Privacy Statement
This is the web site of Connex International, Inc.
Our postal address is:
46 Federal Road, Suite F
Danbury, CT 06810
We can be reached via e-mail at bella@connexintl.com or you can reach us by telephone at (203) 731-5400
Privacy Policy:
At CONNEX INTERNATIONAL, we value your privacy, and Connex has created this Privacy Policy to describe generally how Connex collects, uses and transfers the Personal Information about you that is collected by Connex through the Site. The term “Personal Information” means information that identifies you personally, alone or in combination with other information available to us. Your Personal Information may include your name, your e-mail address or your telephone number.
Please review this Privacy Policy. By using the Site or by otherwise providing any Personal Information to Connex you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the use of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy, please do not provide any Personal Information about yourself to Connex.
Collection and Use of Personal Information: We will ask you to provide us with information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you (“Personal Information”) when, among other things; you register on any Connex Sites, use one of our services, fill out a survey, make a request for information or enter a sweepstakes or contest through the Connex Sites. Because of the nature of our products and services, we must collect Personal Information such as first and last name and email address, from moderators, participants and other users of our services. During the registration process we collect contact information such as, first and last name, mailing address, company name, title or position, e-mail address, and phone number. We may also collect financial information such as a valid credit card number to process payment for service.
Service Use: We will use the Personal Information that you provide us in these circumstances to operate the Connex Sites, to provision, deliver, operate features, bill and collect for services as well as provide information that you request from the Connex Sites. We may use your Personal Information to notify you about updates or free upgrades to products you have previously purchased or to inform you about critical technical issues relating to our services. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications if you wish to continue using our services. Our products and services by necessity require us to provide some Personal Information to third parties. For example, when you use Connex services to conduct a meeting, we will provide some Personal Information about each participant to you as the moderator as well as to other participants in your meeting. In addition, we will share some of your Personal Information with credit card companies as necessary to bill and collect for our services.
Secondary Use: Unless you instruct us not to do so, Connex may also use the Personal Information that you provide us to contact you regarding additional or new services and features offered by Connex special offers by Connex, third party promotions that are administered by Connex, or other information regarding Connex and our services. If you do not wish to receive such contact, please let us know by emailing us at bella@connexintl.com.
Referral Use: We may use Personal Information that you provide us if you elect to use our referral services. If you elect to inform a friend about our site, we ask you for your friend’s name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting the friend to visit the site. To request the removal of this information from our database, your friend may contact Connex by sending a message to bella@connexintl.com.
Supplementation of Information: At times it is necessary for us to supplement the information we receive from you with information from third party sources. For example, Connex verifies the billing address on all credit card transactions and may obtain credit reports for corporate customers. The information obtained from these third party sources is maintained in a manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.
If Connex shares any Personal Information with third-parties, it does so to the extent allowed by law and regulation. Connex may share the Personal Information about you with its third party service providers for or on behalf of Connex. These companies are not authorized to use your Personal Information for any other purpose and they are bound by contract to treat all of your Personal Information as confidential. Connex may also share your Personal Information with Connex’s corporate affiliates, which can use your information only in the manner that Connex does.
Disclosure for Legal Purposes: We may disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary: (a) to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on us or our affiliates, (b) in the event of a tax audio or other investigation, (c) to protect and defend our rights or property or those of our users, (d) to act immediately to protect the personal safety of our users or the public, (e) in connection with a merger, consolidation or sale of substantial assets of Connex or (f) as necessary to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions and policies regarding the use of our services. In addition, if Connex sells assets to another entity, or is acquired by, or merged with, another entity, Connex may provide to such entity Personal Information that is related to that part of our business that was sold to or merged with the other entity without your consent.
Access: After you create a moderator or participant account to use services offered by Connex, Connex will send you a confirmation that includes some or all of the Personal Information that we obtained from your account creation. You will not receive a confirmation in other cases in which you may provide Personal Information to Connex, such as when joining an ad-hoc meeting or scheduled event, or when accessing stored documents or recordings. Whenever possible, we will take reasonable steps to give you the opportunity to confirm and/or modify Personal Information associated with your moderator or participant account through the content management web-based interface or client interface. Alternatively, you may contact us at bella@connexintl.com to update or change your Personal Information, as well as change your email subscription status to receive our newsletter, email marketing communications and third-party promotions.
Security: Connex maintains reasonable physical, electronic and administrative safeguards to protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of your personally identifiable information. The Personal Information that we collect from you is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the general public. In the case of credit card numbers and other financial information we redirect you to a secure server and will notify visitors through a pop-up screen on our site. Nevertheless, we remind you that no security measure is perfect and Connex cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet. In addition, the other sites that you may access through the Connex Sites may have different security practices and you should familiarize yourself with those practices.
Cookies: When you access the Site, Connex may use “cookies” and related technologies to collect what is commonly called “click-stream data,” to track your use of the Site and to provide you with better service. Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can make the Web more useful by storing information about your preferences for a particular site. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and many major Web sites use them to provide useful features for their customers. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user’s computer. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of the functionality of the Connex Sites or services if you do so. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. For the session cookie, if a user fails to complete a function within a specified period of time, the cookie terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on the Connex Sites. We use persistent cookies for purposes such as tracking movement on the Connex Sites, managing your login process and limiting the display messages to the same user more than once. We do not store your passwords in cookies. We treat any personal information that may be contained in cookies with the same level of protection as other Personal Information you provide to us.
Third Party Sites: This Site may contain links to other Web sites operated by Connex or one of its affiliates. It may also contain links to third-party Web sites that neither Connex nor Connex’s affiliates control. This Privacy Policy applies only to Personal Information collected through this Site and does not apply to Personal Information collected on any other Web site operated by Connex, nor by Connex’s affiliates, nor to Personal Information collected on third-party websites.
If you access other websites through a link on this Site, please take a few minutes to review the terms of use and privacy statement posted on each Web site you visit. REMEMBER, THIS PRIVACY POLICY ONLY APPLIES TO THE CONNEX SITE. WHEN YOU ARE NO LONGER ON THE CONNEX SITE, YOU MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFERENT PRIVACY AND SECURITY PRACTICES AND YOU SHOULD FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THOSE PRACTICES EACH TIME YOU VISIT A NEW SITE.
MINORS
This Site is not intended for persons under 18 years of age. Connex does not knowingly solicit or collect Personal Information from or about children under the age of 18 except as permitted under applicable law.
CHANGES
Connex reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion, and will provide notice of material changes at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised Privacy Policy on this Site. If Connex modifies the Privacy Policy, Connex will use reasonable efforts to notify Connex members and the general public by changing the “last revised” date found below. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, and will be subject to, the changes to the Privacy Policy by your continued use of our services or the Connex Sites after such notice has been posted for thirty (30) days. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Site periodically.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of: July 20, 2010
Retention of Personal Information
Connex retains Personal Information only as long as necessary to provide the services and information you request or as otherwise required or permitted by applicable laws.
Governing Laws
Connex is a domestic corporation. This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms of Use and as such shall be governed under the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions
Concerns of Violations
If at any time you believe that we have violated any of these Policies, please notify us by email at bella@connexintl.com and we will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly investigate and remedy the problem.