Privacy Policy
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Calchamber.com is a wholly owned entity of The California Chamber of Commerce. All Rights Reserved.
Your privacy is one of our primary concerns. Calchamber.com makes every effort to provide you with a safe and private environment. Calchamber.com’s privacy policy tells you what information we gather and how we use it. This privacy policy applies to all of the California Chamber of Commerce sites, including CalChamber-branded services and web sites such as CalChamber.com, CalChamberStore.com and HRCalifornia.com. More specific privacy information is located on HRCalifornia.com and Calchamberstore.com.
Information Collection
HRCalifornia.com collects two types of information:
- Personal Information
When you sign up for services, you may be asked to provide personal information. Personal data may also be requested when registering for seminars or email services. This information will not be released without authorization from you and we will not disclose personal identification information.
- Website Activity Data
Activity data is gathered through several methods, and is tracked as a whole rather than individually. This allows us to track the Calchamber.com website -- we never use it to personally identify you. By tracking we can build the most effective website for all visitors. Generally, we look at how well pages, products or sections of the website perform based on traffic. Specifically, we can determine which areas are most effective or appropriate based on the amount of traffic to particular areas.
Information Usage
Calchamber.com will not disclose any business personal information that identifies you to any third party without your consent unless we clearly define the nature and manner of disclosure or disclosure is legally required or to protect our rights. If you unsubscribe to any of our emails, your name will be shared with all list vendors whom we purchase lists from so that your email address will be included on that do-not-email list too.
Cookies and Tracking
Websites will commonly write small data files (cookies) to your hard drive during your visits to the site. A cookie file is used in order to track your traffic patterns on a particular site and contains information that can anonymously identify you. This information is encrypted for security purposes. Calchamber.com measures the activity of the site by using cookies. Cookies help us make improvements to the site so you can have a pleasant and productive experience. Cookies are created to identify your computer when visiting our site and are never used to identify you personally. Cookies can't read data off your hard disk, do damage to your hard disk or memory, or read cookie files created by other sites. You can set your browser to send a warning message before accepting cookies or to refuse cookies. Check with your browser for instructions on how to handle cookies.
Notification of Privacy Changes
Calchamber.com reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time. When changes are made they will be posted to the website immediately.
E-Commerce Areas & Partner Sites
Information requested by the California Chamber of Commerce and its websites is provided and approved by you. Information requested by other firms, organizations, linked websites and partner sites reached through any California Chamber of Commerce website, but not controlled by The California Chamber of Commerce for purchases is provided on a voluntary basis by you. Affiliate online merchants have privacy and data collection practices of their own. Please consult the partner's home page for the company profile, which will detail their practices. The California Chamber of Commerce, HRCalifornia.com, CalChamber.com and CalChamberStore.com (as well as any other California Chamber website) DO NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRACTICES OF FIRMS, WEBSITES AND/OR PARTNER SITES NOT OWNED BY THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Credit Card Data
Calchamber.com recognizes your concerns about web commerce and transactions using bank and credit card information. Therefore, Calchamber.com is committed to keeping personal information secure during commerce transactions by using a secured SSL encryption with all direct transactions that involve using credit card or banking information. This process allows Calchamber.com to send your credit card number and personal data over the Internet securely. These encrypted data files are securely stored on California Chamber of Commerce owned servers. Once encrypted, only the credit card's authorization company has the ability to decrypt it. Calchamber.com never displays your credit card number online. Additionally, we store any personal information you submitted on forms (i.e. your address, e-mail and billing information) on our secure server. Our server is tightly monitored and controlled. Only those with proper authorization have access to this information.
Editorial Guidelines
Policy Guidelines for Editorial Content
The goal for editorial content on Calchamber.com.com is to be accurate, fair, complete and ethical. We are committed to a policy of editorial neutrality. Although content on HRCalifornia.com contains information about legal issues, the content is not intended to serve as legal advice. Users who have specific questions about legal issues should consult with legal counsel.
Advertising Policy
We do not generate revenue by selling advertisements on this Website.
Content from External Sources and Links to External Sites
Content from external sources will be labeled to indicate the source of the information when the information was not generated by the Website’s editorial staff. Content on the site may contain links to non-Calchamber.com content. These links do not constitute an endorsement of the linked content and Calchamber.com does not guarantee the accuracy of the linked content.
Corrections and Clarifications
We are committed to quickly correcting any factual errors or errors in interpretation. Editorial staff members will address any errors brought to their attention and make an appropriate correction as soon as possible. This includes misspellings as well as factual or information errors identified in archival articles after they have been published. The goal is to correct all content so no errors remain in our permanent archive. We also will provide clarifications in cases where, in our judgment, the wording or the headline on an article may lead to misinterpretation.
TERMS OF USE
Please read the terms below before using this website. If you do not accept these terms, please do not use this website.
Use of the Site
The California Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) authorizes you to view and download the materials at this website your use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials. You may not modify the materials on this site in any way or reproduce, distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose. Any use of these materials on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. The materials at this Site are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of any materials at this Site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Permission
All Calchamber.com content and graphics are protected by U.S. copyright and international treaties and may not be copied without the express permission of the California Chamber of Commerce. In general, the California Chamber of Commerce does not allow reproduction of Calchamber.com content, unless the content is expressly labeled with a grant of permission to reproduce the content as well as keeping the document in its original state with reference to always to the California Chamber of Commerce. Please email to ccc@calchamber.com for permission.
Quoting Articles
If information from Calchamber.com is used for online reporting or in print or broadcast, the information to be quoted must be submitted to ccc@calchamber.com for approval. Content must be reposted, reprinted or broadcast in context without any alteration to the copy. Reprinted articles must reference The California Chamber of Commerce.
Links to Third-Party Websites
Links on this Site to third-party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. The California Chamber of Commerce has not reviewed all of these third-party sites and does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. Thus, the California Chamber of Commerce does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.
Linking to this Site
You may create links to this Site from other sites, but only in accordance with the terms below.
Guidelines for Linking to the Calchamber.com Websites
A site that links to the Chamber’s websites:
- May link to but not replicate The Chamber’s content
- Should not create a browser or border environment around The Chamber’s content
- Should not imply that The Chamber is endorsing it or its products
- Should not misrepresent its relationship with The Chamber
- Should not present false information about The Chamber’s products or services
- Should not use The Chamber’s logo without permission
Logo
If you would like to use a graphic of the California Chamber of Commerce logo or a screen shot of the Website, you must request permission. Please direct permission requests to ccc@calchamber.com
Trademarks
The California Chamber of Commerce(R) and Helping California Business do Business(R) are registered trademarks of The California Chamber of Commerce.