
OVERVIEW:
NFC
Global, LLC ("NFC") respects individual privacy and values
the confidence of its customers, employees, vendors,
consumers, business partners and others.
NFC strives to collect, use and disclose Personal
Information (as defined below) in a manner consistent with
the laws of the countries in which it does business, and has
a tradition of upholding the highest ethical standards in
its business practices. NFC abides by the Safe Harbor
Principles developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and
the European Commission and the Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs) issued by the Department of Commerce on July 21,
2000. This Safe
Harbor Privacy Policy (the "Policy") sets forth the privacy
principles that NFC follows with respect to transfers of
Personal Information anywhere in the world, including
transfers from the European Economic Area (EEA) (which
includes the twenty-five member states of the European Union
(EU) plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and
Norway) to the
United States.
NFC adheres to the privacy principles of the Safe
Harbor
Program administered by the United States Department of
Commerce and as described below.
Information regarding the
Safe Harbor Program can be found at the
program’s website:
http://export.gov/safeharbor.
I.
SAFE HARBOR
The United
States Department of Commerce and the European Commission
(“EC”) have agreed on a set of data protection principles
and frequently asked questions (the "Safe Harbor
Principles") to enable US companies to satisfy the
requirement under European Union (“EU”) law that adequate
protection be given to Personal Information transferred from
the EU to the United States.
The EC also has recognized the Safe Harbor Principles
as providing adequate data protection (OJ L 45, 15.2.2001,
p.47).
Consistent with its commitment to protect personal privacy,
NFC adheres to the Safe Harbor Principles.
NFC has
appointed a Chief Security Officer who is responsible for
NFC's compliance with and enforcement of this Policy. NFC
educates its employees concerning compliance with this
Policy and has self-assessment procedures in place to assure
compliance. NFC's Chief Security Officer, Tim Tangye, is
available to any of its employees, customers, vendors,
business partners or others who may have questions
concerning this Policy or data security practices. Relevant
contact information is provided herein.
II. SCOPE
This Policy
applies to all Personal Information received by NFC in any
format including electronic, paper or verbal.
NFC collects and processes Information concerning
visitors to it's website and client requests for due
diligence, through its Internet websites, electronic mail
and manually.
NFC is the sole owner of information it collects from
visitors to it's website.
Information collected from clients is owned by NFC's
client unless otherwise specified in a contractual agreement
between NFC and the client.
NFC will not sell or share this information with
third parties in ways different than what is disclosed in
this Privacy Policy.
On a global basis, NFC will, and will cause its
affiliates to, establish and maintain business procedures
that are consistent with this Policy.
Personal
Information collected by NFC from clients is maintained at
its corporate offices in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
NFC collects Personal Information for, among other
things, legitimate due diligence business reasons such as
bank account openings, vendor due diligence, mergers,
acquisitions, pre-employment background checks, litigation
support, etc.
NFC does not request or gather information regarding
political opinions, religion, philosophy or sexual
preference. To
the extent NFC maintains information on an individual's
medical health or ethnicity (as legally required), NFC will
protect, secure and use that information in a manner
consistent with this Policy and applicable law.
Personal
Information collected by NFC from prospective customers,
consumers, vendors, business partners and others may be
maintained at its corporate offices in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
NFC collects Personal Information for, among other things,
legitimate business reasons such as customer service;
product, claims administration; meeting governmental
reporting and records requirements; maintenance of accurate
accounts payable and receivable records; internal marketing
research; safety and performance management; financial and
sales data; and contact information. All Personal
Information collected by NFC will be used for legitimate
business purposes consistent with this Policy.
III. DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Policy, the following definitions shall
apply:
"Agent"
means any third party that uses Personal Information
provided by NFC to perform tasks on behalf of or at the
instruction of NFC.
"NFC" means
its predecessors, successors, assigns, subsidiaries,
divisions and groups.
"Personal
Information" means any information or set of information
that identifies or could be used by or on behalf of NFC to
identify an individual.
Personal Information does not include information
that is encoded or anonymized, or publicly available
information that has not been combined with non-public
Personal Information.
