PORT OF ENTRY PRIVACY POLICY

1. The information Port of Entry collects
   • Information collected by web servers
     For operational and quality assurance purposes, we take note of whether and how you use the information and services that we provide, such as by recording site traffic patterns and by maintaining log files of users' access to site files. Web servers serving Port of Entry automatically collect certain non-personal information, such as which pages each user visits and the domain name (e.g., worldcom.com) of visitors. This information is used by us for various purposes including internal review, to tailor information to individual visitors, and for traffic audits. A statistical compilation of this non-personal information may also be used by and provided to others for marketing, advertising, or research purposes.
   • Use of cookies
     Each browser accessing Port of Entry is given a unique cookie . A cookie is a small data file that Web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you have visited. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. We use cookies to track user traffic patterns. When you register, we may use a cookie to store a unique, random user ID. We use this ID to identify you anonymously in our database and to track the pages you visit on our site, to determine repeat usage versus initial usage, and to help in targeting ads based on user interests. Cookies may also help us to better match your interests and preferences. Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies. If you have set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. You may refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, Port of Entry requires a cookie for access.
   • Personal information required by Port of Entry
     Port of Entry is a business network, it connects people with other people in the environmental sector. This requires more than simply offering innovative technical services. It also requires that we understand you and your needs. We get to know you primarily through the information you provide to us when signing up for our services. Port of Entry asks you to provide various types of personal information to enhance your experience on our site. During registration, Port of Entry asks for information such as your name, e-mail address, company/organization, city and country and request to classify yourself in terms of job function, job title and industry. The more information you provide, the better we are able to customize your experience. We may also ask you for other information at other times - such as when you enter a contest or participate in a promotion, when you post an online ad or when you order products from us. You have the ability to correct or change information on your profile. You may change this information at any time and as often as necessary. After you have signed up for our services, we may be in communication with you about your account, technical questions you may have about services provided by us, or any other matter relating to those services. Those communications are essential to our relationship with you and to our ability to provide you with quality services that are responsive to your needs. At the same time, those communications give us helpful insights about you, your preferences and the ways in which we might improve our services. We therefore may maintain this information for future use.

2. Port of Entry use of personal information
   Port of Entry may use personal information in the aggregate (non-identifiable) form to make our web site better and more responsive to the needs of our visitors. This statistical compilation of non-identifiable information may also be used by or provided to others for marketing, advertising, or research purposes. An example would be where Port of Entry provides partners and advertisers with information about the types of industries that POE users come from. Port of Entry's main goal in collecting personal information is to provide you, the user, with the most personalized web experience possible and our advertisers with an efficient means to reach the right audience. By knowing a little about you, Port of Entry is able to deliver more relevant content and advertisements, and hence a better service, to you. Second, in order to provide services free of charge, we display advertisements. Port of Entry delivers targeted advertisements on behalf of advertisers. Advertisers may give us an advertisement and tell us the type of audience they want to reach (for example, Southern Cone engineers). We would take the advertisement and display it to users meeting those criteria. In this process, the advertiser never has access to individual account information. Only Port of Entry has access to individuals' accounts. Port of Entry also may do research on users' demographics, interests and behavior based on the information you provide to us including upon registration, on order forms, during a promotion, as well as from our server log files or from surveys. We do this to better understand and serve our users. This research is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis and Port of Entry may share this aggregated data with advertisers, researchers or other businesses. From time to time, Port of Entry may use your personal information to send you information about our products and services, or other products and services we feel may be of interest to you. You can remove yourself from this distribution list via a link in the communication. Port of Entry is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Port of Entry maintains reasonable appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of personally identifiable information in its possession. However, as effective as these measures are, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our database, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the internet.

3. Advertisers and Links
   Port of Entry advertisers, or Web sites that have links on our site, may also collect personal information directly from you. The information practices of companies collecting data on our site or Web sites linked to Port of Entry are not covered by this privacy policy. Except as stated in this privacy policy or at the time of collection or as may be required by applicable laws or by the Service User Agreement, a user's personal information will not be transferred to a party outside Port of Entry, its divisions or affiliates, or its service vendors unless notice is given at the time of collection or prior to transfer. However, Port of Entry may also disclose personal information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our User Service Agreement or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) Port of Entry's rights or property, other Port of Entry users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities.

4. Recommend this site and Send this article to a colleague
   If a user elects to use our referral feature for informing a friend about Port of Entry, the e-mail address of the friend is not stored but used only for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail.