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TQCI is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal and identifiable information that we collect from you as you use this Web site. The scope of TQCI's commitment is detailed in this Privacy Policy. 

TQCI collects personal and identifiable information on certain areas of the Site when users register, request publications or other information, sign up for conferences and events, apply for jobs, and participate in user posting areas, such as opinion surveys. The personal and identifiable information collected may consist of information that you provide, such as names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and, for recruiting purposes, any other personal and identifiable information on your resume. In addition, TQCI collects certain information that you do not visibly enter, such as your IP address, browsing pattern on the Site, click stream, and the status of cookies placed on your computer by TQCI, as described below.

TQCI uses your personal and identifiable information to fulfill your requests for information, to process your requests to participate in conferences and events, to evaluate any job applications or other employment-related inquiries that you may submit, or for such other business purposes as you may initiate or request. We may keep any of your personal and identifiable information on file and use it to contact you for recruiting purposes. TQCI also uses personal and identifiable information to perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in specific areas and information posted on our Site. TQCI uses personal and identifiable information collected from cookies and IP addresses as described below. 


The Site uses cookies to identify you and your interests and to track usage of the Site. Cookies are small pieces of text stored on your computer that help us know which browser you are using and where you have been on the Site and on Web sites to which you may link in order to use some of our features. By accepting our cookie, you will be permitted access to certain pages of the Site without having to log in each time you visit. A user who does not accept the cookie from the Site may not be able to access certain areas of the Site. TQCI also logs IP addresses, or the location of computers on the Internet, to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the Site. If you prefer not to accept a cookie, you can set your web browser to warn you before accepting cookies, or you can refuse all cookies by turning them off in your web browser. 

TQCI shall not intentionally disclose or transfer (and shall take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality and security, and to prevent the unauthorized or accidental disclosure of) your personal and identifiable information to third parties (i.e., persons or entities that are not affiliates of TQCI), whether for such third parties' marketing purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following four exceptions: 

1. TQCI may disclose your personal and identifiable information to third parties in the event that such disclosure is required by the laws, rules, or regulations of any nation, state, or other applicable jurisdiction; 

2. TQCI may disclose your contact information to third parties as appropriate for TQCI to make transmissions or deliveries to you; 

3. TQCI may disclose your personal and identifiable information if, in connection with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure; and 

4. TQCI may disclose contact information for you in response to inquiries by bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights arising from information you have posted on the Site or otherwise provided to TQCI. 

We may provide links to third-party Web sites as a service to our users. In addition, some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third- party Web sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third-party servers. Please be aware that we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of such third-party Web sites, which may differ from those of this Site. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies on these Web sites before providing any information to them. 

You may access, correct, update, and/or delete any personal and identifiable information that you submit to the Site. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations on the Site. To do so, please either follow instructions on the page of the Site on which you have provided such 

TQCI has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personal and identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized TQCI personnel are provided access to personal and identifiable information, and these employees are required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, TQCI cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personal and identifiable information. 

TQCI understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an on-line environment. The Site is not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and TQCI will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13. 

By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy was last updated on November1 2003. 

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at TQCI-Contracts & Legal Department.