"Sensitive
Personal Information" means Personal Information that
reveals race, ethnic origin, trade union membership, or that
concerns health. In addition, NFC will treat as sensitive
Personal Information any information received from a third
party where that third party treats and identifies the
information as sensitive.
IV. PRIVACY PRINCIPLES
The privacy
principles in this Policy are based on the seven Safe Harbor
Principles.
(1)
NOTICE:
Where NFC collects Personal Information directly from
individuals, it will inform them about the purposes for
which it collects and uses Personal Information about them,
the types of non-agent third parties to which NFC discloses
that information, and the choices and means, if any, NFC
offers individuals for limiting the use and disclosure of
their Personal Information.
Notice will be provided in clear and conspicuous
language when individuals are first asked to provide
Personal Information to NFC, or as soon as practicable
thereafter, and in any event before NFC uses the information
for a purpose other than that for which it was originally
collected. NFC may disclose Personal Information if required
to do so by law or to protect and defend the rights or
property of NFC.
(2) CHOICE:
NFC will offer individuals the opportunity to choose
(opt-out) whether their Personal Information is (a) to be
disclosed to a non-agent third party, or (b) to be used for
a purpose other than the purpose for which it was originally
collected or subsequently authorized by the individual.
For
Sensitive Personal Information, NFC will give individuals
the opportunity to affirmatively and explicitly (opt-in)
consent to the disclosure of the information to a non-agent
third party or the use of the information for a purpose
other than the purpose for which it was originally collected
or subsequently authorized by the individual.
NFC will
provide individuals with reasonable mechanisms to exercise
their choices should requisite circumstances arise.
(3) DATA
INTEGRITY:
NFC will use Personal Information only in ways that are
compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or
subsequently authorized by the individual.
NFC will take reasonable steps to ensure that
Personal Information is relevant to its intended use,
accurate, complete and current.
(4)
TRANSFERS TO AGENTS:
NFC will obtain assurances from its Agents that they
will safeguard Personal Information consistently with this
Policy. Examples
of appropriate assurances that may be provided by Agents
include: a
contract obligating the Agent to provide at least the same
level of protection as is required by the relevant Safe
Harbor Principles, being subject to EU Directive 95/46/EC
(the EU Data Protection Directive), Safe Harbor
certification by the Agent, or being subject to another
European Commission adequacy finding (e.g., companies
located in Switzerland).
Where NFC has knowledge that an Agent is using or
disclosing Personal Information in a manner contrary to this
Policy, NFC will take reasonable steps to prevent or stop
the use or disclosure. NFC holds it Agents accountable for
maintaining the trust our employees and customers place in
the company.
(5)
ACCESS AND CORRECTION:
Upon request, NFC will grant individuals reasonable
access to Personal Information that it holds about them.
In addition, NFC will take reasonable steps to permit
individuals to correct, amend or delete information that is
demonstrated to be inaccurate or incomplete. Any employees
that desire to review or update their Personal Information
can do so by contacting the Human Resources Department.
(6)
SECURITY:
NFC will take reasonable precautions to protect Personal
Information in its possession from loss, misuse and
unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
NFC protects data in many ways.
Physical security is designed to prevent unauthorized
access to database equipment and hard copies of sensitive
Personal Information.
Electronic security measures continuously monitor
access to our servers and provide protection from hacking or
other unauthorized access from remote locations.
This protection includes the use of firewalls,
restricted access and encryption technology.
NFC limits access to Personal Information and data to
those persons in NFC's organization, or as agents of NFC,
that have a specific business purpose for maintaining and
processing such Personal Information and data.
Individuals who have been granted access to Personal
Information are aware of their responsibilities to protect
the security, confidentiality and integrity of that
information and have been provided training and instruction
on how to do so.
(7)
ENFORCEMENT:
NFC will conduct compliance audits of its relevant privacy
practices to verify adherence to this Policy and the US
Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Principles.
Any employee that NFC determines is in violation of
this Policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and
including termination of employment.
V. DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
Any
questions or concerns regarding the use or disclosure of
Personal Information should be directed to the NFC Privacy
Office at the address given below.
