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Bookshare.org Privacy Policy Bookshare.org is a nonprofit web site dedicated to providing accessible books and other materials ("Content") to people with print disabilities. We collect personal information about our users in order to deliver a better service and to meet our legal obligations under the copyright law. We do not provide commercial entities with this personal information for commercial or marketing purposes. This Privacy Policy is intended to fully inform you about our uses of the information we collect.Personal Information Under the copyright law exception that allows Bookshare.org to provide copyrighted material to people with print disabilities, Bookshare.org must receive proof of a print-related disability for each user that wishes to download copyrighted Content, as well as the user's name, address and whether or not the user is a minor. We will also request other contact information, such as e-mail address and telephone number. We will use this information for the following purposes:
Financial Information Bookshare.org is a subscription service. As such, it will be necessary for those wanting to become full members to pay a user fee using a credit card or other financial instrument. This financial information will be maintained confidentially by Bookshare.org and its authorized third party billing services, and only used for user-authorized fee transactions. Information shared with these authorized third party billing services includes credit card number and expiration date from subscribers. Users may have the option to choose automatic renewal options.Download Transaction Information Bookshare.org will also maintain transaction logs of the materials downloaded by its users. We will use this information for the following purposes:
Upload & Review Transaction Information As part of its efforts to build the Bookshare.org collection, Bookshare.org accepts uploads of Content and reviews of books and of particular versions of books from its qualified users, organizations and volunteers. Bookshare.org will maintain transaction logs of these uploads, and will use this information extensively. Users are not required to provide such uploads. Specifically, Bookshare.org will use this information:
Receiving information from Us Users may choose to "opt out" of receiving newsletters or other promotional materials from Bookshare.org. In addition, users may unsubscribe to any of our electronic mailings at any time by following the instructions at the end of every mailing. Users may also "opt out" of receiving materials from Bookshare.org by contacting us at support@bookshare.org. Members cannot opt out of receiving information from us about their accounts.Surveys & Contests Our site may request information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and individuals therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and to award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and user satisfaction of this site.Security Protection of users information is important to Bookshare.org. When users submit sensitive information via the website, that information is protected both online and off-line.Online Protection - Encryption Technology When our registration form asks users to enter sensitive information, that information is encrypted before transmission and is protected with the standard encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our registration page, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are on a page that is not secure. Web browsers can also be set to alert you if you are on a page that is secure, which is an alternative method for individuals who use screen readers to access web pages. This icon may not always appear when you are viewing encrypted pages on the site due to the use of multiple frames. However, the information you provide will be encrypted before transmission. To ensure that SSL technology is active, you must use an SSL-enabled browser such as Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher or Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher. If you have questions regarding security with your specific browser, please refer to your browser's help files or documentation.Off-Line Security All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, has restricted access in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, a customer support representative) are granted password-protected access to personally identifiable information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices.Children The privacy and protection of children is of importance to us at Bookshare.org. For this reason, individuals who are less than 18 years of age will need the permission of a parent or other legal guardian to join. This legal guardian may be entitled to information about the usage of the minor Bookshare.org member. In addition, material which has been rated as having adult Content will not be available to those under 18 years of age.Shared Responsibility Security is a shared responsibility of Bookshare.org and all Bookshare.org site users, who have the capability to enhance the security of their own accounts:
Use of Data The content information uploaded to Bookshare.org by users is available for Bookshare.org to utilize for the support of our nonprofit mission. The primary limitation in our use of this information is based on our legal obligations, as we assess them in our reasonable judgment. Our uses of uploaded content information may include, but are not limited to, sharing the information with other nonprofit or for-profit organizations, licensing the information for other nonprofit or commercial uses and transferring the operation of the Bookshare.org service to a for-profit entity. If the operation of Bookshare.org is legally transferred to another entity, all user data may likewise be transferred. Revenues obtained from the provision of the Bookshare.org service or from other uses of the uploaded information are exclusively for the use of Bookshare.orgs nonprofit parent organization, and may be used to support Bookshare.org, related projects or other nonprofit objectives as it sees fit and as permitted by applicable laws.International Use Bookshare.org provides content on a limited basis to international users, only through explicit permissions from publishers and authors. We will do our best to comply with EU Privacy Rules and will not knowingly provide any personal information in violation of these Rules.Notification of Changes If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on our website so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users through an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner.Last updated on January 29, 2004 |
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Bookshare.org was created and is maintained by Benetech, a nonprofit organization, and is Bobby-approved. The Bookshare trademark is used under license from its registered owner, Follett Library Resources division of Follett Corporation. |
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