company information from Baolink.com. GHMconnect.com will use and safeguard your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The use of your personal information by Baolink.com is governed by the Privacy Policy of Baolink.com. To allow us to deliver our superior service to you, we will share your personal information with legal entities that are under common ownership or control with GHMconnect.com. Each of these companies will follow this Privacy Policy to safeguard your personal information.
E. Cookies: GHMconnect.com uses cookies to authenticate registered users of our Site. Cookies are tiny text files that are stored on your computer and allow us to remember what is in your shopping basket and to remember you when you return to the Site. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any personal or private information. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Please be aware, however, that if you disable your cookies, some or all of the features of our Site may not be available to you.
CHOICE - Opt Out
When you register to become an Authorized User with GHMconnect.com, we will ask you for your personal information so that you can set up an Account and conduct transactions on our Site. We will use your personal information only as stated in this Policy. If we wish to use your information in a manner different than the purpose for which we collected it from you, then we will ask for your consent prior to such use. You can decline to submit personal information to us at any time, in which case we may not be able to provide certain services to you.
ONWARD TRANSFER - Information Sharing
GHMconnect.com only shares personal information with other companies or individuals that are not affiliated to us in the following limited circumstances:
A. We have your consent. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive personal information.
B. We provide sensitive personal information to trusted businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
C. We have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of GHMconnect.com, its users or the public as required or permitted by law.
We may use third party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf. We do not provide any personal information to these advertisers or third-party websites. These third-party websites and advertisers, or Internet advertising companies working on their behalf, sometimes use technology to send (or "serve") the advertisements that appear on our Site directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons (also known as action tags or single-pixel gifs), and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features that they may use, and the information practices of these advertisers and third-party websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy but rather their own policies.
SECURITY
GHMconnect.com takes appropriate security precautions to protect your personal information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. These safeguards include administrative, technical, and physical measures.
GHMconnect.com is an advocate of the use of technology to keep your personal information private and secure. Our web servers use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol to encrypt data sent to and from your web-browser. This includes all personal information you provide us in your application as well as credit card information provided at the time of purchase. To conduct business on our Site you must use an SSL-enabled browser such as Safari, Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later or Internet Explorer. We recommend that you always use a secure web browser like the ones mentioned above. To further make your experience on our Site more secure, we recommend that you take precautions to protect your personal data and change your passwords often using a combination of letters and numbers,
It is our policy to communicate our security guidelines to GHMconnect.com employees and strictly enforce privacy safeguards within the company. Failure of our employees to adhere to company guidelines regarding the safeguarding and handling of personal information may subject them to disciplinary action, up to and including termination and criminal prosecution.
DATA INTEGRITY
GHMconnect.com processes personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Policy. We strive to ensure that our data collection, storage and processing practices collect, store and process only the personal information needed to provide you with our Site services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate, complete, and current. However, it is up to you, our Site user, to update and correct your personal information as necessary to maintain its accuracy.
ACCESS
We provide you with access to your personal information to correct, amend or delete your information where it is inaccurate, except where such action requires disproportionate cost or effort by us or jeopardizes the rights of others. You can access your personal information that you have provided to us simply by clicking on My Account page to access your account.
ENFORCEMENT
You always have recourse to us should you have any questions or concerns about our Policy, or our compliance with it. While we will take all reasonable steps to comply with this Policy, you should feel free to address any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or our treatment of your personal information to us by contacting us through the site or by writing to us at Privacy Policy, c/o GHMconnect.com, 150 West 25th Street, Suite 1203, New York, NY 10001. We will attempt to respond to your communication within thirty (30) days and work with you to resolve your questions or concerns. When that cannot be achieved, we will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints concerning your personal information.
GHMconnect.com cooperates fully with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our services for illegal activities. We reserve the right to release information about users whom we believe to be in violation of our guidelines. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we reasonably believe to be unlawful.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
GHMconnect.com reserves the right to amend, modify, delete, or cancel any of part of this Privacy Policy, without advance notice, at any time. All such amendments will be published on the Site. The version of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time of a transaction will govern our relationship through the course of that transaction. We will not, however, amend our Privacy Policy to make it less protective of personal information or reduce your rights thereunder without the explicit consent of affected users.
Last Modified September 15, 2010