OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
Thank you for visiting the The Bridal Party website.
Protecting consumer privacy is very important to us. Our Online Privacy
Statement is available to inform you about our collection and use of personal
information so that you can make informed choices about how your own information
is collected and used. This Online Privacy Statement reflects the The Bridal
Party policies covering personal information collected at this website on or
after the effective date shown above.
We believe that information used responsibly benefits consumers and the economy,
whether it is information we house on behalf of consumers conducting
transactions or information we collect on behalf of our business clients. For
example, we use consumer information every day to ensure fast and accurate
processing of hundreds of thousands of money transfers. In addition, The Bridal
Party strives to better serve our customers by offering goods and services that
we believe fit their needs and interests. When identifying an opportunity, The
Bridal Party may use consumer information it has collected in an effort to
identify consumers who may be interested in that opportunity. For more than few
years, consumers and businesses have relied on The Bridal Party for safe and
reliable service. The relationships we have developed through the years have
been established based on mutual trust. Each day we and employees and agents
strive to reinforce our commitment to our clients and consumers. Central to that
commitment is ensuring that we abide by a set of privacy policies, which are
outlined below. These policies guide us in the collection and use of information
as well as employee responsibilities in protecting your privacy. We use personal
information about consumers only in a manner consistent with these policies.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
The Bridal Party collects personal information in order to offer or provide
goods and services to consumers and our customers. We may obtain this
information from a variety of sources:
· Directly from customer applications, questionnaires and other materials
submitted to us by customers;
· From transactions in which The Bridal Party and consumers are involved;
· From click thru activity on our web sites; and
· From a variety of third-party sources, such as our business customers,
government repositories, consumer reporting agencies and other financial
institutions.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
The Bridal Party does not disclose customer information to third parties without
first giving customers an opportunity to opt-out of certain kinds of
disclosures. There are some disclosures to third parties that are not subject to
the opt-out, such as disclosures necessary to effect, administer or enforce a
transaction requested by you, to companies that perform services for us or to
prevent fraud.
Finally, The Bridal Party may disclose information about former customers to
third parties and companies with which The Bridal Party is affiliated, as well
as unaffiliated third parties. Those disclosures may consist of the following:
· Financial background information describing a customer's financial status;
· Identification information, such as name and address data;
· Transaction information, such as account activity, debit activity or credit
activity; and
· Other information relating to financial matters.
RECIPIENTS OF INFORMATION
The Bridal Party may disclose consumer information to companies affiliated with
The Bridal Party and to companies or other parties not affiliated with The
Bridal Party
(subject to consumers' opt-out rights)
These recipients include:
· Financial institutions, such as banks, credit card companies and brokerage
houses;
· Companies that process transactions or provide other services for us;
· Government agencies; and or
· In addition, under USA law The Bridal Party is permitted to disclose customer
information to certain recipients, like credit reporting.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL CONSUMER
INFORMATION.
The Bridal Party limits access to personal information to those employees of The
Bridal Party and its affiliates who need it to fulfill their business
responsibilities.
Employees must adhere to The Bridal Party privacy policies. Employees violating
these policies may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
dismissal.
Vendors and other outside contractors we engage are subject to our contractual
requirements to ensure that sensitive personal information is safeguarded.
WE USE APPROPRIATE SECURITY SAFEGUARDS.
At The Bridal Party, security is a priority. We employ appropriate measures to
protect consumer information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration
or destruction. These may include, among others, encryption, physical access
security and other appropriate technologies. The Bridal Party continually
reviews and enhances its security systems, as necessary.
WE MAINTAIN PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT
AND WHERE APPLICABLE, WE WILL INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN ACCESS THEIR
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND MAKE CORRECTIONS, IF NECESSARY.
The Bridal Party employs appropriate measures to assure the quality of
information we collect directly from consumers. Where The Bridal Party collects
information directly from consumers or sources other than our business
customers, we permit them, if possible, to dispute or correct any erroneous or
out-of-date personally identifiable information. Of course, this correction
would not be possible if the information is proprietary to one of our business
customers, reflects historical transaction information or if correction would
violate the privacy or legal rights of a third party. Where applicable, we abide
by laws related to such information. You can correct factual errors in your
personally identifiable information by sending us a written request that
credibly shows error. We reserve the right to independently verify claims made.
To protect your privacy and security, we also will take reasonable steps to
verify your identity before making corrections. We reserve the right to assess a
service charge for providing you any information in connection with your
request.
THE The Bridal Party WEBSITE IS NOT DIRECTED AT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE
OF 13.
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13 and The Bridal Party
does not collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually
know are under the age of 13.
WEBSITE MAY BE LINKED TO OTHER WEBSITES
The Bridal Party may create links to third party websites. The Bridal Party is
not responsible for the content or privacy practices employed by websites that
are linked from our website.
OPT OUT RIGHT
The Bridal Party may disclose consumer information to third parties as described
earlier in this notice. Many of these disclosures are beneficial to consumers
because they permit goods and services of interest to consumers to be offered to
consumers at attractive rates. We strive to give consumers choices about how
their data will be used. You have the right to opt-out of (direct us not to
make) these disclosures when the consumer information is about you. Of course,
there are some disclosures to third parties that are not subject to the opt-out,
such as disclosures necessary to effect, administer or enforce a transaction
requested by you, to companies that perform services for us or to prevent fraud.
When you use this service, you will be asked whether you wish to opt out. If you
wish to opt out, simply check the appropriate box and submit your choice.
If you have any questions or indeed comments about our Online Privacy Statement,
or for some reason believe we have not adhered to our statement, please contact:
E-mail the The Bridal Party Data
Protection Officer:
thebridalparty@bellsouth.net
We may alter this statement as needed for certain products and services and to
abide by local laws or regulations around the world. The Bridal Party reserves
the right to amend or modify this statement from time to time. We urge you to
review this statement whenever you visit in order to obtain the most current
statement. You may change your choices at any time.