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Internet Privacy Policy
The data controller collecting the data described herein is Milburn Cain and
Company, a United States professional services firm. By submitting data on
Milburn Cain and Company's Web site, the visitor is providing explicit consent
to transborder transmission of data collected on the Web site for the fulfilment
of their voluntary requests.
Data Collection
We collect only personally identifiable information that is specifically and
voluntarily provided by visitors to Milburn Cain and Company's Web site. Milburn
Cain & Co. receives limited identifiable information, such as name, Title,
company address, email address, and telephone and fax numbers, from Web site
visitors. Typically, identifying information is collected to:
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Register for certain areas of
the site
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Inquire for further information
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Distribute requested reference
materials, or
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Submit resumes.
Demographic information, including
gender and occupation, is not actively sought, but may be submitted when a
visitor responds to an online job application. It is Milburn Cain & Co's
policy to limit the information collected to only the minimum information
required complete a visitor's request. In any instance where non-mandatory
information is sought, the Web site visitor will be notified of this at the
point of collection.
Visitors are also able to send email through the site. Their messages will
contain the user's screen name and email address, as well as any additional
information the user may wish to include in the message. Because we use the Web
site as a recruiting tool, a visit to the Web site may also result in the user
sending a resume to an individual within Milburn Cain & Co.
Milburn Cain & Co's intention is not to seek any sensitive information
through our Web site unless legally required for recruiting purposes. Sensitive
information includes a number of types of data relating to: race or ethnic
origin; political opinions; religious or other similar beliefs; trade union
membership; physical or mental health; sexual life or criminal record. We
suggest that you do not provide sensitive information of this nature. If you do
wish to provide sensitive information for any reason, Milburn Cain & Co.
accepts your explicit consent to use that information in the ways described in
this privacy statement or as described at the point where you choose to disclose
this information.
Use of Data
A user may choose to provide personal information in the following examples:
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Submit resumes or work history
information
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Participate in "join our
mailing list" initiatives
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Participate in bulletin boards,
discussion or message forums
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Contact us for further
information
If you would like to find out more
about the different categories of information collected, please review the data
collection section.
Information attained by the site is used only for the intended purpose stated at
the time that the information is collected. This data is not shared with other
entities in the Firm for secondary or unrelated purposes, or shared with a third
party, unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection. If there is an
instance where such information may be shared, the visitor will be asked for
permission beforehand.
Milburn Cain & Co. makes every practical effort to avoid excessive or
irrelevant collection of data. If a visitor believes the site has collected
excessive information, we encourage the visitor to contact us at web@milburncain.com
to raise any concerns.
Except for the mailing list initiative described above, where visitors
explicitly choose to receive specific Milburn Cain & Co. marketing or other
materials, Milburn Cain & Co. will not use personal data collected from our
Web sites to facilitate unsolicited marketing activities.
Cookies and Log Files
Cookies may be used on some pages of our site. "Cookies" are small
text files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing a more
customised Web site experience. For example, a cookie can be used to store
registration information in an area of the site so that a user does not need to
re-enter it on subsequent visits to that area. It is Milburn Cain & Co.'s
policy to use cookies to navigate of our Web sites easier for visitors and to
facilitate efficient registration procedures.
If you are concerned about cookies, most browsers permit individuals to decline
cookies. In most cases, a visitor may refuse a cookie and still fully navigate
our Web sites.
In order to properly manage our Web site we may anonymously log information on
our operational systems, and identify categories of visitors by items such as
domains and browser types. These statistics are reported in the aggregate to our
webmasters. This is to ensure that our Web site presents the best web experience
for visitors and is an effective information resource.
Third Parties
It is Milburn Cain & Co.'s policy to only disclose information to third
parties under the following circumstances:
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as required by law through
subpoena, search warrant or other legal process
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when explicitly requested by a
visitor
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when required to deliver
publications or reference materials requested by a visitor
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when required to facilitate
conferences or events hosted by a third party.
The Milburn Cain & Co. Web site
does not collect or compile personally identifying information for dissemination
or sale to outside parties for consumer marketing purposes, or host mailings on
behalf of third parties.
Third Party Links
There are several places throughout milburncain.com that may link to other Web
sites that do not operate under milburncain.com's privacy practices. When you
link to other Web sites, Milburn Cain & Co.'s privacy practices no longer
apply. We encourage visitors to review each site's privacy policy before
disclosing any personally identifiable information.
Data Retention
Some of the information we receive is not retained. For example, we usually do
not keep mailing addresses for white papers. Contact information about visitors
(such as information generated though registration for access to areas on the
site) will be kept as long as the information is required to completely service
the contact request or until a user requests that we delete that information.
Mailing list information, discussion posts and email are kept for only the
period of time considered reasonable to facilitate the visitor's requests.
Resumes are disposed of when they are either no longer under consideration, or
are considered dated by our Human Resources department.
Choices
As a policy, visitors are not required to register to gain access to areas of
the Milburn Cain & Co. Web site. In certain cases in the future, as your
Milburn Cain & Co. Web site experience expands, we may require visitors to
register in order to obtain a user-id and password for authentication and secure
access to a transaction or certain business confidential or proprietary
information services on premium Web sites.
Personally identifiable information provided to Milburn Cain & Co. through
its Web site is provided voluntarily by visitors. Should visitors subsequently
choose to unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations, we will provide
instructions, on the appropriate Web site area or in communications to our
visitors; or a visitor may contact the webmaster of the appropriate site e.g.
web@milburncain.com
Access
Each visitor has the right of access to personal data they have submitted
through the Web sites to Milburn Cain & Co.
User updates of information should be handled by going back through the
registration process. Inquiries about the accuracy of identifying information
previously submitted to Milburn Cain & Co. through its Web site, or requests
to have outdated information removed, should be directed to: web@milburncain.com.
Milburn Cain & Co. is committed to providing reasonable and practical
access to visitors to allow them the opportunity to identify and correct any
inaccuracies. When requested and practical, Milburn Cain & Co. will delete
identifying information from current operational systems.
When personally identifiable information is retained, Milburn Cain & Co.
assumes responsibility for keeping an accurate record of the information once a
visitor has submitted and verified the data. Milburn Cain & Co does not
assume responsibility for verifying the ongoing accuracy of the content of
personal information. When practically possible, if Milburn Cain & Co. is
informed that any personal data collected through a Web site is no longer
accurate, Milburn Cain & Co. will make appropriate corrections based on the
updated information provided by the authenticated visitor.
Security
Milburn Cain & Co. has implemented generally accepted standards of
technology and operational security in order to protect personally identifiable
information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. All Milburn Cain &
Co. employees follow a firm wide security policy. Only authorised Milburn Cain
& Co. personnel are provided access to personally identifiable information
and these employees have agreed to ensure confidentiality of this
information.
Children
Milburn Cain & Co. understands the importance of protecting children's
privacy especially in an online environment. The Milburn Cain & Co. site
covered by this privacy statement are not intentionally designed for or directed
at children 13 years of age or younger. It is Milburn Cain & Co. policy
never to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of
13.
Modifications
Milburn Cain & Co. reserves the right to modify or amend this Statement at
any time. The effective date will be displayed at the beginning of this
statement. To keep visitors informed, Milburn Cain & Co. will notify users
of changes to our Privacy Statement by prominently identifying the alteration
for a period of not less than two weeks on our home page.
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