BUYMAX PRIVACY POLICY
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BuyMax thanks you for accessing its web site (the “Site”). BuyMax wants to
assure you that BuyMax respects your privacy. BuyMax knows that trust is the key
to any successful business relationship. The following Privacy Policy describes
BuyMax’s commitment to protect its members’ personal and business information.
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This Privacy Policy explains how BuyMax collects, uses and discloses its
members’ personal and business information. This Privacy Policy also explains
the steps BuyMax has taken to ensure that its members’ personal and business
information is secure. Finally, this Privacy Policy explains to members their
choices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of their personal and
business information.
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THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES ONLY TO THE PERSONAL AND BUSINESS INFORMATION
COLLECTED FROM THIS SITE. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO BUYMAX’S OFFLINE
COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS INFORMATION WHICH
MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DIFFERENT PRIVACY POLICY.
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BUYMAX IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OR PRIVACY PRACTICES ON ANY
NON-BUYMAX WEB SITES TO WHICH THIS SITE LINKS. |
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE |
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Information Collection. BuyMax collects information from its members at
several different points and in different ways on this Site. BuyMax will ask
Site authorized users for their permission before BuyMax collects any
information that personally identifies them or their business, or allows BuyMax
to contact them or their business. The person providing the information must be
at least 18 years of age. The person providing the information has received all
required consents in order to provide the information. BuyMax’s goal in
collecting and using personal and business information from each user and/or
each user’s organization is to provide each user with an efficient, meaningful
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● making this Site easier for users to use by not having to enter information
more than once.
● helping users quickly find information and services.
● helping BuyMax create content on this Site that is most relevant to users.
● alerting users to updated information and services offered by BuyMax. |
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(a) Registration. To use this Site a user may be required to first complete
an online registration form. During registration each user will be prompted to
provide to BuyMax certain personal and business information, and possibly credit
reference information, including without limitation, a user’s name, business
address, business phone number and business e-mail address. In addition, BuyMax
may also ask each user for their country of residence and/or your organization’s
country of operation so BuyMax can comply with applicable privacy laws and
regulations. |
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(b) Ordering. BuyMax requests certain personal and business information on
its electronic product ordering form. If a user orders a product through this
Site on behalf of user’s organization, the user will be prompted to provide to
BuyMax certain personal and business information, including without limitation,
the buyer’s name and shipping address, and possibly financial information,
including without limitation, company P.O. number, vendor account number, credit
card number and expiration date. These kinds of personal and business
information are used for billing purposes and to fulfill a customer’s orders.
Additionally, if BuyMax has a problem processing a customer’s order, BuyMax uses
the personal and business information to contact the customer. |
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(c) Cookies and Other
Technology. BuyMax may collect aggregated site-visitation statistical
information through “cookies” and other technology, such as clear GIF
technology which is also known as a “web beacon”. Such aggregated
statistical information is non-personal and non-business information. This
Site employs cookies and web beacons to speed your navigation of the Site,
recognize each user and its access privileges, and tracks a user's site
usage. |
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(i) "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by a user's
Internet browser on a user's computer's hard drive. Most Internet browsers are
initially set to accept cookies. A user can set his or her browser to refuse
cookies, but the user will not be able to access or use portions of this Site.
THIS SITE’S COOKIES DO NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF INFILTRATING A USER'S HARD
DRIVE AND GATHERING A USER'S PERSONAL AND/OR BUSINESS INFORMATION. |
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(ii) “Web beacons” assist in delivering cookies and help BuyMax determine
whether a web page on this Site has been viewed and, if so, how many times. For
example, any electronic image on this Site, such as an ad banner, can function
as a web beacon.
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(d) Log Files. The Site server automatically recognizes the Internet URL from
which you access this Site. BuyMax may also log your Internet protocol ("IP")
address for system administration and troubleshooting purposes. (An IP address
indicates the location of your computer on the Internet.) BuyMax does not link
an IP address to any personally identifiable information. |
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Information Use and Disclosure. |
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(a) Internal Use. BuyMax may identify a user in connection with its use of
certain aspects of this Site. For example, BuyMax may identify a user company’s
contact person, company name, address, and telephone number. BuyMax may
internally use a user’s personal information and business information to improve
BuyMax’s marketing and promotional efforts, to improve the Site’s content and/or
layout, and to determine general marketplace information about visitors to this
Site. |
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(b) External Use. BuyMax has relationships with many vendors who provide the
products available for sale through this Site. BuyMax does not generally sell,
rent, license or otherwise disclose a user’s personal and business information
or financial information to any third parties, BUT BUYMAX DOES DISCLOSE the
company’s contact person, company name, address and telephone number: (1) to its
vendors; and (2) to outside companies that ship products, process customer
orders or process financial transactions (collectively the “Third Parties”) and
such Third Parties cannot further communicate the personal information other
than for commercial purposes. Moreover, BuyMax may disclose personal and
business information in response to a valid court or governmental order or if
BuyMax is otherwise required or permitted to disclose such information by law. |
DATA SECURITY |
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This Site incorporates various physical, electronic and administrative
procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of a user’s personal and business
information. WHILE BUYMAX HAS TAKEN EVERY COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE PRECAUTION TO
SAFEGUARD YOUR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS INFORMATION, BUYMAX CANNOT GUARANTEE
COMPLETE SECURITY BECAUSE COMPLETE SECURITY DOES NOT PRESENTLY EXIST ON THE
INTERNET. |
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OPT OUT/CORRECTIONS
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Upon a user’s request and provided that BuyMax is satisfied with the
authority of the person making the request, BuyMax will, within 30 days after
the request, (a) give access to the user’s file (b) remove the user’s personal
and business information from BuyMax’s database (which might cancel any
subscription to this Site or a portion of this Site); (c) correct or update such
personal and business information; or (d) provide a copy of the user’s file at a
cost of. A user can request that BuyMax remove, correct or update the personal
and business information by logging into the website and changing the company’s
profile, by sending an e-mail to support@4buymax.com
US Mail – BuyMax L.L.C.,50 Central Avenue, Suite 920, Sarasota, Florida 34236, or fax 941-552-5102. |
UPDATES TO THIS POLICY |
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If BuyMax decides to change or update this Privacy Policy, BuyMax will post
changes and updates on this Site so that its users will always be aware of what
information BuyMax collects, uses and distributes. BuyMax encourages each user
to review this Privacy Policy from time to time so they will know if the Privacy
Policy has been changed or updated. Send questions about BuyMax’s Privacy Policy
to support@4buymax.com,
US Mail – BuyMax L.L.C., 50 Central Avenue, Suite 920, Sarasota, Florida 34236, or fax 941-552-5102. Toll free: 877-428-9629. |
