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SGS respect your privacy rights and recognize the importance of protecting the Personal Information (as defined below) provided by you to us. This Privacy Policy describes how the Society collects, stores, and uses the Personal Information you provide to us through the Society�s web sites and through telephone or e-mail communications you may have with us. This Privacy Policy also describes the choices available to you regarding the Society�s use of the Personal Information you provide to us, and the actions you can take to access this information and request that the Society correct or delete it.

Consent

By using the Society�s web sites, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and you consent to the practices described herein with respect to the Society�s collection, use and disclosure the Personal Information provided by you to us. This is the Society's entire and exclusive Privacy Policy and it supersedes any earlier version. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy in accordance with the terms herein at any time, which is why we encourage you to visit this page often, review this Privacy Policy frequently, and remain informed about any changes to it.

If, after review, you still have questions about any portion of this Privacy Policy, please contact the Society using the contact information provided at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

Personal Information

�Personal Information� means information that can identify you as a specific individual, such as your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or other contact information, whether at work or at home.

On all Society web sites that collect Personal Information, we specifically describe what information is required in order to provide you with the product, service, or feature you have requested.

We collect Personal Information when you contact us, when you register with us, when you use our products and services, when you submit an order with us and when you visit our web sites.

Registration

When you register with us on this site, you first complete the on-line registration form, which requires you to create a username and password. During registration, you are also required to provide Personal Information, which may include name, billing address, shipping address, telephone number and e-mail address. We use this information so that we may contact you about the services and products on the site in which you have expressed interest or requested and to facilitate the completion of an order.

Coupons

The Society allows the usage of coupons that you can use in order to receive a discount on the membership fee.

Newsletters

If you wish to subscribe to the Society�s newsletter(s), we will use your name and e-mail address to send the newsletters to you. You can always opt out of the newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link which can be found at the end of each newsletter. Unsubscribing from the newsletter means that you yourself will remain responsible to check the news section of the website for any updates on any topic.

Other Information Collected

Some information may be collected automatically every time you visit the Society�s web sites, such as cookies and computer information. In addition, information may be collected from other independent, third-party sources. We also collect information about which pages you visit within this site. This site visitation data is identified only by a unique URL.

Cookies

The Society uses both session ID cookies and persistent cookies as part of its interaction with your browser. A cookie is an alphanumeric identifier (a file) that the Society�s web sites transfer to your computer�s hard drive through a web browser to enable its systems to recognize your browser for record-keeping purposes. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser, while a persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time.

We use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate the our web sites. We use persistent cookies to identify and track which sections of its web site you most often visit. We also use persistent cookies in areas of its web site where you must register, and where you are able to customize the information you see, so that you don't have to enter your preferences more than once.

By configuring the options in your browser, you may control how cookies are processed by your system. However, if you decline the use of cookies you may not be able to use certain features on this site and you may be required to re-enter the information required to complete an order during new or interrupted browser sessions.

Some of the Society�s business partners (e.g., advertisers) use cookies on the site. We have no access to or control over these cookies (see "Third Party Advertising" and "Third Party Cookies" below). Accordingly, this Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by the Society only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Log Files

As is true of most web sites, the Society gathers certain information automatically and stores it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet services provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and click stream data. The Society uses this information to analyze trends, to screen for fraud, to administer the Society�s sites, to track users' movements around the web sites and to gather demographic information about the Society's user base as a whole.

Third Party Advertising

The ads that appear from time to time on the Society�s web sites are delivered to you by a third party. Information about your visits to the sites, such as number of times you have viewed an ad (but not your name, address or other Personal Information), is used to serve ads to you.

Use of Information

Verification, Billing, and Order Status

The Society collects Personal Information to verify the accuracy of your name, billing address and shipping address, to screen for fraud, to bill you for products and services purchased and to pay you for products and services sold. The Society uses your e-mail address(es) to contact you regarding the status of your order when necessary and to send you a Receipt Purchase/Sale Confirmation and Order Shipping Notification.

Service-related Announcements

The Society may, but is not obligated, to send you strictly service-related announcements or rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For example, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an e-mail.

Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications since they are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you may have the option to deactivate your account.

Customer Service

We will communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the products and services you request, and to manage your account. We will communicate with you by e-mail, or telephone, in accordance with your wishes.

Preferences

The Society stores information that it collects through cookies, log files, and third party sources to create a profile of your preferences, in order to improve the content of the Society�s web site for you.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

The Society does not sell or rent any of the information collected to third parties for any purposes, but it shares information with third parties as described below.

Service Providers

The Society discloses the information collected to external service providers necessary to facilitate the following outsourced operations: address verification, fraud screening and order shipping.

Other Third Parties

The Society shares information, including Personal Information, with trusted third-party partners so that customers can receive information about third-party offers and promotions that may interest them. These third-party partners do not have independent rights to share the information provided to them by us.

Compliance with Legal Authorities

As required by law, and to enforce customers� or the Society�s legal rights, and to comply with local, state, federal and international law, the Society may disclose information to law enforcement agencies.

Choice and Opt-Out

If you no longer wish to receive the Society's promotional communications, you may "opt-out" of receiving them by following the instructions included in each communication.

Links to Other Web Sites

There are several places throughout the Society�s web sites that may link you to other web sites that do not operate under this Privacy Policy. When you click through to these web sites, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. The Society recommends that you examine the privacy statements for all third party web sites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing your Personal Information.

Storage and Security of Personal Information Storage

The Society stores the information it collects on computers located in a controlled, secure facility protected from physical or electronic unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

Security

The Society protects the privacy and integrity of the information it collects by employing appropriate administrative protocols, technical safeguards, and physical security controls designed to limit access, detect and prevent the unauthorized access, improper disclosure, alteration, or destruction of the information under its control.

Although the Society follows the procedures set forth above to protect the Personal Information submitted to the Society, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Thus, while the Society strives to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, the Society cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Internet Fraud

The Society has a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for Internet fraud or any attempt to access or acquire customer or other information on its web sites via illegal or surreptitious means. The Society works with local, national, and international fraud investigation agencies and employs a variety of electronic and other means to discourage, detect, and intercept fraudulent activities. The Society aggressively prosecutes, to the fullest extent of the law, those perpetrators apprehended conducting fraudulent activities on its web site.

Agencies with which the Society cooperates are: state and local police authorities, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, US and International Customs Agencies, and Interpol/Europol.

International Transfer

Personal Information collected by the Society may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which the Society or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using the Society�s web sites, you consent to any such transfer of Personal Information outside of your country.

Children

The Society�s sites are not intended for or directed to persons under the age of 13. The Society does not buy or sell products or services from or to children. Any person who provides their information to the Society through the Society�s web sites represents to the Society that they are 13 years of age or older.

Changes to this Statement

The Society will from time-to-time update this Privacy Policy, each time revising the last updated date at the top of the Privacy Policy and indicate the nature of the revisions within the statement. The Society will notify customers of material changes to this statement by e-mail or by placing prominent notice on the its web site.

Contact Information

You may contact the Society by using the contact form which you can find on the frontpage.