PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated : 12/15/2005

PURPOSE

Trade Wings has developed this Privacy Policy to demonstrate its firm commitment to the privacy of its web site users and their concerns about online collection of information and the use of that information. The following statement discloses the information-gathering and dissemination practices of Trade Wings for this web site.

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POLICY STATEMENT. BY USING THIS SITE, YOU ASSENT TO ALL THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

A. General

Trade Wings is a voluntary, open e-commerce marketplace which requires users to provide certain information. Trade Wings requires this information (i) for identification purposes; (ii) to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws; (iii) to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (iv) for various aspects of maintaining and administering the Site.Trade Wings is the sole owner of information collected on this Site. Trade Wings will not share, sell, transfer, or otherwise make this information available to others, other than as stated in this Privacy Policy. There are several different points on the Trade Wings Site where Trade Wings collects information:

(1) Registration
Before you can make use of Offerings on its Site, Trade Wings requires you to register with Trade Wings and provide such information as: E-mail address, Password, Name, Company name, Address, as well as other base Contact information.

(2) Correspondence
If you correspond with Trade Wings via e-mail, Trade Wings may store that information for archival purposes.

(3) URL And ISP Address
Like many other web sites, Trade Wings collects information about the utilization and navigation of its Site by users. This information is not personalized, and is used in the aggregate only to help Trade Wings enhance our web site for future use. Trade Wings uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with servers and to administer the Site.

(4) Cookies
"Cookies" is a term for information that a web site transfers to a user's hard drive for record-keeping purposes while a user is visiting a site. Trae Wings DOES NOT use cookies for any of its web sites. We feel "Cookies" pose the potential for a security breach and do not in any case store any information in cookies on the users local hard drive, for our clients protection.

Trade Wings collects only that Personally Identifiable Information that you provide. While Trade Wings may gather market data from other resources, the scope of Trade Wings's knowledge of Personally Identifiable Information which is based upon your use of its Site is entirely up to you. The information which you decide to provide at the Site allows Trade Wings to improve its efforts to help support your site usage, and to analyze site usage statistically, to improve content and product offerings, and to customize the Site's content, layout and services. Moreover, for these purposes, Trade Wings uses your personal information only on an aggregated basis, without the use of any information that identifies you personally.

B. Disclosure

As a general rule, Trade Wings will not share, rent, sell or otherwise disclose any of your personal data except when your permission has been obtained. Please be aware that, despite our best intentions and the guidelines outlined in this Privacy Policy, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Moreover, Trade Wings may be legally obligated to disclose certain information to the government or to third parties under certain circumstances, such as illegal activity occurring on the Site. Trade Wings reserves the right to release Personally Identifiable Information to law enforcement or other government officials, as Trade Wings, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems necessary or appropriate.

C. Security Measures

When users submit sensitive information via the Site, that information is protected both on-line and off-line. To help protect the privacy of information you transmit through use of this Site, Trade Wings uses industry-standard, secure server software that encrypts the information you enter before that information is sent to Trade Wings. In addition, Trade Wings uses standard industry practice to protect all the visitor information it collects against unauthorized access. However, you should keep in mind that both the Site and Trade Wings's Offerings operate by means of software and hardware equipment which constitute its networks, any component of which may, from time to time, require maintenance, or experience problems or breaches of security beyond Trade Wings's control.

Trade Wings has a Business-to-Business Internet marketplace which serves the supply chain needs of the entire high-tech industry. A great deal of information is hosted and collected by Trade Wings, which information Trade Wings considers extremely valuable. Thus, Trade Wings has developed and implemented a set of security policies and controls designed to protect its valuable information and systems. Our controls and security policies and measures are aimed at protecting and securing against damage to or loss of information, unauthorized access, or improper disclosure of proprietary information.

Our key security objectives include:

  • Maintaining proper structures for the organization and management of information security;
  • Requiring proper identification and authentication of users;
  • Providing adequate protection for confidential or sensitive information, data, systems and transactions, and preventing or reducing the risk of unauthorized access;
  • Safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of information and its associated processing methods;
  • Requiring that the possessor of electronic information be able to prove his or her ownership or right to possess;
  • Ensuring that origination and receipt of information cannot be denied, that completed transactions cannot be repudiated, and that goods returned are supported by valid claims.

Trade Wings will maintain and update its security controls and policies on an ongoing basis

D. Updates

You may view, correct or update your Personally Identifiable Information in the Trade Wings database by contacting Trade Wings as described in the final paragraph of this Privacy Policy, or thru our onliine User Management Tool. For its records, Trade Wings may retain both the original and updated information, for reasons such as technical constraints, dispute resolution, troubleshooting, the administration of this Agreement, and so forth.

E. Changes

Trade Wings reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time as it deems appropriate. Please visit this page periodically so that you will be apprised of any changes.

F. Contacting Trade Wings

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the operation of any Trade Wings Site, you may request more information by contacting Trade Wings at any time. Also, Trade Wings welcomes and values your comments and any suggestions you might have. Please do not hesitate to e-mail comments to us.