Protection of Information
School Beam values the trust its customers place in the company. Accordingly, School Beam adheres to the highest ethical standards in gathering, using, and safeguarding customer information that is entrusted to the company.
Use and Collection of Customer Information
School Beam does not rent, sell or exchange information about its customers. Access to information about School Beam customers is restricted to the School Beam family of business. Third parties that need access to School Beam customer information in order to provide operational or other support services to School Beam must agree to safeguard customer information in strict compliance with School Beam policy.
School Beam gathers only the customer information that is needed to administer its business, provide superior service and communicate offers on products and services that School Beam believes will be of interest to its customers.
School Beam limits access to customer information to those employees who need it to carry out their business functions. School Beam educates its employees about School Beam policies and practices in regard to safeguarding customer information; preventing its unauthorized access, use or disclosure; and, ensuring its proper handling.
Accuracy and Security of Customer Information
School Beam makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the customer information it maintains is accurate, timely and secure.
School Beam will monitor and adopt, as appropriate, new technological developments that are designed to aid in ensuring the accuracy and security of customer information.
School Beam enforces its policies in regard to gathering, access and use of personal customer information by its employees and authorized third parties.
Personally Identifiable Information
School Beam World Wide Web sites collect personally identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) from Web site visitors only when visitors voluntarily provide such information to School Beam. School Beam Web site visitors who do not want their personally identifiable information collected online are asked not to submit such information to School Beam.
School Beam Web site visitors are informed that when they provide School Beam with personally identifiable information online, that information is kept within the School Beam family of businesses. Visitors are further informed that, unless specifically stated otherwise, the personally identifiable information may be stored and used by School Beam to better understand its customers' needs, to improve School Beam products and services, and to contact customers regarding offers that may be of interest to them.
If School Beam Web site visitors previously provided their e-mail addresses to School Beam and would like to have their e-mail addresses removed from School Beam e-mail mailing lists, School Beam asks them to send an e-mail message through the School Beam contact page. School Beam informs such visitors that it will use reasonable efforts to delete their e-mail addresses from its existing files.
Children
School Beam has no intention of collecting personally identifiable information (name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) from children (individuals under the age of 13) online and using that information for marketing purposes. Where appropriate, School Beam will specifically instruct children not to submit such information on School Beam Web sites.
If a child has provided School Beam with an e-mail address, School Beam asks that a parent or guardian of the child contact School Beam through the School Beam contact page if they would like the e-mail address deleted from School Beam e-mail mailing lists. School Beam informs customers that it will use reasonable efforts to delete such e-mail addresses from its existing files.
Personally Identifiable Information Collected Automatically
School Beam Web Sites may collect information from Web site visitors that is not personally-identifiable, including the visitor's operating system, browser, domain name, and the specific web pages on the School Beam Web site that are accessed or visited. School Beam only collects this information in the aggregate, and only uses it to improve School Beam Web sites.
Information Placed Automatically on Visitors' Computers
School Beam informs Web site visitors that when they visit School Beam Web sites, School Beam may store some information on the visitor's computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file. These files allow School Beam to tailor a Website to reflect a customer's listed or historical preferences. Most Web browsers allow Web users to exercise control over such files on their computers by erasing them, blocking them, or notifying the user when such a file is stored. School Beam Web site visitors are asked to refer to their browser's instructions to learn about those functions.
