Collection of your Personal Information

(last updated: 10th September 2004)

We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you to provide a service that you have requested such as receiving information about Round Table services, entering a contest, e-mail newsletters, signing up for an event The personal information we collect may include your name, title, e-mail, phone, and home address.

The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help improve the Site, analyze trends, and administer the Site.

Use of your Personal Information

The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) you have requested or authorized.

In support of these uses, Round Table may use personal information to provide you with more effective customer service, to improve the Site and any related Round Table services, and to make the Site easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing the Site to your particular preference or interests. In order to offer you a more consistent experience in your interactions with Round Table, information collected by Round Table may be combined with information collected by other Round Table services.

We may use your personal information to provide you with important information about the a service or event that you are using, including updates changes. Additionally, with your permission, we may send you information about other Round Table services, and/or share information with Round Table partners so they may send you information about their products and services.

We merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry sections of Round Table, with your approval, we will combine site-visitation data with your personal information in order to provide you with personalized content. If you decline permission, we will not provide you the personalized service and won't merge your personal information with site-visitation data.

When you sign up for a newsletter or agree to receive promotional e-mail, Round Table may use customized links or similar technologies to track e-mail links that you click. We may associate that information with your personal information in order to provide you more focused e-mail communications or purchase information. Each e-mail communication will include an unsubscribe link allowing you to stop delivery of that type of communication.

Round Table occasionally hires other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as Web site hosting, packaging, and mailing. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

Round Table may disclose personal information 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 Round Table or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Round Table and our family of Web sites; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Round Table, users of Round Table services, or members of the public.

Personal information collected on the Site may be stored and processed in the UK or any other country in which Round Table or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using the Site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.

Control of your Personal Information

Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal information you provide on the Site will not be shared outside of Round Table and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates without your permission. As described below in the next section, you can access your personal information and make choices about how you wish to be contacted.

Please be aware that this privacy statement and any choices you make on the Site will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided to Round Table in the context of other, separately operated, Round Table services.

Round Table may send out periodic e-mails informing you of services or event issues you requested.

Some services offered on Round Table may collect information that is not accessible. However, in such cases, you can access your personal information by contacting Round Table, or through alternative means of access described by the service.

Security of your Personal Information

Round Table is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

Protection of Children's Personal Information

Round Table is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children.

Enforcement of this Privacy Statement

If you have questions regarding this statement, you should contact Round Table.

Changes to this Statement

We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to this privacy statement, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the home page. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.