NFC will investigate and attempt to resolve
complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of
Personal Information in accordance with the principles
contained in this Policy. For complaints that cannot be
resolved between NFC and the complainant, NFC has agreed to
participate in the dispute resolution procedures of the
panel established by the European data protection
authorities to resolve disputes pursuant to the Safe Harbor
Principles.
VI. INTERNET PRIVACY
NFC sees
the Internet, intranets and the use of other technologies as
valuable tools for communicating and interacting with
consumers, employees, vendors, business partners and others.
NFC recognizes the importance of maintaining the
privacy of Personal Information collected through websites
that it operates.
In general, visitors can reach NFC on the Web without
revealing any Personal Information. Visitors on the Web may
elect to voluntarily provide Personal Information via NFC
websites but are not required to do so.
NFC collects information from visitors to the
websites who voluntarily provide Personal Information by
filling out and submitting online questionnaires requesting
products or services.
The Personal Information voluntarily provided by
website users is contact information limited to the user's
name, business address, phone numbers and email address.
NFC collects this information so it may answer
questions and forward requested information.
NFC uses the
information it collects from a visitor’s online application
or form submittal to fulfill the research or services
requested, and this information is not disclosed to
non-agent third parties.
NFC also uses the information it collects from a
visitor for network security purposes and to assess the
usage of its Website to determine the areas of its Website
that are most frequently visited. This information is used
to assist NFC in protecting its Website and network and in
making the site more useful to its visitors. NFC does not
sell or share this information with non-agent third parties.
NFC may, however, disclose relevant information to
authorities or other non-agent third parties regarding
abusive or unauthorized activity taking place on it’s
network or sites, or in the event of a legal obligation such
as a subpoena or court order.NFC may also collect anonymous
information concerning website users through the use of
"cookies" in order to provide better customer service.
"Cookies" are small files that websites place on
users' computers to identify the user and enhance the
website experience. None of this information is reviewed at
an individual level. Visitors may set their browsers to
provide notice before they receive a cookie, giving the
opportunity to decide whether to accept the cookie. Visitors
can also set their browsers to turn off cookies.
If visitors do so, however, some areas of NFC
websites may not function properly.
None of
NFC's websites are directed toward children.
Nevertheless, NFC is committed to complying with
applicable laws and requirements, such as the United States'
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
NFC website
users have the option to request that NFC not use
information previously provided, correct information
previously provided, or remove information previously
provided to NFC. Those that would like to correct or
suppress information they have provided to NFC should
forward such inquiries to:
NFC Global,
LLC
Address: 300 Welsh Road,
Building 4,
Suite 200,
Horsham,
PA
19044
Attn:
Tim
Tangye, Chief Security Officer
Phone: (215)657-0800
E-Mail:
privacy@nfcglobal.com
The
inquiries should include the individual's name, address, and
other relevant contact information (phone number, email
address). NFC
will use all reasonable efforts to honor such requests as
quickly as possible.
NFC
websites may contain links to other "non-NFC" websites. NFC
assumes no responsibility for the content or the privacy
policies and practices on those websites.
NFC encourages all users to read the privacy
statements of those sites; their privacy practices may
differ from those of NFC.
VII. CHANGES TO THIS SAFE HARBOR
PRIVACY POLICY
The
practices described in this Policy are current personal data
protection policies.
NFC reserves the right to modify or amend this Policy
at any time consistent with the requirements of the Safe
Harbor Principles.
Appropriate public notice will be given concerning
any such revisions.
In
order to access NFC Global’s website, you must first agree
to be bound by this Privacy Policy and the
Terms of Use.
NFC Global, LLC shall have the right, at its sole
discretion, to modify, add or remove any terms or conditions
of this Privacy Policy without notice or liability to you.
Any changes to this Privacy Policy shall be effectively
immediately following the posting of such changes on this
website. The most recent version of this Privacy Policy may
always be found at
http://www.nfcglobal.com/Privacy.asp. You agree to
review this Privacy Policy from time to time and agree that
any subsequent use by you of this website following changes
to this Privacy Policy shall constitute your acceptance of
all such changes. |