Privacy Policy

IFIS’s Privacy Policy

Institute of Forensics & ICT Security (IFIS) is committed to protecting our client’s privacy and developing technology that gives the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Institute of Forensics & ICT Security Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Institute of Forensics & ICT Security website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Institute of Forensics & ICT Security collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by IFIS. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring web site addresses. This information is used by Institute of Forensics & ICT Security for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Institute of Forensics & ICT Security web site. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Institute of Forensics & ICT Security public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Please Note: Institute of Forensics & ICT Security does not read any of your private online communications.

Institute of Forensics & ICT Security encourages you to review the privacy statements of web sites you choose to link to from Institute of Forensics & ICT Security so that you can understand how those web sites collect, use and share your information. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on web sites outside of the Institute of Forensics & ICT Security and Institute of Forensics & ICT Security family of Web sites – which include, but not limited to www.sbreview.net

Use of your Personal Information

Institute of Forensics & ICT Security collects and uses your personal information to operate the Institute of Forensics & ICT Security web site and deliver the services you have requested. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Institute of Forensics & ICT Security and its affiliates. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Institute of Forensics & ICT Security may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to IFIS, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security keeps track of the web sites and pages our customers visit within IFIS, in order to determine what Institute of Forensics & ICT Security services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Institute of Forensics & ICT Security to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Institute of Forensics & ICT Security or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of IFIS business interests; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of IFIS, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Institute of Forensics & ICT Security, web site use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Institute of Forensics & ICT Security pages, or register with Institute of Forensics & ICT Security site or services, a cookie helps Institute of Forensics & ICT Security to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Institute of Forensics & ICT Security web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Institute of Forensics & ICT Security features that you customized. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Institute of Forensics & ICT Security services or web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Institute of Forensics & ICT Security secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Institute of Forensics & ICT Security will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Institute of Forensics & ICT Security encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Institute of Forensics & ICT Security is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Institute of Forensics & ICT Security welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Institute of Forensics & ICT Security has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Institute of Forensics & ICT Security at staff@forencisinstitute.org this e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

 

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