Last Update: October 13, 2009

Our Privacy Policy describes how and when we receive information from our users as well as the posterior use and protection that we give to this information. Bizglo respects and protects the privacy of its users. Your user information will not be revealed to third parties without your consent. 

Bizglo does not require nor does it receive user information if you are solely browsing the site. If you wish to make use of the services provided to registered users, you must provide Bizglo with the information necessary for your identification. In the same manner, additional information may be requested in the event that it is required by Bizglo to provide other services, for example, to let you sell products on the site. 

This Privacy Policy is part of the User Agreement, The use of the site implies that you accept and recognize the User Agreement as well as the handling of your user information which is detailed in this Privacy Policy. Bizglo will notify about any modifications to these policies and regulations via email or by posting on the site within at least 14 days before future modifications take effect.

If you have any questions concerning this Privacy Policy or about the User Agreement, please send your comments and questions using the contact form (select the option General Inquiries in the drop down menu), located in the topic Getting Started.

Information Bizglo Collects 

Bizglo collects solely the information you have voluntarily provided us or that is received by us from entities or third parties that have your permission to share this user information. "user information" includes your name or company name, shipping address, billing address, phone number, email address, and other information which could be used to individually identify a user in the site. 

The user information gathered permits us to identify the users of the site. When you register, you provide personal or company information which is validated with the intent of establishing whether or not this data is truthful and corresponds to the user providing the information. Doing so allows you to obtain an identity with Bizglo that offers you access to our services for registered users. 

Bizglo collects information when users make regular use of the site or perform transactions within the site. When you browse the site, make a purchase order, or sell a product, Bizglo obtains important information for the purpose of monitoring traffic and controlling activity within the site. 

Information in regards to your activity on the site may be collected, such as feedback on the performance of your commercial activity, etc. This information can be used to resolve disputes or clarify any other situation that may present itself which requires a review of your behavior within the site. 

Credit or Debit Card Numbers

Bizglo receives your credit or debit card number through a secure channel protected with 256-bit encryption. This information is not stored by us and is sent directly with the same level of encryption to our payment processor where it is processed. 

Information Originating from Other Sources 

Bizglo may receive information from other sources about its users when validating already received information. For example, we may authenticate the provided references upon petitioning information from data bases of financial or credit institutions to ascertain the credit history of a user. This type of validation helps Bizglo detect fraud and ensures the identity of our actual users. Also, information obtained from third parties will not be revealed to others and is protected by this Privacy Policy.

Use of Cookies 

Bizglo receives certain information while you are using our services through the use of Cookies. Cookies are alphanumeric text files that you automatically receive when browsing the site. Bizglo uses Cookies to know when you initiated your session or which pages you visit most frequently within the site. This information is used by us to improve our services and facilitate navigation on the site. The information gathered by using this technology, is not related to your user information. 

Internet browsers are configured to accept Cookies by default. You may reconfigure your browser to reject all Cookies or to notify you upon receiving a Cookie. Take into consideration that it is possible that some of our services will not function properly if you reject these Cookies. 

Safety when Sending User Information 

In the moment you enter and send information to Bizglo from within the site, it is encrypted by SSL (Secure Socket Layer). The SSL technology protects the information while it is traveling through the internet. Presently most browsers support SSL encryption. If your browser is Internet Explorer, verify that the version is 4.01 or higher; if you use Netscape, verify that the version is 4.06 or higher. If you use Mozilla Firefox or Chrome, all versions support SSL encryption. SSL encryption is enabled by browsers automatically. 

Bizglo's Intended Use of Information 

Bizglo uses your user information to identify you as a user and permits the other members of the site to establish commercial relationships with you by providing their contact information to complete transactions. 

When you use services that generate charges from Bizglo, more information may be required for the charge and payment of these services. This information will be used solely for this purpose. 

Bizglo may use the user information for promotional and marketing reasons, to analyze usage of the site, improve the content of certain sections, as well as to personalize the appearance of the site. These uses are performed with the intent to improve your experience when using our services.

You accept that Bizglo may use your user information to contact you if required, to send you information related to our services, or notify you about modifications to the site. 

Situations in which Information is Shared 

Bizglo may share some of your user information with affiliated companies or third parties under confidentiality agreements and to ensure that our services are properly provided. The use of this information by third parties is solely limited to the activities necessary for the completion of assigned tasks. 

Promotional Events 

Bizglo may, through third parties, offer to certain groups of users, services and promotions specifically intended for them. In the event Bizglo shares information from its users with other companies for this reason, it will not share information that allows these companies to individually identify or contact personally any user. 

Tell a Friend (Share Bizglo). 

If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friends a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. Bizglo does not store this information and it is strictly intended for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program. 

Making Use of the Site 

When you participate in transactions some of your information such as email, telephone and address may remain visible to other users. Similarly if you make use of the Blog or post information within the site, it is possible that other users may contact you and have access to your feedback, where they may see how long you have been a user of Bizglo and comments you have received from users you have had transactions with. 

Affiliated Companies 

In some cases Bizglo may share user information with affiliated companies for reasons associated with the management of its operations, migration of technology, data refining, outsourcing of specific activities, etc. In these instances your information is protected by confidentiality agreements with these companies and its use for any reason contrary to the entrusted reason is prohibited. 

Legal Requirements 

In the event that user information is required for law compliance, this information will be provided after authentication and scope of the requirement is obtained. Information will not be provided to third parties without receiving a judicial order except when we consider the release of information is necessary to prevent imminent damage to third parties, a substantial financial loss, or to report an illegal activity. 

Integrity of Being Services Inc. and/or Affiliated Companies 

We may share user information with third parties in the event that Being Services Inc. determines that providing this information is necessary due to the severity of a situation or to protect the rights or property of Being Services Inc or its affiliated companies. 

Information Other Users Have Access to 

If you participate in transactions with other users on the site, we will share some of your user information. You will have access to information of others whether you are buying, selling, or simply visiting pages of companies and users that offer products or services. The information of other users which the public has access to with the intent to complete a transaction or to establish a commercial contact, cannot be used for any other purpose without express consent of the owner of the information. When making a transaction you accept the sending of your contact information by Bizglo to your counterpart to complete a transaction. This contact information entails phone number, email address and name.

Access, Change, or Deactivate User Information 

You can access your user information at any time in the section titled Account located in My Bizglo. From there you may review, update, or modify your information as needed.To ask for the removal of your information from the site and from our data base of active users, use the contact form (select the option Account Cancellation in the drop down menu), located in the topic Getting Started, to obtain instructions for canceling your account. Your information will be removed from the active user database. Some of your information will remain in our user history databases to manage users whom have been suspended, to resolve pending activities on the site, and to keep a record of former users. If you have voluntarily retired yourself from the site, you may register again as a Bizglo user whenever you wish. 

Security 

Bizglo uses the latest technology to protect your information. Unfortunately technology that can guarantee complete security of your information over the internet does not exist. Even though we do our best to protect your user information and mechanisms to increase the security of your information are continuously being implemented, it is not possible to give a complete guarantee that your information will not ever be accessed without your authorization. 

Scope of this Privacy Policy 

This Privacy Policy applies solely to the user information that Bizglo obtains from you. If by using the site, whether for performing transactions or posting contact information, you divulge information to third parties, those third parties will be responsible for the use of that information.

This Privacy Policy may be modified solely by Being Services Inc. Being Services Inc. will notify about any modifications to these policies and regulations via email or by posting on the site with at least 14 calendar days before future modifications take effect. If you do not agree with the modifications that are made, you should cease use of the site since the use of our services implies complete acceptance of the Privacy Policy.